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Jumparoo Time!

Happy Half Birthday!

Today was Madalyn's six month birthday which we celebrated by a visit to the doctor's office. She is 16.2 pounds and 26 inches, which makes her right on track. Babies are supposed to double their birthweight by six months, which would have made her 17 pounds but she is way within where she should be. Of course she got her shots, which she hated... but she only cried for a minute as opposed to the 10 minute she has cried in the past. But when she stopped crying and saw the nurses were still in the room, she stuck her lower lip out and started the water works again... little miss drama queen. She was actually really good today after the shots and wasnt too fussy, which was nice.

Madalyn Months 4 and 5

Vacation Slideshow

Summertime...

As far back as I can remember the beach has been my favorite place to be. This summer my mother decided to get a hotel room on Longboat Key in Sarasota for her birthday week. It fell on a weekend I was off and I did a trade time for Monday so I had a whole 3 days to spend with my family on the beach. It was such a great weekend. Jenna and Savannah came down from Riverview and my Dad came up when he got off work Saturday afternoon. We had such a great time.... with Savannah and Madalyn playing together especially. Savannah calls her "Ladaly" and is so affectionate with her baby cousin. She is going to make a great big sister come February!

It was appropriate that it was the first day of Fall while we were on the beach because the weekend itself felt like a summertime wrap up.

My mom, or Gigi as the babies call her, bought Miss Madalyn a raft for the beach and the pool. It is a little froggy raft with a palm tree that hangs over it for some shade. Madalyn absolutely loved her raft, especially when we took it in the ocean. There Maddie had her first surfing lesson, where I pushed her into the waves. She also loved dipping her fingers in the ocean and sucking on the salt.

Madalyn also discovered what a great nap she could have while rocking back in forth on the waves. While we were out in the Gulf she put her head down on her raft and fell asleep. It was the cutest thing. I have put my head down many times on my surfboard and taken a quick nap because there is nothing more relaxing then sleeping with the ocean waves there.

When we came home and I gave Miss Madalyn a bath she stuck her fingers in the water and tried to suck on them.... looking for the salt I assume. Obviously shes a beach a baby.... like Mommy like daughter....