Mindless Meanderings of Schroedawg

With January just around the corner, here is the update from the Schroeder clan. We ventured to Colorado for a much needed vacation and to celebrate Christmas with my family. My dad had not yet Maddie and either had my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew. The flight, both ways, went great. I was nervous about being one of “those parents”, whose child cries the entire flight and you don’t have the Dre Beats headphones to drown out the sound. We were fortunate for her to sleep most of the way or to wake up and giggle, and then be sweet the majority of the flight. The flight attendants were in love with her, which gave us brownie points with them at least. J Uncle Joe and Aunt Lindsey with Madelynne Posing by a display Being a gorilla Cousins We were lucky to bypass a winter storm that hit most of Wednesday, but dumped a fairly large amount of snow in the greater Denver area. The whole ordeal got me nervous and made me think about the year my nephew was born in 2006 and the...

The past two months have really flown and it is hard to believe that December is already here. It is equally hard to believe that Madelynne will be 4 months in a little less than 2 weeks. She has definitely changed and her personality is prominent. She has a temper if she doesn't get her way, but then will smile, coo, and talk to you like you're the greatest thing in the world. She bicycles her legs to move herself around her play mat, and holds a steady neck and head up when she is on her Boppy pillow during tummy time.  She is developing fast, grasping and playing with objects, discovering body parts, and rocking from side to side. I know, eventually, she will roll over, but when other mom's post that their little ones, who were born after Madelynne, are already at that benchmark, I cringe in mini-worry that she is "falling behind" and then remind myself, of the little emblazoned statement at bottom of  each Baby Center Weekly Email update I get that "every...