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.