Favorite Foto Friday

Okay... I've seen this on other blogs, and never done it... so today is my first Favorite Foto Friday!! Since, I'm way behind in this I'm using more than one foto. I'm not sure what the specific rules are on this... is it just supposed to be one picture? Are you allowed to journal about it? I'm not sure what the official 'blog' rules are, but since this is my blog I'm going to post more than one, and journal!!

I got Madalynn this fun water table b/c she LOOOVES to play with water.

Madalynn loves to point... especially when Grandpa has her.

Giving Piglet a sweet kiss...

Oyyyy.... the day I've had... if you only knew!!!

This one captures my goofy girl!!

2 Big Steps, and One Fall

It just happened!!! Madalynn took her first steps... two as a matter of fact. It was tonight after her bath I put her down in front of her little doorway/house I got her for her birthday, and she took 2 tentative steps toward it... Mommy cheered & cried. It happened so fast I couldn't get it on camera. I'll have it ready for the next time though.

I think Mommy may have to re-learn how to walk  too. Tuesday leaving for work (as I was running late, wearing some adorably cute totally impractical shoes)...

I took the one step down into my garage, and my foot went out from under me, and down Madalynn & I went. Thankfully I held on to her, and took the brunt of the fall... she did scream, and cry but I think it was more because it scared her (Mommy screaming on the way down didn't help either). To quote Forrest Gump I was wounded 'Directly in the butt-tocks!!' it's a shade of purple I've never seen on human skin before.  Oyyyy.  Thankfully, the best thing about being shot in the 'Butt-tocks' is the ice cream!!

 

Did you miss us??

I can't believe a week on Cape Cod has come & gone. We had such a great time, and I just loved being able to spend all day everyday with my girl, and to see her having such a great time with her cousins. I can't believe this was our 5th year going.

This was before we left last Friday. She's wearing a 'Cape Cod' t-shirt that I bought last year, hoping THIS year Madalynn would be with us to wear it.

Madalynn loved, loved, loved the beach. We went on our first night (her actual birthday), after dinner to see the ocean. As soon as I took her out of her carseat she gasped, got a big smile, and started pointing at the ocean. She was so excited.

This was her 4th of July dress, but since that was a bust I decided she could wear it on her first Birthday...day.

It was a little windy at the beach

I know... I am sooooo white.

She & I had pretty low-key week mainly just going to the beach a few times, and hanging out other than that. It was super muggy so trying to stay cool was a big objective, and all that hair makes for a sweaty baby girl.

Her first time in the water feeling the sand... she kept sticking her tongue out to taste the salt on her lower lip, and chin.

Eating the sand was also big fun!!

This was the 'beach' we went to yesterday... it was low tide, and you couldn't even see the ocean. It was on the bay side of Cape Cod, not the Atlantic so you could just walk forever on what was literally the ocean floor. It was nice w/ the tide pools for Madalynn but it was super windy. So windy that the sand would blow, and hurt when it hit your exposed skin.

Sandy toes & fingers...

She is soooo close to walking. Will walk around forever holding on to things, but then gets the spaghetti legs when there is nothing more to hold on to. Aunty Jill was really hoping she'd do it while we were on vacation.

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On our last night after we got home from dinner.

Trying to see what the crazy cousins are doing as they rehearse & get into costume for the traditional last night 'show'.

Until next year Cape Cod....

Celebrating Madalynn's 1st year!!! Happy, Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!!

I've discovered that packing is much more difficult with an almost 1 year old!! She is 'helping' in these pictures... please note that the items she is reaching for on the floor were previously IN the suitcase. I'm anxious to see how I'm going to pack up the car in the morning, and keep her occupied at the same time...

... away we go....

Well tomorrow (Madalynn's actual birthday), we head to vacation with the grandparents, Aunty Jill & Uncle Rob, and the cousins!! We are all very excited (except Madalynn I don't think she really has a clue). I can't wait to take her to the beach. Some pics from last year.








I think back to last year at this time when I was 10 weeks in to what would turn out to be my 12 week & 5 day wait for Madalynn. For me that was the longest, hardest part of waiting for Madalynn. That sense of anticipation & wonder is still so fresh to me I can recall that feeling with little effort. I was convinced it would come while we were on vacation last year, but it didn't. It seemed as if it would take forever. Now, she is here, and we're off to have vacation together. I feel blessed.

1st Pigtails

I did pigtails for the 1st time in Madalynn's hair yesterday!! I had to take some pics before we headed off for work...




She has also turned into a climber, and figured out how to climb up on her stepstool to look out the window, and more importantly to get into whatever is available in her cradle.



... And she climbed up on these 2 pillows to get her picture, and then just plopped down for a seat.