Maddy lights up

Maddy lights up so much when I start to play with her. She doesn't find too much amusement in things as much as she does your face. I put her in her swing to get a little break and she watched, but didn't start kicking until I sat next to her. It was too cute.

ET again?

Tonight we put Reagan in bed and realized how many stuffed animals she has on her bed... a LOT! She crawled into bed and wanted all the new ones she had gotten for her birthday and Christmas. We piled them up all around her and she snuggled into the pile.

We walked out of her room and turned around to say good night and couldn't see her at all. She was mixed in so well that I felt like we were watching ET again. :)

Happy baby

Maddy is so happy. She has been the easiest baby so far. She doesn't cry much - unless she's hungry. She'll fuss a tad when she's tired, but that is about it.

She loves to laugh. All you have to do is make popping sounds or coo with her and she will start to laugh and smile. She also has started to watch Reagan when she's playing. It's so obvious because Reagan is the one bouncing around and her eyes will track to her movements. So cute.

Children of routine

My girls or children of routine. Once their routines get off a bit, they really don't do well. Maddy has not been in a routine since right before Christmas and I can tell. She has been off schedule with her eating and sleeping. Instead of sleeping at 9:30 pm, she's been up til 11:00 pm. Ugh. That is so hard to handle when I've been used to her going to bed at a decent time.

Children of routine

My girls or children of routine. Once their routines get off a bit, they really don't do well. Maddy has not been in a routine since right before Christmas and I can tell. She has been off schedule with her eating and sleeping. Instead of sleeping at 9:30 pm, she's been up til 11:00 pm. Ugh. That is so hard to handle when I've been used to her going to bed at a decent time.

Reagan's birthday party

Today was Reagan's birthday party. Complete craziness was a part of our day. She wanted Team Umi Zoomi. Of course, because it's a new show, nobody had any decorations or cake designs out yet. I decided to go for it and make a cake myself with the Team Umizoomi design. Thank goodness for Emily - she taught me how to work with it. The cake worked out well.

Reagan had a great time at the party. She ran herself ragged - literally. We had mostly family hanging out. She was so happy to have her cousins here - she LOVED it. She did, however, miss her Alabaman cousins - they left a day early and had to miss her party again this year. She was sad.

By the time everyone left, she was so worn out that she couldn't even make sense of anything. She got so worked up that she fell to the ground. I took her upstairs to snuggle with her and put her to bed. She didn't even argue. I asked her if she wanted me to sing, she said "yes". I started singing a song that we play with and she said "no mommy, that's a wakey song". So I sang the Lullaby song - she closed her eyes and was out before I got through the first verse. So tired.

Maddy over the holiday

This holiday I've noticed a few things. Maddy really needs the interaction of people. She does not like to be left alone for any period of time. Unfortunately, I've had to rely on the props at home to keep her busy because of my lack of planning for Christmas this year. I hate it, but I keep telling myself that it needs to be done.

The good thing is she does love her play mats. I've used them while wrapping presents or doing chores. Often I've put her down and pulled her up next to me while wrapping stuff or working on the computer.

She has started to hold her head up much better. She's now too short for her 3 month clothing but too skinny for her 6 month clothing. Hmmm. She still is only pooping every other day (we have poop days). The nice thing is that we've been able to start a consistent bedtime for her - about 10:30 pm. Odd, but true. She sleeps in the evening until we need to put Reagan to bed and then she wakes up. She stays up until about 10:30 and then gets fussy - like clockwork. :) This is now her fourth night in a row in her bed. Yea Maddy!!!

She's tracking objects fairly well. She LOVES her giraffe on the play mat. Every time I put her on that, she tracks that almost immediately. It's cute. I did finally get her toys to the basement, so we can start playing more. She's getting much more interested in playing with us instead of just hanging out. It's nice.