Today's Events

We woke up this morning and headed to The Little Gym for our regular Monday morning class.  Madelyn has missed class for the past two weeks.  She was sick week 1 and in Austin week 2.  Needless to say, she was so excited to be back in her super fun class and even more excited to see Mrs. Delinda and her buddies, Braden, Riley, & Lilly! 

After class we decided to get Madelyn's FIRST HAIRCUT!!!  Her bangs were hanging down in her eyes, so I just wanted them trimmed.  Well, we left with more than we bargained for.  Her hair looks awful!!!

The sweet lady cut her bangs straight across, extremely uneven, and about an inch to high!  If you've ever seen the movie Dumb & Dumber, imagine Jim Carey's haircut and that's what her's looks like!  If you've never seen the movie, here is a picture for you to fully understand....Sigh!

I know it will grow back and she is still absolutely beautiful, but she's just going to look a little funny in the meantime.  Poor child!

We came home to eat lunch and take a short nap and then headed to Dr. Naylor's office for Madelyn's 15 month check up.  The last few times we've been to the doctor's office, Madelyn has thrown an absolute fit.  I had prepared myself for another fun filled, temper tantrum throwing office visit, but she did much better than I ever imagined she would!  Maybe it's because her daddy was there to comfort her this time!

She was being so sweet and loving.  I felt so bad that she had to get two shots, but I know it's for the best.  She only cried for a second and then she was back to her happy self again!

Here are her stats as of today:

Weight: 23.8 lbs (50%)

Height: 32 inches (90%!!!)

Head Circumference: 46.25 cm (60%)

Our little girl is getting so big!  She is so much fun and continues to amaze us everyday!  We are truly BLESSED!!!



Chicago Changes Everything

Garrett had to make a last minute work trip to Chicago last week.  He told me he would be gone for at least a week, so I decided to throw all plans out the window and take a road trip of my own.  Madelyn, Trooper, and I packed up and headed to Waco.  This was my first time to make the long 7 hour drive by myself.  I was a little worried that Madelyn would have a meltdown while we were in the middle of nowhere, but she did GREAT!!!  I was so proud of her!!!  We spent 4 days in Waco and 4 days in Austin!  I had such a good time and it was so nice to see so many friends and family that I had not seen in quite awhile. 

Because of our trip, I've fallen behind on my blogging!  Sorry! 

Madelyn has her 15 month check up on Monday...yes, I know I'm way late on her check up, but she was sick and then we left town, so this Monday was the first day I could take her in!  So, I plan on getting back on track with blogging on Monday! 

Where does the time go?!?!?  I feel like I can't keep up with life lately!  Is it really almost October, Geez!

Labor Day Weekend

My parents came down on Friday to spend the holiday weekend with us.  It was great to have them here.  We really enjoyed spending quality time with them and Madelyn enjoyed the constant attention!!! 

My Mom and I spent the majority of the weekend shopping and finding all of the good Labor Day sales while Dad and Garrett watched lots and lots of football!!!  Madelyn stayed home with my Dad and Garrett while we were out shopping...Although I missed her, it was very nice to be able to get things done and not have to worry about her getting tired, hungry, grumpy, bored, etc.  I know she had a much better time at home playing with her Daddy and her Poppy than she would have if she had been out shopping with me. 

On Sunday night , Garrett and I had our first official "date night" since Madelyn was born.  Yes, I know, it took us almost 15 months to find an opportunity for a night out, but when you don't have any family around it's hard to find good babysitters.  Garrett and I had a wonderful evening and are very thankful for the opportunity to spend some quality time together. 

Mom and Dad headed back to Waco today and Garrett and I spent the afternoon cleaning up around the house, doing laundry, and getting ready for Tropical Storm Hermine.  I don't think it will be a bad storm at all....probably just a lot of rain, but it's always good to be prepared. 

Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! 

Weekend O' Fun

We ventured to San Antonio last weekend for a fun-filled weekend with Daddy G & Kekal (AKA: Greg & Crystal).

We spent our weekend shopping at La Cantera and the Quarry, eating delicious food, and exploring San Antonio, but the highlight of the weekend was our trip to Sea World.  Garrett and I were not quite sure how Madelyn would handle an entire day at an amusement park, but she LOVED IT!!! 

We started out the day by watching a great show!  It was filled with tons of fun:  music, dolphins, beluga whales, crazy divers, and more, but Madelyn's favorite part was the BIRDS!  The girl loves birds!  Periodically throughout the show they would release birds into the arena.  They would fly around in a circle above the crowd a couple of times and then return to their cage.  Madelyn was amazed (and so were her parents!)  I have no idea how they trained those birds, but it was amazing!

After the show, we walked around and explored the rest of Sea World.  We saw penguins, puffins, birds, fish, etc., but Madelyn's favorite was the sea lion exhibit.  She really enjoyed listening to them make their loud noises and, at times, she even confused their "barking" for a dog's bark.  She kept saying "daaa"...which in her language, means Dog!  I understand her confusion though...they do "bark" AND they kind of look like her dog, Trooper, too....why wouldn't she think they were dogs?!?!  We bought some fish to feed to the sea lions and Madelyn thought it was hilarious when her Daddy would throw the fish into the water and the sea lions would chase after it.  Mommy, however was a nervous wreck because I was terrified that she was going to fall over the big wall and go swimming with the sea lions! 

We also had a great time feeding nectar to the beautiful birds!  Madelyn really wanted to "hold them", but I had to refrain her from giving them kisses and trying to pull all of their feathers out!

After a long day of walking around in the Texas heat, we headed to Lost Lagoon to end our day.  We all needed to cool off a bit...it was sooooo HOT!  Madelyn had so much fun playing with all of the other kids at the water park.  She found a few slides that she went down no less than 50 times each and even found a cute little sea-turtle to play with, too!

As we were on our way out of the park, Madelyn fell asleep in her stroller and conked out for the remainder of the evening!  Needless to say, she had a super-duper fun time!  Thank you to Daddy G & Kekal for a GREAT weekend!