Twelve Days of Maddie Day 1

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

She did well on Santa's lap, but we just could not get her to smile. At least she wasn't scared :-)

Twelve Days of Madelyn Day 2

I got a little behind :-) Here are some more pictures.

Twelve Days of Maddie Day 3

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Twelve Days of Madelyn Day 9

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Twelve Days of Madelyn Day 11

Twelve Days of Madelyn Day 12

What a Week!

Maddie at 9 Months!

This week did not turn out how I would have expected it to last Sunday. Monday Maddie had her 9 month well visit with the Pediatrician. She is doing well, but the doctor discovered an ear infection in BOTH ears. Maddie had not been messing with her ears so I had no idea. Also, her Eczema has gotten worse the last couple of weeks. The doctor prescribed an oil that we rub on her 2 times a day along with lotion. Then every other bath she has to soak in this special bath oil for 20-3- minutes. Hopefully this will help it go away!

Her stats:
18 pounds
28 inches

Then, on Wednesday as Maddie and I were going to the post office during lunch (to mail Christmas cards) a girl ran a red light and T-boned me on on the side. I did not see anything coming at all. She came out of no where. We spun around 180 degrees. We were both ok, but a little shaken up. It happened very close to where Adam works so he came immediately. Of course the 18 year old girl did not have insurance. Luckily we have good insurance and we are covered. Maddie seemed ok to me, but we took her to the ER just to be on the safe side (her pediatrician was out of the office for a couple of days). She checked out ok.

Saturday night Adam and I had a date night. Adam's mom drove in to watch Maddie while he and I went to the A&M men's basketball game at the Toyota Center. The Aggies tried to pull it off the last few seconds, but didn't. We had a nice dinner at one of my favorites spots, Empire Cafe! Of course we could not leave without having dessert.

Today after Maddie's morning nap Adam went to go get her and she was STANDING in her crib. She was so proud of herself. We have not seen her even attempt to pull up on anything, so this was a big shock!

Snow in Houston!!

Maddie and Sully had fun frolicking in the snow today!

8 Months Picture

Since Maddie is going to be 9 months old tomorrow, I thought I should post her 8 month pictures. Mimi and J-pa took these. Can't you just see her personality? Adam and I were in Chicago that weekend celebrating my Birthday!

Shopping from the Pottery Barn catalog

Doing a little early Christmas shopping!

Halloween 2009

This year we were in College Station for the Iowa State game so we stayed around to trick or treat with Maddie's cousins. Maddie was a little tired during her first trick or treat experience, but she did not fall asleep. She had a big day going to the Aggie game and then trick or treating afterwards. Also, she did not get much sleep the night before (Adam and I didn't either). She was a trooper. After trick or treating in the neighborhood we took Maddie over to Sorority Row to trick or treat at the Kappa Delta house. The girls there were just in love with her.

Trick or Treating with Daddy

Ready to go (I think)

Maddie with Cousin Z the Dracula

Cousin S the ladybug and Cousin M the clown. Cousin S's candybag was as heavy as she was. She would only trust Uncle Adam to carry her candy for her.

Cousin M the cute clown!

Gig'em Aggies!

A Ladybug in the Pumpkins!

7 Months

Halloween sneak peek!

Leaning AAALLLLL the way over to reach the right toy! She was so proud of herself.

Busy Month 7!

Maddie is 7 months old today! I would have taken a picture of her in her green chair, but I was busy and she was not in the mood for picture taking. There is always tomorrow, right? This has been a busy month. Aggie football is underway and we have been to ever home game so far (3). Also, I turned 30! Maddie and I are now getting the hang of solid foods. She usually will eat some oatmeal and a fruit in the morning. Her favorite fruits are pears, applesauce and prunes! She likes bananas OK, but does not like peaches. She gets upset when I try to sneak them in. We'll keep trying. For lunch she has a veggie and a fruit and then then another veggie and fruit for dinner. She likes all of her veggies, sweet potatoes, squash, peas, carrots and green beans (sort of). She likes the peas and green beans when they are mixed with carrots.
I have started to experiment with making my own baby food. Tonight I baked a butternut squash, that was a first for me. It was A LOT easier than I thought. Tomorrow I am going to bake some sweet potatoes. I also made (well smashed up) some avocado, she was not sure what to think, but she liked it. I also made carrots and bananas.
She is a good eater, but sometimes she gets a little attitude or is too distracted to eat. She LOVES Sully, every time he walks by her she giggles or tries to grab at him. She has been rolling all over the place and she will roll over to Sully. She works and works to get over to him and he gets up just as she starts to pet him.

Gretchen Turns 30!

I had a great time for my birthday! I got to celebrate 3 times! First, Adam, Maddie and I went out to eat at Buca di Beppa in Southlake with my parents. Then, we celebrated in College Station with yummy apple pie and pecan pie! My brother in law's birthday is the day before mine so we get to celebrate together. Although Rob is slightly older we both turned 21 this year, lol. Then, my mom, Maddie and I spent the day together shopping at the Galleria and we met up with my friend Valerie at La Madeleine for lunch! So many fun memories of turning 30. My official dessert on my birthday was a Strawberry Cream Pie from Out of this World Pies, it really was out of this world! As you can tell my celebrations revolve around eating!! Love it!

Sweet Cousins!

Maddie and her cousins have a good time together. Z man, Baby S and M girl and Maddie.

Gig'em Aggies

Ready for the game!

Our Aggie Family

Maddie and Mom

J-pa, Maddie and Mimi


Me and Maddie, Kalli and Alyssa

Taking a power nap at the game

Bathing Beauty

So we don't get turned into CPS Adam wanted me to cover up the picture :-)

6 month photo

We had a photo session setup at the Dallas Arboretum with my high school friend Summer, but it got really rained out. It rained all weekend while we were in DFW. I took this one of her instead. She is sitting up well at 6 months.

6 Months

All smiles!

Maddie is already 6 months old! Where has the time gone? She went to a new pediatrician this past week for her 6 month checkup. Here are some stats from her appointment:


Weight 16 lbs 11 oz (75th)
Length 26 ½ in (75th)
Head 16 ½ (50th)


We started her on rice cereal about 3 weeks ago and she really likes it. Since then we have added squash, she thought it was ok. Then, sweet potatoes, not too much reaction, but she ate them well. Now we are onto green beans....not too excited. When I mix them with the cereal she will eat them.

She is sitting pretty well for a few seconds unassisted.

I introduced the sippy cup. She likes to play with it and put her mouth on the spout, but does not drink anything. Gets mad when you take it away or she drops it. That is one of the few things that upset her when you take it away.

Weekend in Aggieland!

Maddie at the game wearing the cute outfit our (Texas Tech) friend made for her!

Maddie enjoying the Aggie band! She was moving her feet to the music!

Our family on the Quad. Can you tell it was hot and humid ??

This past weekend we went to Aggieland for the first football game. This was Maddie's first time to go to an Aggie game (in person).

We started out the day by going to the Quad to hang out at the F-2 tailgate. F-2 was Adam's outfit in the Corps. It was strange pushing a baby in a stroller on the Quad. Boy how things change in 10 years. Between the tailgate and the game my parents picked Maddie and I up and we went to eat at Roadhouse. Of course Maddie spit up on her cute Aggie outfit, so Mimi washed it out in the sink at the restaurant so she could wear it at the game.

Adam hung out on campus and met up with some of his Corps buddies and watched the Corp step off.

At the game Maddie did very well. She ended up sleeping on her Mimi's shoulder for most of the second half of the game.

Sunday we got to eat breakfast with Maddie's cousins, Aunt and Uncle, Honey (grandma) and Papa (grandpa). Visiting Aggieland in the fall is always fun because we get to see all of our family!

Trying to get comfy!

After and hour and a half of moving around in her crib and 'talking' to her toys, she finally fell asleep in this position.

Maddie is 6 months and has her well checkup on Tuesday. I will update with the stats next week. She and I both have had major allergy trouble this week, welcome to Houston! We both went to the doctor yesterday and are feeling much better.

We are headed to the Aggie game this weekend! Whoop! More updates to follow next week.