Spaghetti and Easter

Mady had her first taste of spaghetti this past week - it was a big hit!!!
She really enjoyed playing with the noodles and made quite the mess -
we went straight to the bath tub after dinner!

Mmmmm...spaghetti is good.

Noodles, noodles, everywhere!

Mady also got to celebrate her first Easter - she was very excited about her basket. She is crawling non stop now and on Easter morning we let her "discover" her basket. Once she came around the chair and saw it sitting on the floor she took off!! Jeremy and I were laughing so hard, we had never seen her crawl so fast to something before!

First Easter - April 2009

Look at all the good stuff the Easter bunny left me!

Mady also got an Easter basket from her Gigi. I don't know who was more excited - Mady or her Daddy. He's a sucker for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.Mady looked like such a big girl in her Easter dress.
Here she is showing off her cruising skills.The shoes and socks never last long on her feet!Stacey and I took the girls to Zona Rosa for their Easter festivities.
Mady was happy to get outside in the sun!

Ava was very intrigued with the fountain - she even posed for a picture with it! She is getting to be such a big girl!!

Its hard to believe that our little girl will be 11 months old this week. We are both so excited to celebrate her first birthday next month, but sad that our little baby is well on her way to being a toddler!!

Madelynn has been a busy little girl lately. This weekend she got to meet the Easter Bunny!! At first she was a bit skeptical of Mr. Bunny, but eventually warmed up to him long enough for us to get a good picture. Yes we probably paid too much money for this picture, but like Jeremy says, the pictures are a rite of passage. (click on the pictures to make them bigger)

Madelynn and the Easter Bunny
April 2009

We also had a little photo shoot on Friday night. After an uneventful trip to the grocery store, Miss Mady decided that she would rather play than get ready for bed. We had a good time playing with the toys in her room and getting into mischief!

This is the hat Mady wore when she was born.
I would say its a bit on the small side now!

Mady discovered her huge collection of headbands.
Unfortunately she doesn't really enjoy wearing them as
much as Mommy wishes she did.

This picture is for Aunt Stacey :)
Doesn't she look like a big girl pushing her stroller?

Comforting her "baby".

This is Mady's favorite toy in the kitchen - measuring spoons.

Mady is really starting to get into crawling. This weekend she followed me from the kitchen all the way back to our bedroom. She was so proud of herself!

Pit stop - must have found something to put in her mouth.
We spend a lot of our free time vacuuming now :)

Its hard to believe that our little girl will be turning one next month. It will be a busy month for us - lots of important events coming up!! We have a bridal shower, a baby shower, lots of birthdays, a wedding, our anniversary, family photos with the Solars, and then finally our first Family Vacation!!!

On top of it all, Jeremy and I are in the process of looking for our first home. Its a scary journey for us both, but we are really excited to find a place to call our own!!

10 Months old

Our little sissy is 10 months old!! I have to admit that the older she gets, the harder it is to get her picture taken with the monkey. This time Daddy was able to distract her a bit, otherwise she would be attacking the monkey or lunging forward off of the chair.

10 Months Old

This picture is for Aunt Ivy - she bought Mady this cute shirt!!

Jeremy gives me this same look when I ask him to do something :)

Miss Mady on St. Patrick's Day. She was more excited to check

the mail at her play house than to have her picture taken.

"What the heck mom - can't you see I'm playing?"

St. Patty's Day at the park - the weather was gorgeous!!

Mady was way more interested in looking at the other kids.

Ater a long day of playing - our little girl crashes hard.

I love this picture because her little behind is sticking up in the air like a bunny.

Mady is learning to do a lot of new things - some of her favorites:

• Pulling up and cruising on everything
• Crawling on all fours (she hasn't quite got the hang of this, but it won't be long before we are chasing after her!)
• Pointing at items or people
• Giving big wet kisses
• Listening to herself "talk"

Jeremy and I are both in awe of our little girl and can hardly believe that she'll be a year old in just under two months. It really does seem like yesterday that we brought her into this world!!

A day at the park

The weather here has been really nice lately, so we thought it was time to take Miss Mady to the park. She had a pretty good time I think and we are looking forward to many more trips to the park this spring and summer!!

Mady and her Gigi (my mom)

The slide sure is fun!

Taking a trip down the slide with her Daddy!

Our little girl is getting so big!!

We have been spending a lot of time getting ready for her birthday that's coming up. Its hard to believe that she is going to be a year old already, time sure does fly by when you're having fun!!

Growing too fast

Mady had her 9 month well baby check up yesterday. Everything is looking great!! Her weight gain has slowed a bit, she is only 20 lbs, but she is still very tall at 29 inches long!! She was rather skeptical of her doctor this time, I'm not sure if its the stranger phase she is going through or the fact that she is used to getting shots there that turned her off.

Our little girl is doing new things all the time now. It seems like everyday she accomplishes a new milestone. For a baby that doesn't technically "crawl" she sure can get from one place to another pretty well. Right now she uses a combination of army crawling, pivoting on her belly, and scooting backwards to get where she wants to go.

She has also started clapping - which is pretty cute! Daddy doesn't like it very much because she usually starts clapping when he is trying to feed her dinner and it makes quite the mess. Speaking of food - Mady is trying all sorts of new things. She is a big fan of pancakes, grilled cheese, steamed veggies, puffs, mum mums, meat sticks, yogurt, and all types of fruit. We are so happy that she likes a variety of foods!

Here are a few of my favorite pictures of the month:

9 Month picture with her Monkey.

She loves to stand up like a big girl.

Our version of the Pack N Play - seriously though this is her toy box in the living room and one day she decided it would be more fun to play in the box rather than on the floor.

Sporting her faux hawk.

9 Month Professional Pictures

Mady had her 9 month professional pictures taken this weekend. For having a cough mixed with a snotty nose she did a pretty good job! She is a very happy baby and I was very excited to see her big smile in a majority of the pictures!!

Here are a few of our favorites - its hard to believe our little girl is getting so big!!

We don't have our 9 month well baby check up until next week so I'll make sure and get her stats posted then. I'm pretty sure she is pushing 21 lbs and 29 inches in height. Anyone care to guess what you think her stats will be?

Okay - so I'll admit it.....I have been a horrible blogger!!! I promise to try harder from here on out!!! Let's just say do over and call it even :)

To start out things off right I thought I would share all of the "monthly" pictures I take of Mady with her friend Monkey. Its been a nice way to see how much she has grown every month and boy has she gotten bigger!!

Month 1

Month 2

Month 3

Month 4

Month 5

Month 6

Month 7

Month 8

Our little girl is getting so big!! Here are some of her favorite things to do:

• Sit up like a big girl
• Pull up on everything
• Blow rasbperries (especially when she is eating solids)
• Give open mouth kisses
• Wave hi and bye-bye
• Sit on your shoulders

Mady will be getting her 9 month professional pictures this weekend, so I'll be sure to post some of those on Sunday!!