Madison Crawling...and Trying to Walk!

Well, I know it's been a while, but what can I say time gets away from you when you work full time and have a baby. Around the beginning of April much to our surprise, Madison started crawling at about 5 1/2 to 6 months old. Since then, she has really taken off! She is into EVERYTHING and we had to end up baby-proofing one room and just trying to keep her there! She is awesome, though! The smiles, laugh-out-loud moments, ma-ma's and da-da's make everything we do worth it and are so awesome! There is nothing like it for sure.

Madison loved her first Easter! We went to Angie's house for an Easter Egg Hunt with her cousins, Taylor and Kaylin. Kaylin was so nice to share her eggs with her baby cousin! Madison will be right in the mix with them next year, though.

She is already beginning to try to walk...at only 7 1/2 months old! We are expecting an early walker for sure. She already walks along furniture and while you're holding her hands and walking with her. So, stay tuned for more developments on the walking front. :)

Keep Jonathan and I in your prayers for job situations! Love to all!

So...it's been a while. We 've been super busy, but I really want to try to keep up with this so here goes...

Madi is doing awesome! (Pic is her with her buddy Tanner - she's making her "old man face") She will be 5 months old on Saturday! I can't believe it's been that long! It really does feel like just yesterday that I was - as Jonathan says- as big as a bus! (Yes, he actually said that) She is discovering new things every day and we are enjoying every minute of it. She now rolls over all over the place, front to back, back to front, repeat...She laughs out loud - awesome!!! She eats cereal and fruits and veggies and she shows much appreciation for this...mmmmmmm... Hopefully our little Madi cakes will be crawling soon but for now she makes her way around pretty darn well, often to the astonishment of her parents. We put her on the tummy time mat, 2 minutes later she's on the other side of the room through a series of army crawls and rolls - quite interesting to watch, actually.

On the fitness front, Jonathan has been getting up before the roosters to work out before work every morning and doing very well with it. I have been going to Zumba (dance aerobics on speed). It is really fun and exhausting, but mostly I'm just still trying to figure out how to make my feet move as fast as the instructor (we call her the energizer bunny on speed). I wish I looked like her! Maybe someday...

I have a busy two months ahead of me. I am going to school to get my teaching certificate! I am really excited about it and will be getting my certification to teach 4th-8th grade, although I am hoping to get a job teaching 4th or 5th grade. Everyone keep me in your prayers for passing my Texes (content exam) on April 1st and getting a job! Until then, class starts Saturday!

Bye for now! Love to all!!! Another pic for the road...