Baby Steps

It is Tuesday, which means it is Goodwill day for Ba-Ba and Nana. Madison and Mommy went along for the trip, and wound up picking up some neat things - amongst them, some cedar plank boards for cooking on. Daddy cannot wait to try out grilling with those! Seriously, this is one aroma that screams, "come and eat!"

Madison got a pink sweater vest, which she was so proud to show Daddy when he got home from work. Yes, there was more work today. But getting home is so much fun when Madison is there waiting. Mommy is waiting too, and they both have a wonderful smile on their faces.

Tonight, we watched some Winnie the Pooh Valentine's Day movies - a little early. But Madison enjoyed them, and is looking forward to the big day. We're coming up on a few February holidays, all in a row: Chinese New Year, Groundhog Day and Valentine's Day. These are going to be fun times for us as parents because we get to do those fun little things as a family that we enjoy so much.

It was a rather uneventful day, except for the fact that Madison seems to have conquered the pronunciation of "baby." For so long, she's struggled with pronouncing both b's in the word, but today she was saying "baby" more frequently and fluently than ever before. There was much rejoicing from all of us!

Earlier for Christmas, we gave her a wand, so today Daddy suggested another "b" word: "bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!" But Mommy thinks that just might be a little much! Nevertheless, Madison tries saying it the right way. Baby steps, baby steps!

THE SHREK CHIA CAM

1/18/11

1.18.11: As you can see, we've got some sproutage. We pointed this out to Madison this morning, showing her how the seeds are growing. Shrek is smiling in this picture, because he's obviously pleased that she's learning a bit about seeds and plant growth here.