Yummy to My Tummy!!!

Well we made the decision to start Madelyn on cereal!  I stressed over this for some time and felt like the time was right.  For those of you asking why the stress?  Well if you are not a parent of a little one you might not realize the big debate out there on when to start solids.  I made the choice based on the fact that she is eating more and more formula and sometimes still not satisfied and she shows interest in our food.
So the camera and the video camera were standing by...
We tasted...
We made a horrible face...
and then wanted to lick our fingers!!

The Goods

All Ready

The face!!!!

The fingers!

The second time for solids was the next day.  She made it clear she HATED it!!!!  I tasted it and I didn't think it was that bad but what do I know!

So the journey on solids continue!  Stay tuned..

Baby Dedication

On November 21st Mary Madelyn had her Baby Dedication service or as some call it Parent Commitment service at Green Acres Baptist Church. For those of you who come from other faiths or are not familiar with this, this is a special time when the parents promise to raise a child in a Christian home and friends and family stand up and promise to help support the parents in their decision. It was a very beautiful day for all of us. Here are some pictures of our very special day!!!

Claire and Madelyn.  Madelyn wore the same dress Claire wore 10 years ago to be dedicated.

Her very own cake!  Although she can't eat it!

She wanted to taste!

This teapot was my great great aunts.  This was our way of including a 5th generation to the special day!

More Flowers

Mamaw and Papaw gave her this gold baby ring!  I had one as a baby too!

It was a very special day!  Thank you all for sharing it with us!  A very special thank you to my dad, Poppa, Thank you for coming over 600 miles to share this day with us!!! 

Maddie is 4 months

Today was Maddie's 4 month wellness check.  I can't believe it has already been 4 months.  Everything went great!  My Mom went with me because Chris couldn't make this one.  She weighed in at 14.1 putting her in the 58th percentile for weight.  She measured 25 1/4 putting her in 93rd percentile in height.  She had a huge growth spurt!  At her 2 month visit she weighed 11 lbs and her length was 23.  Her head was 16 and 1/4 at 2 months and is 17 now putting her sweet little (or not so little) head in the 93rd percentile! 

Wow they grow so fast!  I have already had to pack away some of her newborn clothes :(

The Dr. said her development was GREAT she is even ahead of schedule on a few things! 

All in All we had a great report!

Maddie before her appt.  We woke up to a chilly morning in East Texas!

Halloween 2010

Well Maddie's first Halloween was a blast!  After searching and searching for the custume to fit her that wasn't a lady bug or a pumpkin we found a purple butterfly!  We dressed her up and went trick or treating with the Chesley's.  We have been trick or treating with the Chesley's for years but this year we a got to include Maddie in on our tradition!

SO CUTE!

The Butterfly costume got hot!  Cade and Maddie!

This was the first year I haven't dressed Prissy up!  She was not complaining!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!