Thursday, May 31, 2012

Maddie is 1!!

Maddie turned 1 last week!  I cannot believe how fast the past year has gone.  It has been a quite year to say the least.  A year ago this time, I wasn't sure if Maddie would make it to her first birthday.  But here she is, unbelievably happy and healthy.  We are so lucky.

Enough of the sappiness.  Maddie finally began to "crawl" a week before her first birthday.  I use the term crawl loosely because it is not your average crawl.  But she is definitely on the move.  She now has 5 teeth and is starting to feed herself more.  She is such a joy to be around.  She is constantly exploring and interested in new things.

For her first birthday party, we had some friends and family over to our Aunt and Uncle's house.  It was so fun to celebrate her.  Our little munchkin got a virus the day before her actual birthday, so not many pictures from that day.  But please enjoy the pics!

It's my birthday party!


Clapping for herself, very modest


 Uncle John and Aunt Kelley's present

 Auntie Allie made it!

 Her smash cake which she didn't smash
 Our cake :)
 Singing happy birthday

 She did not like the hat
 Was miss about the cake
 Her favorite present, tissue paper
 Her present from her boyfriend August
 Yeah, that's a Cardinals jersey
Cardinals or Giants?!  I don't know what to do!

Solar eclipse after party!

Opening her presents on her birthday from Mommy and Daddy

The happiest she was all day.  It was 8:00am
What a difference a year makes!


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

It's been a while.

I would have to say we are pretty settled here in San Francisco.  I can't believe it has already been three months.  And in only three short weeks, our little munchkin will be 1 year old!  Time really flies by.  Maddie is becoming quite the talker lately.  She loves to chat and make a buzzing sound with her mouth.  She has three teeth now and is becoming a bit more mobile.  No crawling yet, but we are working hard on getting her to stand.  She is a pro at pushing up from her tummy to a sitting position.  She is still her happy friendly self and I think she is really enjoying life in the big city.  Here are some pictures from the past couple months, including her first Easter in Palm Springs!

These are getting increasingly difficult to take

I love the swing!

She loves to rip up her play mat and chew on the letters

 Swim time with Daddy in PS!
 Can't wait to get in the pool!
 Taking a dip with Auntie Laura
 So chic
 I love Auntie Jack!
 Yep, she is on the table
 Chillin' with Uncle John
 I love the pool!
Her own personal pool
Checking out the Easter basket

I took all the gifts out by myself!


Just chillin'

 Back home helping mommy do laundry
Music class is fun

Bath time!

 Who, me?

No idea what she is doing here

 Ham
Finally enjoying the big girl tub


 This hat is just not me...
 Enjoying the beautiful SF weather
Mommy is helping me stand

Friday, March 16, 2012

Finally, a New Blog Post!

It has been a little over two months since our last blog post; but we had a big move and had to get settled so I have a bit of an excuse.  The end of January we made the move up to San Francisco!  It was quite a long and arduous process but we made it and we are finally settled.  We love it here.  So much to do not only for Mommy and Daddy but tons of things for Maddie to do as well.  We are living in the marina and are walking distance to the park and all the shops and restaurants on Chestnut.  I am definitely getting my exercise.  It is also so nice to be close to our family.  We have had several visits from Nonni, Auntie Jackie and Uncle John and Auntie Laura lives a very short bus ride away!  And we also get to hang out with Maddie's boyfriend August quite frequently.

Maddie started music class once we moved and she absolutely loves it.  The drum and shakers are her favorite instruments.  She is eating up a storm, she likes just about everything - except pasta, don't get me started - but is just starting to feed herself.  Jake and I were convinced that she hated getting her hands dirty that's why she wasn't doing it.  :) She is on the verge of crawling; she couldn't do tummy time for two months after her surgery but now she is finally used to it.  She pushes herself backwards when she is on her tummy; we are getting close to forward.  Quite helpful in cleaning the floors.  ;)  A couple of weeks after we moved up here she got her first tooth!  She now has two and I think her top two will be in any day now; she is a drool machine.  And she also got her first cold which, three weeks later, we are finally snot free.  On Valentine's Day we had our 3 month check up after Maddie's surgery; our new cardiologist said her heart looks great and we won't have to go back for another year!  It was such a relief.

Here are some pics from the last couple months.  Enjoy!



 The good luck charm ran out vs. the Giants :(
 Our last sunset in Corona del Mar

 This was a wee bit overwhelming
 The view from the top deck of our apartment building.
 Maddie seeing her new room for the first time.  Thank you Nonni for putting it together and thank you Auntie Kelley for watching me!
 First SF breakfast
 Music class. 
 First family dinner in SF
 After a week of screaming in the big girl bath, we had to go back to the sink...  At least we have smiles.
 Valentine's Day
 Daddy gave his little Valentine a Snoopy snow globe
 On a run with mommy
Cooking in her kitchen.  She takes it seriously 
 PJ time with Auntie Laura
 It is increasingly difficult to take her monthly pic

 She loves the swings at Moscone Park down the street from us
 At the Academy with her BF
 She is starting to feeding herself, kinda
 Playing in the sand with her homie
 Brunch with Auntie Jackie!  
 This is what I have to contend with at meal time
 The onesie is a welcome to SF present from Auntie Laura
 Loves walks/runs with mommy

First hair clip.  It's a skull.  Two words: Bad Ass