My first field trip.....

I know I wasn't going to post anything until after Thanksgiving, but this couldn't wait. I got to go on my first field trip this past weekend. On Saturday the weatherman said it was going to snow.....alot....so mom and dad said we had to run a quick errand to stock up.

We went to Tipsy's World Liquor.....one of the largest liquor stores in the US supposedly, although mom and dad didn't think it was that big. I thought it was odd for my first field trip to be to Tipsys, I was thinking we'd go to the zoo or maybe the grocery store, but no we went to the wine store. It was a pretty fun trip really. I only wish mom and dad would have let us stay long enough for the free wine tasting at 5 PM, but they said it wouldn't be appropriate....and yet taking an 8 week old to the wine store was????? Anyway, I took a photo with dad to prove I was there.

I had some play time with Dad....he's funny. He pretends to eat my hands. He's silly.

I also had my 2 month picture taken on Sunday afternoon. I had been holding out but I finally gave in and smiled for one of my pictures. One of my pictures looked like I was boxing....I even had a stern look on my face. Dad and Mom said that was good one for the future wanna-be boyfriends....this would show them how I defend myself....anyway, I'm not allowed to date and get married until I'm 40 so I have time to practice my boxing.

That's all for now. Getting set for my big trip to Iowa. I don't know what's so exciting about the corn state.....I'll post once I get there.

8 weeks old today.....

Here's a quick update regarding "life on the funny farm" as I see it. I realize I've only been around 8 weeks but I've got this place figured out.....not to mention I've got mom and dad wrapped around my finger.

Since I last posted alot has happened around here. The white snow melted, so dad decided to mow the grass one last time before winter really strikes. I think he was a little confused on what he was mowing........check out the snow in the picture. I got a little laugh watching him try to mow snow.....what was he thinking?!











Mom hopes I'm a natural born athlete. So, she introduced me to her running shoes and jogging stroller. The first two times we went running, I looked around the first mile and then fell asleep. However, two days ago I decided to voice my opinion on this running thing....here's what I did.....I was good the first mile and a half to make mom think I was having fun, then I opened my mouth and began to cry as loud as humanly possible. So loud mom thought all the neighbors could hear. Eventually mom took me out of the stroller and carried me up a BIG hill while pushing the jogging stroller and listening to me wail. It sure was fun. Turned out the only reason I was crying was because I had a little burb.....ha ha....so mom now thinks I may not be destined for a spot on the Olympic Track team, but perhaps swimming. We'll see in a few months how that goes when I start swim lessons. They think since I love my bath that I'm now going to love swimming. (the photo of me looking like a cookie monster and the one with the pink jacket are from our "fun" runs)











Other than that, not much else new around our place. I went to the doctor yesterday for my 2 month check up and found out I'm growing like a weed.....well, sort of. Anyway, I now weigh 10 lb. 10 oz and am 22 inches long. I really haven't grown a ton since being born. Mom thinks I inherited something from her, her build. She says that I look just like dad and she only had the honor of carrying me around for 9 months. So, she's thrilled there will be another petite girl in the house. The appointment was okay and they kept saying how I'm doing great and was such a good girl, then this meanie of a nurse came in.......she gave me 3 shots and then one oral vaccine. Then, they wanted a blood test and another meanie nurse tried to take all the blood from my arm. No offense, but if being good earns me that, then I'm going to be bad next time. Now they decided I get to have an ultrasound in a month to check my kidneys. Mom promised there won't be any needles that day....I sure hope not!

I got a new toy. Mom found it on craigslist. I like it because it have 2 slides, 2 swings a walk-way, a rope climby thing and a playhouse. The only thing that would make it complete is a PINK swing. Why must everything be blue?! I'm a girl.











We're making our first road trip soon. We're headed to Iowa for my baptism and Thanksgiving. I'm going to meet lots of new people then and Dad says he's taking me to the John Deere Tractor museum......in case you didn't know, Dad loves John Deere and really wants a riding lawn mower.
In honor of Turkey Day here is my poem for you!
Turkey Red, Turkey Blue, Turkey says "I love you"

Okay - time for another nap.

Miss Maddie Rose

Trick-or-Treat.....

....smell my feet, give me something good to eat.....wait, I can't eat candy, I don't have teeth.

It was a busy weekend around here. Saturday Mom and Dad played dress-up with me again. This time they put me in something they called a "costume" that looked like a flower.....then, they took pictures of me and paraded me to our neighbor's, Bob and Shirley, house to show me off.....I'm convinced Mom and Dad are nuts, they like this dress-up thing too much. Everyone said I looked cute but I think they were being nice.....who in their right mind wears a flower costume around for fun? (I later learned some kids had it worse than me...they were dressed like pumpkins....really people, who wants to look rounder than they already are? ha ha)

Mom and Dad claim they dressed me up for Halloween, but I didn't get any candy. On top of that, they gave all my candy away to kids who kept ringing the doorbell during my evening nap. How Rude!!! Anyway, Mom and Dad thought it was tons of fun and they claim that I will love Trick-or-treating in time. I hope they are right. They already are discussing what I'm dressing up as next year.....can you believe they haven't asked for my input?!

(mom says this was my reaction when I learned they gave all the candy away)

It was a pretty good weekend overall. I got 2 new toys which I really LOVE. Both play music and one has colors that change when the song is playing. Mom and Dad say these are both good for me because they stimulate multiple senses.

(this is my reaction to getting 2 new music toys)

We are learning lots of new things about my hearing. A nice lady named Lynne came to the house last week and taught Mom and Dad lots of things about me.....is it sad that Mom and Dad are having a stranger teach them about their daughter? I find it amusing. Anyway, we learned about a different smoke alarm that has a strobe light with it and developmental milestones I should be at as I grow.

As you know, I have to work harder to hear. So when Mom and Dad are talking to me it's important they get my attention first by tapping me and talking to my good ear. Also, it's a little difficult for me to filter out background sounds. So little things like the TV, Music, Dishwasher and Washer/Dryer make it a little harder to hear when someone is talking to me. You'll have to be a little patient with me because I'm listening, it sometimes requires you to repeat yourself. Lynne did say smaller rooms versus lofty, open areas will be easier to hear in because sound bounces off walls. There was so much information to take in during the 2 hours Lynne was here that I had to take a nap.

This is a big week for me. On Friday I get fitted for my BAHA. Maybe next week we'll have picture of it.....this means I might have stereo sound.

Love - Madeline Rose

Snow....in Oct.

For those of you who thought we were kidding about the snow last week, here is a video of our back yard.