New Bunny Slippers and Winter Hats

Since we are going to Nebraska for the holidays I thought I'd better get Madison winterized.:) I bought her these cute little bunny slippers. She hasn't worn much of anything on her feet all summer because it's just too hot so having something on those little toes was quite a change for her. Also, we tried on some winter hats that were given to us by my Aunt.

Don't I look so cute!

"This is so much fun!"

"I'm so stylish and pretty."

"I don't think so mommy. This one isn't my color."

Hanging out

I was going through some pictures from the week prior of the three of us just hanging out and I found these ones. They are so precious. I love pictures of Mike with his little girl.

This is one of our favorite times of the day because she just lays in our arms and eats her whole bottle. It's her bottle that she gets before bed.

I finally got this picture to download. It should've been in the last post. She decided the slide was better for playing on than sliding down.

"Daddy is so comfy."

Park Time

Tuesday before Mike left we decided to go to the park here in Richmond Hill. It was nice getting out and Madison loved it. Mike took her on down the big slide but she didn't seem to impressed so he helped her slide down the little one. She wouldn't pick her feet up so she just kind of scooted her way down. We have a cute picture of her playing on the little slide but it wouldn't download. I'll post it later when maybe it's working.

Mommy and her little cutie pie.

"Sand on my toes." Mike wanted to let her feel the sand again.

"Yay!!!! Swinging is fun on daddy's lap."

As you can see she loved swinging on her own. She was all laughs and smiles. We would pretend to catch her legs when she'd swing towards us and she would get even more excited. It was so cute!

I also want to just say a quick thank you to those of you who have put Mike and I in your prayers. We really appreciate it!

"D" Day

As many of you know we took Mike to Ft. Stewart on Wednesday to leave for the deployment. It was VERY hard but had to be done. It's nice finally getting it going instead of constantly dreading it. We got some cute pictures to remember each other by so I thought I would share.

It was pretty warm and bright that day which explains Madi's little squinty face.

Hanging out in the car just waiting. Aren't they so cute together!

I figured I better get one with her too. Who could resist that face! Mike really likes that she's grabbing around my head. It's kind of like she's hugging me.

Please keep Mike and I as well as all the other soldiers and their familes in your prayers. They need to be kept safe and we all need to keep an opstimistic attitude.

Uncle Billy's R&R

Billy, Mike's really good buddy from the last deployment has been deployed from here since May. He got his R&R last Wednesday so he visited us for a couple days. It was great hanging out with him again. Mike and him obviously had a great time! Just a little FYI he is "Uncle billy" to Madison because he's like a brother to us and he loves her to death.

We were outside right before Mike and Billy were going to go riding.

Billy and Emily brought Madison her Christmas gift. We let her open it early so that Billy and Mike could see.

It's a cute jean skirt, top, and shoes. "I can't wait until I can wear it."

We've been keeping the bikes while Billy is gone because his house got broken into after he left. So they went for a ride on the bikes and of course they had to get a cool picture.

The guys and Madi. Aren't they all so cute!

8 Months Old

In honor of Madison turning 8 month old today I will give a short update on all she has done this past month.

*She weighs 16lbs. (but doesn't feel that heavy)
*Eats lumpy food and loves snacks such as gerber toasts, sweet potato puffs and other small finger foods
* She has become increasingly aware of her limited mobility and craves to be able to explore her surroundings further through crawling or walking
*STILL wears size 2 pampers even though the amount of wiggling, scooting and rolling around warrants cruisers. We tried the 3's but we had to roll the top down and there was too much extra diaper at the bottom
*Has started using the sippy cup on outings. She gets very excited when we bring it out.
*Will mimic my behavior such as splashing in the tub when I splash
* Today while giving her a bath she discovered the bubbles we had made while washing her up
*She is finally big enough for me to buy her 6-9mo old clothes when shopping. She could fit into some before but it was pushing it
*Mike lowered her crib so that we don't take any chances of her pulling up on the sides and falling over
*Her meal times are alot more normal now, breakfast at 7, lunch at 12 and dinner around 5

Below are some cute pics I took of her today while we were hanging out together.

The futon in the office is still out as a bed from my Aunt's visit so I let Madison play on it while I took care of some things on the computer. She got all wore out and was ready to nap 30min before her regular nap. It was so cute picking her up and carring her to her crib to ensure a longer nap. As you can see she has a blankie. She always wants a blanket to cuddle with.

As mentioned above she discovered the bubbles in her bath today. She may have kind of looked at them before but today she was trying to pick them up or at least figure out how to grab them. By looking at this picture I started realizing that her days in the little baby tub are VERY numbered.

Outings

Here are some pictures of us out to dinner and hanging out at a friends house.

I got this dress from a shower. It's so poofy it's adorable!

Aunt Kim, this picture is for you. She looks so cute in the outfit you gave her.