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diaper clutch
swaddle blanket
burp cloth
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carseat cover
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Rice Cereal

For the record: I personally wanted to nurse Addilyn until she was 6 months old. From everything I have studied at school and learned from doctors, it is prime to solely nurse until 6 months of age. However, my little girl had alternative plans. She has been fascinated by food for quite some time. She studies us as we put the fork in our plates and then to our mouths. She mimics us and opens her mouth when we "tease" her. So as mentioned in a previous post about her last doctors appointment, it's been pretty much a green light for her to start eating some real food. So just 3 days shy of being 5 months old (wait...she's almost 5 months? when did that happen???) she officially had her first meal of rice cereal. Scott was so stinking excited to feed her. The video below captures her very first time. I apologize for the terrible camera work, but I was watching her, not the video.

Addilyn was wanting the food to be non stop (like when she nurses) and she wanted to keep sucking (like when she nurses). So she was trying to suck on her hand, her bib, the spoon...and then eat in between. It was very cute watching her. She's a natural at eating like her mom and dad.

She kept moving around in excitement so the pictures are also not that great...my baby is growing up!

Pumpkin Picking!

I got really excited for this fall because pumpkin picking will actually be cute and in a real pumpkin patch (rather then the grocery store). Also because we could take some awesome pictures of our ridiculously good looking daughter. So here are some pictures for your enjoyment!

the best picture of the night!

So now we have 1 carving pumpkin and two warty cool looking ones sitting on our front porch.

Virginia Creeper Trail

This past weekend we went on a bike ride with our Bishop's family. We originally were going to camping Friday night but due to rain we canceled that plan. But Saturday we took the 2 hour drive north to Virginia to this awesome trail. It's a total of 33 miles, but we did the more popular 17 mile version. It's all down hill. The trail goes through the hills of Virginia and originally was a railroad track. Here are some photos from our adventure:

Addilyn conked out on the way up

The bike place didn't have any buggies from a lack of communication. While we waited for them to bring one up, we tried the seat attached to the bike. It really didn't work. She is just a smidge bit small. But she had fun while Scott tried fitting her for it.

The bike rental shop

The beginning of the trail

Pictured above is half of our group. (Linnea, Roy, Pheobe, Scott, Addilyn) Erika and Chelsea were moments behind us.

Riding in the beautiful hills. It was the perfect time of year to go. The leaves were falling and turning colors. We just loved it.

Me cruising

 One of several bridges. This is a good picture representing some of the colors of the trees.

Scott pulling Addilyn

The trail passed through several times the Appalachian trail. It was really cool to see the trail for my first time!

Addilyn again, asleep

Addi really enjoyed the trip except for the few miles that she was awake. It also was the bumpiest part of the trail. She did awesome overall. Her first bike ride! What a trooper!

Scott attempting to take a picture of me

This was during our lunch stop after a few miles of her crying. It was really bright and she had this very upset look the whole time. Ah, just one of her faces...

The end! We made it! 17 miles later! We were all extremely sore. Especially this really long word that describes the actual body part we made sore. I don't remember what it was, but we all complained.

Scott would be very upset if I didn't post this picture. I was gone. I was tired okay! The trip overall was a huge success. The weather held up and it was perfect for riding bikes.