Maddie's Firsts

This weekend we took Maddie to her first two bbq's and had such a great time! She did so well and everyone kept asking us "Is she always this calm?" The answer was of course "no", but she was definitely showing off for us and made our outings with her very easy!

On Saturday we went over to Christina's house for a bbq dinner and we got to see Chaplin again. I hadn't seen him since he was about 7 weeks old (he's now almost 16 weeks)...he has gotten really big! He is a cutie though and it'll be a lot of fun to see the two of them playing together when they are older. The bbq's were also the first time we dressed her in true outfits and oh my goodness, did she look cute! Here's what she wore over to Christina's house...

Trying on her sun hat and striking a pose...

Her complete outfit (the onesie is a custom "Maddie" creation by my boss' wife and Christina gave her the skirt - so cute!)...


On Sunday we went over to my boss' house (Mike and Deb) for a bbq they were having. Everyone there had children and a couple of the babies were just 2 weeks older than Maddie. It was fun getting a glimpse into what our bbq's and future parties will be like with the kids running everywhere - we can't wait!! Mike's wife, Deb, is the one who created the Maddie onesie in the picture above - it is really adorable on her!

Her outfit for Mike and Deb's bbq...

We wanted to share some other "firsts" with you too...
* Her first freckle appeared about a week or two ago! It's a really small one, about the size of a pin prick, and is on the top of her head!
* About a week ago her eyelashes turned brown and are no longer strawberry blond...her eyebrows still are though!
* On Friday she sucked her thumb for the first time! We're going to try not to encourage that, but it was really cute!
* That night she got her first boo-boo, a little scab on her forehead from her seriously sharp fingernails. Thankfully its no larger than the new freckle!

We love you all!
Nile, David & Maddie