9 months old!

I just can't believe it...Madelyn is 9 months old today! She is just getting so big. These are some fun pics. One is from Kyle's birthday party at work. I went with a Spiderman theme because I wasn't sure what boys were into these days. :) Madelyn was not crazy about the theme...or maybe she just wasn't crazy about Kyle's boss, Chuck. She seems to be getting some stranger anxiety which I hear is normal for this age. The other picture I took this afternoon. She was just crawling around the family room having a grand old time. Look how long her hair is getting! It is so hard to control anymore...especially after she takes a nap. I hope you all are having a happy "Tax Day"! Love to all!

Guess who can crawl?

Madelyn started crawling yesterday! I was sick with a stomach flu otherwise I would have gotten a video of it. But, she figured it out finally! She's still a little tentative, but she's doing it! So, she had a big day yesterday followed by getting the stomach flu herself in the middle of the night. I swear...one of us gets sick, and the other inevitably gets sick. We're both doing better today. Anyway, here are a few pictures I've taken recently.

Madelyn's First Easter

Happy Easter! We made it! The day included waking up after only 4 hours of sleep, singing in 2 services at church, Madelyn accidentally getting locked in the car (long story involving a copied car key, but everyone is okay), and spending the afternoon with Kyle's family. I'd say it was pretty eventful and also good. The weather was beautiful - a little bit cold, but sunny! And we had some really good services at church. The music was so fun to sing, and the Spirit was really there. I hope that you all had a great Easter. Here are a couple of pictures of Madelyn in her Easter dress - one with Daddy and one with Auntie Kim. Love to all!

New pics!

Here are a couple of new pictures! I just love to take pictures of Kyle and Madelyn napping. She loves to cuddle with her daddy! The other picture was taken on our outing to Polaris. Believe it or not, these two little ones are only 13 days apart in age! Jalon is already wearing 18 month clothes! We met his parents, Eddie & Janelle, in our childbirth class. She was due the day before me, but she ended up having Jalon 2 1/2 weeks early. Anyway, we're glad to have these new friends.

Snowed In!

We were told yesterday that we were going to get the worst snow storm we had seen in Ohio since the mid 1990's. Well, for those of you who have forgotten what 13+ inches of snow looks like, here are a few pictures to remind you!

Update

Well, it's been a long couple of weeks. Madelyn was sick for almost 2 full weeks. She started out with just a stuffy nose and cough, and it turned into some kind of virus. She started getting really high fevers, and we ended up taking her to the ER one night. I also took her to the doctor a few days later only to be told that I was doing everything I could do. She finally is over that, but now I feel tooth number 7 coming through!!! She's crazy! Let's see, she has learned to roll over in her crib. I came in yesterday to check on her while she was napping, and I found that she had rolled onto her tummy and fallen asleep. So, here are a couple of pics I've taken lately. One was taken while she was sick with a fever, and the other was the first time she rolled onto her belly for a nap.

Still alive!

We're still here...we're still alive! I know it's been forever since I've posted. We finally found the software for our digital camera, so here are several pictures to get you all caught up with Madelyn. I can't believe how big she's gotten! I babysat a 7 week old baby the other day, and she made Madelyn look huge! My little baby is not so little anymore! She's now added a few more "words" to her vocabulary. She says da-da, blah-blah, and several other things that sound vaguely like words. It won't be long until she's jabbering away in full sentences. I've ordered her 6 month pictures and will post some of those when I get them scanned in. Love to all!!!