New Bed

Today we said goodbye to the crib, and goodbye to Daddy getting on all fours so that Madison could climb up on his back in order to jump in. Gone also are the mornings where Madison calls out, "Mommy! Daddy! Mommy! Daddy!" - just so she can get someone to come in and help her out of bed.

The crib is now more bed-like, and Madison - as you can see above - is quite happy with it. We got this crib years ago so it would work in this fashion. It was just after Christmas, and we had done a little shopping in a place down near Atlanta. We got all of her furniture long before going to China. I still remember borrowing a moving truck from the church and driving it down with Ye-Ye. We stopped at Starbucks to get hot chocolates because it was so cold.

Now it's so incredibly hot! Today, the heat index rose to 102 degrees. We stayed indoors most of the day and got a lot done, including the conversion of the crib. Mommy just decided it is time: She's a big girl now. In fact, tomorrow she'll be four years old. Wow! Does time move fast or what? It's still amazing to think that just two years ago she was celebrating her birthday on the other side of the world.

Today we had visitors: Madison's cousins. Each one was holding a kitten. Yep, that's three kittens they had rescued, and were showing Madison. She smiled a big smile as she saw them, and pet them too. That was a nice surprise!

This afternoon we visited Doc Williams again - and boy was that a hoot! She laughs and giggles all the way through her visits. Forget Disney World: we can just take her to the chiropractor and she's having a great time! She always makes everyone else there smile big, and the next time I go, I'll just have to bring a camera. She knows every routine, from covering Mommy with a blanket to handing her a tissue to measuring her feet to even giving us adjustments on our necks. She'll lead us from location to location and pretend she's the Doc. The nurses laugh and joke about how she should be on staff!

After that we went to Party City to prepare for the big day tomorrow. No doubt we'll be taking lots of pictures - in fact, tonight there is still lots to do. It's funny: we picked Monkey Joe's to host the party so that we wouldn't have to do as much. Yet, there's still gift bags to pack, presents to wrap - and Mommy is making the cupcakes as we speak. In fact, Daddy had better get out there and help right now....!

See you tomorrow! It's Madison's birthday!