BIG News

Madelyn learned how to drink from a straw today!!!!!!!!  Okay, okay....maybe this is not "big news" for most of you, but for me....it's HUGE!  I've been working with her for a long time on drinking through a straw and she just wasn't interested.  All of my friend's babies around Madleyn's age were doing it, so I wanted my child to do it too...OK?!?!? 

I've tried cherry Icees, caramel frappuccinos, chocolate milkshakes, and sippy cups with straws....nothing tempted her....until today!  After running some errands this afternoon, I made a pit-stop at McAlisters to pick up a sweet tea.  Madelyn had already gulped down a large sippy cup full of water, so I decided to let her have a sip of my tea.  I started out by giving her little drops of tea from the straw, just as I had done with all of the other drinks.  After a couple of straws full, I put the straw back into the cup and offered it to her again and she went to town!!!!!  The girl loves tea!  What can I say...she is MY child...why wouldn't she love sweet tea?!?!  Needless to say, I am so proud of her.  I don't know why drinking out of a straw was so important to me, but as far as I'm concernerd, today's feat was a major accomplishment!

Other than today's big news, things have been pretty mellow around here.  We've been going to The Little Gym on Mondays with a few of my friends and their little ones.  Madelyn LOVES her class, but she especially loves the playdates we have after class each Monday.  She has so much fun playing with her friends, and I enjoy the time with other mommies.  I am so thankful to have found such a great group of girls to spend time with!

Madelyn is in the process of getting all of her molars in at one time and she is biting/chewing on everything!  A few days ago, Madelyn was in her playroom and she bit a hole her ball pit which caused the entire thing to deflate.  I went to Target yesterday and bought her a new pit thinking it was the same size as the old one...WRONG!!!  This is what we wound up with...

You can't really tell from the pictures, but this thing is HUGE!  Way bigger than I ever expected!  Oh well, she likes it and that's really all that matters.  Now we just need to get more balls...the poor pit looks pathetic right now!