Madelyn really loves her new ball pit. She loves to walk around and around it kicking the balls! :)
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Home Sick
Madelyn and I are home sick today. We went to the doctor this morning and Madelyn has an upper respiratory infection and an eye infection. Unfortunately, the upper respiratory infection is viral and cannot be treated with antibiotics but he did give us a drop for her eye. That should be interesting trying to get eye drops into a super active 15 month old's eye!!! Her fever broke this morning so hopefully she will start to feel better soon!! Here is a video from yesterday....
Yes, those are diaper pail refills. Yes, she wore them around the house all afternoon. Yes, she screamed and cried when I took them away...
Monday, October 13, 2008
Hide and Seek
The other day, I was in the kitchen washing dishes and Madelyn was playing on the other side of the breakfast bar. It got very quiet all of a sudden and when I went around the corner looking for her, I did not see Madelyn. After a quick freak out :) I saw her "hiding" on the far side of her toy chest reading her books. She was watching me running around looking for her and smiling :). What a sweet little girl!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Madelyn's Very Own Ball Pit!!
Madelyn got a new toy last night that she loves :)...150 balls are alot to pick up :)
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Parade!
This morning Madelyn and I walked in the Homecoming Parade! It went fairly well. Madelyn is not a big fan of sitting in her stroller so I was worried she would be fussy. She did very well in the beginning, looking at all the people and clapping as we walked. She started to get fussy about 30 minutes in (it was getting close to nap time). We made it to the end and went home. Later this afternoon, I realized that Madelyn felt pretty warm so I took her temp and sure enough, she had one. It stayed low grade but she has also been fussy and messing with her ear so I am hoping it is not an ear infection.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Homecoming
The school district I work for is fairly small. It has only one high school so Homecoming is a big deal through out the district. Today at Madelyn's day care (she goes to the district run day care for employees) they had a Homecoming Parade around the school and there is a parade tomorrow that Madelyn and I are in. So my friend, Jennifer and I decided to make outfits for the girls to wear for Homecoming! Any excuse to get creative :) I will try and get a picture of the two of them at the parade tomorrow.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Outside - Part I
Madelyn and I spent most of this past weekend outside, and I have TONS of cute pictures to prove it! Enjoy :)
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Ottoman Love :)
Madelyn loves the ottoman - she loves to climb on it and push it around the living room!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Slide!!
Madelyn finally learned how to slide on her Kangaroo Climber...She climbs up the slide and then turns around to slide down. Not the most conventional way to do it but she loves it! :)
Sunday, October 5, 2008
LONG Sunday!
We had kind of a rough weekend...I have been battling something like a cold the past few days and was not feeling very well when I finally went to bed around 11:00 on Saturday night. Right before 1:00 AM Madelyn woke up and did not want to go back to sleep. We rocked, dozed and cuddled for almost an hour and Madelyn was still awake. I tried to put her down and she was not having any of it - she was very upset. I let her cry for a few minutes until I realized she was not going back to sleep...when I went back in to get her she not only had taken her pants off but she also had taken her diaper off!! So after a new diaper and some milk, we made camp on the couch. Another hour later and Madelyn was no closer to sleep so I decided to do something I try not to do - took Madelyn to bed with me. It still took her a while to settle down but she finally did go back to sleep around 4:00 AM.
Needless to say, I was not feeling well this morning and was very tired all day long!! Madelyn was also tired and cranky all day. She was all over the house all day long and I had no energy to chase her around today, so this is what our house looks like after a VERY long Sunday!
Photoshop Playtime!
My newest photoshop creation - still playing around with settings and such...what do you think??
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Go Bears Go!!
Madelyn received this cute Chicago Bears outfit from family in Illinois! She looks so precious :). Thank you Berg Family!!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Madelyn at 15 Months!!
Today we went to Madelyn's 15 month doctor's appointment...Here are her stats!
Weight: 27 pounds (93%)
Height: 32 inches (88%)
Head Circumfrance: 18 inches (50%)
Teeth: 16!!
Dr. Curry was very impressed with Madelyn (as always!). He says that she is progressing very well and even a little bit ahead. Her soft spot is almost closed (typically closes between 15 and 18 months), she is very skilled in walking and running, has started to climb on EVERYTHING, and has LOTS of teeth. He was impressed that she already has 16 teeth - she has them all minus her two year molars (at the rate that Madelyn is getting teeth, she will probably get them sooner rather than later!). He says that she will probably go through a phase soon where she will eat less and become more picky (**Edited: Madelyn hardly ate any dinner tonight - she wanted nothing of it!! So unlike her!!). He also wants her completely off bottles. We have been having morning and night milk in a bottle still simply because we do not have a whole lot of sippy cups. Madelyn does not care how she gets milk as long as she got it so I went to Target on the way home and got more sippy cups and took the left over bottles out of the drawer!
Here are some things Madelyn is doing at 15 months!
Animal Sounds: alligator (she says chomp, chomp), cat, dog, pig, bear, monkey, duck (sometimes)
Words she signs: all done, more, eat, milk, water, Dada, thank you, Gigi, Aunt Hallie, blows kisses when you tell her you love her!
Words she says: Dada, Mama, Gigi, Layla, ball, eye, that, hi, bye bye, Tiger
She loves to climb, run, read books, throw balls, give kisses, and play outside
She can point to her tummy, eye and nose
I think that I say this every stage but this might be my favorite age! I love that she is so active and responsive. She is so much fun to play with!! I can't wait to see what lays ahead! :)
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
October Desktop Calender
**Double click on the image and then right click and choose set as background...Enjoy! :)
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
1st Photoshop Layout
I have been having trouble creating things using my new photoshop but I found an online tutorial video and it walked me through making this creation!! What do you think?? The only thing I need to figure out now is how to upload pictures and make them bigger than blogger's settings...Any ideas??
**Click on the photo to make it bigger and easier to read!!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Mommy's Helper
Madelyn loves to "help" Mommy with laundry!! She gets very excited when it is time to fold laundry - I am hoping I can fork over the laundry responsibilities to her soon :)
PS - I got Photoshop Elements for my birthday. Do any of you Photoshoppers out there have any tricks they would like to share?? I am specifically look at using it to add words to pictures and create things with it. Any tips? Thanks
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Happy Birthday To Me!
Today is my 27th birthday - man am I getting old!! :) My mom (Gigi) is kind enough to babysit Madelyn tonight so that Derek and I can have some free time. We have big plans to do all the things we have not done very often since having Madelyn; movie, dinner, shopping!! :) I will miss her so very much but I am looking forward to some alone time!! This has been a fantastic year....I have a wonderful family with a precious toddler and a great husband. How lucky am I?? :)
Friday, September 26, 2008
15 Months Old!!
I cannot believe that 15 months ago we had a precious little baby.....
and now we have a silly, energetic (!!) toddler!!! 
Happy 15 month bday Madelyn! :) We have our 15 month appointment on Thursday so I will post more then about stats and what Madelyn is up to at 15 months!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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