OCTOBER 2012

 Madison is finally at an age where we can take her to special places and she really understands and enjoys whats going on around her. so we took her on her very first trip to Disneyland! my mom and kelly went with us too and we all had a blast!

 She wasn't a big fan of riding the little kid rides.

 She loved getting to ride the merry go round with her auntie Kelly.

 

 

Toward the end of the month Cal poly does a pumpkin patch with lots and lots of things to do and you can pick any pumpkin on the whole field for just $3.00. So we hit the petting zoo first...I was a little surprised at how excited Madison was to pet all the animals.

 

 

She loved the cow and followed it everywhere.

Kylie came with us.

We got to play on the tractor and go through a corn maze

 

 

Then we headed to pick our pumpkins from the giant field

 We went to an Anderson family reunion. there weren't very many kids there and the ones that were there 

weren't anywhere near her age so she got impatient and frustrated quickly.

 

I love these two!

 Playing with her Great Aunt Toni who loves her greatly.

Since Madison cant carve a pumpkin i have let her paint her pumpkin for the last two years. It works great. she gets to make the pumpkin her own and i don't have to worry!

 

 

My little Picasso

 

 Daddy Jumped in to add to the masterpiece

 

 and yes we carve pumpkins too!

 she did not like touching the pumpkin "goop"

 

 All cleaned out                                                       its all about the template

 Anthony's Jack Skelington

 ALL FINSIHED

HALLOWEEN NIGHT

Madison went as a bumblebee mostly because it was the only costume i could find that was long enough in the arms and she wasn't swimming in...but she shure made a cute bumble bee if I do say so myself.

Checking out her loot!

our 4th anniversary was in September and we finally got to celebrate this month. My sweet husband took me to an amazing restaurant called orange hill. the food was amazing. and the view was just absolutely beautiful. it was a wonderful evening.

I know these photo's are kinda dark but here's a couple of pictures of Madison doing her developmental therapy.

i have started collecting thins we need for the baby and i thought i would put a picture of the start of the baby's nursery and show the progress as we go

14 weeks pregnant

18 weeks pregnant

Madison got very sick this month but i'm quickly learning that her body does not know how to have a little fever. if she gets a fever its a high fever. so we ended up in the ER instead of at a halloween party. but when she's sick all she wants is her daddy.

as she gets older she loves to read more and more.

6 month therapy update

Date tested September 2012

Madison is currently 21 months

Cognitive 20-21 months
Language 9-11 months
Gross motor 19 months
Fine motor 16-19 months
Social 24 months
Self help
Feeding 19 months
Hygiene 16-20 months

She is so close to getting into he age group it's crazy! I can't believe how fast this has gone.

3 month therapy update

Madison's therapy is coming along really well I was worried we wouldn't see much progression in such a short time but in all honesty we have seen huge improvements in her over all development. She has started walking which was originally part of the concern especially since the way she walks is very odd. We were asked to have her feet checked and sure enough she has bones that don't sit right causing her to have very flat feet. The flat feet are making it difficult for her to walk with any stability. To fix this we will be getting her plastic inserts for her shoes called orthotics. In most of the other categories she has improved vastly here's the report

Evaluation was June 2012
Cognitive 11-15 months
Language 5-6 months
Gross motor 12-13 months
Fine motor 11-14 months
Social 15 months
Self help
Feeding 12-14 months
Dressing 15 months

We're very proud of her and will continue to push her in the right direction

SEPTERMBER 2012

September is always fair month for us. we spend tons and tons of time at the fair. we buy season passes and Madison gets in free so the cost doesnt change. so this year we milked a goat! Madison got right in there and didnt even think twice about it...she did a pretty good job too. I failed at milking the goat twice so apparently my 1 year old is better at it then me.

 she loved the coloring area and princesses running around. but my favorite is seeing her walk around with her giant drink...and she drank that whole thing too.

a rare shot of anthony hiding in a blanket because he was cold.

We cant believe it but Madison finally started talking. here's a quick video of her and her brand new word!

 This little girl loves her daddy more than anything. she cant wait for him to get home every night.

 We got to see our new little edition for this first time this month (10 weeks along)

 Madison has become quite the good little helper around the house.





the picture on the right is of my 12 week belly.

 We couldn't find a babysitter one night for date night so we took Madison with us to eat sushi. she ate really good and we couldn't believe how much of it she ate. At this point the only thing i cant get her to eat is broccoli.

 we went out to dinner at claim jumpers in corona for my dad's 50th birthday. we also let our family know that we were expecting.

 Okay so it might be possible that me and Madison had a little sticker party one night. we had a blast!

Daddy started working on the baby's room this month as well. we have to renovate the whole room so we started with stripping the room. first came the closet!

 we kept having major issues with Madison's crib and her getting caught in the bars. so we decided to see what would happen if we tried to change over to a toddler bed. so we moved her mattress on the floor to see if she could handle it. The night went totally smooth so we decided to go a head and put the toddler rail on her crib and see what happens.

 Needless to say everything was a success and she has slept in her big girl bed every night since. and we have only found her sleeping on the floor by the door once.

 She is my Best friend and we love her so very much.