Shirt--off??

I am completely in awe while writing this post. 

Today after a fantastic lunch with my Mama and Grandma, I came home to the sweetest face ever. 

His Daddy went outside to mow and Maddox asked for his shirt to be off, so I took it off for him. He played for a little while with this toy and then grabbed a book and asked me to "read it." 

During the time we read, my sweet little 18 month old started counting the characters and counted up to SIX!! How?! When did my baby grow up?!

He then studied this book before "pretending" to sleep. I can't make this stuff up. 

You guys. I'm so lucky. 😍

Xoxo, S

Muddy puddles.

Maddox's new favorite? Being outside. This kid can't get enough of our back yard. 

He LOVES this sweet outdoor high chair my mom bought (and eating peanut butter in it😜)! 

He loves playing in the sandbox! He loves dumping sand everywhere, being covered in sand, and digging holes in the sand. Sometimes he even loves eating the sand.

Finally...somehow this guy has gotten really good at finding ALL of the muddy puddles in our back yard. He's a real life Peppa Pig! 😉

Look who's back!

It's been WAY too long since my last post. I have lots of things to write about, but wanted to start off with some pictures from Maddox's first birthday party! (Jeez. Am I really six months behind?!)

This sweet boy makes me laugh so much  and takes my breath away with how smart he is. He loves to talk, read, and play! 

We had a Mickey theme with lots of fun decorations! We had a Mickey themed cake for Maddox with cupcakes for everyone else. Finally, my favorite was out "hot diggity dog bar!" 

As fellow blogger Erica Shippy has done (find her fantastic blog here at www.mydyere.com), I am hoping to finish up May on the blogging front with a posting EVERY DAY IN MAY to get caught up! 

Stay tuned!! 

Xoxo, S

Sorry I'm not sorry.

I have been so incredibly bad at blogging lately, and I'm not even sorry. I have been enjoying this little boy so much that I haven't even stopped for a moment to blog. But he's currently napping, laundry is going, and Andy is outside doing yard work. So here's an update! 

In two days, Maddox will be a whole year old! Where has the time gone? I remember just like yesterday waking up, taking a shower, and making my way to the hospital with Andy to meet that little face! 

I am busy planning his first birthday party, which will have a Mickey Mouse theme this year since he loves Mickey. I am so excited to watch him dig in to his first cake and see his expression! 

Maddox continues to love to dance and his current favorite song is still "Uptown Funk."  He will stop whatever he's doing to dance when that song comes on! He loves to climb and do baby yoga! 

Maddox now also says "all gone" and "uh-oh!" He can sign milk, more, and all done! We are working to teach him "love you!"

Although he isn't fully walking, Maddox does take steps here and there. He still crawls everywhere and is FAST! I love watching him! He also loves being chased and it makes him go even faster!

 

Maddox, your laugh and smile are absolutely contagious! I can't remember what my life was like before you, but I know that my life is much better now that you're in it! We love you so much! I love being your Mama and can't wait to watch you grow and continue your adventure of life! 

I am SO bad! I had every intention of blogging on Monday, but time got away with me. Better late than never, eh? (I think I say this every time I'm late with a post, too.)

Meanwhile, Maddox man is now 10 months old!! Time is literally speeding by! It is so hard to believe my tiny, 7 pound babe is almost a year old! I've already (very excitedly) started planning Maddox's first Mouska-Birthday! 

Maddox recently started squealing. Like, not exactly a cry, but a squeal when he gets upset or I take him something away from him. And you know what? I hate it. And I'm not sure who taught him this...but I. WILL. FIND. YOU. 

My little Maddox also loves feeding himself. His favorite? Chicken nuggets, of course! Followed by a very close second place of Gerber crunchies or Cheetos.

Sleep hasn't been great lately, but we've been trying to feed him pretty much constantly for the last hour before he goes to bed. And FINALLY--since then, he's been sleeping 7:45 until around 6, then eats, then back down until anywhere from 7:30-8:30. 

I stopped putting Maddox in his walker because he stopped being interested in it. He's now interested in pulling up on everything, including his learning walker! He hasn't quite figured out how to back up once he has walked across the room, but I'm sure it won't be long! I can't wait to watch this little dude take his first step!

Maddox loves to give hugs when he is in a good mood, but I must say--the mood has to strike him! He also has recently learned to stick out his tongue and it's hilarious! Maddox is of course babbling up a storm, although he still hasn't mastered "dada" quite yet! 

Until next time...

Xoxo, S

Oh hey there, teeth!

This week has been fairly uneventful as far as new happenings are concerned. 

The only change has been in regards to sleep. Oh, sweet sleep. How I miss you so. We tried yet again to get Maddox out of his zipadeezip and into just Jammies. And you know what? It was a terrible, horrible idea. Pretty sure I need to buy stock in zipadeezip because this kid loves his and never sleeps well without it.

Maddox now has three teeth and working hard on a fourth! He is such a little ham and those little fingers are always in his mouth! 

He is full-on crawling which is fun and eventful at the same time! We can no longer leave him unsupervised for even just a moment! He is into everything, and anything on the floor is fair game for him and a learning adventure! 

Maddox thinks pulling up is the MOST fun thing ever. He is getting creative and pulling up on things I would've never thought of, like pant legs and the shower door! In the picture below he decided maybe the front door would be fun to pull up on! 

How is it possible that this sweet dude is almost 10 months old? We love you , sweet boy! 

Nine months? Really?

My little monster just turned nine months yesterday. How is that possible?! 

Maddox is working on three other teeth, but only one is close at this point! So for now, he is still my little one-toothed wonder! 

And the big achievement for the week? My dude is full-on crawling! I absolutely love watching him move and go! 

Maddox loves pulling up on everything! Hes quite the handful now when playing and has to be watched constantly! 

And now for the adventure that was Sunday night. We put Maddox down as always and we went to bed a few hours later. Around 4:00 we awoke to a yelling baby, which isn't unusual. He usually wakes at least once per night and we give him the pacifier. Sometimes he will cry until he eats, but at times he will just go back to sleep after getting his pacifier back. Sunday night he decided he needed to eat, so I fed him and put him back in his crib. He fussed for a few minutes and then went back to sleep...or so I thought. I woke up again around 4:30 and Maddox was STANDING, yes, standing in his crib. He had pulled up in his crib! (Which isn't out of the norm,?!74 a little alarming since he is still sleeping in his zipadeezip, so I can't imagine he could grip very well!) Andy and I both ran into Maddox's room and put him back onto his back. Around 20 minutes after that, I heard a noise and awoke to find Maddox sitting up in his crib alone. I remember saying "really, dude?" and walking into his room. By the time I had gotten to his room, he had dived with his head and was laying back down.  After this entire hour-long ordeal, Maddox had finally decided to go back to sleep! And mama was very, very tired when waking up again at 6:00 for the day. 

Very ready for these teeth to be here--but I sure do love this little dude! 

Until next time...

Xo, S