Moments With Maddie- Halfway to Birthday!

Hope and Maddie are one day shy of being exactly eighteen months apart. So while Hope was up and turning two last week, Maddie turned... gulp... half a year! It's going by too fast, y'all. We're not even kidding! Don't get us wrong; we thank God for a healthy child who is developing at her own pace. It's just the blink of an eye part of it all that cuts right to the heartstrings.

Heartstrings pulled on by milestones like cutting teeth, rolling every which way, babbling ("Mamamama!"), attempting to scoot on that tummy (or at least those mile a minute legs are giving it a valiant, floor swimming effort), starting a bit of big girl food, and becoming one of two little dog/animal lovers in the house. EVERY time she spots Tucker now she squeals and blows, waves her arms, kicks those legs, and flashes a classic Maddie-grin like you wouldn't believe. As Hope says, "Yook (look), Maddie's showing us happy!"

Happy, indeed... may you find six times the happy with this month's chance to watch her grow!