Lovin' our Family!

Last weekend, Granny, Aunt Pauline and Aunt Debbey drove in from Shreveport to see Maddie. They haven't seen her since August and couldn't believe how much she has grown. Maddie has gotten so strong in her legs and loves to play with her toys too. We enjoyed visiting with our family and playing with Maddie bug. Aunt Pauline's birthday was the day they came in town so we went to dinner and walked around Market Street. Saturday, we put together Maddie toys for Nana's house and watched football. Sunday, Rae and I left to go home without Maddiebug and Buddy. They stayed at Nana & Papa's house for the two days so i could work. It was a LONG trip home and it was so quiet without them. Les was home so we had a good time together. We were able to go out without having a babysitter. Then, we came back to the Woodlands on Tuesday night for Thanksgiving.

Take a look at our fun filled weekend together!

Granny, Aunt Pauline & Maddie
Aunt Debbey, Maddie & Isabella
Maddie and Great Granny watching tv in the morning
Maddie loved playing with the birthday balloons & she wanted to eat them!
The whole gang out to dinner at Marketstreet.

Maddie playing in her new exersaucer at Nana's house

Maddie is playing and laughing at Aunt Rae Rae because she is so funny!

Baby Stroller.....Just Watch it!!!!!

Maddie's Time with her Nana

Maddie has spent the last week and a half with her Nana. Nana came on Halloween and just left yesterday. We loved having her here and Maddie has become REALLY attached to her Nana. Nana came to keep Maddie because I was invited to the CMA's in Nashville with Les and the Band. All the band girls flew out there for three days. We went to a concert, walked down the red carpet and went to a pre-party then headed to the awards. After the awards, we went to Universal Music Group after party. It was amazing, i had so much fun! Maddie was taken care by Nana & Aunt Rae Rae while i was gone. They took her out to eat, shopping, read books and played at the house. Check out some of their pictures from their week together.

Maddie having tummy time on the couch. (I have a picture of me laying just like that on my parent's bed and Maddie is starting to look like me..)

Maddie and Nana's favorite place to hangout, on the backporch swing. She loves to be outside with all her toys.

Playing her exersaucer is fun now for Maddie because she can touch the ground. She has taught herself, from daycare, how to spin around to see all the toys. Nana fed Maddie cereal and fruit in the morning and cereal and veggie at night. She seems to enjoy eating a little more now. Nana bought Maddie some little brown shoes that are so adorable. They fit her perfectly. They look like little Mary janes but brown leather. Aunt Rae Rae and Nana dressed her up for the grocery store in her outfit with her new shoes on. So cute in little shoes....we are lovin' it!

Maddie loved pushing cousin Chloe's baby stroller around the house. She thought that was pretty fun since she has taken to standing up more than wanting to try to crawl. She might just walk like her daddy did at almost 8 months. We'll see......

Thank you Nana and Aunt Rae Rae for keeping Maddie, she was definetly spoiled and I didn't worry about her at all. We love you!

Little Ladybug

Maddie was a ladybug for Halloween. I know that i am a little overdue for the pictures but i have been busy, sorry. We (Nana, Rae, and Me) didn't go trick or treating because she is too little to know what to do. We don't really eat candy either so we stayed home and had Andrea, Carol and Damien over to hang out. We let the babies play together and they had so much fun. They kept pulling on each others clothes and talking to each other. It was adorable. Then we sat in the driveway and watched all the cute costumes come down the street. It was a fun but chilly first halloween for Maddiebug. Look at our little lady below!

Our little ladybug.....so cute!

Nana & Maddie for their 1st Halloween together.

Aunt Rae Rae & Maddie all dressed up before Aunt Rae Rae heads out to have fun!

Me, Maddie, Andrea & Damien

Our little Devil & Little Ladybug

Daddy got to see Maddie dressed up the night before Halloween because he was leaving that night for a 3 week tour. He missed her first halloween so we created it the night before. She wasn't too happy about it though :(

Flying Ladybug......

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!