Thanksgiving 2010

This Thanksgiving wasn't that great....We got to Coolidge Wednesday night around 8:00pm and started cooking with Grandma right away but Addie was acting a little lethargic and clingy. We woke up Thursday morning excited to start cooking and watch the Macy's Parade (and the Patriot's game!) but again Addie was acting a little off. She wouldn't eat and didn't even want her juice. Around 2:00pm I was mashing potatoes in the kitchen and I heard my Mom yelling for me...Addie had thrown up all over the living room. She continued to throw up all day long. And the next day, and the next...and now today. As long as she has bland foods she is fine but if she eats something she normally would or has milk she barfs everywhere. I am taking her into the doctor tomorrow to get their opinion on it. So Thanksgiving was pretty stressful while trying to take care of a sick baby. Friday morning Andrew stayed home with Addie so I could go shopping with his Mom. We met at Kohl's at 2:30 in the morning! It was so worth it because I got Addie some awesome birthday and Christmas gifts! A Mickey Mouse ride on quad, a new Toy Story 3 table and chairs set, a toddler basketball hoop just to name a few! Plus I got all my nieces done as well. We were out shopping until 9:00am! CRAZY!

Addie's birthday party is next Saturday! We decided on a Mickey Mouse theme since he is her absolute favorite thing in the world. She loves Mickey Mouse, Toy Story and Spongebob. She will turn away anything Disney Princess in favor of those characters. I think I have a tomboy on my hands! That's ok with me... I love her all the same!

Andrew is going to be on vacation this whole week and I am beyond excited! We are just going to relax and have fun!

Addie is 22 months old!

I can't believe I am the Mama to an almost 2 year old! I am keeping myself busy planning her 2nd birthday party...hot pink and zebra print! It's gonna be CUTE! She is such a joy! She had her 18 month appointment yesterday (We had problems with her dr so we had to skip it and find a new dr) and it went great! She weighs 35.5 lbs and is 35 inches tall. The doctor is a little concerned that she is chunky for her age but said as long as we keep an eye on it she is fine. She had to get two shots which was definitely not fun but necessary.

My birthday is also coming up quickly...24 seems so old! Andrew bought me Beauty and the Beast as an early birthday gift! Addie and I watched it this morning and she is in love!

Not too much going on with us. Just enjoying life with our Little Miss Sweetness and eachother. I am so blessed beyond belief by my amazing little family. I am hoping that soon God will answer my prayers and bless us with another child.

Well I will try to stay on top of this better than I have been! Lots of love!

I've gone over to the dark side...

It's true. I am officially addicted to Twilight. It all started last week when I was up at 2am and Twilight came on one of my free movie channels...I thought, "hey, I just wanna see what all the buzz is about." and I was hooked the entire movie. I texted my friend Vanessa, a fellow Twilover, and asked her to borrow New Moon...I had to see what happened next. Her movie was blu-ray only...I almost died! Andrew bought me both movies for our anniversary! I watched New Moon as sooooon as we got home and loved it. I went and bought the first three books. I read Twilight on Wednesday, New Moon on Thursday and Eclipse today. I couldn't stop...couldn't put them down, lol. It's been quite a while since a series has had me this entranced. I went and bought Breaking Dawn so I can start it tonight and finish it tomorrow! My lovely friend Vanessa also bought us tickets to the Twilight special engagement which will include the first two movies and the midnight showing of Eclipse. Andrew is loving this, he loves teasing me and calling me a 13 year old girl lol. Anyway...I knew I could share it with my bloggy friends since my lovely husband just doesn't understand me!

How are we doing?

I get asked this question alot...I think it's because all of the drama we have encountered in 2010. The answer? AWESOME! Although this year has been tough and we have definitely hit some hurdles, the Kabbani family is stronger than ever! Andrew and I will celebrate our 9th "being a couple" anniversary on June 15th and our 4th wedding anniversary on June 17th! He is a wonderful, loving, funny, amazing man and I am sooo blessed to be his wife. He loves his new job and is very excited to start his Masters program next month. Addie is great...thriving, growing, learning and playing everyday! She is the sweetest girl and I am joyfully leading her everyday. I am doing well...anxious for us to have another baby. I have mixed emotions after our loss...some days I can't wait to have another baby and want to start trying right away. Then other days I feel apprehensive and scared. We are just taking it day by day and letting God decide when and if we will have another child. I am hoping to start at U of P soon to finish my degree. We moved into a townhouse in Tolleson...it's so cute. Much more "home-y" than an apartment. Next week is VBS (Vacation Bible School) at our Church so look out for some cute pictures! I am teaching Addie's class and I am really excited about it! We are getting Addie a fish, or a "pishie" as she calls it! She is still in love with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse but has added Dora, Ni Hao Kai Lan and The Wonder Pets to her favorites. She would watch TV all day if I would let her, but I limit her to 2 shows per day. She loves to play pretend...to pretend feed her babies (or me) or give her babies a bottle. It's so sweet. Well I should get off to bed..I will be back to post pictures tomorrow!

A much needed update...

Sorry I have been a terrible blogger. This month has been C-R-A-Z-Y! We did move to Coolidge...but moved back to Phoenix after a month. Coolidge is no beuno for the Kabbani Fam. We are moving into a cute little townhouse this weekend! YAY! I got a new tattoo...I don't have any pictures of it on this computer but it's super cute. I don't have much to update right now but I will once we get settled in our new place!

Poop. Everywhere.

This is what I have been encountering on a daily basis. Addie thinks that when she has poop she needs to immediately take her diaper off. Instead of say, coming to me so I can change her. It's disgusting. I hate poop. I am going to start hitting this potty training thing hardcore because all of the websites say she's ready.

We're moving on Saturday. I am in no way prepared for this move. I really need to get my crap together. We are going to be staying in Coolidge for a couple months while we figure out what to do about getting a house. I hate Chase...if it weren't for them I would be settled in my cute little house by now.

Andrew loves his job at U of P. He is #1 in his department...he rocks.

I need to get motivated today...like, right now.

Addie's Easter pictures!

Here are a couple pictures from Addie's session at Portrait Innovations today!

Sad news...

It is with a very heavy heart that Andrew and I would like to share with our friends and family that we have suffered a loss. I miscarried on Wednesday at 5 weeks pregnant. Please keep our family in your prayers and we go through this difficult time. Thank you and God Bless.

Rest In Peace, Layla Grace.

I have been following the story of Layla Grace, a two year old little girl who has been battling stage 4 neuroblastoma. Today her Mom Shanna posted on her Twitter page that Layla passed away early this morning. I know there is nothing that can heal their broken hearts...I will be praying for her family. You can learn more about her journey at LaylaGrace.org.

Rest In Peace, Layla Grace <3 11/26/2007 - 3/9/2010.

Buying a home is NOT fun!

As most you bloggy friends know, we are in the process of buying our 1st home...all of the fun has been sucked out of it. We are continually having issues with Chase (our lender) and we were supposed to close on February 18th but here we are STILL WAITING! I am going crazy! Thanks for letting me rant, lol.

The past few weeks have been great...Addie is getting so big. She's so smart and is learning something new everyday. Her 15 month check-up was on Friday and she's 27.5lbs and 31 & 1/2 inches tall. Our pediatrician is sending us to a specialist next week for Addie's eyes...they are constantly goopy and weeping. She also has a slight cross in her left eye. He says other than that she is P-E-R-F-E-C-T! We are going to start potty training soon...I think she's ready. Here are a few pictures from this weekend:

Wordless Wednesday

How can you not love her?

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Fun with friends!

Today we went to the mall with my friend Vanessa and her daughter Lily who just turned 1! We let the girls play in the play area and walked around...just a chance to get out for a little bit! It was super fun! Her daughter is such a cutie. Addie played nicely, too...which is surprising for her!

Wordless Wednesday

Being bad and getting into Mommy's cabinets!

Tutus, bows and Valentines!

Valentine's Day is already right around the corner! AHH! I had these wonderful plans of taking Addie's picture in the tutu I made her and sending photo Valentines...but I am not so sure that's going to happen! Valentine's Day is only 1 week away! I might end up just printing the picture of her in the tutu and sending them with regular Valentines because I don't think I have enough time to order some and get them sent! Silly me for taking too long! We should be closing on the house on February 19th! We will start cleaning/getting the house ready and then moving in shortly after that. I still haven't decided on ANY paint colors for the entire house. Everytime I feel like I made a decision I change my mind and contemplate other ideas! So annoying. I guess I'd better get it together soon. I am also thinking of starting a shop/blog for my bows, tutus, name letters and all my other craft projects...what do you think? Andrew's birthday is coming soon...February 25th. He's going to be 24! I tell him that's old....but only because I have been with him since he was 14! I sure do love that boy!

It's almost February?!?!?!

I can't believe we are almost into the month of February! We had our home inspection on January 21st and it went very well...no major issues, just needs some light maintenance and cleaning and painting! We close on February 19th and get the keys on February 20th. We will have a little over a month to work on the house until we actually move in. I am super excited! I can't believe we are going to own a home! I went back to work full-time....and am already going back to part-time from home, lol. It just wasn't working and I missed my baby too much. We went to the park for a birthday party and they had a pond with ducks and Addie pointed to the ducks and said "Quack!" It was so adorable! She is now climbing on everything...she learned how to push her doll stroller and her little push car up to things to be able stand on it and reach things! She is too darn smart. Here are some pictures!

Addie and I at the park:


Walking at the park with Daddy:


Giving Morgan a birthday kiss:


I know, I know...cutest baby ever!


Me, Addie, Ella and Nikolle...BFF!


Addie in the tutu I made her!

I've been a bad blogger...again!

So far December and January has been crazy busy for us! December was filled with with lots of fun times with family and friends. Addie loved opening her presents...baking goodies with Mommy, decorating and of course her favorite past time....taking ornaments off of the Christmas tree! We rang in 2010 at home with my little sister Trudy and watched movies. We also found out the week of New Year's that we got a house! We will be moving in February/March! It's in Tolleson, and the cutest little starter home. We are beyond excited and really blessed. I was offered a full-time job with Ensign, and took it...but our babysitting quickly fell through so I will be back to staying home on January 29th! I can't say I am not excited...every minute away from my Princess is pure sadness! Addie talks all the time and is learning new words everyday! Today we went to a 1st birtday party at a park with a little pond and she pointed at a duck and said "quack!" It was so adorable! My little smarty pants! Addie's 1 year appointment was December 9th and she weighed 25lbs and was 31 and a 1/2 inches tall. She is perfect in every way...the Dr. just strongly recommended losing her binky! She said she definitely wants it gone by her 15 month appointment in March. We started by limiting the binky to naps and bedtime and the occasional car ride...next step: we don't know. I am thinking of snipping the end of her binky so that she won't want it but we'll see. She also has to go to the dentist to have all her 17 teeth checked! Yes, she has 17! Also the eye doctor because she has a slightly lazy eye....they don't want to rush into though because if we get her glasses and she doesn't need them it will make her eyes worse. Our only New Year's resolutions are to get in shape! We don't want to be "skinny," we want to be healthy! We are hoping to get some bikes to ride together every night to get us started. I am trying to upload pictures to Photobucket but it's not working so I will update with pictures later! Lots of love from the Kabbani Family!