Check out Addison in his new Hugh Hefner-esque kung fu outfit Radames brough him back from China! So hilarious!

One Year Ago Today

On August 31, 2009 we met Addison for the first time. Today, it's so hard to believe, but it's been one whole year! Happy "gotcha" (although I hate, bc he's not a loaf of bread), "forever", "union", "family", etc. day...or whatever we'll end up calling it. We love you, buddy! And, oh, how time plays tricks on your mind. How crazy is it that we can't even remember what life was like with you!? :)

Addison Starts "School"

This week, Addison started "school." It's the same day care/pre-school Ella went to, so we're really happy. We put him on the waiting list a few weeks ago in hopes that 6 months or so from now, they'd have a spot. But we got the call last week that someone was moving and he could start on Monday. So, on Thursday, February 18th, he went with daddy to the Child Study Center for 1 whole hour. So adorable. I'll uplaod pix later of him from his first day of "school." He's SO ready. It'll be great for him to be around other kids and not be bored here all day while he watches Radames do dishes or laundry and listen to Howard Stern. Yikes! :)

He goes again this week for little 1 and 2 hour clips, and then Radames will probably start to leave him for 3-4 hours a day just so he can get some things done and we don't have to continue to watch our home crumble down around us (not really, but sometimes it feels like it! Today I just found a whole clementine under the kitchen counter! Who knows how long it's been there!).

Addison and Ella are Doing Really Well

Addison turned 15 months on the 12th (of Jan) and things are going really well these days. Going to NYC for two weeks was great for Addison, b/c he got hooked on Radames' dad and he got to be "passed around" to lots of relatives. He spent a lot of time playing with his cousins and watching us come and go. He's doing such a much better job with his attachment issues. He used to be glued to Radames in a debilitating (for Radames) way, but now he's just walking around, chillin', going to others, etc. It's SO much nicer now. It's been a LONG four months.

Ella is also doing better with her jealousy issues. Now we don't feel scared to leave two of them alone in the same room for 30 seconds for fear that she'll "accidentally" drown or smother him. :) She still has little sad spells here and there, but her sleeping is getting back to normal and she's been a lot less likely to act out for attention. She seems to just be settling into him being her little bro.

And did I mention how friggin' adorable Addison is getting!? I accidentally shaved all of his hair off when i bought some clippers to give him a trim before our trip (on a sunday when the barber shop was closed). It actually looks pretty cute really short, bc you just focus on his big eyes and long eye lashes and his big white grin. Here's a few recent pics without the hair. :)