Happy Easter

Last weekend was Easter. I think it will be the new favorite holiday. She got to eat candy before breakfast. Who wouldn't love that!? When we first showed her her easter basket, she just smiled. She wouldn't go to it though. She just stared. I had to go sit by it and then she finally came over, and even then she wasn't that interested until she saw stuff inside the basket. She loved opening the plastic eggs and finding surprises inside. She really likes the mini robin eggs. It was such a fun morning. Thanks Easter Bunny for coming to visit.

Walking on sunshine

This has been going on a few weeks now, but Madison is walking everywhere. She won't even crawl anymore, it's that serious. She also has a favorite blanket that drags along with her. It's pink and has monkeys and colored balls on it. When she was a baby, I was not good about putting shoes on her feet, so now it is a struggle to put them on (she curls her toes so it's hard to put them on). I did teach her that when we go outside she has to wear shoes, which she only tolerates because she wants to go outside. Most days she will find her coat and bring it to me. When she has her shoes on though, she will NOT walk or even stand. She turns into a "wet noodle" and flops to the floor and starts whining. It's annoying, but quite hilarious. Someday well get there, we better anyway cause I refuse to always carry my child just because she has shoes on her feet. It's a little backwards.

Madison's Birthday

Wow! I am trying not to get emotional, but I cannot believe how time flies by so quickly. 1 year ago, tomorrow, I finally got to meet my beautiful baby girl. I want my little baby back that loves being held and want to constantly snuggle. However, we traded the snuggling for wiggling and a few other, more exciting things. I have loved hearing Madison laugh, say "mama" "daddy" and "wow" (my new favorite word), blow kisses, starting to stand up on her own, become stubborn and independent when it comes to feeding herself, the list goes on and on. It has been a wonderful year. My happiness grows everyday I get to spend with my little girl. I never knew parenthood would be such a wonderful thing. The tantrums, dirty looks, and dirty diapers don't even matter cause her smile wins my heart everytime. I am very blessed to be Madison's mom and wouldn't trade it for anything. Happy Birthday to my little sweetheart. I love you!