Thank You!

Thank you Mema and Pepa for the Bread Maker! I was really excited to use it- so today I made Buttermilk Bread. I read in the directions that you should always use bread flour, but I used All-Purpose like the recipe called for and it turned out really short. It still tasted good, and I am excited to try again with bread flour! Thanks!

Also- Today is Mema's birthday! Happy Birthday Mema! Hopefully we will get to come back and see you soon.

Check me Out!!

Her tooth is finally visable enough to catch in pictures. Too cute!

Look at the top of her head-- a curl!

Sitting up playing. Such a big girl. She still prefers playing on her tummy and usually ends up there after a few minutes. Its usually because she finds something else further away she would prefer to have.

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter! We went and spent time with both families. First we went and ate a yummy lunch at my family's and had a Egg Hunt in the back yard with the kids. Then we went to Jeff's family and spent time with them. We were not hungry when we got there, but the food was great left over for dinner! Madelynn had a great time being played with and held.

For records purposes--(I am not caught up in my Scrapbooking).

Madelynn cut her first tooth last week- we noticed it on Thursday April 1st. It is barely through the gums, but it is there and I was really excited. I will post a picture as soon as it is through enough to really tell.

She can sit up by herself for long periods of time now. I still need to keep something around her, as she will topple without warning. She definitely has more of an interest now in sitting. I think she has realized she can see better. She is a professional roller; she can get anything she wants by rolling strategically.

Food is still a big hit. Lately, carrots (mixed with Applesauce) was yummy, and Applesauce by itself was even better!

We went to the doctor on Thursday to try and get something done once and for all about her eczema. She had been on the expensive formula for 2 weeks and I didn't see any difference. The dr gave her a prescription for "dermasmooth" and I could see a difference within a day or so. Amazing! Hopefully it will keep improving more and more each day.

Enjoy the pictures!!

Playing Xylophone with Dad

Swinging with Nana and Uncle Mark while the kids had an Egg Hunt
Playing in the FUN NEW TOY Grandma got at her house for me to play in

Yes...I had to put the bunny ears on.

Happenings

UPDATE: Baby food has been a success. She has finally decided that it is food and that she likes it. So far she has tried (and likes) Sweet Potatoes and Green Beans. Next stop: PEACHES!!

She loves blankies. She plays with them, eats them, holds them, and they help her go to sleep at night. (She likes to hold it). This is her playing with Elephant Blankie. Notice how it is in her mouth and she is not holding it. That cracks me up.

We call this "BABY STADIUM".

Brady just passed this down to her. She loves it, but cannot move very much. When she does move...its backwards.


She loves Sadie. I would like to point out poor Sadies expression.

First Food...and First Mess

Sweet Potatoes!!

This is what I get for not scooting another foot backwards onto the tile.

This is how she felt about it.

Is it just me or does she look like she about to throw up?


She turned away, spit it out, gagged...Needless to say it was not a good experience. We will keep trying. Hopefully she will decide she likes people food and I won't have to feed her a bottle for the rest of her life.

Spring Break

We have had an exciting Spring Break so far! Madelynn and I went with my mom to Abilene to visit my grandparents. We had a lot of fun visiting with them. I wish we had the time to go do that more often, we really enjoyed it. Today Madelynn and I went and spent time with Amanda at the mall. We ate at the food court and walked around. Jeff got off early tonight and we went on a walk with Madelynn and ended up at the park. I thought Madelynn was a little too small for the swing, but she looked SO cute and had SO much fun. She sat and giggled the whole time.

I took this picture because when I woke up she was looking at me, and I thought it was so cute. This the bed in the bedroom at my Mema and Pepa's house. My mom has a picture of me doing this same thing in this EXACT SAME bed.

Madelynn with her Pepa

With her Mema

Swinging at the Park

At the Mall with Amanda

Happy 6 Months!

Happy 6th Month Birthday Madelynn!

I cannot believe she is already 6 months old. She is so much fun and has the biggest personality. Lately she has perfected all rolling over skills and has started to figure out how to sit up. She needs support, but is doing it on her own for good lengths of time. She cannot play as well when she is sitting up so she fairly quickly changes into laying on her tummy. Lately she has wanted to sleep on her tummy. Even if I put her in bed on her back, she wakes up in the morning on her tummy. She loves all of her toys and daddy loves playing them with her. We love listening to her babble and talk, and think every new noise she makes is so cute. She is much easier to get to laugh now, and we spend most of the time trying to get one. She is such a happy baby and smiles at everything. We are so blessed to have her in our family.