5 months old

Maddie is 5 months old today. Time sure does fly by. As you can see we love to play with (tear up) paper. Grammy clued us into waxed paper as it still makes noise but doesn't tear as easily so we usually get that instead of paper. Maddie just couldn't resist the temptation of wading it up and trying to eat it today.

Sea World

We decided to go to Sea World today since it is less than 10 minutes from our house. We got our season passes and watched the Shamu show. I'm sure we enjoyed the trip more than Maddie but it was nice to get out before the rain comes later today.

Maddie ready for Sea World.
Shamu
Mommy and baby

Posing for the audience

Maddie

Daddy and Maddie went to Babies R Us yesterday...they came home with more than a soother for her crib :)

Maddie loves to hold your hands and pull herself up to stand. While we were in Michigan taking family pictures I had the studio take one of her standing. I think it turned out cute.

Maddie Rolled Over

Maddie rolled over from her back to her stomach today. She did it with Daddy about 15 minutes after I left for work this morning. I missed it but Daddy did get her to do it again and videoed it. She also rolled for me after I got home. It seems that Maddie has changed a lot in the past couple of weeks. We are eating food, rolling over, and getting more active every day. Her personality is definitely starting to come out.

Sweet Potatoes

We tried sweet potatoes today. Maddie had no complaints. I think she actually liked them or at least liked playing with them. Here are before, during, and after pictures.

Looking Back

So after seeing many new babies in the last few weeks, I was looking back at our blog. You forget how fast they grow and change. I also noticed that Maddie's nursery has changed too. Thought I would post some pictures of it [while it is clean :)]

We Made it Home

Well we made it home from vacation. We had lots of fun and got to see much of the family. Maddie was spoiled by everyone and now has to adjust to being with just Mommy and Daddy.

Here are a couple of more pictures from the trip...

John and I with our nephew, Jimmy, and our niece, Shelby.

Madison with her new friend, Makenzie Grimes. Makenzie is 1 week old in the picture. We were so happy that she arrived right on time and we got to see her.

Madison with the bridge that connects Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.