Morning Routine

So we're trying something new and uploading a video. This is Maddie's morning ritual, she slowly wakes up, stretches for 10 minutes and smiles the entire time. It's pretty sweet.

Pump you up!

Sorry it's been so long since the last update but Maddie has been busy with her new training regime. She's been going to the local baby gym once a week to pump some iron. She's primarily focusing on her core since she is yet able to control her legs and arms. In the last two months she has put on nearly 3 pounds (solid muscle I'm sure) and with her new stretching exercises has grow to 24 inches.

The only annoying part of this is that whenever any other babies are around, she asks them if they know where the weight room is while flexing her neck muscles. Crazy kid.

Thunder Poop and Da Boyz

Saturday was Nick's birthday so some of the boys came over for football, beer and massive baby poops. Really, there is not much more you can ask for than that.

Maddie was a pleasure all day though you wouldn't know it from this picture. I think she was upset at how bad her Huskies are doing. And Seahawks. And Mariners. And every other sports team in Seattle.

The best part of my day.

Maddie is starting to smile, which is hands down the coolest thing ever. You never know when it is going to happen. Sometime first thing in the morning. Or after a nap. Or after a pleasing burp. But whenever it happens I am the happiest man alive.

I ain't sayin' she's a gold digger...

Maddie has been doing a little exploring lately. Getting to know the world around her if you will. Sometimes she explores her nose, her ears, and if lucky her mouth where she can suck on her fingers to her hearts content.

Go Huskies!!!

So on Saturday Maddie enjoyed watching her first football game, which didn't go so well. Oh Maddie was just great, but the Huskies looked like a they were a high school junior varsity team. It looks like its going to be a long year.

Maddie has been great lately, she is starting to smile and make noises all the time. I wish I could report that we are getting more sleep, but that's just not the case. Some nights she sleeps great (even up to 5 hours in a row) but other nights she likes to rock out all night long.

Other than that we're doing well, seeing lots of family and enjoying the remaining days of summer (if you could call them that).

Our Waterskiing Cowgirl

It looks like we have a little cowgirl on our hands!! Maddie went to her first rodeo on Friday: The Kitsap County Fair & Stampede. I have to say that she was fabulous! We we're their for about 4 hours and she didn't cry one bit, and seemed to love all of the sounds and lights surrounding her. I can see many rodeo's in her future.

Then on Saturday Dianne went shopping and I watched Maddie for almost 5 hours!! This was the longest that Maddie had been away from mom since she was born, and again she was fabulous! Maddie and I went down to the hood canal and met up with our friend Phil, and we all went out on the boat. Maddie was great and seemed to really love having the ocean breeze in her hair.