7 Months...Can you Believe it?

I can't! I'm going to start with a quick apology to all Madelyn's fans. With the last week of work upon us, there is lots of paperwork to complete. Last night, Daddy did a Fantastic job of entertaining Maddy so that I could get some of that done. Off to bed and forgot I hadn't blogged until this a.m.....Sorry. Oh well, I'll make it up to you by bringing her home in two weeks so you can meet the real live Madelyn instead :)

This bib is very appropriate this past week!

I tried telling Mommy we needed to write, but by the time I got some one-on-one I was So tired. We didn't do too much last week - work - babysitter- started to get ready for Sarah Jane. This weekend we spent a glorious afternoon/ evening at a BBQ with the Holt family. This is a new co-worker of Daddy's. Mommy and I meet the wife - Traci - once a week for coffee. She LOVES me! :) She has two really great kids too, but they are always at school (they are 11 and almost 13). We are looking forward to spending some time with them this next week and again in August when we get back to the UK.

The grass has gotten very long on our walks.

Madelyn has a new game....

Did I mention Sarah Jane is coming? I'm very excited to meet her. Mommy talks a lot about all her Sarahs... Because of last minute work changes, Daddy can't go pick her up anymore so Mommy has to go. She is a little sad about that because it is her last day with kiddos at school, but she is excited Sarah is coming. I have to go to Ms. Maureen's. Mommy says that I will have more fun there than in the car all day. We are going to take Sarah to Bath, a castle, London, the coast - all the usual places. She is lucky though because the weather might actually be good for her. It is rainy today, but we had some 80's last week!

And getting very good at it! :)

I am 7 months old tomorrow!! Wow, that seems like a lot? I may have said this last week, but I am SOOOO close to crawling. I'm actually moving my legs and hands now- just not together - and when I do get somewhere, I end up traveling backwards...hmmm. Oh, I can also go from tummy to sitting. It is so nice to be able to sit up without Mommy's help. And I try to pull myself up on EVERYTHING, no matter how safe/ stable. I now have 2 teeth (not all the way in, but definitely visible). They have made for some rough nights this past week and lots of chewing. I'm so miserable sometimes, I even chew on my own hands.

Sometimes new things make me happy when I need to chew...

and Mommy is all about making me happy ;-)

Okay, I leave you now. Mommy says I have to go upstairs so she can get ready for work. Can't wait to see you all. The countdown is on... 13 days!



Love,

Madelyn et. al.