Favorite Pictures!

Here are some great pics over the past few months that I wanted to share! Blessings to all!! Enjoy our sweet baby!

Long time no see...

Okay so I know it has been a very LONG time since I wrote or posted picures...thanks to Facebook (my new addiction) I get a little lazy. So here are a few quick updates...Mady is 17 months now and is quite the busy bee. Speaking of bees...she adores the Bee Movie and watches parts of it pretty much every day. She talks alot (most of it makes no sense) but she does say a few words...nite nite, ball, cat, dog, hi dad, bye, bubbles (this is a new one), nana, and ganpa (Grandpa). She tries to say Chula and Sarah (Eric's parent's dogs names) but that is still pretty sketchy! She can sing the abc's which is adorable and of course not very clear but she is definatly trying! She also tries to count and says 1-2-3-GO all the time in teh bath tub. She understands alot and follows directions pretty good. She loves to be on the go and play. She is definately a thinker and studies everything you do. We have a lot of fun together and she gets so excited when daddy comes home at the end of the day and plays with him pretty much until supper time. She eats good although we still have a battle with veggies so I am sneaking them anyway I can! There are so many little things that she does! We have alot of great times! Hope you all had a great holiday and I will post pics up soon from Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!

Look what I can do...

Mady has grown up so much in the past few months and I just wanted to share all her accomplishments and personality traits with you all!
1. Still always walks on her tippie toes and even runs on them! So clumsy & cute!
2. Words - she says daddy, nite nite, cat, eat (only heard once by nana so far), book, go (we think), and ganpa (grandpa). She says mama mama mama when she is sad or sick or has a boo boo.
3. She loves to read books, chase the cats (she even gave dil girl a hug the other day), loves puzzles, and loves to give all of her stuffed animals hugs.
4. At nite, as part of her routine now, once she has drank her milk and we have brushed her teeth, she goes to the shelf and picks out a book, we read it, then she goes and puts it back (with mommy's help).
5. Food - she loves cheese, yogurt, any kind of fruit and bread. She refuses to eat veggies unless i give them to her as baby food then she is okay with it. We are still working on that battle. She loves chicken nuggets and fries (only gets it once in a while) and she LOVES her grandpa's tortillas!! She drinks milk and water from either a sippy cup or a straw - she loves the straw. Daddy introduced her to iced tea and she loved it! No worries - its sugar free and decaf!
6. Sleep - she had been doing great, going down at 8 and waking up at 6 or 6 30 but now she is cutting 4-6 teeth so that is waking her up almost every night and we give her tylenol then she goes back down.
7. Entertainment - she is addicted to TV and that is a blessing and a curse! Sesame Street and Yo Gabba Gabba.
8. She just started to color and loves it. We are still learning to only color on paper!
9. She loves to help me clean...she carries around the broom and tries to sweep and she loves to wipe off her high chair tray.
10. She loves loves loves to feed herself with a spoon. It's a messy meal but she and I have fun. Daddy thinks its gross.
11. She is in love with her grandpa! She adores him!
12. She loves to blow kisses, give kisses right on your lips, and give hugs!
13. We go for walks daily down to the mail box and I think its the highlight of her day!
14. She loves to play with daddy all the time! Her eyes light up when he walks in the room.
15. She does lots of sign language - more, yummy, eat.
16. She loves to blow bubbles in the bath tub-she practices for swim class.
17. The biggest thing is that she started mother's day out which is good and bad. I know she has fun and it's a great thing for socialization however, its making naps a bit more difficult now because she is dropping down to one a day...the transition is a slow process but we are working on it!
18. She is a great listener and does what we ask her to do...she has great comprehension.

We are just facinated every day with all she learns and does! It's so fun teaching her stuff! She is a sponge and soaks it all up!

Blessings - The Gonzalez Family

Kiddie Park Day!

We recently went to the kiddie park with our new friends Megan and Jack Trauth. Here are the pics!

Mady LOVED the sprinkler!!!

Hey Everyone...we were watering the yard the other day...yes it was our designated day and Mady fell in love with it! Here are the pictures and a cute video! Enjoy!

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It's My Party...

Here are some great pics from Mady's first birthday party! Thanks for coming everyone! We had a fabulous turnout! Hope you all had fun and I am so glad I didn't run out of food!!! I was worried! Love to all!

What a difference a year makes!

Wow!!~I can't believe it has been an entire year since Mady came into my life and rocked my world! I am such a lucky mom! She changes everyday and its so wonderful to see how quickly she learns how to do so much...its an amazing adventure for her everyday! Here are some of the things she has accomplished so far...
1. Walking - she is getting really good and very confident. She is still a little clumsy at times and can only take about 10 steps on her own. She taught herself how to stand up without any help or holding on to anything. She puts one knee up and then stand up. It is sooo cute!
2. Talking - she says Hi all the time to everyone. She says Kit Kit when she sees our cat Zoe and she says thank you (in a cute little whisper) when you give her something or you share with her.
3. Exploring - she is very curious of every thing and everyone!
4. Kisses - she tries to blow kisses like a fish.
5. Hugs - when you ask her, she will lean over and give you a hug.
6. She waves hi and bye to everyone she runs into or anyone who starts talking to her!
7. Food - she loves to feed herself and hates baby food now. She loves to dring very cold water.

There are so many other little cute things she does but I wouldn't be able to fit them all in so here are a few pics instead! Enjoy and thanks baby girl for just being you! You are truly the greatest thing I have ever done!

We love you...Mommy & Daddy!

Just kidding...this is it...sorry!

i think this is it!

and more pics!

More Gym Pics

Gymboree

Since Mady is almost walking by herself, I thought it would be fun to join Gymboree's Play and Learn program. Its a great program for kids to play well as interact with other kids. Plus its indoor so we don't have to worry about the heat. Here are the pics from our first class. She had a blast. She laughed and played the whole time and didn't want to leave! I think Nana had just as much fun taking pics and watching. I was breaking a sweat chasing her around. I couldn't keep up! It was great! We can't wait til our next class. Enjoy!~

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