IT'S SPRING FINALLY!

For some reason this winter seemed long and cold and grey. Finally in the last couple of weeks, things are starting to look up. We got up to 89 on Saturday and the wildflowers have started blooming in the last couple of weeks. I figured now was a great time to get Maddie out and have her picture taken in the bluebonnets! Christina and I got our girls together to take some Easter pictures. I snapped a few on my camera but check back soon and I hope to have a slideshow of several pictures.

SPRING BREAK!

Well Chad and I are having our first experince of Maddie being away from us for an extended amount of time. Up until now, there have been a couple of instances where she has been away for about a 24 hour period or so. With this being Spring Break, Terri, which is the lady who watches Maddie, is on vacation for the week. So we met my parents down in San Antonio on Sunday and passed Maddie off to them for the week. We miss her so much but we're trying to think of it as a little mini vacation for us too. That and I know Grandpa and Ya Ya are just eating her up while she is down in Corpus! Here are some recent pics. I'm off Thur and Fri so I get to drive down there and then I'll be bringing her back to home on Saturday. Until next time...

VALENTINES DAY! (61/2 MONTHS OLD ALREADY!)

So I've been pretty bad about keeping my blog up to date. My goal is to post some new pics and info at least once a month. Well I'm a little behind but what can i say...a six month old keeps me busier than I ever expected! :) But it's been a great month. Maddie was exactly 6 1/2 months on Valentine's Day. The biggest changes in the last month were that she can sit completely unassisted now and she can also hold her own bottle! There for a while she was sitting but not very steady. Now she can play for several minutes just sitting up!

We started working with her on holding her own bottle about three weeks ago. Now as long as she is propped up on the floor with a pillow, you can hand her a bottle, she'll grasp it and drink the entire thing withoug any help. It's so great to see her gaining so much independence! Here are a few pics from the last few weeks.

SPLASHING IN THE TUB!


FOOT IN MOUTH...LITERALLY!


MADDIE LOVES TO SIT AT THE MAC WITH DADDY AND LISTEN TO MUSIC




MADDIE AND HER BOTTLE...SUCH A BIG GIRL!


OUR PRETTY LITTLE VALNETINE GIRL

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year! The holidays were hectic around here but we had a great time. We're back to normal this week...work, daycare and the usual. We visited with the Musgrove side in Conroe over Christmas then Maddie and I went down to Corpus for the weekend after New Years.

I think Maddie made out like a bandit for her first Christmas. So many pretty clothes and toys, it took two days just to rearrange her closet! All is well otherwise, Maddie is well into her first stage of solid food now. She hasn't met a veggie she doesn't like, but we'll see how long that lasts!

She'll be six months at the end of January and she is growing by leaps and bounds! She is right around 15lbs now...she can sit really well with a little help and she is starting to take quite a bit of interest in her books and toys. Now we are just waiting patiently for that first "momma" or "dada" to come out. I can't wait to hear it but it may take a little more time. Ok, that's all for now. See you soon.

TWO ROCKIN' BABIES!

Here is a picture of my friend Christina's daughter (Grey) and Maddie. They were born a day apart and they both received the same pair of sunglasses as shower gifts. We got pics of the girls in their shades and wanted to share them.

ON TO SOLID FOOD!

Maddie turned 4 months on 11/29. We took her in to the pediatrician for her check up and vaccinations. The pedi highly recommended Chad and I get flu vaccines while we there. We tried to make her feel better by explaining mommy and daddy were going to get a shot too. :) She was still pretty mad at us anyway. Of course there were some tears and that is always so hard but she seemed pretty happy within a few minutes.

She is now 12lbs, 14oz and 24" long. The other good news, she got the green light from the doctor to start on solid foods as of last week. We did cereal once a day starting last week, now we will get her eating it twice a day. Then next week, we can introduce some fruits and veggies. Here is a little clip of her first real meal! She was just getting over a cold so although it looks like she is eating w/out taking a breath in between, we really do feed our child quite often!

Little girl in a big chair!



Dinner is messy business for a 4 month old!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a great time down in Corpus visiting with my side of the family. My mom served up a wonderful dinner for 16 and we ate, hung out, watched football and then went bowling on Friday. Little Maddie had a good Thanksgiving too and we let her have a little taste of sweet potatoes. :) She seemed to like it as far as I could tell. Up until now, she has only had milk but she turned 4 months over the weekend and we will be starting her on solids this week! I can't wait to see her reactions to all the new foods and I'll be sure to get some on film and post it to the blog. See you soon!