Addie's first road trip!

Steve and I packed Addie up and headed north to visit Grandma and Grampy Silvestro in New Jersey for the Christmas festivities.

On the way, we stopped in Pennsylvania to introduce Addie to her friend Shannon, who just turned 5 months old. Shannon's parents Jodi and Chris, our good friend Brette, and Spike and Sadie--resident bulldogs--also enjoyed the visit.


This is Addie at the beginning of her first road trip. She promptly fell asleep for the next 2 hours. Thankfully!

Addie, meet Shannon. Shannon, meet Addie. With 3.5 months between your ages, you seem vastly different in age and development now, but in 20 years you'll be "the same age" and, hopefully, BFF's--not that we're forcing anything ;)

Jodi and I were mistaken for "gemelas" (twins) when we studied abroad together in Spain. There were a couple of times that the girls looked confused when looking at the one of us who was not her mom! "You look like my mom...but....."

Playing together on the cool playmat! The chimes were a big hit.

Brette cuddling with a sleeping Ms. Adeline.

Shannon found her feet!

After a rousing game of footsie, Shannon went upstairs for a diaper change and decided to change into her reindeer outfit. Altogether now...awwww..... :)

Group portrait. Pictured: Shannon the Reindeer, Penguin Man, Addie trying to be part of the cool crowd in her striped outfit.

Hugs and friends...what a great way to celebrate the holiday season. Thanks for having us, McGee family!

Hope everyone had, is having, or has a safe and happy holiday, whatever you celebrate!

Stay tuned for pics of the Jersey visit!

Up for an Oscar...

...for amazing editing, we have a new video starring Adeline (who is up for best actress). What better way to spend 3 minutes than laughing at Addie's antics?

Big updates!

Addie is officially one month old now and she is becoming more and more of a fun little baby every day! She met her grandfather Gabor, celebrated her first Hanukkah, saw her first snow, and had her first real bath! It's been a big week! Here are some new photos:

Addie lights the menorah.

Meeting Grandpa Gabor.

Nappypoo #1.

Nappypoo #2.
Nappypoo #3: Addie slept through her first snow!

Remember Erin from my visit to Austin? She came to visit Addie! She says Addie is perfect to hold :)

First bath in the tub! Brrr....it's cold out here!


Family portrait :)

Artsy Fartsy.

Addie as "Old Man Pants," one of her many nicknames. Note the high pants and the receding hairline :)


Who's that guy?


Grandpa Gabor took a lot of photos during his visit. To see them, click here and view the slideshow.

Stay tuned for another video featuring Adeline's first smile...

I type with one hand...

Monica here. Addie is a little fussy this morning and nothing is keeping her happy except sleeping in my arms, so with great dedication to this blog, I am updating it with one hand.


Addie is my squishy and I shall call her my squishy.


She loves the outfit that her great-grammy Grammy gave her--so cozy!

I'm a sucker for father-daughter moments.

Proud grandma Eva. Now famous at work for the line "Did I tell you that I'm a grandma?"

Whoa, who's that other baby???



Peace out to my homies.

Starring Ms. Adeline Eve...

A few video clips from Addie's first weeks of life :)

Happy Turkey Day!

This was Addie's first Thanksgiving. She celebrated it with her mom and dad, her uncle Dan, grandma Eva, Uncle Doug and Aunt Alli here in Virginia. Here are some pics from t-day plus a few others thrown in.

Our little turkey.


The bird was 16 lbs unstuffed, so it was bigger than Addie and we wanted a photo comparison, but the perspective is wrong so she looks bigger. And she looks bored...ho hum, turkey shmerky....

Watching football and hanging out...

Sleeping already, Adeline? You're supposed to fall asleep AFTER the big meal.


Cuddle bug.

A little smile :)

We just can't stop smooching her!



Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday!

Digital Camera + Baby = Sore Index Fingers

Addie is now almost two weeks old and we can't stop taking pictures of her...which is good, because people can't stop asking for more! Despite her continued love of sleeping, Addie has also started becoming so very alert, interacting with mom & dad and checking out everything around her. She also has quite the catalog of goofy faces, which we'll have to capture on camera...

Sharing a hobby with Uncle Dan

Everyone always says "nap when the baby naps..."


Addie's friend Shannon took "look at me grow" pictures next to a stuffed animal so you could watch her grow up over time. We decided that babies look the cutest in laundry baskets (hey, we're constantly doing her laundry anyway...), so we'll check her growth against this laundry basket until she can start doing her own. =)

Notice the Georgetown Hoya booties. Seeing as how Mom & Dad met at Georgetown, Dad works there, and Addie was born there, it looks like she's destined to be class of 2029. We've got to start saving up!


Having a laugh with Mons


Fun-time with Stevo


All together: "Oooooooh!"


The girls. =)