FAQ and Some Pics

I've had a lot to say lately, but somehow I don't get around to saying it. So I suppose I'll just answer one of my FAQs and then leave you with a few recent pics that I'm fond of.

Q: Are you going to shorten Madeline's name?

A: No and yes. We are not nickname-haters by any means and have no problem with people calling this little girl Maddie sometimes. But we definitely want her to be Madeline who is sometimes called Maddie, not Maddie who is really named Madeline. I personally like to call her Madz.

Now without further ado, the pictures you've been waiting for.


I really like this next picture because it shows how long Madeline's hair is--over an inch. And although it kind of looks like she has a Lamanitish mohawk in this shot, she really does have hair on her whole head.

The other night Dave decided that Madeline should start practicing her piano skills. She has really long fingers and we want to let her latent talent shine. Here's how it went:

She actually snoozed peacefully on his lap for quite a while while he played; it was pretty cute. All in all, we've been having a fun time getting to know Madeline during the past 2.5 weeks!