Maddie Turns 1!!!

Maddie turned 1 on April 21st! I cannot believe it's been a year already. The pictures are from her birthday. She didn't get a cake, yet. We are waiting until her party. But, she did get a dunkin donut for her breakfast, and she loved it! Then I tried to get Josh and Maddie to sit outside for a mini photo shoot - but Josh wasn't interested.

She had her one year check-up today, and she is a skinny kiddo! Here are the stats:
Weight - 20 lbs 4 oz (30th percentile)
Height - 30 inches (75th percentile)
Head Circum - can't remember the number, but 75th percentile.

Now we have to really find out if she is allergic to milk. So, I will be giving good ol' fashion milk to her this week to see if she gets sick. I am not looking forward to it, but it has to be done. I need to get her off of formula anyway!

Random thoughts

I can't believe it's been so long since I have posted. Life has been very routine like, but yet busy. The kids are growing up so fast, and it makes my head spin. In less than one month Maddie Moo (our nickname for her) will be 1!!! Seriously, where did my little baby go? She loves to crawl as fast as she can to keep up with her brother, and doesn't really like to be away from him. Poor guy, he was trying to go to the bathroom and he closed the door, and she crawled over there and starting crying and banging on the door. Looks like Josh will have a shadow for the next few years.
But it's ok, Josh is so good with her! He really does like to make her laugh, and when she cries he is one of the first ones to try to cheer her up. He makes sure she has her toys in the car, and entertains her while they are both strapped into their car seats. I love to watch the two of the interact. It really does warm my heart. I know, I know, just wait until they can fight more when Maddie gets older, but for now, I will enjoy watching them interact.
Next week our first big project at the house will start. We are building a retaining wall out back. Ok, not "we", I hired a guy, but still. I got tired of watching my yard wash away into the creek, and so I decided it was time. And as Ben says, when I say its time for something, watch out!
Ben's been super busy with work. Lots of things going on at the company, and he is very busy, but still enjoys his work.
As for me, I just look forward to the summer and playing outside with the kids. And being able to go up to Crown Point again! My sister's house will be done soon, and we will then have a place to stay! I miss going up there to see her!