Six Months Old!

Hi! I'm Maddie and I'm six months old today!



For Maddie's six month birthday, Mommy and Daddy introduced her to a new food - Brown Rice Cereal. We don't think she liked the flavor too much, but seemed to enjoy the experience!

Formula Woes

Last weekend, Mommy was alone with Maddie on Saturday while Daddy went to a Cubs game. Because we have decided to move Maddie to formula for her daytime feedings, nursing in the morning and evening, Mommy thought it would be a good idea to test drive a bottle of formula. Mommy did a lot of research on which formula to use, and Maddie drank it all up...then threw it all back up! It was so scary that Mommy had a neighbor come over to comfort her (thank you Lisa!). After discussions with Dr. Davis, Maddie has been SLOWLY taking in formula each day and now drinks a full bottle. We had to switch to Similac since the doctor was more familiar with it, but as long as it's okay for Maddie, it's okay for Mommy and Daddy.

Here, Daddy feeds his little princess a bottle of formula while using the new burp cloth and bib that Mommy made with her new sewing machine.

Gadday Mate

Last week we went to the kids' park. Daddy held Maddie on the swing. This was her first time outside and saw many people from the neighborhood.
The Australians, Ted, Ingrid, Joshua, and Natalie came up for an evening at the Freises'. We had the privilege of witnessing Natalie lose a tooth.

This one was funny. Maddie got stuck in this position rolling over and stayed like this for like five minutes.We managed to get out for a while today to feel the warm sun. It is very windy too. Daddy taught Maddie to to "milk the cow" which is performed after a victory in Euchre. We'll learn that next week.
And Happy 29th Birthday Mommy! After getting over the initial shock and fear, she is really liking her new sewing machine.

Thanks Easter Bunny!

The Easter Bunny arrived for an egg hunt...


Daddy helped Maddie find a beautiful green one...

Maddie showing off her new outfit...


Maddie watching hockey with Daddy. The Blackhawks won!

Spring is Around the Corner

Maddie's new bouncy-toy-seat-jungle-thingy.

The "Daddy, I don't understand the words that are coming out of your mouth!" look.

Same pic from a few months ago, bigger Maddie.

And now, the movie portion of our post...

5 Months...and 3 Days

Amelie holds Maddie who is fascinated by the red light on the camera. Wide eyed little girl!


Aunt Nea gives Maddie a bottle and teaches her how to hold it on her own.

Mommy and Daddy are a little late in getting a "5 Month" post on the blog, but better late then never, right?

Maddie spent her 5 Month birthday with her Aunt Nea, who helped us out for the day as Amelie went back to Germany for the weekend.

For over a week now, Maddie has slept through the night (nearly 12 hours each night, from roughly 6:30pm until 6:30am). Amelie is trying to get her to move to two longer naps each day, but she still struggles to stay asleep for longer than 30-40 minutes during the day. She's also likes to stand on her feet (with our help, of course) and is getting stronger each day.

She has been a little "off" the past two days and sounds a bit stuffy on one side of her nose. She also has a little cough. Hopefully she'll feel better soon!