Gross, Disgusting, Yucky

Those were the words coming out of Madeline's mouth after a nice afternoon of making mud pies. (Of course, she was only repeating me!)  We decided to sit outside and enjoy the goregous 70 degree October weather.  A little innocent scratching at the dirt turned into this...

Thus 3 baths in 24 hours. Sigh.

Why so serious?

This picture made me smile.  This little girl can be so expressive. 

P.S. If anyone knows how to make my video box on the side smaller so it doesn't float in the wings, please let me know.

Random Updates

I love my child.  I mean seriously love her unlike I've ever loved anything or anyone before. She's just so....cool.  Just listening to her laugh makes me happy.  I think if she were my age, we'd be good friends.  But since she's not, I will be her mother, not her friend, and help her to turn into an awesome woman.  Some people don't seem to appreciate the fact that they have children.  Which is really dumb.  Because you never know when something is going to happen and you won't be able to hug them one more time.  Just saying.  Ok that was kind of rambly....

So she still doesn't have her canine teeth in.  Her new favorite phrase is "I do it!"  (I have no idea where she gets that independent streak. ha.)  The words are flying and starting to become more consistent.  Her comprehension is unbelievable.  A little too good. I have to spell words like "cookie" now.  

I am officially an MBA student now.  This means that Brad is Mr. Mom quite a bit.  He's doing an awesome job.  You should be jealous that your husband is not as incredible as mine.   

Madeline still hasn't gained weight. We're going to a pediatric GI specialist in November.  I automatically assume this will involve a colonoscopy.  Scary.

Sneak Peak

We had some family pictures taken in the beautiful fall weather.  I think there's a possibility that my hair is whipping across my face in 90% of them.  Here's a sneak peak of what we got:

These were taken by our good buddy Chad Dumbris of M&R Photography. If you live in Indiana, you should call him.  But only for pictures.  No funny business.

Pictures with the Grandparents

Here are some random pictures from various visits with Grandma and Grandpa Webb this summer. Unfortunately their camera is pretty crappy so the pictures aren't very good quality. Oh well and enjoy.

She love love LOVES those red shoes.

I love that her hair will go back in pigtails now.

18 Months

Being silly with Grandma and Grandpa Webb.




Madeline is a whopping year and a half old now. How did that even happen? She is still the busy little monkey she has always been. This is a little more evolved now and includes mimicking mom and dad and disassembling everything. She's got all sorts of words flowing from her mouth, many of which surprise us. (carrot cake....really?) Her favorite word is now NO. And she has completely abandoned the use of "yes," which is super frustrating. We've seen a little of that fierce independent streak surface with the occasional tantrum, but so far it hasn't been that bad. She can correctly identify most external body parts. (Her favorite is the belly button - GROSS.) She even calls the dogs by their names now.



She has grown 3.5 inches in the last 3 months and has gained 0 weight. None. Zilch. Nada. We're now doing some testing to see what the deal is with that. More details to come.

Blog? What Blog?

Good news and bad news about the blog. The good news is that we have a bran spankin' new computer (that Brad built himself) and are upgrading to faster internet, which should make my blogging habit a little easier. The bad news is that I am officially an MBA student now and on top of my full time job, family, and church commitments, I also have class to attend, homework to complete, papers to write, tests to take....So we'll see how it goes. We're definitely due for an update though....