Nick here.....
I am finishing a wonderful 3 days away from work on an actual weekend. The best part of it all, was that we had no plans. We had 3 days at home with nothing to do. This was the first few days I have been really able to experience Mady in the stage she is in now. She's much more aware of everything, and knows what she wants and how to get what she want. Whether she wants to be held, wants this toy, or whatever....she knows what to do. I had a great 3 days "off" with the family, but I must admit that I was exhausted at times. Seeing what Alex does every day is astonishing. She is a super-mom who never complains about being tired or worrying about the list of things she has to do. Mady keeps her on her toes and she always makes sure she comes first. I had a great time with them this weekend, and came away with a greater respect for her and the job she does with Mady.
Thanks Alex!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Halfway to a Year!
Our little girl is six months old today! Time flies when you're having fun and we have been having some fun with her. She is starting to form such a personality and it is so fun watching her grow everyday. Her six month doctor appointment isn't until next week so no stats yet.
We started solids a couple of weeks ago and it's been a slow process. We started with oatmeal for a few days and then followed that with a few days of sweet potato and avocado. She didn't seem to like any of those and would just cough and make the most awful faces. It didn't seem to be getting any better so I decided to give it a break and try again in a few days. Well today we started up again with pears and either she really loves pears or she is getting better at eating solids because she loved it and was scarfing it all down! She kept opening her mouth and trying to grab at the bowl. We'll keep on with pears for a few days and move on to something else and see how that goes.
She has been sitting on her own for a while and now prefers that over anything else. She loves sitting up and playing with her toys and watching everything around here. She also loves to pull up when you grab her hands and stand up. Whenever I grab her hands she immediately starts pulling up. She is not a big fan of laying down and every time I lay her down to practice her rolling and scooting she cries. She'll end up being one of those babies who never crawls and goes straight to walking.
Her personality is definitely showing and she already knows how to use her charm and work a room. It never fails, every time we go somewhere someone stops to see her and she smiles and babbles at them and they just eat it up. Today we were out starting some Christmas shopping and she was working the whole store. All of the employees were around her and she was smiling and talking and they were loving it. I don't know what that means for what we have in store!
And for the best part...pictures! We got a DSLR camera a week ago and the amount of pictures we've taken has definitely gone up since then. I'm loving it a lot more than I thought I would!
We started solids a couple of weeks ago and it's been a slow process. We started with oatmeal for a few days and then followed that with a few days of sweet potato and avocado. She didn't seem to like any of those and would just cough and make the most awful faces. It didn't seem to be getting any better so I decided to give it a break and try again in a few days. Well today we started up again with pears and either she really loves pears or she is getting better at eating solids because she loved it and was scarfing it all down! She kept opening her mouth and trying to grab at the bowl. We'll keep on with pears for a few days and move on to something else and see how that goes.
She has been sitting on her own for a while and now prefers that over anything else. She loves sitting up and playing with her toys and watching everything around here. She also loves to pull up when you grab her hands and stand up. Whenever I grab her hands she immediately starts pulling up. She is not a big fan of laying down and every time I lay her down to practice her rolling and scooting she cries. She'll end up being one of those babies who never crawls and goes straight to walking.
Her personality is definitely showing and she already knows how to use her charm and work a room. It never fails, every time we go somewhere someone stops to see her and she smiles and babbles at them and they just eat it up. Today we were out starting some Christmas shopping and she was working the whole store. All of the employees were around her and she was smiling and talking and they were loving it. I don't know what that means for what we have in store!
And for the best part...pictures! We got a DSLR camera a week ago and the amount of pictures we've taken has definitely gone up since then. I'm loving it a lot more than I thought I would!
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| She loves to swing at the park |
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| One of her favorite things to do is knock down the blocks |
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| Like I said, she doesn't like to lay down |
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| Have enough toys there? |
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| So sweet |
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| I love those cheeks! |
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Happy Halloween!
We had the cutest little chipmunk this Halloween. Everybody that meets Mady always comments on her big cheeks so we knew her halloween costume needed to be something that could go along with that and what would be better than a chipmunk? Thanks to my wonderful friend Mindy, we were able to make it ourselves and I think it came out great! She had a lot of fun watching all the kids coming to the house but no candy for her this year!
We had another big first around here yesterday. Mady had her first taste of solids. She won't be six months for another ten days but she started taking a big interest in watching us eat and smacking her lips. We gave her some oatmeal and as you can see from the video she didn't seem to like it very much. She did much better today and actually swallowed some. We'll give it to her again tomorrow and then I think we'll move on and try avocado. Maybe it's just the taste she doesn't quite like.
We had another big first around here yesterday. Mady had her first taste of solids. She won't be six months for another ten days but she started taking a big interest in watching us eat and smacking her lips. We gave her some oatmeal and as you can see from the video she didn't seem to like it very much. She did much better today and actually swallowed some. We'll give it to her again tomorrow and then I think we'll move on and try avocado. Maybe it's just the taste she doesn't quite like.
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