Madelyn at 8 months/ Christmas Time!

Madelyn just keeps growing way too fast.  She loves to blow raspberries with daddy and isn't crawling yet but that isn't stopping her one bit!! She has learned to roll to get where she needs to go.  She will literally roll across the floor over, and over, and over again.  Too cute!!!

She is very interested in her cousin Autumn's christmas present.  Of course, she didn't know too much about what was going on this Christmas, but she enjoyed her time with her cousins and Grandmas and Grandpas!!

November

OKay, I am so far behind with blogging!
November was a busy month for us! Madelyn had her first thanksgiving, and we celebrated in Opp, Alabama with family and yummy food. 

Justin and I officially joined Cornerstone church and Madelyn got baptised on the same day!

Justin got his first deer of the season with his bow!

My baby girl is 7 months

OK, I know I am a little behind with these (she is about to be 8 months).  But time is flying and my baby girl is growing sooo fast! She is really starting to develop her little personality and lets us know when she dislikes something!  She doesn't like when other people hold her and I am in view.  She HATES when people eat in front of her and she has nothing to eat.  She also doesn't like to be sleepy and not in her crib.  Justin and I really try and focus on not letting her get what she wants, when she wants it to try and minimize the whinyness... not sure if it is working  :)

On the other hand, she is happy a whole lot of the time and shows this by flailing her arms and legs and scrunching her nose and breathing really fast out of her puckered lips. So cute! She loves to have squealing contests with mommy and thinks playing animated peek-a-boo while disappearing then reappearing is the best thing in the world, next to food that is.  She may be a skinny mini but she sure does like to eat!  She is now taking her food with a little more texture, which makes it easier for mommy to whip up!  Her favorite snacks are mum-mum crackers, but she still cannot quite get to the last bite which is usually smashed in her clenched fists.  And heaven forbid Madelyn willingly give up that last morsel to you so that you can feed it to her.... she protests loudly! 

She is definitely more mobile...  She prefers rolling to get where she wants to go, but I believe she will be crawling soon because she has started pulling herself along with her arms and just dragging her body when she gives up pulling her legs under her.  She really has just been such a joy and a great baby!  I get sad thinking of her baby days slowly becoming the past, but look forward to each new milestone she conquers! I love my little Boogie!

Gobble Gobble!

Justin's family went on a cruise for Thanksgiving, so we enjoyed the weekend with my family back in Opp, Al.  Madelyn did well with the family.  For a while, she has been crying with people she does not recognize or just gets upset if I am not holding her. 

Now I can't wait until Christmas!!

A couple of weeks ago, Justin and I took Madelyn to the pumpkin patch.  She had a blast on the hay ride, petting the farm animals, and picking out a pumpkin!
Then last weekend we went to our curch's trunk or treat.  I really wanted her to wear her lobster costume, but it was just too hot.... so maybe pics of her in her costume later!

Maddie J is 6 months!!

So we have reached the half year mark.  Where has the time gone??
She did sooo good with her shots this time! She was done crying by the time we walked out of the room :)  She is sitting up fairly good on her own now and loves to be outside, just like her daddy! She weighs 14 lbs even and is 26 inches long. She is still sleeping 11 hours at night and eats 4 times a day, three of which she has solids.  She started her meats and likes chicken :)  Madelyn loves to hear her mommy sing (which I think she is the only one in the world who likes it, haha) and she likes to be read to...even though she talks the whole time you are reading! Her favorite toy....the remote ;)

Sponsoring a Child!

Justin, Madelyn, and I are sponsoring a child from Buloba (in Africa)!  He is such a little cutie!  His name is Livingston Sekajja and he likes to draw and play soccer :)  His birthday is on the same day as my sisters too!  Which I didn't find out until after I chose him.  Our sponsorship helps him get one new outfit and a pair of shoes a year and helps him with school finances.  Buloba is a small community in Uganda (where the religion is mostly Muslim) that is teaching Christianity.  We are excited to become just a small part of this child's life!

Isn't he just precious???