6 Month Pictures!

Despite a failed nap and a super nasty runny nose, Madeline's 6 month professional pictures were a huge success. We've got a good one of the 3 of us. Here are our favorites. You can check out the rest in our Picasa album.

Best Product Ever

Ever since Madeline learned to roll over, she has become an unstoppable force in her crib. We quickly learned that she loves to bury her face in the bumper pads, so those were quickly removed. I was convinced she would suffocate herself and it was really impacting my own ability to sleep. That lasted all of about 2 days when Madeline started getting every limb of her body stuck in the crib slats. She would wake up in the wee hours of the morning, howling, because her body was contorted in an odd fashion and she was stuck. This was also impacting my ability to sleep. Enter Mesh Bumper Pads! They form a protective barrier that keeps all limbs safely inside of the vehicle. However, you can bury your face in them and still breathe just fine. They're also great when baby starts to stand up in the crib because you can't step up on them. Yay product geniuses! Yay happy sleep for all!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Madeline sporting her '80's garb

and posing for the Grove City alumni magazine

Half Year Mark

Madeline has hit the half year mark! It's unbelievable how much she has developed in 6 short months. She had her check up this week and checked in at 26 inches long and 14 pounds. This puts her in the 50th percentile for height and the 15th percentile for weight. She's a peanut!

She is now working on a sippy cup. She has started taking baths in the real bath tub. She loves to kick and splash and play with her bath toys. She is starting to wave back at us. Most recently she has started standing, using only her play table to balance herself. She can't do it for very long, but she get stronger every day. I can't believe that in only a little while my baby girl will be completely mobile!

Here are pictures of Maddie hanging out at the park. She loves the swings! She also got to go swimming with Grandpa Webb. She is so happy in the pool. I'm sad there are only a few more opportunities to swim this season.

We are getting family pictures next week, so hopefully there will be lots of new photos to share. The last time we had professional pictures, she pretty much slept the entire time. I hope it goes as well this time. Don't forget to check our Picasa site (by clicking over on the left). We're far better at updating pictures than the blog.

So I have been horrible with the blog lately. What can I say, it's summer time and I'd rather be playing with my baby (or sleeping) then blogging.

We have some great new video. And as soon as ATT hooks up our Uverse, we'll have enough speed to upload them.

Here are the highlights:

Almost done with physical therapy!

Sitting completely unassisted for 15 minutes at a time

Says Dadda and I think I heard a Mamma a few times this week (not that she has a clue what that means)

Eating veggies like they're candy

Pacifier free!

Completely into toe biting and finger sucking

Holding her own bottle (when she feels like it)

Crawling backwards!

And my precious baby girl is putting in a solid 12 hours at night.

She's is pretty much the cutest, funniest little monkey ever.

Note: I wrote this last weekend and still haven't managed to find pictures...sorry!

Sorry for the lag in posts and pictures. I believe Brad is working on several new video clips.



Madeline is 4 months old now! It's unbelievable how fast she changes. At her 4 month appointment, she was 24 inches long and 13 pounds.



She is now rolling over incessantly and sitting up on her own for small chunks of time. Last week we started giving her cereal, which does not seem to impress her. Bananas are much tastier! She is trying really hard to move around while on her tummy, but her arms just aren't quite strong enough to propel her yet. She is good at pushing her butt up in the air and pushing backwards.



Most of the time she is just chattering away and laughing and happy as can be!

Today we had an absolutely wonderful day with Madeline. It was so nice not to have any obligations and just to hang out at our house. She has started rolling from her back to belly and loves to play on her tummy for ridiculously long periods of time. We tried out the doorway jumper and she loves it! She also is able to sit up while using her hands to hold herself steady. (More pictures to come on these).

Today's big event was the SWIMMING POOL! First off, the swimsuit that I got her a while back that was big on her...definitely too small now....I guess we'll be doing some shopping this week. Second, even though it was an absolutely gorgeous day, the pool seemed to be about 40 degrees. Despite the fact that Brad and I were freezing, Madeline didn't seem to mind. She had fun kicking, splashing, and riding in her inflatable boat. I think we'll be back again soon!