8 months and still growing

Not crawling yet, but trying oh so hard!

It's official - she's our sweetie.

Trip to the Zoo

Auntie Em & Uncle Outlaw came to visit this weekend. We decided to brave the Spring Break crowds on Saturday and take Madelyn on her first trip to the Ft. Worth Zoo. We got there as soon as the zoo opened and it really wasn't too bad. We didn't have to park miles away and we started at the back of the zoo first and worked our way forward. This way she could experience all of the "close-up" exhibits without too many kids around. Things did get crowded after lunch and we were glad to have arrived as soon as the park opened that morning. The weather was great and we all had a great time!



Checking out some lizards.






Madelyn and I had the whole carousel to ourselves. She loved riding and watching the other horses go up and down around her.




Checking out the Gorillas.



With Uncle Joe and Aunt Emily by the giraffes. Can you believe the zoo has 7 giraffes?!



We had a great time and Madelyn loved getting to see her Aunt and Uncle!

St. Patrick's Day Fun

So, Madelyn got a new shirt yesterday in the mail from Grandma Dolly and we had to wear it today. The not so good news - Madelyn participated in snack time for the first time today at daycare. Evidence: All over her shirt collar!




I know I've posted that she has her first tooth. We finally got a fairly good shot of the new tooth. It only took Jonathan holding her mouth open and me taking the picture. It felt more like a dental exam than a photo shoot.



Madelyn and Gracie have a very special bond. I swear Gracie was never this affectionate with even me! She will intentionally lay next to Madelyn just so she gets rubbed and cuddled. Here's how it played out this evening.

Lately

It's been a while since our last post. Lots of new things going on around here. Grandad and Nana came to visit. We had a good time and Jonathan and I got to go see our first movie since Madelyn was born - "Slumdog Millionaire." Highly recommend it!


This was before we all went to breakfast at Cracker Barrel - a Queen family tradition! Madelyn even tried some pancake. She wasn't real thrilled with it, but she did pretty good in the restaurant.

She has her first tooth (it's on the bottom left.) I'm still trying to get a good picture of it, but she's constantly covering it with her tongue.

She caught a cold, then a brief stomach virus, followed by an ear infection in both ears. We're professionals now at dispensing antibiotic and she's great about taking it. At the doctor's visit last Wednesday she weighed in at 18 lbs. 14.5 ozs. They didn't measure her length, but she's almost outgrown her infant carrier. We'll be purchasing a "real" car seat within the week.

She also feeds herself fingerfoods now. This consists mostly of puffs, yogurt melts, and cheerios. We haven't tried anything else yet, but it's exciting to see her developing so quickly in this area.

Now that she's feeling better, we took advantage of it to take some pictures.

She almost looks cross-eyed in this one. You can't read her shirt, but it says, "Mommy's Lucky Charm." Do you see Gracie in this picture??


A close up...


My favorite. Enough said.