So Momma...what's our plans for today? Well I am going to start the day by quiting my job then we'll go swimming! Yes...that's right. I quit my job at Walgreens today. I accepted a job with Target pharmacy last week, so I turned in my 2 week resignation. I have been interviewing with Target for over a month now. It has been a very long process. I had 4 interviews & an extremely interesting online test. I am very excited. With Target I will be working 12 hour days so I will be working 7 out of 14 days vs. 10 out of 14 days. That's 3 more days off per 2 week period. That equates to 78 MORE days off per year than with Walgreens! That's a HUGE difference. Imagine 78 more days with my baby & never again having to work on Christmas, Thanksgiving, or Easter again! Also Target has NO DRIVE-THUR! And not to mention that Target is one of my favorite stores! I will get 10% off + my 10% shopping coupons!!! One of the negatives about Target is that I will have to wear Red & Khaki EVERYDAY. Everyone knows that I love to shop. I guess I will just have to learn how to accessorize better! I will be floating around for about a month then I will be working at the Woodstock SuperTarget which is about 15 minutes from our house. After I quit my job.....we went swimming again. Maddie had such a good time. We swam for about an hour. The water felt incredible. We are leaving to go home tomorrow. It's been a fun trip. The blogs will start slowing down again. Take care.

I don't know about this swimming thing Momma!

Wanna-be Photographer

I have been practicing with my camera. I tried to take pictures like our photographer, Griffin. Unfortunately mine are not as good, but I am getting better!

Meet Baby Maddie

Grammie & Grandpie had a party to introduce Maddie to their Savannah friends. She had such a good time. She met her new little friends, Cam & Sean. They are 3 weeks older than Maddie. they all played together like old pals. Cam & Sean crawled around on the floor & Maddie just watched in amazement.

Maddie with Cam

Waters Family Reunion

Today we went to Statesboro for the Waters/Edenfield family reunion. It was held outside at the Edenfield barn. We had a great time seeing everyone. Maddie was a hit too. Most of the family had not seen her since Tom's retirement party when she was 8 weeks old. She had a BAD spit-up day so she got to sport 4 different outfits. It would not have been so bad if I would have given her light colored foods, such as bananas or applesauce or even pears. But I decided (brilliantly- - remember now I do have a doctor of pharmacy degree) to give her sweet potatoes & she was wearing a white shirt. Maddie loved listening to her great Uncle David & Glen play the guitar & sing. She napped twice while we were there then on the way home cried the ENTIRE time. I had finished feeding her about 30 minutes prior to leaving so I thought surely she was not hungry. I figured that it was her gums or gas pains. We arrived home & I gave her tylenol & gas drops, trying to cover all of my basis. I then gave her a bath since she had been outside all day long. She still screamed. Mom made her a bottle & sure enough she was hungry. She must have been having a growing spurt today. After her bottle she passed right out. Like I always say.....she's my little trooper!
Daddy, Maddie, & Momma

Maddie listening to the music

Maddie & her Mimi-D

Mimi, Grandpappa, Maddie, & Nanna

Maddie & Nanna

Johann Sebastian Bach

Maddie loves banging on Grammie's piano. She loves music. Hopefully she'll learn to play the piano like Mommy.

Swimming in a Pool!

We took Maddie swimming for the first time today. We tried to give her a nap prior so she'd really enjoy it. She only took about a 30 minute nap in the car so we only spent about 20 minutes in the pool. But the 20 minutes that we were there...she really enjoyed it. Mickey & Dr. Graham had heated their pool so it was like a great bath.

Swimming with Momma

Swimming with Daddy

Fun in Savannah

Maddie has been having a good time at her Grammie & Grandpie's house. She has been exploring all around the house. Today she discovered all of Grammie's cookbooks on the shelf.

My orange nose is back!

Meeting Grandmommy

Maddie met her other great-grandmother, "Grandmommy." Unfortunately Grandmommy could not talk much to her. But we did hear her say, "Well I declare." Grandmommy smiled a lot, so even though she could not talk, we knew she was enjoying her great-grandchild.
Grandmommy, Kris, Marla, & Maddie

Grandmommy, Marla, Maddie, & Grandpie

Maddie giving Grandmommy a kiss

Pretty girl!

Maddie & her Daddy

Just the Girls!

Kris, all of his brothers (their sons), & Rowdy went camping. I had to work the weekend so Nanny came up to stay with Maddie. Saturday night, Edie & Karli came over for some girl time. We had fun playing. Since I was taking so long to make dinner, I offered Karli some Oreo cookie bites. She loved them & managed to get them all over herself as you can see. It was even in her hair.

Crawling Update

So, Maddie is still not even remotely interested in crawling. She still screams whenever we put her on her tummy & try to get her to crawl. However, she has learned how to "log roll". For those of you who do not know what this term means think of Paul Bunyan rolling logs. Anyways, in these pictures Maddie was sitting up playing with her toys. I had sat her in the far right corner of the pic. I was in the kitchen & I heard her giggling. I looked up & found her practically across the floor. She thought that she was so funny! Oh course I had to grab my camera to capture the moment.

Visit From Mimi & Grandpappa

Mimi-D, Grandpappa, & Ma came to visit Maddie. Grandpappa was in town working so they came up to Canton & we grilled out. It was great to see them!
Maddie & her Grandpappa!

Maddie & her Mimi-D

Maddie & her Grandparents