7 Months!

 

 

"My name is Madeline, but my family keeps calling me Madigan.  It appears as though I like to get my picture taken, but what I REALLY like is my funny brother standing behind the crazy lady with the camera.  I have no hair and only two teeth.  I LOVE broccoli, asparagus, sweet potatoes and roast beef.  I'm not a big fan of peas, beans or mango.  I can get from one side of the room to the other using my elbows and toes.  It may not be an official belly-off-the-ground crawl but that certainly doesn't matter when you're as fast as I am.  I've been sitting a good two weeks, and only tip over once or twice a day now.  I HATE tipping over.  I think sleeping through the night is for LAZY babies and I'm indifferent to toys; I prefer keys, remote controls, glasses, watches, necklaces, paper and anything electrical.  I LOVE to stand up if the big people help me balance and I love Love LOVE to bounce.  I JUST learned to clap my hands, today, in fact, and I can totally suck on my toes.  It LOOKS like I'm sucking my thumb in the picture up there, but I'm not; I'm eating grass, that I picked up with a pincer grasp.  Watch out world... Here I Come...  well, as long as my Mom comes with me because I'm sporting a severe case of stranger anxiety, or Mama Love, whichever way you want to look at it." ~MMB

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice... and Pink

 

 

 

6 Months!

 

 

 

My oh MY it has been a big month!  Maddie grew two bottom teeth, has started waving "hi" and "bye", tries to clap and/or cheer... we're not sure which it is, scooches backwards, sits up unassisted before a very hard tumble down, has spoken her very first intentional words: up, Papa, Mama, and has started eating supper with us, except hers is run through the new Cuisinart.  Pork, chicken, sweet potatoes, peas, beans, carrots, pears, broccoli, avocado: Caleb thinks it's all quite disgusting.

"This is My ANGRY Face"

Maddie's angry face isn't complete without some heavy nose breathing and a wee little bit of fist pumping.

5 Months!

 

 

Maddie is five months old in these pictures.  She absolutely REFUSES to sleep through the night and makes up for the inconvenience with an abundance of smiles, her own version of straight-armed hugs and dive bombing kisses.  Belly laughs are still exclusively reserved for her brother.  Maddie's not much for mimicking sounds yet, but we can get in a mean match of making her favorite new face back and forth, see the post entitled "This is My Angry Face.

First Snow in Boise

Boise's first snow of the season didn't come until March.  We had BIG FUN at Camel's Back Park!!!  And just in case you were wondering, YES, he DID slide down the big hill, well, at least 1/3 of it anyway, and YES it went really FAST.

 

 

 

Flying High

Thanks to the internet, a piece of paper, stapler and a string,
we spent HOURS flying our homemade kite.