Tiny Trailblazer

Today Maddy finally got to wear the onesie that she got from the spouses' group for Bryan's squadron when she was born. It says "39th AS Trailblazers" with a C-130 on it. That means 39th Airlift Squadron and they are known as the Trailblazers. The squadron commander's office has a sign on it which titles him as the "Trail Boss". They have a conestoga wagon behind the squadron which is brought out at various times and functions throughout the year. I'm not sure where or why the name originated, but it is what it is. When babies are born in the squadron, they are given this onesie (which is very nice and embroidered) and a photo album that says the same thing on it (also very cute). Since the onesie is short sleeved and sized at 6 months, Maddy didn't quite hit the window of wearing it for very long. We went to a lunch bunch today, so I thought it would be the perfect time for it's debut. Little did I know it would be the debut and the final showing. HaHaHa. It slightly resembles a muscle shirt... I still think she looked pretty dang cute in it. I have a matching one... Well, mine's not a onesie, it's a V-neck T-shirt. I really wanted to get a picture of us wearing our shirts together, so we might have to pose that one day soon!! Anyways, here are some pictures of Miss Maddy modeling the onesie.

In this one, she's modeling with the Air Force pillow in our bedroom:



Now, she's saying, "what's up man?!?!" ::Insert gangsta voice here::



And finally... posing with Mommy:

Baby's Best Friend

Well, everyone, the friendship is continuing to develop. Yesterday, I sat Maddy on her blanket on the floor to play while I went in the kitchen to clean up (I could still see her and she could still see me, so this arrangement worked out well). As soon as I set her down, the, now gentler, Nash-A-Nator took a seat next to Maddy, and this is what Maddy thought:









Please note that none of that was posed. Maddy LOVES playing with Nash. She giggles when he licks her. He is very gentle with her. I am loving that they're getting along so well. I still have to watch Nash very closely for a few reasons. The two biggest being that if he gets too excited, he's still HUGE compared to Maddy and I worry that he'll trample her, and the second reason being that he really likes to lick her face. I'm NOT a fan of that!!

We're having a lazy morning so far. Bryan got up with Maddy so I could sleep in a little. I'm feeling a bit more human after getting an extra hour of sleep this morning. Maddy just went down for a nap, so Bryan and I are going to FINALLY hang the maternity portraits that we had taken before Maddy was born (almost 6 months ago). Maddy made her appearance a little earlier than we had anticipated, so we only had frames for the portraits one day before her birthday. Thus, the delay in getting them on the walls. We LOVE them and want to show them off, and things are finally settling down enough that we can make time for that.

I learned a little cooking trick this morning that I wanted to share with everyone. While some/all of you may already know this trick, it was news to me. If you are measuring something like honey or a syrup, Ms. Dean suggested that you spray the measuring cup with nonstick cooking spray before you measure the ingredient. Then, when you pour out the honey or whatever it is, it will slide out a little easier. I tell you what. That Paula is one smart lady!!! Love me some buttta!! :)

I guess that's it for now. I better go talk with Bryan about where we want those pictures before Maddy wakes up!!

Love you guys!! :)

Bath Time Has Now Become...

...SPLASH TIME!!!

Yep... Maddy learned how to splash in the tub tonight. Her first splash (which I didn't catch on "film") was a big one. The whole counter was sprinkled with water. Once she figured it out, she was THRILLED to continue splashing, so I let bath time go on for a few extra minutes. Here she is showing off her new skill!! ENJOY!!




Talk to everyone later!

Love you guys!! :)

Nothin' Much New...

Just a little video and picture of Maddy to share today. Nothing much going on around here...



Maddy and Nash have all of a sudden become the best of friends. Maddy is so intrigued by him. Every time he's around, she focuses all of her attention on him. She really enjoys petting him, too. Only once has she tried to poke him in the eye. He did really well when she did that. While I don't plan to leave them alone together any time soon, they are really doing well together. Here's a picture of Maddy reaching up to pet Nash:


That's about it from our house tonight... We miss all of you!!

Love you guys!! :)

Just Some Pics to Share...

I just had a couple of pictures that I wanted to share, so here they are:

Here is Maddy enjoying her pears. The more new foods we try, the more she seems to like to eat them. I'm LOVING that she doesn't seem like a picky eater so far!! Woo Hoo!!


This is a short video of Maddy playing with her spoon after she ate her pears. Don't worry. She was enjoying herself. The noise she is making is a new noise that she just figured out how to make, so she does it all the time. If she was upset, there would be big crocodile tears rolling down her face!! :)




Here's a picture from last night's bath time. Don't worry, it was MADDY'S bath time, not mine!! I think she likes the bath, what do you think?!?!


Well, that's it for us for now. Maddy's napping, so I'm going to rest. We had a long night last night!! Talk to you all later!

Love you guys!! :)

Stewey's First Trip to the Park

We took Maddy to the park today, and she never once cracked a smile. I'm not sure if it was because it was cooler than we thought it was going to be... Or if it was the fact that there were so many people there today... Or if she just, plain, wasn't impressed with the park, but we were only there for about 5 minutes before we got back in the car to come home. Here are some pictures of our little Stewey (like the baby on the TV show Family Guy) "enjoying" herself at the park:

Check out the look of concentration on Bryan's face... and the total lack of enthusiasm on Maddy's face as they head down the slide...



Here is Maddy riding in the swing. I'm not too sure why we thought she'd be excited about this... seeing as how she doesn't care too much about riding in her swing at home...



Then, some random kid decided to come over and push her. Thankfully, his mom said something before I had to...



Then, I took her down the kiddie slide. Still... absolutely no expression...



We tried riding on a little bouncy horse, too... You guessed it... NOT IMPRESSED!!



Lastly, here is a video of Maddy on the swing. It's not all that exciting, but I took the video with the intention of putting it on my blog today, so HERE IT IS!! ENJOY!!






On to other news...

Bryan and I just got new bedding for our bed. Here's a picture of it:



The last bit of "news" is that Bryan and I are going to a "Redneck Hoedown" tonight. It's a welcome home party for his squadron in honor of those that just returned home from the deployment. Our friends Bailey and Marshall are going to watch Maddy for us while we go. I hope we have a good time. I also hope that Maddy has fun with them. She's still very fickle when it comes to baby sitters. Sometimes she does GREAT. Other times... well, not-so-much. We'll have to wait and see how it goes tonight. Especially since she was not at all impressed with the park today... She's napping right now, so I'm hoping that she'll be in a good mood for them, and play and giggle and enjoy herself!! :)

Oh well... If there's anything noteworthy about the party, I'll be sure to blog and post pictures. If not, well, just assume that we didn't stay long and it was free dinner. HaHaHa. Just kidding!! :)

Talk to everyone soon! Oh yeah, and to all you Atlanta folks, take care of my parental units while they're there this weekend!

Love you guys!! :)

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