May 2011~Random Photos

Well hello there! I 've made a promise to myself that I'm going to get caught up on this, my family blog. And since I am just almost OCD about it...I can't just make myself skip ahead to present day. LOL.
But seriously, I'm going to try to blow through the last year as quickly as possible to keep our family lives documented chronologically. And I must say, a lot of important events happened over the last year that I want to share. :) So here it goes...

Mason was 4 years old and Madelyn was just 8 months back in May 2011!

She was eating in her high chair...

And still sleeping in cute baby poses...

Madelyn had short hair, but lots of it!

This is right before we lowered her crib matress!

Standing while holding on!

Teething on everything!

And just being an all around cutie! :)

The End!

(For now!)

Madelyn's Milestones ~April

That's right, folks. That title says APRIL. I am just that far behind on this blog. I plan to do a lot of skimming through events with lots of pictures & little typing. Here is what Madelyn was doing back in April, when she was 7 month old.


Getting up on her hands & knees, ready to crawl!
Takes good naps-morning & afternoon. Still sleeping great all night long, too! So blessed!
She learned how to tip over her toy baskets to reach the goods...I love this silly face!

The girl finally got to eat in her high chair! It had been in storage & I was feeding her out of her bouncer. She likes it.

Such a happy girl!
She started pulling up on Everything! We had to lower her crib mattress to the lowest setting right after this!...and she loved to peek through! ;)

I put her on the arm of the couch & she got up on her knees & started rocking! She'll be crawling very soon!
Just chillin' in her recliner...

The "Other" Baby

This baby doll was mine when I was a child. Since it's pretty much life-sized, we brought it down from the attic when I was pregnant to let Mason play with it. One afternoon, I let Madelyn check it out...

Who does this baby think she is?

Don't think you're stealing any of my attention, Baby!


I can take you!


Hmmm...better idea. I can eat your fingers so mine don't get all slobbery.
I like this baby afterall!

Firsts: Cereal!

In January, it was time for Madelyn to try her first solid (very runny) food! We started with rice cereal and since then she's had oatmeal, applesauce, pears, sweet potatoes, and bananas. So far she's liked them all & seems to enjoy eating with a spoon. Since she's still working on sitting up by herself, I feed her in her bouncer, but we will be breaking out the highchair very soon. I can't believe what a big girl she is!

Clean Cutie

Right after a bath, on her changing table...

Just a little drool.
Focusing in on those frogs on the towel (with a crazy cowlick!)
What a clean cutie! (4 months old~last month, Jan 2011)

Random Cuteness

From November... 2 months old.

I have no idea why this rotates when I upload it. I tried several times with no luck, so here it is vertical instead of horizontal! I really think she looks like me when I was a baby in this particular picture.

And Flower Butt!

The Docs

These are two of the Doctors that I not only worked with at Creekside (until I left in Sept. to be a stay-at-home Mom) but the Doctors that cared for me for 9 months and delivered Madelyn!

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. McAlister (left)! He was wonderful during my entire pregnancy and although I wish he could have delivered Madelyn, Dr. Reiter (right) was the one who was there that night and was also really great!

These pictures were taken when Madelyn was 8 weeks old. She had been passed around the clinic to all my friends/co-workers there, so by the time I got over to the Dr's, she was pretty tired...

...as you can see! Although Madelyn is screaming, I still love this picture!
What a wonderful experience to have a baby!

The Many Faces of Madelyn

Madelyn at 10 weeks.
We were in Dillard's shopping in November and my Mom & I started talking to her & Mom started snapping these pics! I love them! They crack me up!

Going Home / Madelyn's Nursery

Last day in the hospital...ready to get home!
In the car...

And finally home. (now what? LOL)

Mason had to check out his new baby sister. What a sweet picture!


We brought Madelyn home from the hospital to her new room (our converted office) which we decorated in woodland animals (strongly focused on owls!)
Here's a view around the nursery:

New rocker/recliner that I had to have after rocking Mason in an old rickety wooden glider! It's sooo nice! Got chocolate brown so it would match stuff in the future.

To the left of the window are 2 square shelves that my mom found at Goodwill. They were periwinkle and I spray painted them to match the room. (and it matches in real life-not so much in these pics!) I also sprayed the big "M". They all look kinda small in this picture, but are really not that tiny. I put 2 little painted wooden birds on the shelves that I got super cheap at TJ Maxx.

New chest of drawers (thanks to Gigi) and the tv that provides the perfect amount of light & entertainment for those middle-of-the-night feedings! The big bow on top of the shelf is from my baby shower.
The super cute lamp (from my Mom via Target) and the diaper cake my BFF made me, along with the cast iron owl I fell in love with at Hobby Lobby and have since named, "The Guardian of Gahool!" (makes me laugh every time)

The crib that was Mason's~she's in there!)
I made the 4 mixed media paintings above the crib but did not get the 4th one quite finished in time...ask me if it still looks like that after 7 weeks. No really, don't ask! ;)

And the changing table...

That's about it-the other wall has a closet on it. The walls are painted a pale, soft green. The color name escapes me right now--something about apples! It's such a cheery and comfortable room~I hope Madelyn likes it!