Happy Hanukkah!

Sunday, December 21st was the first night of Hanukkah. My parents came over to celebrate and to give Maddie her presents. Here are some pictures from the last night of Hanukkah (with all the candles lit) and some pictures from the first night, with Maddie opening her presents. Enjoy!

Posting old videos

I have finally figured out a way to condense the videos that we have been taking to file sizes that are easier to upload onto Blogger. So for the next several posts you will see some of the videos we have been taking but had trouble uploading. Sorry for the delay loyal readers, but better late than never.

Will

First Video of Maddie

This is a video we took at the hospital two days after Maddie was born. We were trying to leave the hospital and had loaded up the car when horrible weather hit. So we had to stay at the hospital for several hours until the weather passed over.

First feeding

Here is a video of the first time we feed Madeleine solid foods. The date of the video isn't October 1st (as the beginning credits state), but it is close.

Santa

As many of you know, Will and I were raised with different religions. As a result, I've started having Christmas trees in my house every year, which is new for me. Below are pictures of Maddie decorating the tree. There's also a picture of Maddie with Santa. My firm has an adults and then a separate kids party every year. This was the first year we went to the children's party. There's even a Santa with free pictures. Much better than having to wait in line at the mall. As we were approaching Santa, and it was getting towards Maddie's naptime, I thought she was going to either smile or break down into tears when I put her on Santa's lap. Lucky for us and everyone around us, she loved it. As soon as I put her down, she cracked a huge smile.

Thanksgiving

Here are some pictures from Maddie's first Thanksgiving. On turkey day, Maddie enjoyed carrots and squash (baby food versions). She enjoyed being at the table with us. Maddie also went on her first Black Friday shopping excursion with Grandma and Mommy. She really enjoyed watching all of the people and going out for lunch.

Six Month Appointment

Maddie had her six month appointment at her pediatrician today. She weighs a whopping 19 lbs 6 oz (96th percentile). Her head circumference is 17 1/2 inches (93rd percentile). Her height is 28.5 inches (off the charts)! Yes, our daughter is off the charts in height. For those of you not familiar with measurements for babies, the 50th percentile one year old girl is 29 inches. Clothes for 6-9 month olds (and some clothes that are sized 6-12 months) go up to 29 inches. Maddie is about to outgrow all of these clothes. Most kids slow down some when they hit about four months and don't grow as fast as they do in the first few months. Our little Maddie has continued to grow as fast as she ever did (about 2.5 inches every two months). I keep buying larger clothes thinking they'll last a while and she keeps outgrowing them. Perhaps her growth will peak early. We'll have to wait and see.