A Tour of Madison's Room

I've changed a few things since a year ago and love how it turned out. :)

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

Bow holder/display I made.

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Maddie's little footprint at 1 month. (Can you tell I adored her itty bitty infant feet?)

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<3 <3 <3 IKEA Expedit shelves!!

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This top shelf holds a lot of my old books from when I was a baby. Some were even passed to me from my Mom!

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

Snug snugs and kiss kisses.

Yes, we're dorks!

Misc Videos

A Day In The Life of Madison (Round 2)

Exactly one year ago, I did I post called A Day In The Life of Madison.

Today I decided to do a one-year-later follow up. Here's what Madison was up to today, March 22, 2010.

6:15AM Apparently it was time to get up for the day.

Bed head!



Hungry! Milk!



And a fresh, spankin' new diaper. Followed by a little book browsing from her bookshelves.





Oooh and and always exciting KITTY CHASE!



She insisted on some reading time (*sign "book"* *look at mom* *sign "book" harder* *look at mom* *very deliberate "please"*) I couldn't resist. So she climbed in my lap and we read a few books.



Sticky dog kisses and fuzzy bear kisses. Oh my!



Look! Look! Another kitty!



7:30AM - Time to wake up Daddy! Between the crawling, talking, and tickling, Mads is pretty good at getting him to wake up.



7:45AM - Breakfast! Waffles and yogurt were on the menu this morning.



"No, Mom! Not the toothbrush!"



After saying bye bye to Daddy, it was time to get dressed for the day. | Then she and I headed out - both of us with keys in-hand.



In the car seat..... and out. (That's her sleeping if you can't tell.)



At the mall shopping for shoes for M's Easter basket.



And we had to stop to play when we spotted this.



Crawlin' over to mama for some snuggles and play time.



Lunch time temper tantrum. She's definitely, ahem, asserting herself!



1:00PM - Nap Time! *phew*



Less than an hour later and look who's up again! :)



After some more play, it's time for a couple snacks.





Then, Maddie talks to her teddy bears, kisses her baby, and goes for a bike ride while I get some work done.







At 5:15PM, it's almost time for Daddy to be home and for me to go for a run around the neighborhood. What a beautiful day outside! Here's Mads playing with Daddy while I'm gone.





6:15PM - After getting filthy dirty at the park, it's definitely time for a bath!



6:30 - Her and Daddy are snuggled in for pre-bed story time and then it's off to dreamland!





7:30 - She's been sound asleep for a little while now, we're eating our delicious BBQ dinner, and we're already missing her. <3 We're so lucky to be Madison's parents! (Even when the days do feel really really really long.) ;)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Maddie and I had a fun time celebrating with friends at lunch! We were also at work today.

M with her Grandma in her office.

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

And just for kicks... Madison one year ago today.

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14 months

Another month bites the dust! Here's a little about Madison Kate from 13-14 months.

- Wears mostly size 18 month clothes. Size 3 diapers. Teeny tiny size 3 feet.
- Sorta kinda has more hair! It's still pretty red, but seems to be getting a little more blond.

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- Madison has found a new sort of love for the playground. She used to be mostly about the swings and sitting back and observing. "Tree!! Dog!! Baby!!" Now, however, she's all up in it. She digs the slides (though she mostly goes down with help), all of the ramps, steps, tunnels, etc. She also loves getting filthy in the wood mulch stuff they use and crawling EVERYWHERE. The knees of her pants will be thrilled when she finally starts walking.

From 2010 - 3 - March

From 2010 - 3 - March

- Speaking of walking: She is very sturdy on her feet, cruises like a champ, walks really well with assistance, and even stands alone for extended periods of time... but she's just not wanting to take those first steps. That's exactly how she was with crawling, so I'm not surprised. :) She'll go for it when she's confident.
- This kid is practically having conversations with us! It's amazing! She has now started putting sign sentences together. The other day I was nursing her and thought she was done. She looks up at me and signs, "More, Milk, Please." (!!) Who can say no to that?!
- New signs : Rabbit, Yogurt, I Love You, Turtle, Mouse, Pig and Ball.
- She's also starting to talk more. She will repeat almost anything. Watching her try to say "humidifier" (which she thinks is a hilarious word) cracks me up! The new words she seems to be saying spontaneously are ball, yummy, and shoes.
- Enjoys mimicking what we do.
- Mads is teething multiple molars. It's hard to tell exactly how many... for some reason she doesn't like me shoving my fingers in her mouth on an exploratory expedition. Go figure. The teething has NOT been fun for anyone. :(
- Suddenly decided she hates being in the car seat. Snacks seem to help distract her, but sometimes it's tantrum city as soon as we put her in.
- She thinks tickling other people is the funniest thing ever!
- Asks for music to be played. She points to my laptop (I use pandora.com) and then does a little dance. Too cute!
- Her mobility is often evidenced by scattered bruises all up and down the poor kid's legs.