Maymont, Addison is 15 Weeks Old

Addison and I went to Maymont Park this week with a group of women and kids. Addison had to be out of her stroller the whole time so she could see everything. It was a beautiful day, it was nice and warm, at least in the 70's. We saw lots of animals and the Maymont mansion.

Addison's First Easter

I thought I would try to put a video or two up using our new camcorder. I am still a novice so hopefully the quality of the video will improve. RJ

Springbreak

We have been at the Outer banks in North Carolina this week for spring break. We rented a huge house, right on the beach with seven other couples. It has been a blast. We visited Cape Hatteras Lighthouse which was lit in 1803 and is still working, and we hiked to the place where two currents collide and saw a sand shark. It has been a great week, I'm sad it has to end!

NEVER ENDING VIDEO GAMES! The boys were playing games all day, every kind. RJ has hopefully had his game "fix" for at least a year.

sunrise

I got up twice, by myself, to watch the sunrise. It never got old! BUT. One morning I waited for One and a half hours, it was freezing. I didn't want to go back to bed, I knew I would miss it, and I didn't want to go back in the house, because I knew I wouldn't come back out. So I paid the price, but it was worth it.

group shot

Our large wild group. We had sixteen adults and six toddlers/babys. We never had a boring moment. And it was great.

boat ride

We took a ferry boat from Cape Hatteras. Addison's first boat ride. She slept threw the whole trip.

We spent a lot of time at the beach. It was the first time for Addison to touch and feel sand. We had a lot of fun squishing it between our toes and fingers. The weather was windy and cool, but not too hot. And there were hardly any other people.

Kitty Hawk

The Willmores will appreciate that we visited Kitty Hawk. Which is where the Wright Brothers took man's first flight. And to note: sixty six years later man landed on the moon. Technology is amazing! I had to persuade RJ to go to Kitty Hawk, but once we got there he really enjoyed himself.

12 weeks old. Idaho Trip

Addison is almost three months old. She is still a wonderful baby. Daddy just loves her, and wishes he could spend more time with her.

From the pictures you will see Addison's colorful, sparkly band aids from her 2 month shots. It was a terrible experience for her mother. I think I cried as hard as she did, and was on the verge of tears all morning after the shots.

Addison is quick to smile, and is giving lots of coes and gurgles. She is so much fun. She loves her baths, except for getting out and having the cold air hit her body. That is usually the only "real crying" time during our daily routine. Yesterday (March 3rd) she rolled over for her first time. From her belly to back. I was so excited, a neighbor friend witnessed this event so you will note; I am not lying. RJ was playing at a football game unfortunately.

RJ has been keeping nice and busy. He leaves for school before Addison and I are out of bed, comes home and studies all night only taking a break to eat and short breaks to kiss and snuggle Addison. Not his wife, I might add! He plays basketball twice a week and football once a week. So he is still staying active and I have heard from one of the other players he is a good ball player, but I already knew that of course.

Addison and I just got home from a trip to Idaho. She is such a good little traveler. Most people on the plane didn't even know there was a baby on it. She was very happy to just sit on my lap and make faces at the neighbor passengers.

We spent two weeks at Grandpa and Grandma Walker's, the plane ticket was my birthday present from Grandpa Walker. And of course made frequent visits to Grandpa and Grandma Willmore's, when they were home from work. Addison loved the attention, it has been a hard adjustment coming home and only having mommy for company.

We were very busy when we were in Idaho trying to visit all of the friends and family we could fit into one trip. We even took a day and traveled to Logan UT to visit Aunt Krista and Uncle Jordan and former teachers and friends from Utah State. A day was with Aunt Rachel trying to learn how to make bows for Addison. It will take me a while to get as good as Rachel. And we also had a few fun days down in Idaho Falls shopping with the Willmore's and visiting Great Grandparents. It was fun to see all of Addison's cousins, of course they all wanted to poke at her and give her a good rocking in her car seat. We had a marvelous time with everyone.

Addison is One Month Old

Christmas is now over. Grandpa and Grandma Willmore came for 10 days after Christmas to get to know Addison. We had a great time with them. We traveled to Pennsylvania to visit Grandpa Rod's mission, we visited a wonderful couple that he had baptized and are still active in the church. It was wonderful getting to know them and their kids. We also spent a day in Washington DC and visited the Air and Space Smithsonian, I couldn't believe how much we could see there. Oh, we also spent a few minutes viewing the hope diamond, my favorite!!! I must convince RJ to buy if for me some day!

Addison has now turned one month old. She is a "perfect" little baby. At least her dad and I think so.

RJ has returned to school and is working hard in his new classes. He is already as busy as ever, and I hardly ever see him. I do get to see him when he comes down for study breaks to snuggle and kiss Addison. It is no longer me he wants to kiss and snuggle, oh well.

I have been having a good time with Addison during the day. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get much done around the house. Addison was much too spoiled during her first month of life with grandma's and grandpa around. Addison loves to be held, she can't even sleep without being held, so the house isn't as clean and tidy as I would like it, but I have loved being with Addison. Our little Angel is already sleeping great at night. I get at least three to five hours at a time, yeah! I just hope that it lasts.

Gizmo has had a rough first month. He has had a skin problem from the change in weather and half of his hair fell out. Of course it happened when the lover of inside pets was at the house, my mother. But he is doing much better now. He is still a little curious about Addison when she cries. He is great at alerting me if I don't hear her right away. He would love to give her lots of kisses, but of course RJ and I haven't let him get his fill in yet. Perhaps when she if Five or Six.

That's all for now, it will take me a while to get a hang of this "blog stuff." I am really bad when it comes to technology, and RJ is really busy with studies and can't help me as much as I would like. lots of love, RJ, Joelle, Addison, and Gizmo

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Willmores. We are now "one more" with Addison here. She is perfect! (Except at Night or any other time that you want to sleep) She finally arrived on December 10th and was a normal 7lbs 4 oz. Joelle is doing wonderful and she is a great mother.
We had a great time with Joelle's parents visiting and Joelle's mom was a wonderful help with the brand new baby! We were disappointed that her dad had to leave before Addison came. With school out we haven't been doing to much other than hanging out at home and holding our baby. It has been nice not to have to worry about too many things other than taking care of Addison. She has been sleeping about 3 or 4 hours at a time and she usually only makes a fuss when she is hungry.
I am still a novice diaper changer but am working on the art of only using one or two wipes at a time, which I find impossible. I have widdled my count from 5 or 6 wipes per change to about 3 or 4. Not bad for a novice, right?
We have been taking a bunch of pictures and hope you tolerate our biased opinion that she's a beautiful little baby. Enjoy the pictures of our little one and Happy Holidays!

I will try to post more often, and hopefully I can teach Joelle how to make her own posts.

Enjoy the slide show to the right.

Don't forget to vote in the new poll to the right.

Welcome

Welcome to the Willmore Blog. With a "little one" on the way we thought this would be an easy way to keep in contact with a lot of people at once. We will try to post pictures and videos of our life on the east coast.

The baby will be full term on November 8th, and Joelle is getting ready for the baby to come. She is buying all kinds of baby supplies and I think we have almost everything we are going to need. The due date is November 29th, but I am hoping for December 1st the day after two anatomy exams. Joelle is hoping for earlier than that so she can have help from her mom for a longer time. We shall see what happens.

I am messing around with the website and have a poll as to when the baby will come. Let us know what you think.