The 'Maddy' Hatter......

When Madelyn arrived home from the hospital, her cousin (Abby) and Granddad brought her a little present....a baseball cap. We put it on Madelyn for the first time about a week ago and she didn't have any problems with it. It was a nice addition to her pink outfit.....we've got to accessorize!!!! I guess we'll have to make some room in the hat closet for Madelyn's hats. For those that don't know, I've got a rather large collection of baseball caps. Some people collect shoes, others toy figurines, a few still collect baseball cards....I've got a thing for hats.

...brought back some memories

I'm driving back home tonight after picking up dinner for us. I'm switching stations trying to locate a good song on the radio. Then a song comes on that brings back memories of my days at the roller rink......Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'N Roll." I get on the phone with my sister (Penny) and have the song up pretty loud in the background. She starts laughing and puts it on speakerphone so that my niece (Olivia) can hear me sing. Olivia demands that I roll down my windows and turn it up some more (no, I did not follow her advice....can you imagine the looks I'd get driving down the tollway? Geeeeze!).

My sister and I went to a day care for a few years and there were certain days of the week we always looked forward to (swimming, rollerskating, and gymnastics (no, I did not wear tights). Back to Joan Jett, I remember when this song came on at the roller rink I used to skate faster and take the turns a little tighter around the orange cones (what a tough guy!). For what it's worth, I was also pretty good at the Hokey Pokey and Limbo Rock.

It sure was fun back then......skating for a few hours while listening to music, swimming all day, riding my bike over to my best friends house to play Nintendo and shoot a few hoops, playing baseball in the backyard, playing tackle football in the front yard......this list could go on and on (I won't even get started on movies and other songs). Oh well, it was a nice trip down memory lane for a few minutes tonight.

....kickin' it on the quilt

Ever since Madelyn learned how to roll, we decided it would be a good idea to put down a quilt for her to play. I had no idea that a couple weeks after learning how to roll that we would have her flip-floppin' all over the place! Here are a couple pics of Madelyn hanging out.


...as you can see from the picture above, Madelyn is already working on her "Gig 'em" hand sign for the upcoming football season (little over two weeks away.....so exciting!!!!). She's been an Aggie football fan for quite a while....just ask Bethany how excited Madelyn would get when I went to football games while she was pregnant!



For those wondering what the heck is that toy above Madelyn's head. I picked it up one day when I stopped by Babies "R" Us (yes, I don't mind stopping by on the way home). The toy caught my eye....it squeaked, made some noise, was colorful, and easy to hold. Madelyn's loved it from the day I brought it home! BTW, the outfit is from Cindy (a Vet School friend of Bethany's).......she understands the importance of girls not showing too much leg (for those that remember the blog from a few weeks ago).


Alright, some of you are probably wondering what the heck is a pink elephant doing on the blog. This plush pink pachyderm has a pull on the posterior that plays a pleasant poem (yeah, I just did that). Every morning when I go to change Madelyn's diaper, the elephant's tail MUST be pulled. Madelyn will be laying there on the changing table waiting anxiously for the song to start. Once it begins, her eyes light up and she begins to smile. It's a nice way to start of the day!