The Adventures of Madeleine

Wow, our little girl is a year old! I can't believe she is getting so big! We celebrated her birthday this weekend with family and friends. We had quite a big day with her first trip to the apple orchard, picking her first pumpkin and her party. It was a long day, but she had a great time!

Mommy, I don't like the hat!!

I don't care if you are wearing it mommy, I still don't like the hat!

Hey people, look at me...I'm the birthday girl!

Do you think she's just a little bit of a ham?

Mommy, I'm not sure what to do with this cake...

Hey people, what's all the fuss about?

The gang after dinner.

Mommy made me this blanket, it's really soft.

Playing with my Uncle Joel.

I love my mommy!!

At the end of a big day, ready to go to bed.

I can't believe that the little baby we brought home from the hospital is now walking! This year has gone by so fast, today Madeleine is 11 months old. Here's a video taken just the other day of our "big girl" showing the world how well she can walk. Oh, and I made the pants that she is wearing :-)

I think Madeleine isn't far from walking! She's done this a couple of times, and is pretty pleased with herself each time.

(Excuse the poor quality, Mommy still isn't too good with the camera!)

I don't know what this means, but my mommy is calling me a crawling fool. I just want to check out off of my surroundings.....Mommy's laptop and the fireplace are my current favorite places to crawl to. But drat that mommy, she put pillows in front of the fireplace....what was she thinking??

Well, it's been a busy few weeks for Madeleine! In the span of two weeks, our precocious little girl has mastered sitting up and crawling. And her latest feat has been to pull herself to standing. She's going to be walking before we know it! Here are a few photos from just this morning of her new standing skills.

A couple of months ago, Madeleine figured out how to blow raspberries and delighted in blowing them all the time. Well, as quickly as they appeared, they also disappeared....much to Mommy's sadness. Well they returned today! I'm sitting here listening to the sweet sound of Madeleine blowing raspberries and talking to herself while she plays. Oh, the simple things!

Madeleine is very close to being able to sit up independently. She's mastered the "tripod" sit. I think that she likes the new view of the world that it gives her. Of course, it also gives her a new way to launch herself for all of her acrobatics too.