Just a short update ...

Wow! Has it already been a week since my last post? Where have my days gone?

It seems like we have been very busy this last week, which is a good thing. Keeping busy helps shift our attention from missing Matt and passing the time!

Madilyn has become VERY chatty in the last week. She roams the house constantly babbling away. At this point, we don't really understand her sentences, but I'm sure we will soon! She will look you straight in the face and says "ajglkjgd akhlkj hehendj sdknksd" or something similar with much conviction. When we tell her we don't understand, she rolls her eyes or laughs at us and runs off. But don't worry, she'll be back in 5 minutes to see if you get it the second time!

Madilyn is now 17 months (as of the 19th). By my rough calculations she is just over 23lbs and has grown over 2 inches in the last month. It's like she woke up one moring and all of her pants were too short! She says many, many, words now including:
~please, thank you, more, all done, NO!, get down, sit down, swing, walk, go bye bye, night (night night, at bedtime), Elmo! (Aunt Bri's dog is named Elmo), Mickey, and wheeeeee!
~ She can also made the animal sounds for a cow, horse, dog, frog, sheep, and tiger.

We are heading to Colorado on Wednesday and we will be there though the 21st of October. We are looking forward to cooler weather and lots of fun with old friends. I will try to take plenty of pictures while we are away!