More Visitors!

We were lucky enough to have Sarah (the missing member of the Fab Five in October) visit this past weekend. Jennie came out again to hang with "the girls." We had a very relaxing weekend.

"Sarah says I have to root for Florida in the National Championship!"

It truly was a girls' weekend since Chris was on his annual Moskal Boys fishing trip. While the guys were fishing, Maddie and I had a visit from her Great Aunt Sandy, Great Aunt GayLynn, and her cousins Tiffany and Logan. It was great to see them!

Madeline's Baptism

On the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, Madeline was baptised at our church here in Leesburg. It was a great day; the weather was beautiful! Geordie (my brother) is Madeline's Godfather and Kim (Chris's sister) is her Godmother. Here are some pictures from the day.

"Yummy, this tastes good!"

Godparents Kim and Geordie

All pretty in her dress that Nana Flo and Grandma Mary bought her.

And the bonnet from Grandma Mary

All tuckered out after her big day!

Baby talk

One of our favorite things that Maddie is doing now is "talking." She's making all kinds of new sounds and she's cooing, giggling, and doing lots of raspberries! The video above is the best one we could get of her making lots of sounds. For some reason if we put one of our fingers in her mouth, she really gets going. Maybe she's working on some teeth!

Madeline is 4 months!

Madeline turned 4 months at the end of November. Time is now flying by! She had her 4 month check-up and she weighs 13 lbs. 5 oz. which is the 45th percentile. She is in the 90th percentile for height so the doctor said she's long and lean. She looks anything but lean in some of these pictures! Here are some pictures from the past month.

This is Maddie and her friend Brooke Plummer (daughter of our friends/old neighbors Matt and Lisa). Brooke is 3 weeks younger than Maddie. They are so cute together! Brooke loves to play with Maddie's hair and Maddie usually ignores Brooke and stares at the cameras. Can you tell which baby is Maddie? (hint...she looks good in purple!)

Madeline no longer stays in one spot in her crib. Chris and I were so suprised the first time we found her turned 90 degrees from where we put her down! It became a game....guess which way she's laying now!

Maddie's putting everything in her mouth now. She has figured out how to hold her toys and she likes to taste them all!

All ready for the Virginia vs. Virginia Tech game. Too bad they lost....but at least she looked cute! Wahoowa! Maybe basketball season will be better.

Sitting in the bumbo....watching some football. She loves to stare at the TV when football is on.

All bundled up ready for a walk outside. Chris couldn't resist a picture of her in her hoodie!

Nothing cuter than a naked baby!

November 2006

TUMMY TIME
As you all know, I am a pediatric physical therapist. And I spent countless hours at my job (before I had Maddie) explaining to parents the importance of tummy time. And I used to wonder why it is so hard for parents to do this! Now I know. You never want to take a happy baby and ruin a good mood by putting her on her tummy. But I needed to practice what I preach so we've done it. Here is the progression from hating her tummy to "hey this isn't so bad."

"Oh Mom, this is such hard work!"

"Well maybe I'll just relax here a little bit."

Almost there....

"Hi Elmo!"

"If you take my diaper off, I'm happy in any position!"