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.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Guess Who's Five Months Old!
This little girl turned five months old today! One more month and we'll be half way to a year. Wow...
No doctor visit this month so I'm not sure of her stats but I'm assuming she's over 15 pounds now and I don't think she's grown too much taller from last month. She is changing every day and I always wonder what new thing she'll be doing today. She is becoming a pro at sitting on her own and guess what? As of yesterday she has now mastered rolling from back to tummy! She is a rolling machine now and I'm now going to have to keep an eye on her. I think gone are the days where I could leave her to play on her playmat while I got a few things done around the house.
She is also doing this funny thing where she gasps like she is being surprised over and over again when she gets excited. It's so funny. She is reaching out at everything, and she loves to sit in her bumbo watching the water flow in the sink while I was dishes.
I'm starting to think about solids since we'll be starting her on them sometime this month. Our pediatrician recommended waiting as close to six months as we could. Since she's been doing fine on just milk and hasn't really shown much interest I haven't thought about starting her on them quite yet but now she's five months old and considering how fast this last month flew by I need to start thinking about it. She's also starting to pay more attention to us while we eat and just yesterday she was smacking her lips a little while I ate, haha. I'm going to make all her food so we'll see how that goes!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Family Parade
Mady has had a lot of visitors these past couple of weeks. It's been like a family parade through our house and we loved it! First, Mady's Aunt Brittney and her cousins, Beau and Claire came for the weekend. We had a great time hanging out with them and Brittney was awesome enough to watch the three of them while Nick and I went to a concert. I love watching the three of them together and it will be so fun watching them grow up.
Mimi came by the next weekend and we headed over to Canton. I heard so many things about it but had never been. I can't believe how much stuff they have out there. I don't even know if we saw it all but Mady walked away with a few extra bows!
Next up were my parents. They watched her while I had class and Nick worked. Mady took her first trip to the pumpkin patch. She was a bit of a crank but we were still able to get some good pictures.
Even my nephew Christian came by for a night! I think Mady loved all the attention and I know we had fun seeing everyone. Not to mention the few dates we got out of it too!
As for Mady and her latest accomplishments she has now started sitting on her own. She will still fall over after a minute or so but she's getting better everyday. I wasn't quite ready for that one and I can't get over how fast she's growing up. She still has only rolled from her back to her tummy once but is a pro at going from her tummy to her back. She just shows no interest in wanting to do that! Her personality is really starting to show too. She is such a happy baby and smiles all the time.
I can't get over how much love you can have for your children. Everyday we are so blessed to have her with us.
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Mimi came by the next weekend and we headed over to Canton. I heard so many things about it but had never been. I can't believe how much stuff they have out there. I don't even know if we saw it all but Mady walked away with a few extra bows!
Next up were my parents. They watched her while I had class and Nick worked. Mady took her first trip to the pumpkin patch. She was a bit of a crank but we were still able to get some good pictures.
Even my nephew Christian came by for a night! I think Mady loved all the attention and I know we had fun seeing everyone. Not to mention the few dates we got out of it too!
As for Mady and her latest accomplishments she has now started sitting on her own. She will still fall over after a minute or so but she's getting better everyday. I wasn't quite ready for that one and I can't get over how fast she's growing up. She still has only rolled from her back to her tummy once but is a pro at going from her tummy to her back. She just shows no interest in wanting to do that! Her personality is really starting to show too. She is such a happy baby and smiles all the time.
I can't get over how much love you can have for your children. Everyday we are so blessed to have her with us.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Happy Four Months Mady!
Well I keep telling myself that I'm going to blog posts besides her monthly updates but for some reason I always put it off or find something else to do. I'm going to try and change that so let's hope the next post isn't the five month post!
Well Mady turned four months old last Monday and she is growing so fast. It seems that she learns something new everyday. She went to the doctor Friday and had to get shots again :( Poor baby cried so hard but luckily she didn't have any bad reactions. She was just a little fussy and more clingy (which mommy didn't mind). Here are her stats:
Height: 24 inches (25% percentile)
Weight: 14lbs 1oz (65% percentile)
Head: 15 3/4 inches (30% percentile)
She's my little chunk and I love it! She is now rolling from tummy to back everyday now but we have yet to go from back to tummy. She rolls to the side a lot but just can't go all the way to her tummy, although she hates being on her tummy so I don't know if she'll ever do it! She reaches for everything and it has to go straight to her mouth. I think she may have started teething but I probably won't see anything for a while. She's chewing on everything and drooling like crazy! I have to put a bib on her now so she doesn't soak all of her shirts.
Lately her favorite thing is Lucy. She LOVES Lucy and follows her everywhere with her eyes. Anytime Lucy comes around she reaches out to touch her and when she does she loves to pet her. Lucy has a new best friend although I'm not sure the feelings are mutual. Every time I sit Mady next to Lucy to pet her she gets up and goes to lay down two feet away. Poor Mady, but I think she may be warming up to her because she's getting attention from her now.
Mady is also starting to laugh and it is the cutest thing ever and warms my heart every time she does it. Right now we have to work hard at getting them and what worked last time doesn't necessarily work the next time but we try our best.
And for the best part. Here are some latest pictures:
Well Mady turned four months old last Monday and she is growing so fast. It seems that she learns something new everyday. She went to the doctor Friday and had to get shots again :( Poor baby cried so hard but luckily she didn't have any bad reactions. She was just a little fussy and more clingy (which mommy didn't mind). Here are her stats:
Height: 24 inches (25% percentile)
Weight: 14lbs 1oz (65% percentile)
Head: 15 3/4 inches (30% percentile)
She's my little chunk and I love it! She is now rolling from tummy to back everyday now but we have yet to go from back to tummy. She rolls to the side a lot but just can't go all the way to her tummy, although she hates being on her tummy so I don't know if she'll ever do it! She reaches for everything and it has to go straight to her mouth. I think she may have started teething but I probably won't see anything for a while. She's chewing on everything and drooling like crazy! I have to put a bib on her now so she doesn't soak all of her shirts.
Lately her favorite thing is Lucy. She LOVES Lucy and follows her everywhere with her eyes. Anytime Lucy comes around she reaches out to touch her and when she does she loves to pet her. Lucy has a new best friend although I'm not sure the feelings are mutual. Every time I sit Mady next to Lucy to pet her she gets up and goes to lay down two feet away. Poor Mady, but I think she may be warming up to her because she's getting attention from her now.
Mady is also starting to laugh and it is the cutest thing ever and warms my heart every time she does it. Right now we have to work hard at getting them and what worked last time doesn't necessarily work the next time but we try our best.
And for the best part. Here are some latest pictures:
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| This thing tastes good |
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| What's that thing you keep pointing at me? |
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| Best friends |
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| Whoop! |
Saturday, August 27, 2011
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