It has been a very busy fall. Working full time, pumping and taking care of the kids and house has proved a challenge, but we're limping through. Once football season is over I'll have a whole lot more help at home. Sandy Creek is having a banner year. Sectionals start Friday. We play at home against Waterville, who we stomped earlier this year.
Madden and Grady are growing like weeds. Grady was 28 inches long and 17pounds 9 oz at his 6 month check up. He is giving me a run for my money at night. He isn't a good sleeper. We get up around 3:00 am every morning. He was going right back to sleep, but the past couple weeks have been tough. He's gassy and uncomfortable and can't settle down. I can't figure out whether its something I've eaten, or the little bit of formula he's getting each day, or the solids he's getting. It's just a puzzle... Grady is rolling all over and starting to sit by himself. He eats 3 solid meals a day. Once of which always has to be prunes. It seems his digestive system is like Madden's. One day he'll poop 5 times, then he'll go 4 days without pooping. What is it with my kids and pooping? I never thought that my days would revolve around whether or not my kids have pooped. Anyway...
Madden's vocabulary and personality continue to grow. She keeps us laughing. I try to post some of the funny stuff she says on facebook. She often tells me I'm her "favorite best friend." A couple weeks ago she told me I was her "favorite best friend I(she) ever had on Christmas." She still loves her books. We've starting going to the library once a week. I was nervous at first because I figured she wouldn't want to take the books back, but once she sees all the books in there she forgets about the 2 we've returned.
We haven't done much this fall. We've gotten out to pick apples so far. It was a gorgeous day with my entire family. Madden wasn't super cooperative taking pictures. I hope this is a phase. She will never smile for the camera. She's starting to talk about going trick-or-treating. She is going as Tinkerbell, which she's in denial about. I'm hoping she'll come around to the idea. We bought the costume last November for like $5.
Here are some more pics from our apple picking outing. I didn't get too many pictures.
I love this serious of pictures...
Yeah, yeah Grandma....
Alright Grandma.....
Enough Grandma....
Grady was crying on the way to get apples, so Madden held his hand. She is such a great big sister. Grady thinks she is pretty cool, too.
Ok, so I should explain this picture. I ran upstairs to change the laundry over and heard Grady crying. I came down to find him with this head band on his head. I'm sure you can't guess how it got there... I had to snap a picture before I took it off.
Hadley is Madden's buddy. I'm not sure the feeling is mutual. Hadley tolerates her.
