Baby's first Christmas

Nice sweaters Dad and Uncle Matt!!!

Addison's first Santa experience!!!

Smiling's my favorite

All four generations of women with the middle name Marie.

Brunch at the Fountains.

Just some photos I caught of Addison yesterday morning. She was in a really good mood and just happens to be the cutest little girl in the world!!

Addison's baby shower

We had Addison's baby shower for my family and friends in the Quad Cities this weekend 12/6/08! Addison got some fun new toys and things to look at and play with. Thank you to my grandma who hosted the shower and to my mom and sisters who helped with the planning since they basically had to plan it twice!

My Montage 12/2/08

My Montage 11/26/08

Our little Addison

Addison and her various case of the Mondays looks

Watching the Iowa vs. Purdue game.

Papa, Addison, and Hank's nap time!!

Our little Addison is up to 8 pounds now. We think we have gotten her eating issues under control. She has acid reflux which caused her to throw up quite a bit and then not want to eat anymore because it hurt. She is on meds for that and is doing much better. She continues to only sleep in her car seat and nap in her swing probably because of the acid reflux.

Halloween and other fun times

Our little angel sleeping during all the exciting football games on Sunday!!!




Nap time for all. Hank is very protective of Addison!!

Addison's first drive through experience on the way home from the hospital. Her mom and dad were hungry!!

Our little pumpkin thinking about how much she really does not want to be in her costume!

Addison had to spend her first Halloween in the hospital but mom got her a costume anyway! She is too cute in her little pumpkin outfit.

Addison very awake and bright eyed and a picture of her in her breastmilk coma!!!!

The cutest little smile I have ever seen!!

Once there was a little girl who was born at 31 weeks. She was very tiny. Now at 40 weeks gestation and 8 weeks old, look at how big she is!!! We are in the final stretches of Addison's hospital stay. She is going to come home very soon. She is doing very well and couldn't be any cuter!!! It has been an incredibly long journey for us. It is unbelievable what hospitals can do now when it comes to preemie babies. I was looking at pictures of her when she was born and cannot believe the difference 8 weeks has made and how far she has come. She had to do it all on her own without the help from me at the most crucial time of her development in utero. She is the most incredible little girl who can and will do anything she wants to do in her life.

New addition Addison

Look at how big I am now!!!

Grandpa and Addison

She is getting a little bit bigger!!!

Just after she was born

It's time for a little snooze.

Papa's first experience holding her.

Shortly after she was born. She was swiftly taken to the NICU to get hooked up to all of these machines.

Well, our little lady decided to surprise us a little bit early (9 weeks to be exact). Addison Marie Meyer was born September 3rd, 2008. She spent 5 weeks in the NICU in Iowa City and is still in the NICU at Genesis in Davenport. Her last hurdle is learning to eat from a bottle. She is very stubborn but she is getting it.