A Wang Dang Dinger of a Day!

May 1, 2007

Dear Diary,

WOW! What a day this has been as Maddie's mommy and daddy. Today is a "special" day for us in that this is a day we celebrate all of the wonderful things in our life. No matter what is going on, no matter what comes our way, we celebrate and quietly remember what happened three years ago today. As much as we try to stay positive, it's inevitable that our nerves are on edge just a bit and I think that Maddie picked up on the vibes the very minute she woke up. The picture to the left is just one of the many time outs that happened today!

Two things to note that are special: She gave up one of her words today... you know, it was one of those baby words that we all think are so cute. We often sit around saying, "remember when Maddie said this or said that?" Well, not we add glop-glop to that list. In the bath today, she didn't ask for a glop-glop - she asked for a washcloth. I think she even surprised herself when she heard the word fly out of her of mouth! The second thing that's worth noting, Maddie is now alternating feet as she heads down the stairs. She been alternating feet going up the stairs for months, this was the first time she alternated her feet going down. It certainly speeds up the process a bit!

It took FOREVER to get out of the house because EVERYTHING seemed to be a battle. She didn't want a bath, she didn't want to eat breakfast, she didn't want to go to the bathroom before leaving, she didn't want to leave her balloon at home, she didn't want to sit in her car seat, she didn't want to stop scratching the car window with her plastic horse's legs.... she didn't want to talk without that whine in her voice. We love you Maddie.....

After a brief shopping trip, we headed to school in order to get some work done. Maddie actually likes to go to school with us on non-school days because we hook one of her movies up to the projector and she gets to sit in huge bean bags. What is truly special about today is she had a pair of scissors with her while she was watching Cinderella III. And guess what she did with those scissors?! Maddie gave herself her very first self haircut... on one side of her head only. I have no pictures as proof, but I do have several HUGE chunks of hair sealed in a school envelope that I will give to her when she turns 18! ;) I was thinking it was time for another haircut - now we are really get to get one.

Like I said, it was a Wang Dang Dinger of a Day! Oh but we really do love you Maddie!