Ever since we brought Madison home from the hospital and began to 'show her off', people said the same thing over and over.. "Enjoy it, the time goes sooooo fast". So, Matt and I have often talked about how we really try to enjoy every single moment. We truly believe we have tried to embrace every stage and every moment of our little girls life, and I am so thankful for that! From the first moments we laid her in her crib, to the many "me do it!" moments we have had lately, it has been a wonderful whirlwind. Parenting is definitely the toughest, most worthwhile job anyone can ever take on. We truly feel like God has blessed us with this beautiful girl and we have tried our best, with God's guidance, to 'grow her up' in a Godly way. It's work, but it is sooooooo fun. I laugh so much every day because of things she does and says. Lately, she has become very independent..., her favorite phrase being, "Nooooooo, Me Do It!". Anything from getting tissue to wipe her nose, taking off her coat, turning lights on and off, wiping down the table, giving Eliott his pacifier, oh my the list goes on. And it's usually not the most efficient way - especially where it would be one flip for me to turn on the light... instead I have to wait for her to go find her stool, prop it up perfectly against the wall, and the watch her carefully flip the switch on, then off, on, off, ... That is just one minor example. But she is definitely learning, and that's what I love! She is definitely a mix of Matt and my personalities as well as some quirks of her own. She is sooooo detailed and particular, in the same way her Dad was when he was little (so I've heard). She has to have things perfectly in line and in place. For example, when she pulls out the drawer to get out a color, and I push it back in, she quickly notices if it's not 'completely' pushed in flush with the table. She will slowly walk back over, push it completely in, then continue on with her task. She is also VERY particular of what goes in her bedroom and does not go in her bedroom. For example, puppy, blanket, and mimi get to be in the bed... baby gets to be in the baby bed on the floor, but don't even think about having her play purse in her bedroom. The other night she whined for several minutes before I finally went into her room. She was holding up her purse saying, "no no no". I took the purse out of the room and she easily walked back into her bed and fell asleep. Funny. She is very touchy, lovey as well. Randomly squeezing and hugging Matt, me, Eliott or Chief. If you watch her go to bed, she hugs and kisses her puppy over and over again. She LOVES to dance. She will tell Matt, "More Mumic Dad". Then he must proceed to play her favorite song. For awhile it was "Soul Sister"... now she's into "All The Single Ladies". If it's not the right 'dancin' song, she says, 'no, no, no, ...' until it comes to the song she wants. Believe me, we've tried Raffi, Veggie tales, Go Fish,... no luck. She likes it more up beat :). After it starts, she always tells Matt, "Turn-er-up Peeb"... and Matt cranks up the volume. Then we proceed with a whole family dance party. Speaking of dance party, she often gets to have dance parties with her little friends at Day Care and the Hansen house on Tuesday mornings. I love that she gets 'out of the house' and gets to be part of an incredibly loving family and gain new little friends. At first Madison was a bit uneasy going, but Jess quickly found out that baking was a quick way to Madi's heart. She often brings home cookies or bread that she helped make. My heart melts when we leave and her friends (Austin, Avery, and Jacob) say "Bye Madi", in their sweet little voices, and Madi turns and says, "By guys". It's wonderful. She has so many wonderful friends. All you have to say is Jordann or Ayden is coming over, and her eyes get huge and she says, "Aynen!?" or "Jojo!?". It's great! You have definitely been an incredible little girl and I wish I could capture each moment and live it forever! With that said, I love watching you grow more and more into the little lady that God created you to be. We are so thankful for your beautiful smile that brightens even the downest of days! We love you sweet girl and have been so blessed by the last two years!!!
You've grown!... 35 1/4 inches and 31 lbs!
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