9 Months

This photo makes me laugh :)  Look at that eyebrow!

Madison's first tooth is coming in!  It's not in enough to get a picture but I'm sure it will be soon. 
She is enjoying a lot of new foods and handles finger foods very well. 
January had such great weather that we got in a lot of walks.  We both enjoyed it :)


A few facts
Weight - 19 pounds 14 ounces (75%)
Length - 27 1/2  inches (50%)
Head Circumference - 43 1/2 cm (50%)
Diaper Size - 3, will be 4 soon
Clothing Size - 9 Month, will be 12 month soon
Sleeping - Bed 8pm and wake around 8am - so nice!  May wake once during the night.

On the move...

Madison is crawling! I has taken some time but she officially can get across a room on her hands and knees.  Madison enjoys this very much and is proud of herself :)  As the mom, I'm not to sure how I like it.  I already miss the days of when I set her down and she stayed put.  Time to baby proof the house!!

A little video of her first day of crawling:

The bad part about learning to crawl is that there may be a few spills.  Madison got her first boo boo :(  (Please ignore the food on her face!)  Poor baby!

She actually has pulled herself up once too so I'm sure walking will be here before we know it!

Wings Clipped

Madison has had some CRAZY hair during her short time on earth.  From the large bald spot due to sleeping on her back to the comb over and the cowlick.  But craziest of all was her wings!  Todd and I decided it was time to trim them in hopes to even out her hair a little. 

Before picture:

They must go!!


After picture:

Much better!!  I think she agrees :)

"Hi Dada"

Madison loves her daddy!

Michigan, Chicago & Lansing

After Christmas we spent a few days at home and relaxed but then soon packed up the family and drove north to Michigan.  Madison was able to enjoy another Christmas experience with Grandma and Grandpa and received some great gifts, as did we :)

 












Our good friends Angie and Josh were able to visit with us many times while we were there!  We brought in the New Year with them while Madison stayed with my parents.

Our 5 year anniversary was on Jan 6 so to celebrate, Todd and I went to Chicago for three days while my parents were generous enough to watch Madison for us!  It was cold but we had a great time and ate a lot of wonderful food.  We visited Shedd Aquarium, The Field Museum, Millennium Park (the bean), the Hancock Building, Navy Pier, China Town, and Greek Town.

We returned to Michigan for two nights and then drove to Lansing where my aunt and uncle live.  I have a cousin from Hawaii who is a freshman at Michigan State and is also on the Gymnastics team.  We were able to watch her at her first official meet.  It was fun!!  Madison got her picture taken with Sparty.  Do we have a future spartan?

It was a great trip!  A big thank you to my parents for watching Madison and my aunt & uncle for letting us stay with them!!

8 Months

Madison is at such a fun age!  She is learning so much each day and her personality is becoming more evident.  She is not crawling yet, but will be soon.  Time to childproof the house!  She has started to move backwards and in circles.  She tries very hard to go forward and rocks onto her knees a little.

Madison is starting to eat more solid foods.  She loves her puffs and likes most of the food we give her, even if her face doesn't show it after the first bite of something new. 

I'm starting to teach Madison sign language for a few simple words like more, please, all done, up.  I'm sure it will take a little time for her to catch on but I think it will be helpful when she learns.

All day I hear "Hi", "Hey", and "Dada".  I'm not sure that she understands what she is saying but it is fun; her dad thinks she understands it though.  Madison's favorite part of the day is when her daddy comes home from work!

We took Madison to her first basketball game at Rupp.  It was a UK women's game against Duke.  Madison wasn't a fan of the loud noise so we left at half time.

A few factsWeight - Oops, didn't weigh her!  My guess is around 19 lbs.
Diaper Size - 3
Clothing Size - 9 Month or 12 Month, depending on brand
Sleeping - Bed around 8 pm and she sleeps until around 8 am.  She may wake once during this time if I don't dream feed her.

Christmas 2011

This year Christmas started for us on Christmas Eve eve with a wonderful church service.  Then on Christmas eve we went to Corbin to spend time with Todd's parents.  We first visited with Todd's dad where Madison got to show off how much she has grown since he last saw her.

Then we went to see Todd's mom where she cooked us a wonderful meal and Madison opened many generous gifts from Grammy.  She had a wonderful time!

Christmas morning we all slept in and then Madison opened just a few gifts from mom and dad. 

We took the advice from our church and did an act of service on Christmas day to show God's love.  We decided to bake cookies for the international students still on campus.  We hope to do some act of service each year.  We are always so blessed each Christmas and are thankful for all we have but most of all for God sending us his son!!

Overall we had a great Christmas and loved watching Madison experience her first!