Whoa almost 6 months and we haven't posted here. Well, since the last post (when Miss Madison was only 6 days old) a lot has changed! (with Madison, as well and Dina and myself). Every day we learn more about being parents, and every day Madison learns about being a beautiful little baby. She is 6 months old, yet over 20 pounds and wearing 12 month clothes, so we are also learning the cashiers at the clothing stores too.
Madison smiles at every person she sees, and she has her favorite toys and will stretch and grab what she wants. She is rolling back and forth on the floor so now Dina and I need to watch more closely. Pretty soon (very soon) the house needs baby proofing. We have started her on solid foods and Dina makes everything herself.
Madison is sleeping in her crib now. At first this was obviously a difficult switchover from the bed, but after a few days she settled right into it.. and started sleeping much more! Right up until the 6 month growth spurt. Now more often than not Dina moves her back into the bed at some point during the night because having to get out of bed every hour or two can be rather draining. Hopefully this one will be over soon and we can get back to normal.
Madison was Baptised on Sunday. I need to post a picture on this blog. She looked so beautiful in her dress (as one might expect). She was all smiles and quiet during the service and the entire congregation was able to say hello (and its a big congregation). Even during the ceremony she was nothing but smiles. The afterparty at the house was another huge one. I'm thinking around 50 people were here. Fully catered so it was a very easy one to host (this time around). Madison was passed around all day and never cried. I think the first peep was around 6pm when she started getting tired. Such a great day...
My sister in law, brother in law, all of the boys (and the dog) were in the house all week. It added a small (but welcome) bit of chaos to a normally quiet household. Everyone was great. The boys loved playing outside and cleaning up mother nature's wrath from the big storms we had recently, and of course they loved the PS3 as well. Dina and I worked hard to get the family room re-painted and even had a late night during the week before they came to assemble a new corner unit to replace yet another piece of apartment furniture in the house. The room really came out great and I look forward to many days and nights of making a lot of noise and not bothering anyone in the house.
