It's been a while

Well, alot has happened since I last posted. Maddie is now two and learning new things every day. We had a rough week in August when Maddie was hospitalized at CHOP with a parapharyngeal (in her neck) abscess that needed surgery and IV antibiotics. It was a horrible week, but Maddie did so well and has been 100% better since. She's such a smart little girl and even has gotten some manners saying, please, thank you and bless you when appropriate. I'm going to add a bunch of pictures from August , September and October to get everyone updated.

August

September

October

The Big 2

Maddie is offiicially two! She's had a rough few days as she had her well visit on Friday and got a shot that made her leg hurt and is getting her 2 year molars in at the same time. She grew quite a bit and is 36 inches tall and 30 lbs 8 oz. She's solidly in her 3T clothes. She was very afraid when Dr. Rao came in to examine her as she doesn't like her ears looked at. We'll be getting a play doctor kit or a book about it for her next visit now that she understands a little more we can prepare her better.
We had our immediate family over for a small party for her yesterday. She was pretty cranky, but warmed up after a bit. She got some great gifts. She got money for her college fund from her great mom-mom, a play house from her Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop Van Buren. A tricycle from Aunt Donna. A bike trailer from Mom-Mom and Pop-pop Bondi as well as lots of clothes, pajamas, toys, books, coloring books, and crayons from all of us as well. Here are some pictures from her party.

Less than a week until the big 2!

Where has time gone? A few of Maddie's favorite things right now.... puzzles, bracelets, her new tinkerbell sandals. Every ten minutes she decides she likes or doesn't like a particular food. I have the week after her birthday off and we plan on spending a few days down the shore, taking a trip to the zoo, and just spending some quality time together. The hubs isn't off so it will be just Maddie and I. Here are a few pictures of Maddie in the past month.

Tribute to Maddie's second year

I wanted to do a tribute to Maddie's second year with a picture from each month in the past 12 months.