Growing girl

Madeline rolled over again this morning, but it was in her room soon after she woke up and I did not have the camera. The rolls seem more accidental than deliberate since she only does it once and then cries when I put her back on her belly. When she gets more control over it I will be sure to get in on video.

We are in the midst of the three month growth spurt, which has put us back in the land of middle of the night feedings. Madeline has been waking up every three hours or so and the only thing she wants to do is eat. Just to make sure she has not been manipulating me into coming in, picking her up, and then letting her use me as a pacifier, I prepared a bottle to give her last night when she woke up. After going to sleep around 9, she was up around 12 and I put her to the test. She inhaled the 4 oz bottle, proving that she was indeed hungry. Jay has been at work for an exercise the past couple of days and I can't wait to find out if he thinks she looks bigger. It is great to see her grow, but I am anxious for her to get back to sleeping most of the night!

We had a visit from Aunt Allison last week, and she put her "Baby Whisperer" skills to the test in an effort to show Madeline that Mommy is not the only person that can hold her and take care of her. It seems to have worked a bit and Madeline has been better at letting her Daddy hold her without melting down. Just in time for Father's Day!

Posing for the camera after dinner with Mommy and Aunt Allison

Happy baby with her Daddy!

Sitting pretty with Daddy and Uncle Randy

In other news, we have decided that I am going to stay home with Madeline instead of returning to work. I am very excited about this decision, and did not even realize how much I wanted to stay home until we decided that I would. The law will always be there, but for now home is where I need to be and Mommy is my full-time job!