I miss you Daddy!

Daddy...mommy and I miss you today. We hope you feel better and we can't wait to give you all our hugs when you come home. XOXO.

Playing Dress Up.

Because it's Friday and too cold to go shopping, we decided to clean up Madeline's closet this morning. Hard to believe she's only 4 months old and already we have two rubbermaid's full of her clothes! As we were working, we (mom) decided to play dress up and snap a few photos to share with all of you.

This outfit was a gift from our friend's Jim and Francine in Florida! So cute on!...and yes, that is a purse in her hand. (and her diaper pail in the background, sorry!)

It's hard to tell, but here she's wearing her "Snow Cute" penguin onesie and her pink penguin socks...and her pink Nike's. The onesie is compliements of our friends Domenick and Roseanne, the socks from her Godmother Jen and the shoes from our friend Meredith.

Her knit hat from Gymborie...a gift from Jack and Barb. Her head is growing so quick that she's outgrown her 3-6 month hat and is now in her 12 month hat!

Her Oshgosh jacket and Gap jeans....so stylish!

First experience with Cereal.

We decided to introduce Madeline to a little cereal now that she's past the 4 month mark. Her pediatrician was comfortable with it and we felt that perhaps she was ready to try it. So we slowly introduced her to the spoon and then added a little bit of cereal to it. She ate it like a champ! And after wards, she slept from 8:30 until 5:45! We were a happy mom and dad.

How cute is that?

Last week in pictures...

"Jersey, will you share this couch with me so that I can see what you see back here?"

"Madeline, you take away my attention and now you want my couch?"

"Do I look Italian in this outfit...thank you Domenick and Roseanne!"
"Papa...why...why...why?

"Sophie, you're in your Snugli, too! Let me give you some love!"

Christmas Eve.

Christmas was very "jolly" this year. Christmas Eve was spent at home, where we ate a delicious meal, enjoyed some wine, listened to all the traditional Christmas favorites and even tuned in to watch the continuous Yule Log on the local network tv. Very entertaining. One station was a gas fireplace and on the other was a real wood buring fire. Lovely.

Madeline received a few modest gifts, which was appreciated by her mom and dad (we're running out of drawer space and closet space and she's only 4 months!) Nevertheless, she enjoyed her first Christmas.

"Now what is this toy?......"

"I really like this bow...Sophie, you can open the present if you want...."
"I'm not sure which is my present....this crunchy paper or that other thing?....."

".....or maybe this bow is my present?"

"....well, I like the paper and the bow, you have fun with that other thing."

Happy Four Months Madeline

4:30 a.m.......

That's the time Madeline woke up on her 4 month birthday. Unfortunately for me, this early morning wake up call was about 5 hours too early. There's a good explanation. We hosted a little Christmas get-together for some close friends who are visiting from out of town this holiday. Madeline decided to enter dreamland at 8:30 p.m. Mom and dad went several hours later thanks to the flowing glasses of red wine. Needless to say, this morning was tough. It made me wonder if it's always going to be this difficult. And then this happens and you think...

...it's all worth it.

So sweet.

Here are just some super sweet photos of Madie from our first night. Her Nana bought her bows so we had to have a few photos with it in.