our new pet

Matt got a ball python and Maddie really likes it.
She calls it a 'cake' for some reason even though
she has said snake before.
Every time it is doing something in it's tank
Maddison lets us know. lol
I was very surprised that she will actually hold it.
I had two snakes when I was a kid and loved them so
I am glad Maddie gets to have one too.

Baking with Grandma

Sunday night Maddison and I went over to my parents house

so Maddison could help my mom bake some stuff for work.
Baking is one of Maddison's FAVORITE things to do.
She is such a good helper.
I made the mistake of putting her in a black shirt
and this is what happened...
By the end she had three times the flour on her
as in this picture.

In one month...

We will have our new baby girl! I can't believe it is only a month away now. This pregnancy went so fast! We all can't wait to meet her.

Awesome presents!

These are the 3 big presents that I am super excited about.

My mom got us this awesome sit and stand double stroller.
AND she made me a new cover for the car seat
but she hasn't finished the canopy yet.
I will get a good picture of it when it's completely done.

Maddison was so excited for the new stroller,
but she wasn't too happy when I told her that her
sister will be going in the car seat not her baby doll. lol

The AWESOME JJ Cole diaper bag Sarah got me!
I love it! and I love how it hangs on the stroller.
I had a cheap one last time and it just didn't last.

Sarah also bought her a new swing and Whit bought her a
new bouncer/vibrating chair. I am completely ready to go!
I can't believe it. She will be here in a month!

Baby shower!

This past Saturday Sarah threw me a shower and
it turned out fantastic. We had a blast!

Maddison and I
She was such a good girl the whole day even though
she didn't get a nap at all.

Sarah's sister and my girls!
(apparently the camera lens was dirty...grrrrrr)
oh, and why am I so damn short?
I was even wearing 2 in flip flops. lol

Playing find the tiny pacifier in the balloon game.
It was hilarious.

Draw a baby w/o looking game.
NONE of them resembled a baby! lol

The YUMMY cake

Me-Maddison-Mom

Sarah finally made me take a belly picture.
I figured for the wonderful party I owed her one :)
don't I look happy lol

the finished rooms

I finally got the girls rooms pretty much situated.
I decided to move the cherry furniture into the babies room
and the oak furniture into Maddison's room.

We decided against getting Maddison a big girl bed yet
because she actually enjoys the crib and I prefer her not
being able to roam around freely whenever she feels like it.
:)

Maddison's super cool new armoire.
She finally has a shelf in her room for all her books
so they aren't all over the living room anymore!
(don't mind the gigantic messy pile of toys)

We had an extra t.v. so I decided to put it in Maddison's
room so she can watch all of her learning videos.
She absolutely LOVES having it in her room
and I love that I don't have to watch the videos
all the time anymore.

Baby's crib all set up.
I still need to 'reupholster' the bumper to match the room.

Even she has a pile of toys in her room. lol
I need to take a picture of the little lamp now.
I covered the shade in fake white rose pedals from
our wedding and painted the lamp navy blue.
It turned out really cute.

zoo trip

Saturday we went to the zoo.
Maddie rode the carousel and we tried to get
her to pet the stingrays, but she wasn't having it.
I am so glad the weather is nice again so
we can really enjoy our trips to the zoo.

Waiting for the ride to begin.

She still waves every time it goes around. lol

Giving daddy kisses.
Too bad the bar is in the way.

Thanksgiving 2009

On Thursday for Thanksgiving my family all went out
to my aunt and uncles house in Gilbert.
They have a HUGE backyard so we brought
Maddison's car out there.
She went nuts, she drove it around
and around and absolutely loved it.
I wish we had that big of backyard so she could
do it everyday!

Waving at everyone watching her from the porch.

She's thinking get outta my way mom.

Pit stop to give daddy kisses.

Potty training!

For the last week or two I have been really potty
training Maddison. She has gone potty randomly for a long
time now but I decided it was time to buckle down
and get her really going on the potty.

I bought pull ups mostly so it was easier on me,
so I didn't have to lay her down and secure the diaper
every time she went potty.
She thinks it's so fun to go on the potty and
she really likes the jelly bean reward!
If she goes #1 she tells me 'I get one candies!'
If she goes #2 she says 'I get two candies!'

She picked up the process pretty much on the first day.
By the second day she was telling me when she
had to go rather than me asking her constantly
like I did on day one.
On the second day we only used one pull up the whole day!
She is even telling me she has to go potty when
we are out running errands and going in public
bathrooms, which I thought would take longer
because I thought they would be intimidating.

I can't believe what a big girl she is becoming!
(sorry the picture isn't too good, it's from my phone)

lunch fun!

Saturday afternoon Sarah, Maddie, my mom, aunt and I
all went to Pete's fish and chips for lunch.
There is a grassy area next to all the tables
and Maddison sure took advantage of it.
These are pics of her running around a tree. lol
I love it when she wears herself out!

She also rode the car and had a blast driving it.
She was turning the wheel the whole time it was on.
I think she probably rode it 3 or 4 times,
she couldn't get enough.

feeding Sarah's turtles

Maddison LOVES Sarah's turtles.
Every time we go over there she wants to feed them.
Sarah put them in this little container to feed
them so Maddie could see them better.
I'm not too sure what face she is making here. lol

hole in the rock

Last Monday we decided to go to hole in the rock at Papago Park.
I guess I was feeling extra adventurous trying that at 31 weeks pregnant.
I couldn't see my feet, which made it very interesting. lol


Would have been a cute picture if it wasn't so bright!
They are both squinting so bad.
(Maddie is wearing the cute new RocketDog shoes I got her,
I love them! I have a pair and they are so comfy!)

I made it all the way up!
Surprisingly down was worse than up.
Every step down it felt like my uterus was
going to fall out!
Matt had to carry Maddie and hold my hand
all the way down so I wouldn't fall! lol

We told Maddie we were 'hiking' and she thought it
was fun to say that word. I was just hoping that she
wouldn't remember the word and ask to
go hiking later!

baby clothes!

I finally got all the baby clothes washed and hung up in her closet.
It's so weird, I don't remember Maddison being that tiny but
a lot of those clothes are hers. They are so small!
I am glad to finally have that chore done...
now I just need a baby to put in all the clothes. lol

This baby has so many clothes, in this picture
hanging up is just the newborn to 3 month sizes!
Unfortunately though she has half the closet space as Maddie.

*hiccup* excuse me

We taught Maddison to say excuse me when she burps or farts lol. She even says excuse me when other people do one of them. So tonight I made Maddison laugh really hard and she got the hiccups. In between hiccups she said EXCUSE ME! LOL We never taught her that she just assumed that a hiccup was the same as a burp I guess.
*hiccup* excuse me *hiccup* excuse me *hiccup* excuse me... this went on for over a minute. SO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!

Halloween!!!

On Halloween we went trick or treating with Sarah and Brooklyn.
Maddison was the cutest little bumble bee!
Brooklyn was a princess.
Maddison did so good.
She said 'trick or treat', 'thank you' and 'buh bye'
at almost every house and at a couple houses
she even buzzed for the people. lol
She carried her hello kitty bag and I
found her the cutest little pink shoes that
happened to match really well.
(i also got a matching pair for baby #2! SO CUTE)
I didn't think until we were already out that
I should have put little pink bows on the
antennas of her costume!


Eating her candy!

making goofy faces as usual.
I can't get a good picture out of this kid to save my life.

Her bag and matching shoes. lol
I actually didn't plan this, it worked out well though.
I bought these shoes a few days ago and she LOVES them.
She wants to wear them constantly.

Fake smile again. lol

Trick or treating with Brooklyn.
I am so glad Maddison is a good hand holder and
doesn't try and run off. That will come in handy
when baby # 2 comes!

Her cute little wings.