15 Month Check-Up

I took Mr. Maddox in today for his 15 month well check. I am so thankful to have such a healthy baby boy!! He weighs 26 lbs 14 oz which is in the 75th % and is 32 3/4 inches tall which is in the 90th %. The poor baby did have to get 4 shots today and shed some tears (which always breaks my heart) but he was fine by the time we got to the car.

He has so much personality these days and just keeps us cracking up!! He is busy, busy busy these days and is learning new things all the time. He now knows the sounds for puppy, kitty, cow, monkey, and lion (my favorite). I will get that on video soon because it is just so darn cute!! He can also point to his belly, toes, nose, eyes, ears and head!! He waves and says "hi" and "bye bye" and says dada and mama although he says dada WAAAAY more. He is walking up a storm these days and can even stand up on his own without having to pull up on something. I have a feeling that he will be running around in no time at all. He is obsessed with baseball and loves playing with his toys. He also still LOVES playing outside. He will go and stand at the back door until someone takes him outside. He gives the sweetest hugs and kisses and is so cuddly!! I just love it!! He has the cutest sandy blonde hair and the most beautiful blue eyes. I know I'm biased but I think he is just the cutest little guy ever!!

Our sweet boy is just so much fun these days and I am so thankful that God chose us to be his mommy and daddy!!

Howdy from Texas!!

I haven't blogged much the past few days because we have been enjoying some time in Texas with our families!! We flew out here last Thursday and spent a few days in Dallas then drove out to Abilene for ACU Summit on Sunday afternoon. I will admit that Summit is not really my favorite thing but Collin loves it so we go every year for him and so I can see one of my favorite people in the whole world!!

My dear friend, M, took Monday off so that we could hang out and catch up. I got to meet her sweet baby boy, Jackson, for the first time and he is a doll!! Him and Maddox got to play while we talked and hung out like old times!! I love it when I get to see her because I miss her so much now that we live so far away!! I'm glad that we can always pick up right where we left off like we see each other on a regular basis. Those are the best kinds of friends!! Love ya lots M and am so glad we got to spend the day together.

Diane, Maddox and I came back to Dallas on Wednesday morning and Collin and his dad came back that evening. Collin, Maddox and I had family pictures taken on Thursday morning so I wanted to get back in time to get ready for those and to get a good nights sleep. Erin Woolsey, a friend from college who is a photographer took them for us. She is the one who took Collin and my pictures in Abilene right before we moved. She does an amazing job and I can't wait to see what she got for us. I will post those when I get them in a few weeks.

Collin is at a retreat right now with several other young ministers right now so I am just spending time hanging out with family. He will get home tomorrow and then will head back to Colorado on Sunday. Maddox and I, however, will be hanging around a bit longer. We will actually be heading off to the white sandy beaches of Marco Island, FL with my mom and sisters next Wednesday!! I can't wait!! I may live in the mountains but I am definitely a beach girl at heart!!

Unfortunately I haven't taken many pictures thus far but I will be sure to take lots when we go to Florida!! I also forgot my connector to transfer my pics from the camera to my computer so even the ones I have taken I can't get off to post. So I will have to do a picture post when I get back home!!

We are having a fun time but I think I will be ready to be home and back in our daily routine by the time my trip is over!! Many of you know it is much more difficult to travel once the kiddos start coming along. But it is still great to be here none the less. I do love coming to Texas, but all of my Colorado friends will be happy to hear that I do miss my life there while we are away!!

Maddox

Just thought I would write a post about what my little buddy is up to lately since I haven't been doing the monthly posts like I did in his first year of life. So, here is what he is up to...

*He weight 25 lbs.
*He wears 18 mo clothes and size 5-6 shoes.
*He eats any and everything pretty much. He loves Mac n Cheese, scrabbled eggs, yogurt sticks, and french fries.
*He can and has walked on his own but chooses to crawl still (he is SUPER fast) unless we MAKE him walk.
*When you ask what a puppy says he says "uf-uf", what a kitty says "eeow", what a lion says "rrrraaawww" and sometimes he will do a cow "ooooo". Its super cute!!
*He sleeps around 12 hours a night and takes 1 nap a day 1-2 hrs long.
*He LOVES being outside. He will crawl to the back door and stand there trying to open it until we take him out to play.
*He loves baseball and know how to swing the bat now.
*He has 12 teeth: 4 top middle, 4 bottom middle and his 4 molars.
*We are finished with bottles and use only sippy cups now.

He is so much fun these days. He cracks us up all the time and we are just having a blast playing with him and watching him grow up.

Camping

This past weekend we made the trip up to Fairplay, CO for a little camping trip with some friends. Aside from getting a little sick from the altitude we had fun!! Maddox loves being outside so he had a total blast!! Here are a few pics from our weekend...

Co-ed Softball

Collin and I were asked to be a part of a co-ed softball team with some people at church. We agreed to join and we had our first game last night and I'll admit I was a bit nervous!! I have never played softball in my life so I didn't really know how it was going to turn out!! We ended up winning our game 17-14 and I got 2 hits and scored a run!! Hitting wasn't really what I was afraid of the most...it was more the fielding. I am not very good at judging how far the ball is traveling so I was terrified of a fly ball coming my way!! I played right center and thankfully only one ball came my way and it was a grounder and I got it and threw it in to 2nd!! It was a lot of fun and I am now excited to play the rest of our season!! I just hope the other teams we play don't get much better than the one we played last night!! :D

1st Year Book

I am so excited because today I finished Maddox's 1st year scrapbook!! I am so happy with how it turned out!! I hope it's something he (or at least his future wife) will appreciate some day!! Here are pictures of his book :D

Bottle Update

I am so thankful to report that Maddox made the transition without any problems at all. He has gone this entire week with no bottles and has done perfectly fine!! I just change him into his jammies, we say prayers and then I lay him in his bed. Most nights he has just gone right to sleep and a few he has cried less than 10 minutes before falling asleep. I am so glad this went so smoothly because I know it could have gone differently!! Yay for being finished with bottles. My baby boy is getting so big!! :D

Walking

My baby boy took his first steps this week and I could not be more thrilled. Every Tuesday we go to His Hands to help out and this week when we got there I stood him up on the floor and then he took like 3 steps towards Danielle. I was like WHOA what is happening here. He did it again several times through out the day. So fun!! He still prefers to crawl and does that pretty much all the time unless I make him walk holding my hands but at least we are making some progress here. I mean, he is getting really heavy these days so I am really ready for him to start walking. It was exciting for him to make this first move towards being a full time walker though!!