Happy 6-Months, Mad Dog!

I can't believe you've already been here for six whole months! Even though the time flew by, you've grown so much in that time. You're wearing 9-12 month clothing (and fitting in it quite well), you're babbling up a storm, you're eating solid foods, and you're rolling over all the time! Your favorite things to do are be with your brother, jump and take a bath, in that order. Any time I place you in close proximity to Eli your face lights up. When I bring you into his room in the morning or after his nap, he asks, "Baby, nigh-nigh?", which means he wants you to lie down in the crib with him to snuggle. You seem to love this as much as he does. Jumping is a full-contact sport when we put you in the jump-n-go contraption downstairs. You bounce back and forth in the doorway for a long time before calling 'uncle'. And bath time means you can reach and eat your toes. Since that is a good thing for you, 7:30PM is one of your favorite times of the day. Even if you are extremely tired, as soon as we put you in the water you become happy and talkative.

You recently learned how to roll from your back onto your stomach; the trick is that you have difficulty rolling onto your back. (The opposite turtle dilemma.) You are oh-so proud of yourself when you roll over and you usually push your head way up into the air, up-dog style.

Maddux, you are an amazingly happy baby and you've won over the hearts of everyone in your family. I love how you snuggle into my neck when you are sleepy; you are sweetness personified! Happy Half-Birthday, big girl!