Boo!

Today is Maddie's first Halloween! It's too bad that she's going to be asleep before the festivities even begin! But we still got her dressed up and she makes one adorable pumpkin! On the back of the pumpkin piece, it says "boo to you" across her tush - so cute!

Here's our sweet pumpkin...




Happy Halloween!
Nile, David & Jack-O-Lantern Maddie

Sitting Up

It's official - our little girl can sit up on her own! For the last couple of weeks, when we've laid her down in the boppy, she's been pulling herself up to a sitting position. And she can now balance herself well enough to stay there on her own! We've been having her sit up in her little bath tub too and she loves that she can now reach for her toys and play with them more. She is really enjoying being able to splash around too - she has definitely picked up on the kicking skill that we've been practicing in swim lessons!

She has also started doing a backwards scoot too when she's on the floor playing. She will lift up her torso with her hands and then slide herself backwards a bit. It's fun to watch! It is crazy to think that she will soon be crawling and scooting herself all over the place!

She is truly a bundle of joy! We are the luckiest parents!

Love you all,
Nile, David & Maddie

Jumperoo

A few weeks ago we set up the jumperoo for Maddie and she loves it! It's amazing how much she's learned in just a few weeks too. When we first had her in it, she couldn't quite touch the ground...just her tippie toes made it...she wasn't able to turn herself around in the seat and was still learning all the new toys that are attached to it. She can now easily touch the ground - and jumps off from it really well! She can also turn herself around in the chair, start the music on her own (by pressing the buttons on one side) and reaches out and grabs all the toys hanging from the bars. She loves it!

David was able to catch a few minutes of her bouncing around in the jumperoo! He put together this video of her most active moments. She is starting to become less shy of the camera so there are some fun smiles and expressions from her!



All our love,
Nile, David & Our Bouncing Bean (aka Maddie)