im so excited that a Little Gym opened up in our area. The offer little people gymnastics, dance, cheerleading classes. fun!







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So I am in contract with a clown for Maddies bday. He's a balloon guy. Not just any balloon guy... he can do this:











They also do facepainting. I think i am going to rent a cotton candy machine too.

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so Maddie is really a quirky little kid. she has these weird tendencies...i dont know what to make of it. is it all kids, or just her? For example, i have this touch and feel book. she loves touch and feel books and knows exactly where to "touch" every page. I bought this book, and from the first time i read it to her, she refuses to touch one page. Its a page that feels like soft cotton. She will start to reach, see whats there, and then stop. Heres a video i took. Its so odd...she will touch all the other pages. She has never touched this page...ever.



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With the spring season coming up, Maddie has a lot of parties to go to! She is invited to her first birthday party this month. Its a swimming party. I would LOVE for her to go into the water but the parents have to go with them and i am NOT bathing suit ready. not to mention, i dont even have a swim suit for her. They require you to buy one of those swim suits with the built in diapers. Now i gotta go out and buy her one? Im not sure if im going to do this. theres plenty of chances for her to go swimming with her cousins at their local pool...so i might skip this.

Maddie is also going to her first baby shower in april.

Loving this weather. its so nice to take her out for walks. and plus, i dont have to turn up the heat in the house. woo hoo! i am like 1000 bucks behind on payments for my oil company. I refuse to pay them! they come here way too much to fill up and oil prices are just skyrocketing my bill!

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new foods for maddie: papaya, lentils, minestrone, tilapia, toddler veggie dip snacks, honeydew, cantaloupe, beef meatballs.

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Maddie has such a little personality now. When she doesnt want something, she will grab it and throw it to the side. When i try to put a bib on her and its interfering in whatever shes doing, she will try to toss it away. so much attitude!

She is babbling like nuts as well.

Oh, she started shaking her head side to side like shes saying no. shes not saying no though, shes shaking her head. at first, i got scared. it looked like she had torrets or something. i was so nervous it was something neurological, i had jae look it up. apparently its just them getting used to a new sensation. hehe.