Anna Claire's Names for Madeline

Peanut Butter

Little Peanut Butter

Wiggles

Wiggles Baby

Mageline
Baby Nu-Nu 

That's my jam.

If I'm trying to feed Madeline and ANY song from Disney's Frozen comes on, she will refuse to eat until the song is over. She looks at me like, "Seriously Mom? That's my jam." 

Maybe we've seen the movie and listened to the soundtrack too many times?

Madeline is 5 months!

Madeline loves:

Gurgling 

Screaming (when happy or sad)

Anna Claire

plastic rings (toys)

Snowman stuffed animal (a gift to her from one of my sweet 6th graders)

Hugs

Milk

Paci

Being undressed

Madeline dislikes:

Pooping

Teething

When someone sneezes or coughs

Waiting (to be fed or for paci)

Accomplishments:

Eating applesauce

Grabbing everything

Standing with support

Giving open mouth kisses

Madeline's 3-4 month iMovie

http://vimeo.com/87139500

Gheeeeee...

We love Madeline to make her favorite sound: "Gheeeee!" We love it so much we've all started calling her "Little Ghee." ;)

A funny Ghee story: yesterday I had Madeline on the Boppy to feed her and she was fussing "gheeeee!" Because I wasn't getting milk into her mouth fast enough. Larry and I were laughing so hard! It was so cute. 

Well, Anna Claire didn't understand why we were laughing at her crying and asked us to stop. So Larry picked up one of Madeline's white  body suits from a pile of clean laundry to hide his nose and mouth. Anna Claire said, "daddy, you look like Santa clause." Then we were ALL laughing." Just then Madeline said "ghee" again, followed by belly laughs from everyone. ;)

Mr. Mom

Larry and I have decided to keep Madeline home for her first year.

It was not an easy decision to make! 

In fact, we already had a spot reserved for her to begin at The Red Barn on January 6. Only we realized over Chrstmas break that we didn't have enough money in our budget to cover daycare costs for both girls.

So, then it was decided. Larry works from home anyway, so he would keep Madeline home her first year just like he did Anna Claire.

With AC, I admit to being a little resentful, wishing I was the one staying home with her. But with this second baby, I know the outcome will be great and that it ends up being a perfect partnership. I'm with the baby from 3:00pm to 5:30am. That means I handle all feeding and diapers in that timeframe, plus all of ACs needs. 

Larry has Madeline solo from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm. He does Your Baby Can Read with her during this time just like he did for Anna Claire. This is another huge reason we wanted Madeline home for year one. A daycare child cannot pull off YBCR. Too much of a time investment.

So here's to having another wonderful beautiful child. We know from experience that this "formula" works! Just look at Anna Claire: 4 year old little reader and all around precious child!

4 months!

Madeline's accomplishments at 4 months:
Can pull out paci with her hand and put it back in
Trying really hard to roll over back to tummy
Started Your Baby Can Read
Tried oatmeal for the first time
Tried exersaucer for the first time

Likes:
Milk
Violet (her talking dog)
Anna Claire
Smiling
Looking in the mirror
Being held

Dislikes:
Waiting for milk
Teething