Busy Girl

This past weekend my crazy Mom and Dad put me in the car for another loooooong trip...8 hours to be exact! This time we headed to San Angelo for my Daddy's 10 year high school reunion. I must brag on myself...I was an absolute champ the entire way there...sickness and all. Yes, after almost 3 miserable weeks, my cold has still not gone away! Yuk! This runny nose and cough business is really annoying. At least the fever is finally gone!!!

Anyway, we got to San Angelo on Friday afternoon and spent the weekend with family and friends. I had so much fun playing with Nettie, Pappy, Daddy G, Crystal, Ava, Grayson, Grant, Missy, Chad, Jill, Cayson and many, many more! I even got to meet my cousin, Shauna. My mom and dad have been telling me about her since I was born, but she's been MIA (aka...in New York) for a long time doing some "stuff" for school.

On Sunday, I got to go to my very first pumpkin patch! Mommy & Daddy thought this was a prime opportunity to take lots and lots of pictures. Don't I look cute?!?!




We made the long journey back to McAllen on Monday and once again, I was a trooper! I didn't fuss one bit until that last stinkin' hour....geez louise....I tried so hard to be good, but I just couldn't take it anymore. I wanted out of that car!!!! I can't wait until we get to move somewhere where I don't have to ride in the car for hours and hours to go see my peeps! Ugh..this car business is getting old!

We've been taking it pretty easy ever since we got back home. Mommy put me on the floor for some play time on Tuesday and I showed her my newest trick...SITTING UP!!! Don't get all excited yet...I can't quite do this on my own, but if my mom puts me down in the sitting position I can stay there for about 20 seconds before I topple over like a bunch of bowling pins! I can't wait until I can sit up by myself. It's a lot more fun than laying on my belly all the time!

Yesterday mom broke out my new highchair since I am now a big girl who eats cereal on a daily basis! I really, really like my bright and colorful chair. It's super fun to sit and play with my toys and watch mommy cook dinner. I'm still not exactly crazy about the food that is shoved in my mouth while I am sitting in this chair, but I'm getting more and more tolerant of it everyday! I hear veggies are in my near future...maybe I'll enjoy those more than that white stuff they call cereal!

4 months old!!!

Hello friends! First off, let me tell you that I've decided to take over this blog business since my mommy can't seem to come up with anything interesting to say these days.

We went to Grant and Missy's house in Austin this past weekend since my daddy had a 3 day weekend. I had sooooo much fun playing with my cousins, Ava and Grayson. My aunt Tara came and spent the night with me and Mimi and Poppy came to have lunch with us on Sunday. I also got to meet one of mommy's good friends named Ashley and her 15 month old son, Jace. Wow...he's a quick little fellow. Maybe someday I'll move as fast as he does!

Today was my 4 month wellness check-up!!! Can you believe I'm already 4 months old! Whew- that time sure did go by fast! Dr. Naylor said I'm growing like a weed. I weigh 14 lbs, 5 oz. and I am a whopping 25 1/2 inches long. Holy moly...that puts me in the 90th percentile for my height. Apparently I'm going to be very tall like my mommy! I'm also SUPER excited because I get to start eating real food now.....well, that is if you consider rice cereal real food! Mommy is going to wait until daddy comes home today to give me my first "bite". I'm pretty sure a video will be coming soon to show you how I do with the new grub.

All-in-all, I'm doing great! I love to "talk" and smile at mommy and daddy. I've recently become quite interested in holding my toys and putting everything I touch into my mouth. I also love, love, love to chew on my hands. Mommy thinks I might be teething, but I sure hope not! I am so NOT looking forward to that business!

Thanks for stopping by and checking in on me! Hope you enjoy my "new and improved" blog!

Look at me go!

Madelyn's latest accomplishment! Sorry this video is so long... You really only need to watch the 1st 30 seconds or so. I haven't quite figured out how to just put portions of videos on the blog yet!!!

Smile Big

Here are a few recent pictures of our precious little girl. She's getting so big and developing so much personality. She's just a little over 3 months old this week. At this point, she's able to roll over from tummy to back and back to tummy, smile, giggle, reach for and grab toys, and she makes lots of cooing sounds. I swear she's trying to talk to us sometimes :)

Roll over, Roll over...

I took this picture yesterday (9/21/09) and made the comment to Garrett that Madelyn was so close to rolling over. Well, boy was I right! She rolled over today!!!!!!! She has rolled over from her tummy to her back already, but today was the first time she rolled over from her back to her tummy! This is a much harder accomplishment, so mommy was very proud! I was also thrilled that I actually saw it! I missed her first roll over from tummy to back and I also missed her first giggles. I was starting to think she would "perform" for anyone BUT ME! We are so proud of our little girl!

Riverwalk, Tummy Time, and Smiles

I don't really have much to report on, but I'll try to squeeze as much out as I can....

Garrett had to go to Kerrville last week for work. He was only going to have to be there for an hour or two, but we figured we should make a trip out of it since he was having to drive there anyway. Madelyn and I hopped in the car and followed Garrett up the road. (We are not allowed to ride in his government vehicle!) We stopped in San Antonio and Madelyn and I checked into the hotel which was right on the Riverwalk! Garrett went to Kerrville for his work business and then came back to San Antonio that evening. My dad just happened to be in San Antonio for work as well, so he met up with us for dinner that night. This was Madelyn's first trip to the Riverwalk! She absolutely loved looking at all of the scenery and listening to the many noises all around! She is a very attentive and alert baby. The next day, Madelyn and I went to Waco with my dad and Garrett came back to McAllen. We had a wonderful time in Waco with my family for a few days.

Other than our trip to San Antonio, there has not been too much going on around here. Madelyn is growing and reaching new milestones everyday. She absolutely LOVES tummy time! We opened up her new tummy time mat the other night and she played for a good 45 minutes. There is a little bear that lights up on the mat and she loves to stare at it and smile! She smiles so much now and has started "cooing" quite a bit. She makes the funniest noises sometimes. We are loving every minute with our precious little girl!

It's been awhile

As I signed on to begin typing this blog, I realized that it's been almost a month since my last post! I guess having a newborn around doesn't allow for as much blog posting as I would like! A lot has happened in the past month....

We took Madelyn on her first road trip and headed to Waco for a few days, then we drove to San Angelo and stayed there for a few days and then headed back home to McAllen. We were so surprised with how well Madelyn did in the car! She was an absolute angel! We only had to stop once on the way to Waco, she slept the entire time on the way to San Angelo, and we only stopped once on the long 7 hour drive from San Angelo to McAllen. It was such a wonderful trip and we truly enjoyed getting to see all of our family!

Last weekend we took Madelyn to the beach for the first time! She loved it! Madelyn absolutely loves being outside. Our friends Chad, Jill, Wade and Angela came down and went with us. We had a great time at the beach, swimming in the pool at our condo and just hanging out and spending time with such great friends. I'm sure there will be many more beach trips in our future!

Today is Madelyn's 2 month birthday! I can't believe she is already 2 months old....time really does fly! We went to the doctor this morning for her check up. She weighs 10 lbs, 11 oz and is 22 1/2 inches long. Dr. Naylor says Madelyn is in the 50th percentile in both weight and height. Everything is right on track and we have a beautiful and healthy baby girl!

Hope this post helps to catch you up on what's been going on in our lives lately. I'll try not to go so long before my next one!