Well-Baby Check Ups

Madison and Emma had their 15 month and 2 month well baby visits in the past week. Here are their stats:

Madison
24 lbs (75th percentile)
30 inches tall (50th percentile)

Emma Lea
11 lbs 3 oz (75th percentile)
22.5 inches long (50th percentile)

Both babies are healthy and developing right on track!

I am afraid that Madi is starting to work on her next set of teeth. She currently has 12 teeth and has started the new routine of brushing her teeth before bed...which goes ok most nights...and other nights I give in and just let her do it herself...independent little kid!

Madison Marie is 15 Months!

I am amazed at how fast our little girl is growing up. She is already 15 months old, and acting more like she is 2 years!

She has started to use her imagination, which is so cool to watch. The other day, she was playing with her doll. Wrapping her up in a blanket, laying the doll in the doll bed, carrying her around. At the same time, she would pick something up from the coffee table, and bring it to her dad to hold. Then she would come back and get it. We still have no idea what she was moving around, but we were glad to witness her development.

Madison loves being outside. She wants to be outside all day long...and gets upset if we go back inside before she is ready. Her walking skills have improved so that she is comfortable walking on uneven surfaces.

Last week we were playing outside. She saw my mom's dogs in their yard across the street. She decided that she wanted to go visit the dogs, so she did. Mom and I watched from my driveway as she walked, by herself, to her Grammy's yard to visit. Her Aunt Jenni called me to tell me my daughter was running away...she couldn't see us watching her.

Stairs are Madison's next personal goal. She has the going up part down. She can fly up the staircase at her Grammy and Granddad Cone's house. She has even started to try and walk up the stairs, alternating legs, like an adult. We still are working on the going down part, although she did tackle the single stair at my parents' house last night without too much trouble.

Madison is a happy child. She laughs, talks, giggles and screams all day long as she is running from one place to another. We laugh that the only time she is still is when she is sleeping.

Madison loves her sister. She likes to be touching her, or rocking her swing, or bringing her a blanket. Emma is really starting to notice her sister too. Last night Emma was in her swing at Brandon's parents' house. Madison was trying to give her toys and setting them down in Emma's lap. I was surprised to see Emma just smiling at Madi instead of getting upset as I expected. I hope they are great friends as they grow up together.

Madison's vocabulary expands every day. Here are some of the new words we have heard her say in the past couple of weeks: ice, night-night, ball. Mama, Dada and dog are her favorite words to say, and she says them a lot!

2 Months Old!

Hard to believe that Emma is already two months old. She fits in quite nicely in our little family, and I can't imagine life without her.

She is really starting to smile and coo. I think I even heard her giggle this week while she was waiting to nurse.

She is an awesome baby. She sleeps through the night about 2-3 nights a week, and the most we have ever gotten up in the night is twice. (I know I am spoiled!)

Here is the current progress on the pole barn. I think now we are waiting for concrete. We will be concreting the front half of the pole barn to serve as a shop/additional garage space. Brandon is out of town this week at a conference and so no new progress since Saturday when they sheeted the roof.

I have to share these photos, although at 15 Madison might kill me for it. This is how she woke up from her nap the other day.


Even after smoothing out her hair it was everywhere. I ended up pulling it back in a pony tail so she didn't look too crazy.

Cousin Aiden is now big enough to sit in the bathtub. So now Madison and Aiden can take baths together every now and then. Here is a picture from their first bath.

Last night during our co-ed bath, Madison decided she was going to clean Aiden. She was washing his face with the wash cloth. It was pretty cute.

I suppose that is all for now. I am officially on Summer Vacation, and loving every minute. I hopefully will be able to get more frequent posts done now that I am home. :)

Lots of Pictures of the Cone Kids

Aiden and Emma in the wagon. They both seemed to enjoy being outside.



Madison loving on her sissy,

and her cousin.

All three playing together, it lasted only a few minutes before I had to rescue Emma from her sister.

Amber and I held a photo shoot to try and capture a good picture of the three kiddos. Here are some of our attempts. It was a little crazy trying to get a 14 month old, 6 month old and 1 month old to all pose at the same time, without trying to pull the hair, ears, clothes of the baby next to them.







The last one is my favorite. They are all at least looking in the same direction.

We had a great Memorial Day weekend. The weather was awesome. We planted flowers, built a fire pit, and worked in the house. It was a nice break. We have three more days of school before summer break. I can hardly wait. :)