Week 22:

well, Maddie had a very merry Christmas! Santa was very good to her…I have never seen so many presents for a baby! This, by far, was the best Christmas for me because Maddie was a part of it. Along with all the gifts, he brought Maddie and mommy and cold for Christmas. I guess it doesn’t matter how much you try and keep your child away from germs, some tend to sneak In. this was her first cold and it has been miserable for the little girl. Although, she has been very congested and coughing, she has still kept a smile on her sweet face. as you have read in the two prior posts, Maddie has 2 teeth that have come in on the bottom gums. I can’t believe that she is already getting teeth…amazing how fast she is growing up!

Scratch the 1 tooth...make that 2!

Ok, Maddie was giving me "kisses" today and it felt different from the other day. I felt around on her gums and she has ANOTHER tooth coming in next to her other one. At this rate, she will be eating a steak dinner for her 6 month birthday!

Maddie's 1st tooth!

NEWSFLASH.....Maddie has gotten her 1st tooth! She was sucking on my finger tonight and I felt something rough on her bottom gum. I took a look and sure enough her first tooth has broken the surface. Are babies supposed to be geting teeth this early??? I guess I'm gonna have to get used to her little smile not being "gummy" anymore......Yeah Maddie and her new "pearly white!"

Week 21:

happy 5 months Maddie! I can’t believe that it has been 5 months since little Maddie has come into our lives…the time has flown by! I also can’t believe that in a couple of days Christmas will be here. We sat Maddie down in front of the tree this week and she went straight for the ribbons on the packages ( sorry if your present has Maddie slobber on it). Wade said that we were not going to go over board this year with gifts for Maddie because she is so young…well, let me say this, first baby and first Christmas, you can’t help but to go over board with giftsJ. Wade, Maddie and I wish everyone a very merry Christmas! I know ours will be extra special this year because we have been given the best gift in the world….maddie moore!

Week 20:

I want to take this time to talk about how amazing our little girl is. This past week I have been taking mental notes on how much she has grown up in the last 4.5 months. She is sitting up by herself, she picks up anything she can get her little hands on, she can hold a bottle by herself, she loves to talk her baby talk, and she has a permanent grin on her sweet face. Some days I wish that I could freeze time and keep her this age forever…then I think about the day when she is talking and says, “I love you “for the 1st time. I never imagined that the sight of little piggies (her toes) would bring a tear to my eye. It is true what everyone says about them growing up fast…I can’t believe that next week, maddie will be 5 months old. I am truly the luckiest girl in the world! Oh, and if you haven’t experienced a “Maddie kiss” yet, it is kind of slobbery, but it is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and heart!

Maddie's 1st visit to the North Pole

Week 19:

this week maddie has found out that her feet make a better pacifier than sucking on her hand. She constantly has her little feet in her mouth now, which makes it difficult to change her diaper. Right now it is so cute, but I am hoping that it is just a phase and she grows out of it before she becomes a pre-teen. We went to see santa this week and she had a ball. The girl at the counter said that it is very rare for a child this age not to cry and to have a smile on their face with santa. Maddie is such a happy baby and always smiling. The best is when she wakes up in the morning and sees you for the first time and she gets a huge smile on her face…..my heart melts every morning!

Maddie put her foot in her mouth.....literally!

I was getting Maddie's bath ready tonight and Wade walked in a said, "Babe, Maddie has her foot in her mouth." I came out of the bathroom and sure enough, she had her foot in her

mouth just a sucking and smacking. Thank goodness the camera was near! These are the kind of pictures that she will die when we bring out to show her "future boyfriends!"

week 18:

little miss maddie has had a lot to say this week. She is starting to be very vocal and loves to talk, talk, talk. It is a mixture of gurgles, yells and baby jibber jabber. We started watching a sign language dvd that my mom gave to maddie….maybe this way she can tell me what’s on her mind before she is able to voice it. She is full of smiles and full of drool, these days!