Breakthrough

The tiniest little sliver of a tooth broke through Maddy's gums yesterday!  Her toothless grin is sure to change in the next few weeks with her pearly whites making an appearance.  Only one as of now, but I'm sure there are more in the near future.  She is getting closer and closer to crawling.  She took one little crawl "step" toward the DVD collection (yikes!) and then crumpled to the floor from her efforts.  Logan and I were thrilled, of course, and she was so very happy with our response.  We had such a great time playing together on the long weekend and I certainly did not want it to end.  

Please continue to keep me in your prayers for job searching.  We are signing Maddy up tomorrow for Mothers' Day Out at our church for two mornings a week (at least) for next semester.  Since we're going about this a little backwards--finding childcare for two days when I don't know when I'll be working yet--I hope this will work out.  Our nanny is absolutely amazing, but we knew we would not be able to afford her amazing care for as long as we liked.  Luckily, the MDO program at AHUMC is wonderful and I hope they will take our sweet Maddy in the fall despite our lack of knowledge for where I'll be for sure.  I think I better fill out the application now that I'm thinking of it and go to sleep. 

The three amigos

Logan and I got to go out on Friday night for a date night.  We decided to use some coupons and a gift card to the movies for a cheap night out.  Jessie, (girl) Logan, and Marci came to surround Maddy with lots of hugs and laughs for the evening while we were gone.  Marci and Jessie came a few months ago and Maddy cried the whole time we were gone.  Luckily, when we came home last night, we were greeted by the soft sighs of Maddy sleeping and the girls talking in the living room raving about her sweet smile and their perfect evening.  She apparently liked looking at (girl) Logan since our curls resemble one another when she was whimpering a bit.  I'm so grateful for these amazing ladies.  Each of them is such a blessing to me at work and I can not thank them enough for taking their time away from their weekend to watch our Bug!

The best part of wakin' up...

Normally I'm able to get ready before Maddy wakes up.  On Sundays, we get to sleep in just a bit before we hear Maddy's wake up call ringing down the hall.  I discovered the sink is the perfect size to keep her entertained by gazing at herself in the mirror and the bright shiny faucet fixtures.  She likes to help me get ready by overseeing any and all beauty regimens I undertake in the mornings.

She sat their like an angel until I turned around...

The picture got it first and then...

the makeup headed to the floor.  

Obviously, I sacrificed my stash of products to take these pictures, but I couldn't resist.  Right now she is "singing" to herself in her exersaucer freshly bathed and diapered.  We're taking her to the doctor tomorrow since we can't seem to get rid of the sniffles, cough, and ear ache.  Luckily, no fever, yet.  I knew she really wasn't feeling well when she fell asleep in my arms after work today - a rarity that hasn't happened in months!