Oh Maddie....you're so cute!

This is a short clip of Maddie after she has eaten her bannanas for the first time. I fed her the baby food outside because she loves the outdoors. That might have helped her ease into eating and now we are feeding her in a highchair. She seems so small to be in a highchair but she can get all messy in there. In the background of the video you hear Les stapling lights around our deck. Just to help identify the wierd sound.

She loves eating baby food now. We had a very hard time getting her to eat cereal. We tried the cereal with bannanas and we were successful. Thank goodness. So far, Maddie has eaten: bannanas and peas. We are trying one food a week and switching between a fruit and veggie. I will post more pictures of her eating later. Thank you for checking in on us!!!!

Last weekend with our family

I had to put this picture first because it is so cute. Maddie's First Halloween! We had to prop her up between the pumpkins but it turned out really cute. (She always crosses her little feet....aww..)

Last weekend, Mimi, Opah, Aunt Krisit, Uncle Curt and Chloe came to visit Miss Maddie. They drove in from Midland for the weekend and they got to see Les play on Saturday night. It was a short trip but very fun. The girls went shopping on Saturday and we took the kids to the pumpkin' patch next to Maddie's school. The weather was amazing and we took some darling pictures. Then we went out to dinner and headed to Les' show in Buda. Chloe loved seeing Maddie. She sat next to her in the car and entertained her while we drove around town. We loved seeing everyone and here are some pictures from our weekend together. Enjoy!

The girls riding in the car to go shopping!

Maddie & Momma at the Pumpkin' Patch

Kristi, Chloe, Me & Maddie

Mimi & her Granddaughters

Mimi & Opah playing with Maddie at dinner.

After our family left on Sunday, Les and Maddie watched football. Maddie loves to watch football, she talks and babbles to the tv the whole time. While they watched football, I was able to steal away a few minutes to myself. I think Les is training her to like football. Oh goodness....

We love our family time!

Mawmaw & Pawpaw drove in for the weekend to the Woodlands to see Maddie. They couldn't believe how big and strong she is. She immediately started laughing and talking to them. She was so excited to see her great grandparents. We went to dinner, shopping and just played with Maddie all weekend. It was so much fun but it just went too fast. Take a look at our fun family weekend. (Oct. 12 weekend)

The proud Great Grandparents!
Maddie loves football especially LSU, but Pawpaw was upset by the play and couldn't believe what happened.
Maddie decided to chew on the cork while we ate our dinner, silly girl. Where did you get that cork????
Great Mawmaw stealing kisses before we have to leave :(
Great Grandparents with their granddaughter & great granddaughter!!

This is Maddie's new favorite thing to do: stand up on your lap. It cracks us up because she is so little but she loves to stand up.
Papa making Maddiebug fly.....so sweet!

This is just a fun picture: Brandon holding Maddie at Wade's birthday party last week. She got passed around all night and hung out with all the other band babies. Another little generation of band kids.

Maddie's Night Out

Maddie started her night out by going to Fridays to get some supper.

Maddie wants to order some "rice cereal with a little milk on the side!"
Just sitting with the girls at the table....I am such a big girl.

Then, Maddie went with me, aunt rae rae, nana and papa to Rolling Oaks to listen to some live music. She loves going out there because it is outside with the wind blowing and music playing.

She is definetly a "music baby."

Maddie asked the bartender, "do you have any nutrimagen on tap?"
"If so, i will take the short one, thank you!"

Dancing with Momma and Aunt Rae Rae

Nana & Momma with Maddiebug

Papa took over for a little while, Maddie had to have a quick bottle.Maddie finished her night off by flying through the air while listening to "purple rain" thanks to Mr. Ricky. It was the perfect ending to a fun night which was a late night too. She was a trooper!

Belly Laugh from Maddie Bug

Cereal Face!

We fed Maddie her cereal tonight for dinner and she made a huge mess. We had to give her a bath after her dinner. She is really starting to like it more now that she is feeling better. Maddie kept grabbing the spoon and trying to put it in her mouth. Then she sneezed and it went all over me and her. Les and I just laughed....so priceless!

New carseat for princess Maddie

While I was in The Woodlands over my long weekend, we bought Maddie a new car seat. She used to buck around and cry when she had to be in her "bucket." I couldn't take it anymore because we wanted to go places and she would get mad. So.... my mom and I talked about it and found a car seat which Emmy and The Triplets have. (We think....) Thank you to Stephanie and Julie for talking about the carseat because it convinced us to think about it too. It is AWESOME! She loves her new seat and doesn't mind when we travel because she is laying back in her own "lazy-boy." It is velour and it reclines. She is such a princess. We tried it out at home before we put it in the car....she seems pretty happy!!!

This is Maddie in the car in her new seat. She played with her toys on our trip home too!

So sweet....Maddie is talking!!!

Maddie went to the doctor on September 14. She was exactly 4 months old and Aunt Rae Rae went with us too. Maddie's appointment went well. We talked about her new formula and we told Dr. Howelton how much she loves it. She is a different baby with her new formula. Dr. Howelton said she can begin to eat rice cereal because she is taking 6 oz. at each feeding. We were so excited to begin introducing new food to her. Dr. Howelton also went over 4 month information such as: Maddie needs to put herself to sleep, face rear in the carseat, begin turning over soon, and holding her head up when laying on her tummy. She is doing good with going to sleep. At daycare, they said she is the easiest baby to get to sleep. She is sleeping through the night in her big girl bed too.

Maddie's is measuring in at: 12 lbs. 9 oz. and 24 inches long. Her doctor said she is a little underweight from her 2 month check up so we need to make sure she is eating every 3-4 hours. She will catch up soon!

Here is some pictures of Maddie eating her rice cereal for the first time. We captured it on video. She loved it but we were histerical because she kept spitting it back out. Her tongue would go in and out. She is figuring it out though. So cute!

Maddie is going to school!

Maddie started school on Friday, Sept. 7. Nana and Aunt Rae Rae took her for me because i was afraid I would cry. They dressed her up, gave her a bottle and dropped her off for the day. She went to school from 10 a.m. till about 3:30 p.m. I couldn't get over there fast enough on Friday afternoon. When i walked in to get her, she was sitting in a bouncy seat watching the little kids play. No pippy in her mouth and she wasn't fussing. I was amazed because in my head, i thought she would cry but she was SO HAPPY! She loves going to her new school. I cried a little when i got her but then she talked to me the whole way home and it just melted my heart. It was like she was telling me all about her day.

Kiddie Koop is the name of the daycare and they are wonderful with her. She has her own bed, basket and blankets. When you pick her up they give you a half sheet with her report for the day. It has on there when she ate, diapers, naps, and comments. I love getting that because it gives me a chance to see how her day went. Here is pictures of her first day of school.

Aunt Rae Rae dropping Maddie off at her school!

Maddie and Mrs. Dee Dee

Maddie and I meet Mrs. Dee Dee each morning around 6:45 a.m. I get Maddie all settled for the day and visit for a few minutes with Mrs. Dee Dee then i head out to school. I love having Maddie at Kiddie Koop because she is taken care of and she is so happy. It will be a good year for us!

Video of Maddie Smiling!

Maddie loves to smile and its been hard to capture it on camera. Its such a spontaneous moment and then she stops so i finally got it today. I recorded her talking, smiling and moving around. She was very happy today for about an hour then she went back to sleep. I love her age, which is almost four months. She is laughing, looking around and plays with her toys. I can't believe how fast she changing!! We love you and hope you love seeing our pride & joy!

Maddie's Tummy

Les and I took Maddie to the doctor on Monday, Aug. 27. Which was my first day of teaching too. It was a busy day for us but Maddie has been very unhappy after she eats and during her bottle. The doctor recommended we do an Upper GI on her. So we went across the street and had the test run. It was hard for me to watch her because she was screaming. But, we found out that she has a milk/soy allergy so she is on Nutramigen formula. She is now a different baby. Thank God!

Since i was talking about school, Maddie has been staying with Les on the first few days of the week and then Nana came the end of the week. She will start daycare next week. She is going to Kiddie Koop Enrichment Center. Its a family run daycare and several teachers take their children there too. I will let you know how it goes. She will be happy but i will be sad for the first few days.

That is all that is going on with us....sorry for writing so much so late. We are so busy with work and Maddie. Thank you for checking up on us. We love you all!

Out n' About

It is funny how your life changes when you have a baby. Such as leaving the house seems to take three times as long and you work around their schedule. Our life has changed but we still take Maddie out n' about quite often.

Its the girls out at Gruene Hall listening to Brian Keene. Fun Times!!

Maddie is enjoying the music while Daddy's is playing with her at Gruene Hall.

Me, Andrea, Maddie and Damien are out at Floores to watch the guys play a show. Maddie really wasn't too happy in this picture, i think it was time to eat.

This is how we rode down to the show at Floores. We rode with two carseats, two strollers, two diaper bags and three crazy girls. It was a fun road trip with the band babies. Thank goodness Rae was there to help us!

We did the samething the next day, Saturday, by going out to Gruene Hall to listen to Zack play. Both babies fell asleep as soon as we got into the Hall. We did get some attention from people because we had two babies that looked about the same age.

Momma & Maddie at Zack!

Dressing up Maddie

Now that Maddie is getting bigger, she is able to wear more "real clothes." Les is always wanting to put her in real clothes such as jeans, skirts and t-shirts. Since Maddie has received some really cute clothes and we can't help but dress her up. Take a look at our little model baby!

Maddie went to Daddy's show over Labor Day weekend in her mini-skirt and rhinestoned bubble with a crown on it. Rachel and I laughed so hard when we put her in her outfit. She is so little to be wearing a mini-skirt.

Here is Maddie in her mini-skirt, this picture was the first time she wore it. I was working at school while Nana and Aunt Rae Rae watched her. They dressed her up in her collared shirt and shoes. So adorable!

Aunt Rae Rae and Momma decided to go out shopping and to Gruene Hall to listen to some music. Maddie is in another cute outfit. Its plaid shorts with a swing top. We put on tiny flip flops but she kept kicking them off so we had to take them off for the day.

This is what we do with Maddie when we get her dressed each day, we play dress up!

More pictures from Shreveport....

Maddie with her Great-Grandparents!

This was taken when we were in Shreveport to see the Great Grandparents. We were packing up to leave and Buddy was very worried. Nana put him up on the bed and he laid down next to Maddie. Buddy was thinking, "if i lay on Maddie they won't leave me because they take her everywhere!" Such a cute picture of my two children.

Maddie got a new baby doll at her little party. She was laughing and smiling at her baby doll which is so soft. We can't wait to play babies with her. That is all Rachel and I used to do when we were little.

Maddie smiling at her daddy. Les had gone golfing and came back just in time to see Maddie all dressed up for her party. She loves her daddy!

Maddie's Week with Mimi & Opah

Mimi and Opah came down to spend time with Maddie and Opah built a deck with Les. Maddie was spoiled rotten the whole time they were here. Mimi and Opah live in Midland and don't get to see Maddie very often. The girls went shopping while the boys worked on the deck. We went to a concert, cooked dinner and just enjoyed being with Maddiebug. Look at all our pictures from the week. Hope you enjoy them!

Opah and Maddie just hanging out at the house.

Its the whole gang standing on the new deck (which is almost done).

Mimi, Momma & Maddie

So sweet......Mimi & Opah with Maddiebug.

Mimi and Aunt Rae Rae were singing to Maddie at Rolling Oaks. We went there to see No Justice play and the guys hit golf balls at the driving range.

The guys finished the deck just in time for us to put up the new furniture and enjoy the new deck. It is so big and beautiful! We are thrilled to have more space to entertain. In fact, we had a bar-b-que that night it was complete with the band family and friends.
Hanging out on the deck with our friends and the guys are playing washers behind us in the yard. It was a fun night!

Mimi and Opah will be missed very much. We really enjoyed the week with them because it was so relaxing and it gave us a chance to visit. Maddie will miss seeing them too. We love you and thank you for coming to our house!