Look who's on the move!

That's right! Our little Madiboo is officially on the move! I came home after a long day of work to find Madison sitting in her usual spot on the floor playing with her toys. I turned my head to talk to Jaime for one minute (maybe even less) and turned back around to find Madison by the couch. I was in complete shock! I had to ask Jaime if I was that delirious to think she had moved but I wasn't! She did! We couldn't believe it! Just to make sure we both weren't going crazy we waved one of her favorite toys (Jaime's old iphone) in front of her and sure enough she started CRAWLING towards it! I was SOOOO excited that it brought tears to my eyes! I know...what a softy! But I just couldn't hold them back. I was overwhelmed with emotion that my baby girl isn't such a baby anymore! =( She can actually crawl now. For several weeks she had been getting up on all fours but couldn't seem to figure out how to move, she would end up on her stomach and just roll back & forth. Apparently, she figured it out today. The best part about it is that she actually waited for me to get home. Well, that's what I like to tell myself anyway. hahaha! Jaime had been watching her and he swears she didn't crawl all day which brings me to the conclusion that she was waiting for me! Awww...I feel so special. heehee! ;) This will definitely be a day to remember. Guess it's time to baby proof the house!

8 months...my big girl!

Ahhhh...where has the time gone?! I can't believe my little cupcake is already 8 months old. She is growing up waaaay too fast! Can someone please tell her to slow down?! It makes me sad to think how big she is getting...I already miss her being a baby. These days you'll find her chatting up a storm, sitting on her own, & trying to crawl. It's still hard to believe how old she is now. She is such a smart little (or should I say big) girl. People can't believe that she is only 8 months old. I guess since she is so tall they assume she is older. She didn't have an appt this month so we don't know how much she has grown, but I'm sure it's a lot. I went through her closet recently and packed away TONS of her smaller clothes. I can't believe how fast she's out grown most of them. Good thing summer is coming so I can just put her in a dress or shorts & not have to worry about them being too short.

I've noticed the older Madison gets the more her personality seems to really shine. She is so silly & funny...just like her daddy! I can't get enough of her! Check out her 8 month pictures...she is such a ham! I can't stop smiling everytime I look at them. Her Ninang Kristine says her smile is contagious and I think she's right...it really is! =)

My silly 8 month old!

Sooo big!!!

♥ My Harajuku lover ♥

She LOVES her puffs! ;)

I'm baaaack!!!!

I know it's been awhile since my last blog but A LOT has been going on since the new year started. Now that things seem to finally be settling down I'm trying my hardest to get back on track.

I guess I should start by catching up on what has happened in the last few months. The main reason why I fell off the blogging wagon was because our house got hit with a major cold bug in January...PNEUMONIA! Crazy right?! I know! First Madison was diagnosed with it (which by the way was so devastating) then I was a few days later. And to top it off Jaime found out he had bronchitis. Ohhh what a rough month it was! Trying to take care of a sick baby while being sick yourself is no bueno. Thank goodness my parents live close by, they were able to help me a lot when Jaime had to go back to work. It took awhile for all of us to fully recover but I am so thankful we did. Unfortunately, because of this we weren't able to take Madison to get her 6 month pictures. :( I know! I was so sad but I just didn't want to chance it and have her relapse. Of all months to miss it just happen to be her half birthday. Oh well...I guess we'll just make up for it during her 1st birthday pics. ;) I already have so many ideas...can't wait!

I forgot to mention that during all of that craziness we discovered that little Madiboo got her very 1st tooth! I was sooo surprised and excited! We had no idea it was coming since she was already have all the typical teething symptoms from the pneumonia. We didn't think that she may be teething at the same time. My poor baby! Considering how sick and uncomfortable she was, she was still such a good girl. She didn't fuss too much except when she had to take her meds. She didn't like the inhaler or the medication much but we had to give it to her so she could get better. I was so happy once she finished her treatments and I'm sure she was too! =)

Although she didn't have her 6 month pictures done we did make it in for her 7 month ones. Since it was February I thought I'd be alittle festive and dress her up for Valentine's day. Here she is with her new buddy...

 What a little chunkster! I heart my baby chubbs! ;)

Here's another one of her profile which I thought was so cute.

And here are a couple more I thought I'd share...

 

I had to save the best for last...her face is priceless! She is so over her photo shoot!. She has that look on her face like "Are we done yet mommy?!" hahaha! Gotta love her!!!

♥ Happy Heart's Day ♥

Monday, February 14, 2011

Today was Madison's 1st Valentine's day! Luckily Jaime was off and we were able to celebrate as a family. Usually Jaime cooks a really nice dinner for me but since he was watching Madison all day we decide to go out instead. Now for those of you that know us really well, sushi is one of our favorite eats. So what better way to spend the evening with the ones you love than eating the food you love too! It was a nice way to top off the busy day. Here are a few pictures from our Happy ♥'s day. Hope you all had a LOVEly night as well! ;)

Came home to this nice surprise from my loves

Our lil' love bug's goodies

Playing with her new friends ;)

My loves...Madison & Daddy

Madiboo & Mommy

Kisses for mommy...I ♥ her!!!

Santa Claus is coming to town...

After a fun filled Christmas Eve with my family, we went home to get some rest before another big day. Apparently, Santa came will Madison was sleeping. Here are a few pictures of her very 1st Christmas.

Someone must have been a good girl this year ;)

I guess she wanted to open that present first.

We decided to start her off with the smallest one instead.

She loves opening presents.

Inspecting one of her many new toys from Santa

Picture with daddy & mommy

Our big girl in her new chair

Daddy & Madison

Madison & Mommy

Twas the night before Christmas...

For Christmas Eve we have a yearly tradition with my family where we go to church at 7pm and have dinner at Tahoe Joe's afterwards. This year we decided to switch it up a bit and have dinner at Umi Sushi here in town. Whenever we don't feel like driving too far for sushi we usually go there to satisfy our craving. As always the food was delish! I think we might have a new Christmas Eve dinner tradition. ;) Anyway, after we finished we all went back to my parents house to open presents since my sister and her family were leaving to visit her in-laws in Texas the next morning. Here are a few pictures I took from that evening. My sister has a majority of them on her camera so I'll have to post those later.

 

Betty Crocker in the making ;)

This year we celebrated Christmas early with my mom's side of the family since my uncle had to work on Christmas day and my sister & her family would be out of town. To change things up a bit my Aunt came up with the idea of having a cookie contest (more on that later). Since I was in the mood to bake the night before our get together I decided to make two kinds of cookies...Andes & Reese's peanut butter cookies. I knew it was going to take some time to make two batches of cookies so I had my little helper join me. =)

Here are a few pictures daddy captured of all the fun we were having. I think we have a baker in the making! ;)

Baking with mommy

Madison is so intrigued by the mixer.

She LOVES baking & her spatula too! hahaha!

The final product...minus the Andes which I baked the following day.

Tis the season...

My little ohana

For months now I have been wanting to take a family portrait for our house but never got around to doing it since our schedules have been so busy. Since we were taking Madison in to have her 5 month pictures I figured what better time than now to finally take our family picture too. It would serve two purposes...the family portrait I've been wanting as well as our very first Christmas card! Every year I've always said I would do one but never got around to it. Now that Madison is here and it's her 1st Christmas I was determined! Here are a few pictures that were taken. Unfortunately, Madison was preoccupied with everything else going on at the picture place (it was super busy that day because of the holidays) that she wasn't paying attention in some of the shots. I think it also had to do with the fact that Jaime & I weren't behind the camera making her laugh like we usually do. The pictures came out ok. There was one really good one which I saved for our Christmas card. I'll post that one later. For now here is my little ohana...I love them!

5 months...not such a baby anymore!

Another month has past and our precious little princess is now 5 months old. I swear time is going by faster & faster every day. Madison has grown & developed so much in the last few weeks. Her little personality is coming out and it's so cute! She LOVES to talk/coo, laugh, & smile. She's such a happy baby & so much fun. We love it! It makes my day when she wakes up in the morning and she has a huge smile on her face when I go in her room to get her. Ahhhh...she melts my heart!

Not only is she so much fun to play with now....she's even starting to sit up on her own. Crazy!!! My baby girl isn't such a baby anymore! Since she only has check up's with her doctor every other month she didn't have one this month. In a way I'm glad she didn't so she wouldn't have to get any shots but on the other hand I wish she did so we knew how much she has grown. Everyone says she is so big for a 5 month old. Everytime I say how old she is no one can believe it. They all think she's much older...I guess because she is so tall. Here is her 5 month picture.

Since it's December we decided to have her wear the Christmas dress given to her by one of my managers. Isn't it ADORABLE?! I love it!!! My manager always picks out the cutest stuff for Madison. I had been looking for a Christmas dress for her for a little while now but couldn't find one I really liked. Thank goodness my search finally ended we she got this dress and to top it off...it fit perfectly! This is my favorite picture of her by far and look...she fits her Juicy shoes now! =)