Madeline loves her jumper!

The last couple of months Madeline has really been into her exersaucer. This week she has found a new love for her jumper. She loves it!

A few of Maddie's favorite things...

1. Madeline loves shopping. She especially likes the carts at Kohls because she can look out and observe everyone else's buying habits.

2. Madeline loves walks in her strollers. She really likes to prop her feet up on the front bar.

3. Madeline loves her cousin Dane! We went to Lexington this weekend and spent the night with Laura and Cory. Everytime Dane would laugh, Madeline would crack up. Here's a sweet photo of them riding Dane's wagon.

All dressed up and nowhere to go!

This morning Madeline was supposed to have her nine month photos. Unfortunately, it rained and we needed to reschedule. Chris snapped a few though. Look how sweet she is!

She loves to try to stand up now!

Here she is ready to see the CATS beat the Florida gators! (a girl can dream, right?!)

What's new?

Madeline is at such a fun age right now! She has learned the game peek a boo and likes to play it all the time. She laughs and laughs when you surprise her.

She is still so so so nosy that sometimes I call her "Harriet" like Harriet the Spy. I used to love that book when I was little. I'm told by her daycare teachers that sometimes she doesn't nap because she is too busy checking out what other kids are doing.

In other news, I have taken a new job with Humana. I am looking forward to a change but am sad to leave all of my work besties. One of my favorite things about this new opportunity is that my new team has a more flexible schedule than my current team. I can come in earlier and leave earlier, giving me more time in the day with sweet Madeline.

I have been trying to post a video of Madeline laughing at Stella all weekend and it's not working. So, this blog is text only. Will post some photos of our big girl soon! She is so big!

Pictures with great-aunt and great-grandma!

Last weekend, my aunt and grandma came to see Madeline. Here are a few photos...

The grandkids and the first great-grandkid!

Great-grandma and Madeline

Where can I find a large bubble for my child?

As I said in the last post, Maddie girl is EVERYWHERE. She now likes to pull up on anything she can get her hands on. Which is a problem b/c most items aren't stable...so she takes a lot of spills. I wish I could put her in a bubble suit to keep from getting so many scratches! She moves quickly. One second, she's happily playing with her blocks...and the next she has crawled across the room to do a push up on the wipes case.

In other news, Madeline said her first word! Chris thinks it was da-da...though it might have been Prada. Kidding. She actually says "da-da" quite a bit, but I'm not sure if she knows what it means just yet.

I'm supposed to be napping, but I'm standing in my crib instead!

Taking a Sunday stroll!

Playing with my blocks before breakfast. In the next 5 minutes, I will probably pull Stella's tail, try to play in her water bowl, pull up on the kitchen chair, and try to crawl under the coffee table where I will bump my head!

What's new?!

Hello! I have been a bad blogger! Since we returned from vacation, our life has just been wild!

Chris has entered his busy season at work and is putting in 10-15 hour days. This is always a rough month for him but fortunately, it doesn't last too long. He is such a hard worker!

Lots of things are happening with our sweet girl!! She has moved out of the infant room and into the transition room with all of the crawlers. She crawls ALL DAY long. She is also extremely nosy. She doesn't like to nap at daycare b/c she is too busy getting into everyone's business! I have no idea where she gets that from! :)

She is eating very well- she's had pretty much all fruits and veggies. With the exception of peas, she has loved everything!

She took her first trip to the zoo on Saturday. It was a beautiful day so my mom, sister and I went with Madeline. She seemed more interested in the other kids running around then the animals! Ha. We still had a great time though.

I will not stay away as long next time. Until then...here's a few photos from Maddie's 6 month photo shoot. Happy Wednesday!