21 inches... really?

Addelyn had her 2 week checkup on Tuesday. I cannot believe it has already been two weeks! It is going so fast! She is doing so well. A very healthy and happy baby! Here are her stats:
Weight: 8 lbs 8 oz 65th percentile
Height: 21* in 75th percentile
Head: 14.4 in 60th percentile

*When she was born they measured her at 21 1/2 inches long. I told her pediatrician this and so she measured her again to be sure that she hadn't messed up. She was right... 21 inches. So, the nurse at the hospital didn't measure quite right. Oh well.

I can tell Addy is getting chubbier. It's pretty cute. She's not super skinny anymore like when she was born. I love holding her while she's sleeping. She is such a great cuddler! We sure love our little girl!

A Tribute to the Best New Daddy!

Yesterday we celebrated Tyler's first Father's Day! Addy got him a card and some new shirts for father's day. She even signed her name in the card! Our friends had a barbeque to celebrate fathers and we had a blast hanging out with them. Tyler is a great daddy to Addelyn. He changes her messy diapers, even though she poops on him, talks to her, lets her watch TV with him, and stays home from school because "Addelyn told him she wants him to". She already has him wrapped around her tiny finger. I love watching him interact with her, it's adorable!








Addelyn watching Crabs with her Daddy.










Tyler with his little girl on Father's Day.


I love these 2 so much!

Introducing Addelyn Nicole Bendixsen

We are so happy to announce that Addelyn was born on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. She was 8 lbs 3 oz and 21 1/2 inches long! She has so much hair and we love her so much! I was induced on Tuesday morning at about 2:30 in the afternoon. They broke my water at 5:30, I took a long nap, woke up and was dilated to a 10! She was ready to come out. After an hour of pushing the doctor told me to reach down and grab her and she was in my arms seconds later. I got to hold her for about an hour before they cleaned her up. It was an incredible experience and I would do it again in a heartbeat.


















We were in the hospital until Thursday at noon when we got to bring her home! She is such a good baby and has been so cute! She gets cuter and cuter everyday. I feel like she has grown a ton since we brought her home!









It is so fun to dress her up! I am surprised at how alert she is for a new baby. I feel like she isn't really a newborn anymore. She has changed so much! We have taken so many pictures of her. She has so many facial expressions already! We haven't been able to catch too many of them on camera because she doesn't like to show off for it very much.








We love her so much and are so excited for this new addition to our family. It will be fun to watch her grow and she her little personality develop.

For more pictures than you ever wanted to see go here and here.

Exciting times!!

I had my weekly doctor appointment today! And I have some great news! Little Addelyn is about 7 pounds 3 ounces. She is still in the 50th percentile and growing right along schedule. We got some more cute ultrasound pictures. A couple 3-D ones, which I usually don't like, but I thought it was so neat to see her face and hands and everything! A couple times during the ultrasound she opened her mouth and that was really neat to see! Anyway... back to the exciting news! I am still 90% effaced, dilated to a 2 now, and her head is between 0 and +1... meaning that it is starting its way out of the birth canal! Wow! I have a little extra amniotic fluid... nothing to be concerned about though. My doctor told me that if by next appointment I have not gone into labor that he wants to induce me next Tuesday (the 9th) or Wednesday the (10th)!!! That means that this time next week I could possibly be in labor! And we will have a baby next week! I am so excited, I can hardly wait!








Our baby girl!

We LOVE the Sun!

Much to my enjoyment Portland is not nearly as rainy as I had expected. And it even gets warm here! That's right... it's been in the 80's for the past week and we have been loving it! I often go down to the pool at our complex to work on the little tan that I will be able to get this summer. It has been wonderful! Saturday we had our friends over so the guys could have a rematch in Watermelon Ball (a game played in the pool with a watermelon... kind of like football). The girls of course were glad to oblige because, let's be honest, who would pass up the chance to soak up the sun?!

Disclaimer: I stole these pictures from Megan's blog, so if you already read hers, there is nothing new. Sorry! And thanks Megan! :)




































The game ends when the Watermelon cracks or breaks open! This time it only cracked... luckily! Everyone got to enjoy watermelon and otter pops once the boys were done!

We are Anxiously Awaiting the Arrival of Addelyn Nicole

The nursery is finally done! We are ready! She could come tomorrow and I would be completely and totally okay with that! I sure hope that she likes her room! I know she won't care while she is little, but as she gets older, I hope she likes it. :) I also finished the quilt that I made for her today. So, really any day now!
I also hope that she loves the baby blanket that I made for her as much as I have loved (still do love) the one that my momma made for me! :D

Baby Girl Shower

May 16th Danielle Jackson and I had our joint girl baby shower! There was such a great turn out from family and friends! The hosts (Megan and Marissa) did a marvelous job coming up with games, amazing decorations, and delectable food!We got some great gifts and enjoyed everyone's company. I'm so grateful that so much of Tyler's family came to support us and show their love! It was great to see everyone! After the shower I felt more ready to have this baby! Thanks everyone for coming! And a special thanks to Megan and Marissa for putting on such a great party!!

PS... I look huge in this picture!

My other blog

Hey all you bloggerinos. This is Tyler, the other T in "T N' T." While Tara does most of the blogging, I like to throw in my two cents once and a while. For all interested - and I hinted that I was going to do this - I am starting a side blog for anyone who is interested (which probably won't be many :). This blog is going to be focused on the Harry Potter series, (which I love by the way if you didn't already know.) I've read the books countless times and I seem to gain more from them each time I read them. So, the way I'm going to proceed with the blog will be as follows:

I'm starting reading the series again, but this time, I am going to blog after every few chapters. I will be posting my thoughts, opinions, and insights into what I've read both for my personal sake (like a weird Harry journal) and for those who maybe didn't see things the same way I did while reading the series. My hope is to have you readers comment and share your own insights and thoughts and maybe even start up a lively debate. My other purpose is for all the well-intentioned folks out there who have not yet read the series (ahem, Tyler Scott) to have a good excuse to start reading them. I hope I can at least get a few people who will read them along with me and discover or rediscover the awesomeness that is Harry Potter. I won't be reading at breakneck speed, so don't feel rushed. I have had such a fun time discovering this series and want to rediscover it all over again. So please, if any of you or anyone you know would be interested in joining me, please share the link with them. The blog is up and I plan on starting the reading soon, so get ready!

Very best,

The Gryffindork

discoveringharry.blogspot.com

p.s. Very soon, I will be posting a critique (rant) of the Twilight series on the discoveringharry blog. Stay tuned!

Our Baby Girl

I was able to have another ultrasound yesterday! I just love ultrasounds! It's so fun to lay there and watch her move and see her little hands, feet, and nose. She is so cute! I just want to hold her already! She weighs 5 pounds and 13 ounces! She is in the 45th percentile and growing just right! I am so excited that she's right on schedule with her growth. I was a little worried with the gestational diabetes that we would end up having a large baby girl, but it sounds like she's doing just fine.


I am also growing right along schedule. My doctor always tells me that I am a very low risk patient and that he isn't worried about my pregnancy at all. How comforting! I am already 75% effaced and her little head is just waiting for the right time. I wish the next month would pass in a week! A month from today is her due date!

We are so excited to meet little miss Addelyn!

Mother's Day

It's pretty exciting to be able to celebrate Mother's Day for the first time! Even though she's still in me, I am a mother. I've been taking care of her for the past 8 1/2 months, so it works out. Tyler was very good to me on Mother's Day! Saturday he went shopping for my Mother's Day gifts. He got me beautiful flowers that smell sooo good, an extremely sweet card, the Lady GaGa CD, the new Rascal Flatts CD, a pineapple, and a pineapple corer. Later in the day we went to Target and he also let me get a cute "Welcome" mat that I have been wanting for forever. He's the best!










The picture does not do these flowers justice!











Sunday we had a bunch of our friends over and Tyler made pulled pork. I helped a little, but it was nice to not have to worry about dinner and I'm sure the other mother's appreciated it as well. It was delicious! We went over to the park after dinner and played a round of Bocce Ball, which the Jacksons dominated.

We are both so lucky to have such wonderful mothers who are such great examples!

They are both so full of love and would do anything for any of their kids. I hope that I can someday be as great of a mother as these two! Love you both!