September & October Catch-Up

Since I have been so bad about posting I thought I would do a quick catch-up on our last two months. At the beginning of September we went to CA to visit family for a little over a week. When we got back Maddy had her 9 month appt. and she weighed 16 lb 7 oz (10th percentile) and was 27 3/4 inches long (50th percentile). Doctor said she was extremely healthy...just have a skinny little girl! Maddy has gotten her two bottom teeth in and is now getting her top four teeth in all at once (makes for little sleep for mommy & daddy). She is standing ALL the time now, she can crawl but prefers to scoot and do her land swim maneuver. She can shake her head no, clap her hands, and wave bye all on command. I can't believe how much she is growing...getting cuter every day. Here are a bunch of pics...enjoy!!!

Eating in my borrowed high chair

Me & Mommy

Playing in my bathtub at Grandpa's house

Grandpa & Maddy

Playing with measuring cups on Uncle Kris

A visit to Great Grandma Mirabell

On the bus in Santa Barbara
On the pier in Santa Barbara

Only the most amazing thing ever:

A rat on a cat on a dog

At Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle again

Squealing while mommy holds me

Getting a bath in the RV sink

Camping Maddy

Laughing while daddy carries me to the beach

10 Month old Maddy...standing!!!

Waving at mommy

Swinging on the swings with mommy

Check out my two bottom teeth (I have 4 top ones coming in too!) The 1200 lb pig at the fair
Maddy at the Texas State Fair

Catch-Up Time

I know, I know...I have been really bad for the past month and a half...no posts. I'll do a quick summary to catch every one up on what has been going on. At the end of July Madison had her first plane trip to go to Washington to see my family. She did wonderful on both the ride up and back. Two days after we got back Maddy cut her first tooth! Soon after came another tooth so she has her two bottom front teeth that are about halfway grown out now, and I think she is getting two or three more teeth from all the drooling and chewing she is doing. She also has begun to stand while holding on to things--they are even helping her "walk" with a walker at daycare. It was the funniest thing the first time I saw Maddy stand she was in her crib playing and I was folding laundry on her floor. I look up and see Maddy holding on to the railing smiling over at me...boy was I surprised! She is just getting more and more fun every day that passes. Here are some pics and I promise I will post more often!

Sleeping on daddy

Ready for bed

Four Generations

Mischevious Maddy

Sitting up on her own now


Look at those big eyes

Great Grandma and Maddy

7 MONTHS OLD!!!

I know I say this every month, but wow how time flies! Maddy is 7 months old tomorrow! To celebrate she has a really stuffy nose! Poor baby! Other than that though, she has figured out how to "almost" crawl and scoots herself forward and can do a 360 turn. Also, she has figured out how to jump and bounce in her fun exersaucer toy. She probably weighs close to if not over 16 lbs now (feels like 50!!!). Here are some pics of Maddy over the past couple of weeks (some in her 4th of July outfit). I put a ton of pics on here since I have actually been good about taking pictures these days.

Trying to crawl to get the duck

Getting ready to eat her apples & blueberries

Her 4th of July outfit

Sitting in her chair

Mommy & Maddy

Big yawn

Wearing her shades for the first time (notice the OH! expression on her face)

My first dip in the pool!

Maddy had her first swim in the pool today! She wasn't quite sure what to think--she neither cried nor really laughed or anything...I think she was just taking it all in! Here are some more pictures I took (including swim pictures). I took a picture with her teddy so you can see how she is growing vs. other pictures with teddy.

Me and Teddy
Getting my diaper changed

Mommy took this with her own hand
Not quite sure what to think...
Mommy and I in the pool

Laughing at mommy while she uploads pictures to the blog site

A Half a Year Old & a Visit from Grandma

Where to start? This past month has been full of a lot of "firsts" for Maddy. Unfortunately, not all firsts have been good. Soon after starting daycare she developed a stomach bug and was sick for almost a week with that. Then a week ago she had her six month Dr. visit and she was 13 lbs 10 oz and 26 inches long...so she is super long and lean (despite her Michelin man rolls on her thighs & arms). After her immunizations she developed a stuffy nose which a week and a half later developed into an inner ear infection (while her grandma was visiting no less!!!) But Maddy is a trooper. She fought hard to be in a good mood for her Grandma and she only lost the battle once the fever kicked in. Maddy is eating two solid food meals a day now--rice cereal for breakfast and veggie for dinner--I am not sure if she is really my kid b/c she hates fruit but loves vegetables! So far she has tried peas, green beans, sweet potatoes and loves all three (I think the peas were her favorite...blech!) Needless to say after a busy month I have not taken many pictures...bad mommy! Here are a couple from Grandma's visit and some others that are just too cute not to put on here.

Eating my ducky

Posing for the camera

Chomping on my fingers

And these three were just so adorable--I took them after bathtime one day.