Jan 17, 2012

5 months old

Maddie,
You are 5 months old. We cannot believe how much you’ve grown.

  


You have really grown over the past few months and have learned so much. You love playing on your activity gym mat and bounce-a-roo! Your feet are not quite touching the ground, so you aren't able to really bounce yet, but getting very close! You do not have a 5 month check up, but at your 4 month you were healthy and growing just perfect. Your weight was 13 lbs 2oz and you were 24 1/4 inches. We dealt with our first sickness at about 3 1/2 months with an ear infection and again at 4 1/2 months. You were a trooper, but mommy and daddy didn't like seeing their baby sick. We had a follow up appointment last week and your ear is healthy! Hopefully, we won't have anymore!

What we have noticed this month:
  • You are chewing and drooling on everything! We have to keep a bib on you at all times.
  • You love kisses!
  • Since you have been rolling over, changing your diaper has become quite a challenge!
  • You have learned to grab your feet and always trying to chew on your toes!
  • You  love for mommy & daddy to play & sing with you, we always get lots of smiles and giggles out of you.
  • You have become a good little napper the past few weeks.
  • You do not like us to clean your nose. The nasal aspirator is not your best friend.
  • You still love bathtime and splashing the water.
  • You have the cutest little rolls on your arms and thighs.
  • You won't keep shoes on your feet, so we just put socks on you.
  • You started eating cereal and you are really liking it, Yum Yum!






5 months old and growing!


You are such a happy baby and truly amazing! We love you very much sweet girl!
love you,
Mommy & Daddy

Jan 6, 2012

Christmas with our Family

We enjoyed Maddie's first Christmas at home a few days before Christmas day and then we were off to spend Christmas with our family. We always look forward to spending the holidays with the one's we love.




Before we left town we were able to meet up with Whitney, Brody & Debbie for lunch. We had lunch and exchanged gifts for the kids. We are so glad we got to see them and thank you Brock & Brody for the fun Swirlin Surprise Gumball machine!


We started with a visit to Healdton to see Nana Jo & Papa Jim

Happy baby!



That evening we all went to look at the Festival of lights. This is one of my favorite things to do during the Holiday season. Later on we had an exciting and full evening at Mimi & Papa's with Christmas dinner and gifts. It was an exciting night for Maddie & her cousins with all their new toys to play with! We had one tired little girl, that's for sure.
             

Mimi & Papa always get the kids pajamas, it was so cute to see them all in their
Christmas pajamas.
   


We had lunch on Christmas Eve with the Jeter family. This year we have three new babies to welcome to the family Tripp, Ryder & Maddie! It was good to finally get all our sweet babies together.

                        
     
Christmas Eve evening we headed over to Grandma & Grandad's for a church candlight service with Scott's sister, Jana & her family. 

Christmas day we were up early to enjoy Christmas gifts and lunch with the family. It was a full house this year!

Thanks Grandma & Grandad for the cozy teddy bear winter wear

Good times at Grandma & Grandad's


         






Jan 5, 2012

Christmas

This year we were given the best gift of all,
our precious daughter

Merry 1st Christmas Maddie

sweetest baby ever!






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Christmas 2011
Our first Christmas with our bundle of joy!



her stocking was filled with new hair bows, a pink winter pom pom hat & a Christmas bib!




OOOOH just what I have been wanting!
                                                                               
 She loves her new Sophie Giraffe teethers!

                                 
      Merry Christmas from our family to yours