Felíz año nuevo!!!!

Happy New Year everyone. We are so excited to see what 2010 has in store for us!!! Addy has come so far over the last year and we can't help to think that only 28 days from now, we were able to bring our little angel home!!! Seems like a lifetime ago. It has been a wonderful year and we would change very litlle. When asked on New Year's Eve what the best moment of 2009 was for me; without hesitation "Addison coming home"!!!! Early in the day we stopped in at St. Joseph's Hospital and had a visit with the staff at the NICU. It was so great to see everyone again (two of our core nursing staff were working) and to show them how big Addison is getting. It was such a warm welcome walking back in there.  For the evening we rang in the New Year with great friends and even our little "night owl" woke up and did the count down!!!

So unfortunately the holiday has come to a close, however we like to do things a little different and still get to celebrate Christmas with the other half of our family at Granny and Grandpa's this month. Going back to work and daycare is around the corner for Addy and I, and a new season of being back out on the road policing, begins for Greg.

So even though over the holidays, Addison has not had any therapy appointments she still has managed to practice daily. With a little help from mom and dad to get on her knees, she will manage to pull herself up to a standing position against the couch. It has only happened a few times but hey it only takes one time to make it count right??? Clapping comes on demand now and I believe Addison understands what it means, especially by the look of sheer delight on her face. She is more talkative every day and makes new sounds and combinations of sounds all the time. Daddy swears that she says "dada" daily. Her face holds so much expression, it is like she is an old soul when she looks at you. She will stop suddenly and look at you with a complete straight face, then break a little smile and scream "OHHHHHH" with the roundest little mouth. Dancing is a constant, a girl after our own heart. Music is in her soul and she will be going to her first concert before we know it I am sure of it. She comes by it honestly though between Greg and I when we moved into together we had 350 cds. Music is the root to the soul!!!! 

Happy New Year to all our family and friends and all the best to everyone for 2010.