Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen

Maddox is a very good helper in the kitchen! For instance, he likes to stand at the tupperware drawer and make sure that all the tupperware and lids get sufficiently slobbered and thrown on the floor. Maddox's favorite way to help is to dump the dog's water bowl, but we have put a stop to that, much to his dismay.

Yet Another Discovery

Another skill mastery that puts Mommy on edge. Why do all of Maddox's current discoveries risk serious injury?

'Tis The Season

Here are photos of us decorating the Christmas tree, or (more specifically), decorating the top half of the Christmas tree.

Just Playing Around

Maddox can find something to play with anywhere!


This is the new game we call "leg surfing." Oh, the things we do to entertain a baby!

Sleep Saga

Maddox and I used to have a deal...bedtime at 8:00, up twice during the night. This was okay with me because I got stretches of sleep about three hours long. Then, about a month ago, Maddox decided to default on our deal, waking up anywhere between 5 and 10 times per night. (I'm not kidding!) One night, when he woke up for the eighth time at 4:00 am, I went in to nurse him back to sleep, and he giggled when he saw me. It was then and there that I realized that the little turkey has me wrapped around his fat little finger.

Fortunately, my knight in shining pajamas came to my rescue! For three nights now, my wonderful husband has slept in Maddox's room, and helped him fall back to sleep when he wakes. At first, Maddox was furious that it was Dad, not Mom, who was there. But, after three nights of this, he is sleeping through the night!!!! And do you know what that means?! It means that after 9 months of interrupted sleep, I sleep through the night too!!!!!

Crawling Is For Babies

Maddox can crawl...and he does...sometimes. He's just not a big fan of crawling, although he can crawl fast when he really wants to get somewhere. Forget crawling; this kid wants to walk!

Denver Aquarium

I know this picture is hard to see, but it was so cool, I just had to post it. We were feeding sting rays at the Aquarium. A sting ray came to eat the fish Jeff was holding and Maddox reached out and touched it! He loved it!

Maddox wasn't too sure what to think about this tiger, but he couldn't keep his eyes off it either!