Little Black Dress

Mady in her "This is My Little Black Dress" onesie.

Outside Adventure

Mady went out in the snow for the first time on Saturday. The weather was pretty decent and we got 4.5 inches of snow, so I thought I'd dress her up in her snowsuit, mittens and hat and try it.
Eric set her in the snowbank and right away she started to bawl... I did take the opportunity to take a few good questions of her unhappy in the snow! (I know, mean Momma!)
Mady's been really, really drooly and cranky lately. Maybe she's cutting a tooth? I guess we'll see.
She slept through the night both Saturday and Sunday night. You would think that would mean that I would sleep through the night, too, but I'm up thinking about why she's not awake or wake up and listen to hear if she's crying. I've got to get over that so I can sleep, too!
Mady tried pears for the first time this weekend. The texture was a little weird for her, gritty, but she did like it and ate pretty well. She still prefers her carrots and applesauce!

Grandma's Memorial

Last weekend was Grandma Helen's memorial service. On Friday afternoon we left for Monticello. When we got to Gail's house we were greeted by lots of family. Grandma Sylvia and Grandpa Lee got there with Uncle Chris and cousin Michael shortly after we arrived.

This was the first time that Mady got to meet Uncle Chris. Boy, did she love him! Her face would just light up. Cousin Michael didn't pay much attention to Mady on Friday night. He was too busy playing with all of his cool new toys.

Uncle Norm and Aunt Linda arrived a while later and after a good meal the family watched the video tribute that I made for Grandma. It was really nice to watch it with everyone and hear all the stories. Mike and Drew got to Gail's around 10 and after they ate we watched the video again.

Mady did very well on Friday for being overtired and around so many people.

Saturday morning Daddy, Momma, Mady, Uncle Chris and Michael went to the outlet mall for a little shopping and to get out of the house before the memorial service.

At the memorial service, Mady did very well, once she was in her stroller. The service was beautiful. I especially loved the stories that people told about Grandma.

After the service Mady got to meet her Uncle Keith, Aunt Michelle and Aunt Sheri, along with cousins Ashlynn, Sasha and Matt. Once Ashlynn and Sasha started paying attention to Mady then Michael decided it was okay to pay attention to her as well.

Once back at Gail's we spent more time with the family. Michael played with Mady a lot on Saturday night and even held and fed her. Auntie Toni also spent a lot of time playing with Mady, mostly playing "up down" and watching Michael ride down the stairs.

It was a nice weekend to spend with family remembering Grandma and making new memories. I'm so glad that Mady got to spend some time with her Uncle Chris and cousin Michael.

Four months old!

Time flies! Mady's now four-months old.

Feb. 7th Mady was baptized. Uncle Bill and Auntie Kim are her godparents. The service was at English Lutheran in La Crosse and couldn't have gone any better. Mady was great through the service and when it was time for her to be baptized, she smiled each time Pastor Mark put water on her head. It was too cute!

Mady received many nice gifts to honor her baptism: a necklace with a heart and cross from Grandma Linda and Poppa, a beautiful bracelet with her name on it from Grandma Sylvia and Grandpa Lee, a Tooth Fairy silver container from Grandpa Roger and Grandma EJ, a bible from Uncle Bill, Auntie Steph and Malayna and many other things.

At four months Mady:

* weighs 14 lbs, 3 oz.

* is 25 inches long.

* eats about 27 oz. of formula a day

* enjoys applesauce and carrots, especially carrots

* doesn't dig the rice cereal.

* sleeps about 9 hours at night, getting up usually once

* reaches for Eric, Jennie (her babysitter) and Courtney (one of my students)

* loves her toy frog and Lola the pink dog.

* tries to sit up all the time.

* rolls from front to back and back to front.

* crawl-scoots backwards instead of forwards and gets mad when she can't get her toy.

* smiles and giggles a lot.

* is still the love of our life!

Changing from Babysites

My subscription with Babysites.com is almost over, so I decided to find a free version to blog and keep you all updated on Mady's life. Make sure to bookmark this site and come back often!!