{Five on Friday}

Happy Friday friends!  It was an exciting week in our house because Madison celebrated her 6 month birthday! 

1. My girl is 6 months old!  We celebrated the big day on Thursday.  By celebrating...I mean she slept until 7:50, got to wear her fancy Ruffle Butts pants to school and moved to Stage 2 baby food for dinner.  It was a big day for Madison!

Here are the links to her monthly birthday posts:

Madison's Birthday

Madison's 1 Month Birthday

Madison's 2 Month Birthday

Madison's 3 Month Birthday

Madison's 4 Month Birthday

Madison's 5 Month Birthday

Madison's 6 Month Birthday

 2. Last weekend we took some picture of Madison in the back yard.  I am so happy with the way the pictures turned out!  In most of the pictures it looks like she is sweetly looking off into the sunset.  In reality, she was watching Eric cook hamburgers and any time he walked somewhere, she followed him.

3. Tomorrow is the beginning of Spring Break!  Madison and I are looking forward to a week of playing, sleeping in and spending time in our pajamas while watching the Today Show.  My aunt and uncle are coming in town today from Dallas.  We are looking forward to spending time with them and my grandparents for the first part of the week.

Usually the time from January to March seems to go by slow, but this year it has flown by!  I can't believe that I have already been back at work for 11 weeks since maternity leave, close to the amount of time I was home with Madison.  I am sure the rest of the school year will fly by also.  Even though March-June is stressful with state testing, it is a fun time of year at an elementary school. 

4.  Last Friday was Mardi Gras day at Madison's school.  Of course she had to participate in style!  I bought a plain purple onesie and hot glued Mardi Gras beads to the neck.  She looked adorable and was apparently the talk of the school!  When Eric picked her up that afternoon, the teachers said people kept coming by to see her because people were talking about her cute outfit.  I think she looked adorable, but I'm pretty partial to her.

5. Tomorrow, Eric and I will be celebrating our 6 year anniversary!  We are planning to go to dinner on Sunday while my family watches Madison.  We haven't been to dinner just the two of us since November, so we are excited to go to dinner and see what else we decide to do.  Last year, we celebrated our 5th anniversary in Disney World with Eric's family.  This was also the day we announced that we were pregnant by taking a picture in front of Cinderella's Castle...it's not official until it's Facebook official! ;)  I was 13 weeks pregnant the day we got to Disney and felt amazing the entire trip.  It is hard to believe that the little bean in my belly is now Madison!

Madison's 6 Month Birthday

 

Happy 6 month birthday to our sweet little lady!  This seems like such a milestone, for both Madison and us.  One year ago this week, on our anniversary, we announced that we were pregnant in front of Cinderella's Castle at Disney World.  Here we are a year later with this amazing, innocent, happy girl in our lives.  She has forever changed our lives for the better and each day is a new adventure. I am so excited to spend the next week at home with Madison during Spring Break.

Madison– Happy 6 month birthday baby girl!  The past 6 months have been the best 6 months of our lives.   We love to hear you giggle with excitement.  Your smile lights up the room and we love to give you kisses all day long.  We love you so much!

Date: March 6, 2014

Weight: We won’t know your exact weight until next week, but you are most likely close to 17 pounds.   You are wearing 3-6 month clothes, but  close to moving into 6-9 month. You are still in size 2 diapers., but close to size 3.

Sleeping: You love to sleep!  we lay you in your bed when you are awake & you will watch your music box before you fall asleep.  You love to sleep on your stomach and have your Wubbie close by. You will easily sleep from 8pm to 7am.  If you wake up earlier, we put you on your back, turn on your music and you will go right back to sleep!

Eating: You have expanded your variety baby food this month! You are eating rice cereal for breakfast, stage 1 food for lunch and dinner, along with 6oz of milk 4 times a day.  You love bananas, carrots and sweet potatoes!

Milestones: You are rolling all over the place!  We will put you on the floor and you will roll multiple times at once.  You have also started to use your arms to spin different directions.  You are great at reaching for objects on the floor and attempting to scoot forward.  You are beginning to pull your legs underneath you and have tried to get on all four’s some. Your favorite toys are the Exersaucer, rings, teether toy and your singing animal book,

Special Moments: This month we celebrated Valentine’s Day!  You brought baby food valentine’s for your friends at school.  You also wore a special outfit with beads for Mardi Gras day at school.  We went to Kemah, you visited Mommy’s school and your cousins had a slumber party at our house! 

 

 

Here are Madison's past 6 months:

 

Madison's Birthday

 

Madison's 1 Month Birthday

 

Madison's 2 Month Birthday

 

Madison's 3 Month Birthday

 

Madison's 4 Month Birthday

 

Madison's 5 Month Birthday

 

6 Month Pictures

Tomorrow we will officially have a 6 month old baby in our house! Here is a sneak peek at Madison's 6 month pictures from this weekend. We will post more pictures next week, but trust me...they are even cuter than these. Thank goodness for nice weather, sun and a cute model!

 

 

 

Memories with Madison: Kemah Boardwalk

Saturday afternoon, we met my parents to walk around Kemah. The last time we went to Kemah was the beginning of Novemeber when Katie came to visit. Madison was about 8 weeks old at the time. 

Since the weather was so beautiful, even a little warm, we decided to let Madison sit in her stroller without the car seat carrier. She LOVED getting to face forward and sit up straight! She proceeded to take off her socks within the first 5 minutes and wiggled her toes around forever. She kept giving us a cheesy grin like she was saying "hey guys, look at my feet!"  

(Can we all take a minute to pause for the massive amount of cuteness of Madison's little legs in these leggings?!)

We walked around for about an hour, stopping so she could see the sailboats and birds. We kept saying how in just a couple years she will be asking to play games and ride the carousel.  After walking and getting a Starbucks, Madison ate some food and a bottle outside which was such a treat for her. This little lady loves being outside! 

{Five on Friday}

Happy Friday friends! This Friday is a little different because I'm dropping Madison off at school this morning, which Eric usually does. It will be an early morning, but worth it for Eric to get off early this afternoon.

 

1. Last weekend we went shopping at Carters.  I went crazy for all the adorable baby girl clothes for summer!  We got a few things (not ALL the items below) for Madison to start building her summer wardrobe...full of pink, teal and flamingos!

2. Last weekend we had my niece and nephew spend the weekend with us.  Madison had such a great time with her cousins!  She got so excited Saturday and Sunday morning when she woke up and realized Tegan and Cainan were still at our house.  Here's a recap of our weekend with 3 kids!

3.  A couple weeks ago we joked about Madison's new rug.  But, this girl LOVES her (our) new living room rug!  I sent my mom a picture of Madison and she asked if Madison face planted.  I told her that she was just snuggling with her new rug.  Also, notice her attempt to get up on all fours...this was the first time I have seen her do that!
 

 

4. Last night, this little monkey was having a blast playing before putting on her pajamas.  I love those little baby arms!

 

 

5.  This time next week, we will have a 6 month old in our house!  I can't believe this is possible...what an amazing 6 months it has been.  I still remember this time last year when we announced our pregnancy at Disney World on our 5 year anniversary. 

 

 

This is Madison's "not impressed" face.  I love this girl even though she thinks her Mommy is crazy!