Six Months!

Simply said, these past six months have been among the best we've ever known. We couldn't be more in love with Maddie or a happier family.

Here's a small slideshow we put together of some memorable moments and milestones shared with friends and family!

If you would like to download a full-screen high quality version (12.4 MB) please click here to download. Note: requires QuickTime, which you can get for free, here.

Tooth!

Maddie has a tooth!

We'd post a picture but that requires a) holding her hands/arms, b) pulling her lower lip down and c) pushing her tongue back in her mouth -- she loves to rub it over her new tooth.

So, no pic. Just a story about a single, sharp little tooth sticking about a millimeter above her gum.

So cute.

Yum, Yum, Yum!

We've mentioned that Maddie has NEVER HAD A PROBLEM with food. She loves to eat, and has loved exploring new flavors and textures (OK -- not so many new textures -- basically mush). But it 's still all great fun! This pic demonstrates that nicely:


She also began eating in her new high chair, looking, as cousin C called it, "like a space baby". I completely agree, in a Space-Baby-Meets-Giddy-Cutie kinda way;


By the way, Maddie now weighs in at over 19 pounds. Big girl. Big, smiling, lovable girl.

It's been a while, but Maddie's sittin' pretty!

Funny how the blog falls to the side when things get busy!

A quick update on what's been going on in Maddie's life for the past few weeks: Maddie's been enjoying rice cereal and is now excitedly devouring every little bit we make for her. Later today she'll try bananas for the first time!

Unfortunately Maddie's also coming off a bout of RSV, a virus that causes coughing and wheezing for several weeks. After a trip to our terrific doctors, and a few follow up sessions of inhaled medication, she's just about clear. Of course, she never lost her easy going nature the entire time. Smiling, cooing, and interacting more than ever.

..and sitting up! Turns out Maddies' off-the-charts size hasn't kept her from tackling all sorts of physical milestones, and in the past few days she's been loving sitting and seeing the world from a new perspective. She does topple over quite a bit, but as the following video shows she giggles right through just about anything.

Here are a few more fun shots of her toppling over:


AND, Maddie's getting her hair back. ..coming in much lighter than the dark brown she carried into the world. Her head feels so downy soft that we can't keep our hands off her.



Thanks for checking in. ..we'll try to keep our updates a little more regular!