April 2012

 I know this is lame but i'm so excited i finally got a pony tail in her hair!!

 we have been spending lots of time outside because its been  so hot lately. so we got this sweet water table on sale at toys r us for almost half price so we play with it out side almost every day.

 Can you tell she's my best friend!!

 playing in the big pool

 Daddy even came out and joined us when he got home from work!

 We also did our first finger painting with auntie Kelly. Madison usually isnt into trying new things but since auntie kelly did it first she was willing to try it at least once and after she really liked it so we finger painted for like an hour and a half.

 by the end the painting was so fun she was doing it with her hands and her feet!

 she finally learned to walk!!!!!!! and she loves to play basketball when daddy will play with her and let her put the ball in the basket

 Found this idea on pinterest on  how to teach your toddler to die Easter eggs easily. i have to admit it worked great!!  i was a little worried but we all had a good time and Madison got to dye her Easter eggs for the Easter bunny

A couple of days before Easter i put together a large Easter egg hunt for a playgroup that I run. Anthony had the day off so he was able to attend it and i got some great pictures of the two of them.

 

 Opening her Easter basket which contained some chalk, finger paints, a swimsuit and towel, new bow's, new paci's, and a set of Easter themed little people

 We ended Easter spending time with my dad's family in Temecula. and here's a picture of Madison with her favorite auntie Kelly in the hammock at my aunt Teresa's and uncle Rob's house.

I know there was already alot going on this month and we had recently had Madison tested for a developmental delay and was found to be more than 30% behind her age group i really needed something to get my mind off all the drama going on. so we decided to take Madison to the zoo and just spend time as a family.

 some of our summer fun with friends even though it was only april

 we drove all the way out to eucipa to visit a friend who was here from Utah for a race. to make Madison happy and easier to deal with we took her to a park so we could visit...it was a great day.

March 2012

 For St. Patrick's Day I put together a large playgroup event. We had tons of fun with all of our friends. Everyone brought lots of fun treats that were themed for st. Patrick's day. I also put together a leprechaun hunt and it was super fun.

one of Madison's favorite things is when daddy gets on the floor and plays with her. this is one of my favorite pictures of the two of them playing. she is definitely a daddy's girl.

Madison loves it when i open the door and she can sit and watch all the planes go by at night and sometimes the kitty even comes and visits her.

one night when daddy had to work late and antie Kelly was performing at her school in the band so we went to watch. i was really surprised that Madison was not afraid of the loud music in the building

Madison's playing with her cousin Ethan

one of Madison's favorite things is to play on her bike she got for Christmas but she can only go backwards and typically gets herself in quite a bit of a predicament. However since she cant walk she has found it a most effective way to get around her playroom.

15 months

At 13 months I noticed that Madison was a little different then other kids her age. But I was told multiple times all kids develop at different rates she'll catch up in no time. At 15 months I noticed she hadn't gained any new skills since she was about 12 months she wasn't walking she didn't talk or imitate speech and she didn't really interact with the environment around her. There were several other "red flags" I started to see. She just wasn't developing at all. I waited until she was 15 months to take her in to be tested for developmental delays. My worst fears were that we would hear words like autism or aspergers syndrome! Luckily that's not what we heard and
I was so happy after they tested her I was in tears! She tested at 8 months developmentally in most catagories which is quite far behind for her age so since she is so far behind she gets free therapy from the state once a week for an hour until she catches up to her age group in all categories. She also is getting a hearing test to make sure thats not the reason for the delay.

February 2012

We didn't do a lot in February ...and I have to admit i enjoy the quiet months.

Madison started attending nursery with mommy mostly because she's really disruptive during the Sunday school class Scott Knecht teaches and i don't feel that is fair to him

 Madison has made friends with our cat and now she beggs me all the time to go outside so she can play with the kitty.

 we watched the superbowl with my sister and this is one of my favorite pictures of the three of them ...so into the game

First Steps

Madison took her first steps today all on her own. Anthony went and put her on the floor and instead of sitting like she usually does she stood there for 20 seconds and took three steps all on her own she did it twice today hopefully this is her first steps to a long journey and I'm so excited

January 2012

SINCE I'M WAY BEHIND AND I WANT TO CATCH UP FOR THE YEAR I'VE DECIDED TO JUST QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THE FUN THINGS WE DID EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR FOR 2012

 Took Madison to the Zoo for the first time she enjoyed it but not nearly as much as i expected her to. this kinda gave me the clue that something was a little off with her. She wasn't engaged in what was going on around her she just went along for the ride instead.

               

                                         

                                                                                               
 She Started Cruising around pretty good now. She rarely gets into anything but once in a while she does.

 Madison Stayed with my mom for over 8 hours which i've never done.we got the call earlier in the day that my grandma was going to the hospital and that things were not good. Although there was alot talked about the basic end of the conversation was that we needed to come right away becuase it was time to say good bye. We drove out to Temecula, Ca and knew we couldn't take her we had no idea how long we were going to be there could be a few hours or could be days. We went to say good bye or rather see you later because my grandmother on my dad's side was very sick and ALS had finally won its battle against her.She said many times that she was ready to head home to her heavenly father and other family who had passed on. this picture was taken by my mom so that my grandma could see Madison one last time and say good bye. It was the longest I had been away from her since she was born, almost 10 hours. I felt some much comfort and peace that day. I knew my heavenly father was there and watching over me and my family and was waiting with open arms for my grandma when she crossed over.