One Year Old and Summer Time!

I can't believe how fast time has gone by! August 15th was Madilyn's first Birthday! She has grown so much and is now 20lbs and 29 inches tall. Madilyn now has 4 teeth that have cut through on the top, in addition to the 2 she already has on the bottom. She loves to try new foods and is not a picky eater at all. She is eager to walk, but not brave enough to try without holding on to something or someone. Madilyn cracks us up all the time by having random conversations and randomly laughing! She loves anything that has to do with music. When Mommy sings to her to help calm her down she will try to sing along. She also loves clapping her hands any chance she gets, and waving to people. The bathroom has become her new favorite room. I know that's strange, but she is always crawling in there to bang on the tub and grab her bath toys. Madilyn has also become a pro at going up (and sometimes down) the stairs.

We have all three been sick a couple of times lately, so pictures this month were a challenge, but I gave it a shot anyway....

This summer has also gone so fast! Lucas completed his first semester of school and got all A's! YAY! In July we had our wonderful friends, the Wastarts, from Colorado come to visit us. We have missed them so much and had so much fun with them! We toured Temple Square, went swimming, ate yummy shave ice, and went to a carnival! We also had fun just hanging out like old times. Madilyn and baby Ally played so well together and loved to hold hands!

At the beginning of August we were lucky enough to go to Lake Powell with the Fannin side of the family! We stayed on a houseboat and had fun playing on wave runners! It was SO hot and humid, but we had a great time! We even had a Birthday party for Madilyn on the boat so the Fannin side could celebrate with us!

I used my photoshop to merge the photos of Lucas going off the slide on the boat!

Madilyn was very dainty with her cake!

As soon as we got home from Lake Powell, my parents were in town and we had another party on Madilyn's actual birthday with the Pitcher side of the family.

She LOVES to tear paper!

Saying goodbye to Grandma

And, in case you haven't heard on the world of Facebook..... We are expecting again!!!! We are having a BOY the end of January!

This was at 18 weeks, I am now 20!

11 Months and a Few Happenings

  I can't believe Madilyn is already 11 months! She is growing so fast. Our little girl now crawls full speed and even got brave and attempted to climb the stairs, which is now her favorite thing to do. She thinks it is hilarious to play peek-a-boo and will dive onto the floor giggling every time. She has started pulling herself to her feet, but is still working on the whole balance thing. Poor girl keeps falling down and getting little bruises on her head. Madilyn has learned to fold her arms when we tell her we are going to say prayer. She just keeps surprising us with how much she learns and figures out each day!

A few weeks ago we went to "Farm Country" up at Thanksgiving point. It was a lot of fun (other than the farm smell!) Madilyn really liked looking at all the animals, but was not about to touch any!

She loved the horse pulled wagon ride!

This baby goat was so cute, but, as you can see, she was freaked out!

I laughed a little too much at this sign!

We Celebrated Madilyn's first Fourth of July. She thought the fireworks were really cool and could not look away, but at the same time she was so scared and clinging to my shirt. We did not even have to leave our house to see the fireworks. Our neighbors (pretty much the whole neighborhood) put on quite the show! Every direction we looked were colors exploding into the air. Very different from Colorado.

July 7th was Lucas's Birthday! We celebrated by going to Cafe Rio for lunch, then to the Bean Life Science Museum. We had a lot of fun looking at all the exhibits. We went to dinner at Tucanos Brazilian Grill and came home for cake. 

10 Months

This little girl is growing way too fast! On Fathers' Day she turned 10 months old. She is learning and growing so much every day. Madilyn loves to clap her hands and sing songs. She crawls, and has even started pulling herself up onto her knees and feet (yes, we finally had to lower her crib mattress). Madilyn has overcome her fear of the grass and her fear of the vacuum. She has become somewhat of a daredevil and tries to climb over the edge of her changing table. Madilyn love to do video calls with family. She always tries to hug the tablet or computer to give loves to whoever we are talking to.

We took her swimming for the first time and she loved it! She splashes a lot and kicks her legs. She even jumped out of Daddy's arms and went face first into the water (there's the daredevil again, but don't worry, it was only for a few seconds).

 She loves going to Costco because, let's face it, who doesn't? She loves trying the samples and gets angry if it is something we decide not to share with her. This makes Costco a whole new experience for us and it will never be the same! We went to Cabella's one afternoon and looked at all the animal displays and the aquarium. Madilyn really loved seeing everything.

 

9 Months

The little cutie is now 9 months. Holy cow! She has become very talkative and loves to make noise. She loves getting her diaper changed at church because she discovered the bathroom makes her voice echo! Madilyn is a very sweet girl who gives very good snuggles. She enjoys tasting anything that Mommy and Daddy will let her taste (especially when Daddy gives her sugar!) After having teething symptoms for a while, she finally has 2 little teeth that have cut through on the bottom. We spent a weekend in Colorado and Madilyn had fun making a new noise that Grandpa taught her. When we got back she was making the noise over and over again. She was in the middle of making the noise and stopped and said "Ga-pa!" We have enjoyed spending time outside in the beautiful weather. Mommy and Daddy finally got her a new cherry blossom tree painted for her new room! She loves it! :)

We also celebrated Madilyn's first Easter. She was more interested in the basket the Easter Bunny brought her than what was in it! Madilyn wore her Easter dress to church. For dinner we had Great Grandma, Aunt Brooke, Uncle Greg, Cousin June, and Mommy's cousin Whitney, her husband Brackston, and their baby Mason all come over. It was fun!

Catching Up: 7 Months, 8 Months, and the Move

Well, time has gotten away from me once again! In March Madilyn turned 7 Months, and now she just turned 8 months! She is getting so big and developing the cutest personality! She loves to laugh and talk. Mostly she says "Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba", but she also can say "Mama" and "Dada". She loves going on walks in her stroller as we explore our new neighborhood. She is adjusting to our new home, but really misses her cherry blossom tree from her old room (We are working on painting her a new one!) Madilyn loves trying new foods and thinks it is so cool when she gets to put her cereal puffs in her mouth all by herself. She is still working on crawling (getting close), but she discovered that she can travel across the room by rolling over and over. She loves playing with toys and story time.

 

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Our big move went smoothly and we are enjoying exploring our new town. We have so many friendly new neighbors, but do miss our friends back in Colorado. We have a few weeks until Lucas starts school and are really excited for this new adventure!