Slappy Is Still Waiting

Today is Tim's Birthday. It is also Edith's due date.

Shanna decided that if Edith wasn't coming, a surprise birthday party for Tim was in order. Tim was very surprised, and Maddie promptly forgot about Edith when she was introduced to the yellow balloon.

Then Tim began to show off his flying ability.

Kathleen gave hers a shot.

Eric joined in. Ok - really - this is a game Tim brought to the table, and hey, he's the birthday boy... You have to stand on one leg, arms not touching anything and pick up the paper bag with your mouth. Then an inch gets cut off of the bag. Yes, we realize we are all 30+. And no, we were actually all sober. We probably could have gotten lower on the bag if we weren't.

Slappy Has Dinner With Friends

Crackers taste better when Lilly feeds them to you.

Slappy Waits 1 More Week

After a delicious brunch at Paty's with Eric, Tim, Shanna, and K-Dub, Maddie stepped outside to really get a good look at her friend. It seems Edith is running out of room, which means we're going to meet her very soon.

Slappy Has A Happy Valentine's Day

The day began with bananas, blueberry pancakes, and oatmeal, which led us immediately into this fabulous bath.

After the bath was some intense reading time with Dad in her new Valentine's Day outfit from Taisie and Grandpa Toby.

Followed by attempt #2 at enjoying an LA Kings game. Now more experienced parents, Sam and Jess took Maddie to a matinee game, not a night game, and kept her stuffed with Alex's french fries and soft pretzel. This time around she actually enjoyed the cheering (sometimes we got the impression that she believed her clapping caused all of Staples Center to begin clapping).

Her first Valentine's Day ended with an Indian take-out and a quick stop-over from Arthur and Liza Mae, bringing baby tattoos. Now, clearly, this is the face of a baby you might expect to be able to pull off a tattoo, however it did raise a few questions for her parents. The top two being, how do you keep a tattoo on for 25 seconds to get it to stick, when your baby keeps moving, and where do you put it so that they won't pick it off. Jess says back. Sam says forehead.

Slappy Eats Spaghetti

Maddie has become more and more outspoken when it comes to her dinner, particularly when Mom and Dad are having theirs. Baby food has lost it's luster, and tonight's spaghetti was looking mighty fine. Especially because of it's versatility - one can stretch it, begin to learn that the cat can get fed it, squish it, and even eat it.

Slappy Waits For Edith

It's hard to wait for your new friend (Shanna is 38 weeks pregnant), so for some distraction Tim played a revised version of Maddie's new favorite game. It goes as follows: Maddie smacks herself in the head. Parents smack themselves in head. Maddie laughs gleefully. Repeat. In this new version Tim replaced "parents" with "Curious George Stuffed Animal." It was very well received.

However, it's still hard to wait, even if you do get to try out all of Edith's stuff.

Slappy Helps Her Dad

Sam is building a new computer. Obviously, that skill is genetic and passed on through the male factor (yes, Dedo, that also means you), as Maddie immediately butt scooted over to Sam to aid him in his task.

Our little system builder.

Slappy Watches Her First Superbowl

It was a busy Superbowl Sunday. Steelers fans to east and the west. Maddie began the festivities over at AK's house, please note the depth of the Steeler-fanhood in her tattoo. If you look closely, you can find the 3 Steeler's yellow, red, and blue asteroids within the dragonfly.

Then it was over to Steve-o's house, where a Steelers win had been promised. After all, when Marissa was pregnant with Lilly, the Steelers won the Lombardi Trophy, and Marissa is pregnant with little #2 right now.#2 comes through!Victory shots were had by most.Maddie was allowed only to raise her empty hand in victory.
My mom's birthplace rocks! Go Steelers!

Slappy Likes January

It was an absolutely beautiful day, thanks to the Santa Anas, so we all headed out for a walk and a treat. Maddie has tried ice cream before to neutral reviews. This time however, she was determined to show her future sibling what they were missing.
(The Scrapper is behind Jess' hand - Jess is 15 weeks pregnant).

Don't worry - we realize that before a year, babies should not have too much dairy, however the little bit she got, she loved. Plus, both Mom and Dad were amazed that she could open her mouth that wide, and that she could throw such a fit when the ice cream flow stopped.
That evening we even headed out to meet Auntie Jamie and Jeremy for an outdoor dinner of organic Mexican, forgetting that we do live in a desert, and the nights are not quite as balmy as the days. The quesadillas were still delicous, if brisk.

Slappy Hangs Out On Sunset Blvd

With Jess and Jess' supervision, and to have a delicious lunch of pho. For Maddie, it was more about the bean sprouts and being cool.

Slappy Spins Right Round

Maddie refuses to crawl. She has, however, come up with alternative options to solve her locomotion problem - one is having anyone hold her hands as she walks, and the other is the butt scootch. With the butt scootch, she is able to get herself from the living room all the way into the kitchen, of course, complaining most of the way because it takes so long (ultimate goal - the cat's water dish). Here's a quick peek into how it works - keep in mind, that the butt scootch is used for short and long distances.

Slappy Strolls With Intensity

Now that Maddie has turned the corner on walks in her stroller, Mom and her head out daily around the neighborhood, and this is her standard pose. Although she could lean back into her stroller and enjoy a little relaxation, Maddie chooses to grip her cupholder the entire ride so that she can sit straight up, never missing a doggie, leaf, or plane. Although this picture does not show it well - she has about 6 inches between her and her seat back, and let it also be noted, sometimes the walks are about an hour and a half. Her focus when this picture was taken - boys playing basketball.