ketchup dipping!

Tonight it was chicken nuggets for dinner, a personal fav that we don't really buy anymore but since Robert's gone this week, it was an easy meal and a must. Madelyn was a fan for sure since she had 7 or 8 of them herself. I decided to see how she'd like dipping her nuggets into some ketchup. She thought it was pretty cool but I'm not sure she noticed too much of a difference in the taste because she only dipped it a little bit. She did enjoy copying me as I showed her what to do and then popped it into my mouth:) Next it will be ranch....the best dipping condiment out there for pretty much ANYTHING!! She's doing so much these days and I have so much fun doing it all with her!

Madelyn's new FAV thing to do...

...look at pictures!!! She has 2 little photo albums that actually weren't hers to begin with but soon became her own. She LOVES to sit down and just flip through the pics of herself and family members. She also likes to do a little singing while she admires herself and her family. It usually goes a little something like this..."laaaa laaaaa laaaaa, maaaaaa maaaaaaa maaaaaaaa, laaaaaaaa laaaaaaaa laaaaaaaaa" It's pretty darn cute and definetly in a very sweet sing-song-y voice:) She must have aspirations to sing like her mommy does in the car:) hahah

Bye Bye daddy!

So Robert is off to Florida for some seminars, which means it's me and my babes for 10 days! The week will most likely go quickly but I still can't help but miss him a ton already. He's traveled a few times in the last 6 months but t his is the longest stretch.
Madelyn has been sleeping so much lately. Taking 2 naps still and totaling about 4 1/2 hours. Crazy tired girl! She also has this nasty cough I can't seem to get rid of. Last night she was up in the early morning which I think has something to do with her teething again. Her tooth has popped through but it's very red and swollen around the white dot. Poor girl. I hope she starts feeling better soon. Hope you all have a great week and it's almost March!! (I know...it's still cold in march- but still!)

Madelyn meets the snow :)

My Valentine.

missing my bubbly girl:(

Madelyn's been a little under the weather now for a few days. Last Friday she had a fever and it's been on and off since. Not too high so I wasn't rushing her to the doc. or anything. She didn't eat well over the weekend and was also becoming constipated. She would stand or sit, crying as she tried pushing out the poo poo..

** The above was written yesterday but I was interrupted bc Madelyn just wasn't going to sleep in her bed. I will update you....

I was home with Madelyn Wed, Thurs. and Friday. She had the flu and it was horrible. She threw up 3 times and all she did was lay on my lap or chest for 3 days straight. It was sweet all the cuddling I got but let me tell you, by the 3rd day, my back and shoulders were sore. She wouldn't go to her daddy, nor did she even come close to touching her toys. She actually wasn't even playing with her toys the 2 evenings leading up to her actually getting sick. It was coming on and she knew it. Blah I think she is finally feeling better but still a little whipped and weak. She didn't eat much, just bread and 1/2 banana a day but did drink well for me. That's all I was worried about, her staying hydrated. So anyway...we'll be laying low for the weekend probably, getting her rested up and back to her bubbly self.

Being silly & funny faces:)

Can you tell she was up most of last night and ended up with maybe 8 hours of sleep?

Rough hair days.

Her hair is growing!!!! As you can see from the above photos, she has enough hair to actually have some bed head. haha We thought it was pretty funny waking up to this hair:)

Things on my mind lately...:)

I guess since I haven't been in the mood to blog I will give you a peek into a few things that have been on my mind lately...

• I REALLY want another baby. The problem is that I don't want another winter baby, nor do I want a fall one. 2 reasons: I don't want to have to go back to work for very long or at all before summer arrives and we don't plan to buy/build a house until spring/summer 2010. So anyway...you can do the math:)
• this little girl of mine has been getting ear infections like crazy every since I stopped nursing her in Dec. We have another appt. this afternoon (the reason I'm home today) and she just finished up her 3rd amox. a week ago. boo.
• I need to clean out my closet and take what I don't wear to upscale resale or goodwill.
• I can no longer wear my favorite jeans...they're too tight. weird. I have steadily stayed about 3-4 lbs heavier than usual since I stopped nursing. It's okay though, I actually prefer a few lbs but is kinda weird/annoying when I start to think about it. I guess they're right when they say you burn a butt load of cals nursing.
• I'm tired of having to warm the car up anytime I want to go somewhere.
• Oh and I finally just had my very 1st period since March 2007!! Now, I can stop taking hpt's every month to make sure I'm not preggo. (by the way, it was only 3 days- not how everyone had warned me!) hahah aren't you jealous?
• I just went to Old Navy on saturday and they have TONS of clothes that I want!! I love that store, so cute and so cheap! But they're all for spring and it's not so much the spring kind of weather yet...I'll give it another couple of months before I can start to think more seriously about lightweight clothing.
• I need to figure out this whole master's thing so I can start this summer or fall...

I'll leave it at that for now. I do have some funny pics to upload and will do so for ya'll soon. Hope you have a great day and stay warm!