Evan's 6 month pictures...I just found this drafted blog post

haha this is 3 years too late

 

Evan is growing growing.

Warning: LOTS of pictures of Madeline here

Madeline's 12 month pictures at home...

To my Family, I think you can click on the picture to save it to your computer.

 

These are going to get funny. She HATED the bracelet and bow. After she realized she could only remove the bow and not the bracelet, she decided she would rip her dress off. This photo shoot ended in a nap. 

 

Day 2 of trying to take pictures. The sun interfered a bit. Madeline was much happier.

 

Peek a boo 

 

 

Oh my gosh, I want to keep her this age.. 

 

I hate that this one is super out of focus. It would have been a favorite. 

 

Can you see those beautiful blue eyes? 

Madeline's First Birthday Party

I apologize, mostly to the grandparents, aunts, and uncles that weren't able to come, for being a week late posting this birthday post. We had a low key first birthday party for Madeline. We only invited her bff, Zadie, and a couple of adults. We had (kind of) a "You Are My Sunshine" theme.

 

My pictures didn't turn out as I had envisioned but here they are.

Madeline's most favorite thing to do is play peek-a-boo with her blanket. She even plays by herself and thinks it's hilarious. She loves these blankets. If one of the boys even walks near her blanket, she flips out. Is it the beginnings of a drama queen? 



She wasn't sure what to think about that cake

Then she got really upset with it 

The big kids enjoyed it...at least the icing off the top 

She finally had a little taste... 

...but wasn't too impressed 

 

Just so everyone knows...that cake I spent a couple of hours on didn't fully go to waste. When the grown ups weren't looking, Zadie found it under Madeline's chair.

Madeline is ONE

Yes, she really is a year old. This has been the fastest year ever. I wish time would just slow down. I hear it just keeps getting faster though. Madeline has gone from a precious sweet tiny newborn to a screaming 24/7 colicky baby to a sweet happy smiley baby to a teething clingy whiny baby..and is now becoming a happy silly toddler.

 Madeline had her first taste of cake on her birthday. She seemed really confused but eventually, she dug in and asked for more. 



 

 And here are all the biggies for all three babies at one year:
Luc: 31 in (97th percentile), 22lb5oz (45th percentile), head 49 cm (97th percentile)
        He has been walking for two months. He said 11 words and some animal sounds.
Evan: 30 in (50th), 22lb (40th), 48 1/2 cm (95th)
         He had been walking for a month. He said 15 words and several animal sounds
Madeline: 29 in (50th), 20lb4oz (40th), 47 1/2 (97th)
         She only says dada and mama. She is taking a few steps. She has never slept through the
         night. She can identify nose, eyes, toes, belly, and mouth.

Madeline is so much smaller than the boys were at this age. She is also so far behind them developmentally in everything. I think this is God's way of making me feel like I have a baby longer.