Our sweet girl slept all night on her new bed! She fell off one time, so we put pillows in the floor. This morning, we found her sitting on the corner of the bed smiling and waiting for us. Last night, she was playing and jabbering, and out of no where she counted to 10!! We have been practicing with her, but she did it on her own. She can sing her ABC's through "G", and if we sing with her, she can get most of the letters.
Today, my heart aches. We had a wonderful church service, but when we got home, Marty put together Maddie's big girl room. I cried as he took the bedding off of her crib. I remember how long we looked for just the right thing, and how we were so pleased with it. Today, she was right by his side as he put the new bed frame together and built the trundle. She "helped" by handing him the tools. I know she is a little young to take out of the crib, but we are going to give it a try. I really don't want to buy another crib. She seems to like her new room. For now, she will sleep on the trundle that pulls out from underneath the bed. If she falls off of it, she won't go far. We tucked her in and we haven't heard a peep out of her (yet). We put the baby gate at her door to keep her from roaming (just in case) and we are still using the camera monitor in her room to keep an eye on her. I told Marty that her room just looks foreign to me. She is still a baby herself. We have introduced her to so much change lately...the new house, new preschool, potty training, and now a big girl bed! I feel a little like we are pushing her to grow up, but I still want her to be my baby. I don't think it has completely sank in that we are getting ready to have another one...in just over 7 weeks. Anyway, her room turned out great. I just need to find some artwork for the walls.
Now we have the beginnings of a sweet baby boy's room.
As much as Maddie loves to walk in my heels, she likes wearing her daddy's Michigan hat. Her face is red in these pics because she is still not feeling well. She had an allergic reaction to another antibiotic. The doctor is recommending tubes for her ears. Here she is sitting in her baby doll's stroller.
Maddie had a great time at the neighborhood Easter egg hunt on Saturday. Parents were asked to monitor the kids and stop them after they found 12 eggs. That was nearly impossible. As Maddie found eggs and put them in the basket, Marty would throw them back out for the other kids. She found one of the 3 golden eggs, and she won a gift card to a local ice cream shop. The Easter bunny made an appearance. Maddie waved at him and smiled from about 10 feet away. I tried to get her picture with him, but I got the "no way" response and she took off. There were cookies, Peeps, and juice boxes for refreshments. Maddie couldn't see the top of the table, but she stood next to it and felt around trying to snatch a 2nd cookie. There were at least 70 children, and everyone had a lot of fun. We hope everyone had a blessed day celebrating our Savior's resurrection!
Marty and I were reminicing this morning, and we both had bittersweet feelings about Maddie going to preschool. It's heartbreaking to think that she is growing up so fast. She woke up ready to go, and I decided to give her a few Cheerios to eat on her way to her 1st preschool day. Marty and I came in to the living room to find her sitting in her Cheerios mess. She said "uh oh, a mess". She had this look on her face like she had no idea how her cereal got all over the floor. You know, I think I'm going to be okay with her going to preschool!
Bye, mommy!
We had a great time coloring eggs. Maddie ate more than she colored. Daddy helped color a few.
We played at the park with Sam and Lily. They had a great time. My mom went with us, so we weren't outnumbered. Maddie has become quite the talker in the last few months, and she is constantly making us laugh. I guess she is at an age where she wants her independence because her new phrases are "I do it", "I fix it", and "no way!". The last one is going to be the one that keeps her in time out. She wants to brush her teeth by herself, feed herself, and of course put on her shoes by herself. When Marty or I try to help, we get "no way, I do it!". Then I stop and think that we are going to have another one in 9 weeks! At least he won't be able to talk back for a while. Maddie starts pre-school tomorrow, and I hope it will help this sassiness. We have been out of town for 8 days, and she has not been in her normal routine. Hopefully we will get back on schedule this week.
Does anyone have advice for Marty and I regarding our little thumb sucker? Sometimes she sucks both thumbs at the same time. She used to only do it when she was falling asleep, but now it's an all day battle! 
Poor baby...we are one ear infection away from getting tubes in her ears. We finally got her fever to break, but she is not her happy self. Daddy gave her a popcicle last night. She won't eat, so we'll do anything to get fluids in her.
We are pretty strict parents when it comes to sugar. However, I bought some Easter candy, and I decided to give Maddie one of the Peeps chicks. She thought she was getting away with something, and I guess she was since daddy didn't know what we did. She actually didn't eat it. She licked it for a few minutes, and then gave me the remaining green mess. 
mmmm...
