This just in ...

Maddy rolled all by herself last night, and Jim and I were both there to witness it! Savita had been mentioning that she was "this" close and she would "help" her, but to me, it doesn't count til she does it by herself.

We've had an absolutely glorious week of Texas spring weather and Jim and I have been outside every night. Maddy was playing on her blanket and just rolled to her stomach. She proceeded to try and crawl (thank goodness the arm strength isn't there yet!) and was so frustrated after realizing then that she couldn't move about she let out a howl!

She's going to be mobile soon .... let the babyproofing begin (and never end knowing our house!). Here's our rolling champ just after she rolled about ... (it's tiring being a baby).

Four months!

I can't even believe that Maddy is four months old! She's such a joy and such a happy baby. We had her check-up this week and she is perfectly healthy. The stats: 80 percentile for weight (almost 14.5 lbs), 75 percentile for height and 65 percentile for head size.

She's still only rolled in her sleep, she seems pretty content to scootch about the floor and not be on her tummy. Thought I would share this cute, cute picture after her bath last night.

Madelyn's new trick this week is to bend over when she's sitting up and put her feet in her mouth. It's so cute, but we haven't been able to capture it on film (HA, film, on computer) yet. She still loves her play gym (which we nicknamed "under the sea" along with singing of the Mermaid song) and here's a picture of her playing it.

And finally, best friends ... not sure how clear Lulu is, but Maddy loves to kick her when playing on the floor. Like all best "dog" friends, Lulu takes it like a champ!

3-month pictures

Here are some highlights from Madelyn's three month photo shoot (some of these are heading to Archbold, soon!):

If a tree falls ....

So Madelyn rolled over last night!!!! My dilemna in marking this milestone is this. She rolled over in her sleep. At 3 a.m. I woke up to one really ticked baby, screaming for me to come get her (VERY unusual). I ran into her room and she was screaming because she was on her stomach, which she very strongly dislikes (to this day, I can't use the word hate because my dad always says "we don't hate, we strongly dislike).

So does it count that a) she did it in her sleep and b) no one saw her do it?

***On another side note, I've been horrible about keeping up with the blog. It's due partly because of my still fascination with Facebook, but also because February seemed all about me going back to work, not so much about Maddy. I've made a March resolution to be better .. plus, there are lots of things to look forward to .... Madelyn's four month check-up, the Gillentine chili-cook-off, St. Patty's day, 80 degree weather and cute sundresses ....

I'll post her three month photos later today ....