Mom and Maddie Weekend (with video)

Joseph was out of town this weekend in Milwaukee for a bachelor party so Maddie and I had the whole weekend together!

On Friday we went to my office. Maddie likes to visit as she gets to pick her own snacks! A vendor was also bringing pizza in so we got pizza for lunch!

We also turned her car seat around and she is now finally forward facing!  She loves it!

She loves facing forward in the car!

Eating 2 bags of snacks she got in the vending machine

Playing with a new toy we brought to my office.

Playing around with my glasses (no lenses)

On Saturday night we went to a pasta restaurant for dinner!  Maddie did pretty well pretty much the entire time. At the end of the meal when the server brought over the check, I happened to sneeze, and Maddie said "Are you alright Mama?  Bless You!" And the server said "Oh she is so polite!"

And afterwards we got frozen yogurt for dessert! Maddie wanted to eat outside so we did.

And here is a little video I took at one of the meals. Maddie sings the ABCs, 2 Daniel Tiger songs (lyrics below) and then proceeds to kiss my arm a bunch.

Daniel Tiger "When you wait, you can play, sing or imagine anything"
Daniel Tiger "It's okay to feel sad sometimes. Little by little you'll feel better again"

This Week at DayCare: 7/25 & 7/27

Tuesday 7/25:

Thursday 7/27:

Fun at home

Here are some pictures taken this past weekend.

We bought some new slime/putty and Maddie enjoyed playing with it. She also likes to "clean" using the handheld broom and dustpan.

A little while back after Maddie started to watch "Bubble Guppies" I told her I would make her a mermaid tail so she could be like a Bubble Guppie. I asked her what colors and she said black and yellow, and I said "Oh like a bumble bee!"  Here she is hanging out in her bumble bee mermaid tail blanket.

This Week at DayCare: 7/18 & 7/20

Tuesday 7/18:

Thursday 7/20:

Baby Boy - 32 Week Appointment

This Thursday 7/20, I went to the doctor's for my 32 week checkup. I also had a growth ultrasound and then a Non-Stress Test (NST) where they strap 2 monitors to my tummy to take some measurements.

At the ultrasound, he looked perfectly healthy! He seemed to be sleeping though as he wasn't moving around very much.  They measured him at 4 lbs 9oz which is in the 76th percentile, yikes! And luckily his head is down!

Later I had my first NST which I will also be having weekly. They strapped 2 monitors to me. The one on the bottom (pink) measures the baby's heartbeat. The top one (blue) measures the uterus activity and measures contractions.

Baby boy performed perfectly and we were done in 20 minutes! They are looking for 2 "jumps" or "spikes" in his heart activity, at least a 15-20 bpm jump during a 20 minute period. He "passed" with flying colors.  He actually got the hiccups right as the test was starting and I took a video. You can see my tummy jumping ever so slightly and you can hear the heart beat on the monitor changing because of the hiccups.

(If the baby doesn't perform the way they like, then they'll have me try to get him to move by drinking some juice or laying on my side and measuring again for another 20 minutes or so. If he still doesn't wake up or his heart doesn't act the way they like, then I get sent to the hospital triage unit for further monitoring).

Videos: Maddie Singing 3 different songs

Maddie was in a great mood after dinner and sang a bunch of songs while enjoying cantaloupe for dessert!

In this first video she sings a song from Daniel Tiger. The lyrics are "It's okay to feel sad sometimes, little by little you'll feel better again" and she sings it so clearly!

In this video she sings Twinkle Twinkle and speeds it up at the end

In this last video she sings the ABCs and starts out very slow then speeds up at the end again.

Petting Scaredy Cat in the Window

Bucktown Walk Family Fest and Calling Grandma

On Saturday morning we took Maddie out in the wagon and walked north to a nearby park where the Bucktown Walk Family Fest was going on. We arrived a bit too early and not everything was set up just yet.  We got some free snacks and walked around. Maddie joined in on the music class then lost interested and we left. We stopped off at Chipotle for lunch before going home.

When we got home we called Grandma on the phone!  Maddie loves dialing the buttons and calling her. She especially loves pushing the "red button" which of course hangs up the call!

All Smiles!

This Week at DayCare: 7/11 & 7/13

Tuesday 7/11:

Thursday 7/13:

Waiting to go to School

Maddie was so darn cute this morning waiting for me to get the stroller out so we could go to school! On days like today it's so hard to leave her!!

Asleep in her Big Girl Bed!

We transitioned Maddie over to her new room and big girl bed! A separate post will follow as the pictures/video are on Joseph's phone.

Here is a picture of her sleeping in her big girl bed.

Right now we are letting choose where she wants to sleep for naps and bedtime. It's about 60-40 wanting to sleep in the big girl bed vs the crib.

Videos: Dancing and Making Up Songs

Here are some cute videos from the past couple of days.


Maddie was dancing really cute to this version of The Wheels on the Bus. I love when she stops for a milk break!

After dinner, Maddie started playing and singing to herself! She actually made up a song!

She made up another song here but to the tune of "London Bridge"

Swinging!

Pau Pau took this adorable picture of Maddie earlier today at the park!

New Sand Box

Joseph got Maddie a new turtle sand box with a cover for the backyard!

Family Dinner!

We went out to dinner last minute on Friday night as my cousin Rachel from Hong Kong was visiting!  We had a large party of about 16 of us with a private room at a new restaurant in Chinatown.  We got there a little early and Maddie got to play with cousin Emily for a little bit before we walked over the the restaurant, and she and Emily sat next to each other and dinner and were very well behaved! They shared stickers and coloring books!

At the end of dinner, Maddie started to dance while eating her oranges and lollipop that Emily gave her. It was so cute! When I told her her tongue was blue from the lollipop, she had to see it for herself in my phone.

First Week of July (with Video)

We had an odd week this week with the 4th of July falling on a Tuesday this week!

Here are some pictures from this week.

Monday at the park by Pau Pau's house

4th of July Tuesday at our friends house

Thursday 7/6 at Day Care

Joseph got her a new cash register toy! She loves it!

Video of her playing with the new cash register toy

A Girl Called Maddie

Joseph texted me this while I was at work.

Maddie was laying on the floor and he started to rub her back and she said:

"No! I not kitty. I a girl called Maddie!"

Someone else likes the Hello Kitty helmet...

Video: Singing and Twirling

Here is a video of Maddie singing gibberish, but to the tune of "Do Re Mi" which we've been trying to teach her. She then starts spinning and twirling a lot! Lately she has come to love wearing dresses, which is great because it's been so hot out, and she looks adorable in them!

Petting Scaredy Cat (with Video)

Scaredy was sunning himself on the couch and let Maddie pet him! She loves when he lets her pet him!