She's a real person!

Let me start out by telling you that I cannot find my camera. I NEVER lose anything. EVER. And today, I went to take a (really really cute) picture and I couldnt find it. It could be anywhere in this mess of boxes but its just not right where I always keep it. Urrgghhhh Im sad about this. I have looked everywhere. 

Ok. So for the past couple weeks or so, its just hit Nat and I that Madelynn is a real person. Duh, she's always been a real person, I mean like not a baby anymore. She understands us and she calls us by name. She says dog when she sees a dog. When you ask her what sound a dog makes she (in her own little way) does it. Its amazing to see her change and interact with us. She knows what stuff is. She has figured out that you hold the phone up to your ear and talk. She knows her books by name and LOVES to read now more than ever. She is figuring out boundaries on high stuff so she doesnt fall off the bed or the couch. I see these things like where I dont (always) have to freak out when she gets to the edge of the bed cuz she knows if she falls, its gonna hurt! We may still have some close calls but I know that she knows that it wont be fun to fall.. now if we can just figure out how to get down there without having to fly off the bed. :) Today, we were eating lunch and I picked up the phone to call Nat and she said DaDa, cuz she knows thats the only person I ever talk to on the phone and I always put it on speaker so Nat can talk to her. She knows what and where the baby is (in mommas tummy) she loves babies and is so very intrigued by real babies and wants to be all about them and touch them. I am excited to see how she will react to having her own real baby. She knows when its time to eat and she will let you know when she is ready to eat.  She knows, its just a crazy thing to discover when for almost a year, we have been repeating stuff to her over and over so she will understand and nothing happens, then one day... she is saying these 3 little words that she knows and she doesnt stare at you with a blank stare anymore. Its awesome.Every day we are discovering new things about this little girl and every day we are more and more amazed by her. I love it. God has blessed us with such a wonderful life!

(and here, I would put a sweet little precious picture of Madelynn eating a huge piece of watermelon, goin in face first. So just imagine that with me.)

Ahh what a cute picture huh??

Im a little bitter about not getting that on camera. 

Does it ever seem like when it goes, it all goes?? Im tellin ya. Were in the process of moving which Im sure as many of you know is expensive and are trying so very hard to save every penny we can. But life says NO! you need to buy stuff.. money money money. The TV went out in the living room so blah on that cuz we wont ever be able to afford a new TV. So maybe we can save that much more and turn the satellite off???? Then my phone goes out... well not so much goes out as much as having a retard for an owner and that retard cutting watermelon on the counter, the same place that my phone just happened to be and the juice running a river right onto my phone. Luckily, Thank the Lord, we were able to renew our contract and get a phone for cheap cheap. And luckily, today is the last day my brother will be working at Alltel so he was able to get it all set up and going for me so I didnt have to make a trip to town... and my camera... we wont even go there cuz I know that it is right in front of me and I am totally over looking it. I cant live without my camera. Then you have all those un-budgeted things like having to put more gas in your car than usual, first birthday parties, and then more stuff for first birthday parties, that huge bag of dog food that costs an arm and a leg. Husbands birthdays... And the list goes on. Life happens, and you gotta do what you gotta do. So we'll keep doin and keep relyin on God to keep us goin. Thank you God for always providing for us!

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go tear up my house and find my camera. 

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-update-

I found my camera. It was in my car under a bag full of Madelynns stuff. How did it get there?? I have no idea.

Now off to a Birthday get together for Nat... something that I TOTALY forgot about. oops. Bad wife.