Finally an update

It's been a rather hectic 10 days since the last update.

Maddy has been doing really well and growing very quickly.

In fact, it seemed like she grew a bunch overnight last week when Rosanne and I both noticed that she was bigger.

Her cough came back a little bit so we're giving her antibiotics now which she is responding to.

Rosanne's sister Brenda and brother-in-law Scott gave her a really cool play tube that she has a ball with.

She runs into it and comes out one of the two holes or stops and plays along the way. She's also a fan of jumping on top of it and surfing as it rolls.

She's still doing the biting thing now and again when she gets fired up during play time, but we're working on correcting that by giving her "Sharky" the stuffed toy that she loves to beat up as a distraction. I guess it's hard to counteract her animal instincts during play.

Rosanne's mom Arlene was staying with us for a few days and Maddy proved to be quite the charmer. It wasn't long before Arlene was saying goodbye to Maddy before heading out and giving her a good scritch under the chin.

She's a constant joy to have around. We find ourselves smiling a lot, laughing a lot, and worrying about life's small stuff a lot less.


Photos: Top: Maddy sleeps on her throne, err, pillow. Second: Maddy and I have a quiet discussion about the price of vittles.

Videos: Top: Maddy and her tube jumping. Second: An inside look at Maddy and her tube with Aunty Brenda and Uncle Scott looking on, ending with an extreme close-up.