Ready for the Big Time

And by big time, I mean the park...

We've been going to the park on Sunday mornings with the Larkins -- Benjamin and I shoot some hoops while Maddie and Kieran play in the sand. Maddie finally got up the nerve to climb the steps to the top of the slide, and slide down (although the first time she almost went head first).

This photo was taken Sunday morning -- Maddie was all decked out and ready to have some fun!

Having a Ball

Maddie has been going to Bounce n Boogie with her friend Kieran -- most of the babies/toddlers sit in their mommies' laps during the song time, but Maddie and Kieran walk around and explore everything. Maddie likes to hug the other babies, even if some of their mothers don't like to be bothered.

She's also eating table food exclusively now -- no more jarred baby food for her! The other night she had exactly the same meal as her daddy -- spiced cod and spinach. She likes chicken, pork, steak, corn, spinach, fish, cannelini beans, broccoli, pitas, hummus, rice and turkey. We'll keep having her try new things!

And we've started playing ball with her -- she's even caught her big green ball a few times when we toss it at her.

A lot of firsts.

We are horrible people. Because we haven't updated this blog since Mother's Day. Oops. So here's a lot of firsts in the past three months.

First birthday. First trip to Chicago/ride on a plane (she was great!). First time meeting Henry and Clara. First visit from her Aunt Michelle and Uncle J. First walk. First table food (she likes steak and fish sticks a lot, corn a little less so.) First top teeth. First poop in the bathtub. First time in a backyard wading pool. I'm sure I'm forgetting something. We will be better with the updates.