Fun at the Pumpkin Patch!

Last weekend we went to Maris Farms in Buckley, WA to get some pumpkins and take pictures of our little pumpkin! It was a beautiful day (probably the only sunny day in about two weeks) and we got some good shots.

She crawls!

Enjoying the fall weather!

It is definitely autumn around here and it is so pretty! Since the rain has not started yet we have been trying to get outside as much as possible. Today we walked around the parking lot at the Honda dealer while we waited for the car to get worked on, but yesterday we went to the trail near our house and enjoyed nature. It was a little chilly, so Madeline got to wear her new fleece jacket! The trail was created in a park here in Puyallup in honor of Nathan Chapman, a soldier from 1st Special Forces Group who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2002.

Visit with Grandmom and Gi Gi

Grandmom and Gi Gi came to visit and Madeline had a great time hanging out with them. She was a little nervous at first and cried quite a bit whenever they sat next to her in the car, but after a day or two she totally adjusted. Maybe it was because of the fun toys they bought her!

Four generations in March and again in September

Madeline hit six months while they were here and it was time to start solids. I had tried feeding her some rice cereal a couple of months ago, but while it made for some cute pictures, she was not really interested. I decided to stick to exclusively breastfeeding her until six months. We started slow with the rice cereal again, and she was all about it. Madeline loves grabbing her spoon and it is obvious how much more ready she is now...she actually swallows more than she spits out! We moved on to butternut squash for dinner and added in some banana in the morning. I took the time to make homemade baby food and so far Madeline is a fan! She has also tried zucchini and we have carrots and sweet potatoes waiting in the freezer for their introduction over the next couple of weeks. Unfortunately the solid food has not been moving through her system as smoothly as the breast milk, so watered down prune juice is a staple on some days.

Maverick loves to help out. He is quite the fan of rice cereal...and baby oatmeal mixed with prune juice. He is weird, I know.

Madeline loves her new sippy cups and watered down apple juice is a favorite. Most of it ends up all over her bib, but she is getting the hang of it.

While Grandmom and Gi Gi were here we watched Penn State lose to Iowa and the Eagles beat Kansas City. Madeline was decked out in her fan gear and loved watching football!

In milestone news, Madeline is so close to crawling. She is great at getting up on her knees and rocking, and even moving one knee forward. She has not quite figured out how to coordinate moving her hands forward too, so she usually falls face first onto the blanket. She is also close to getting herself into a sitting position on the floor. It will only be a matter of time before she is really on the move!