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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Happy Dada’s Day! (37 weeks old)

Happy Dada’s Day! (37 weeks old)

I decided to take Maddox to get pictures made and suprise Ray for father’s day. At the place where we take him to get them made they let you bring props or anything you want to put in the pictures. I thought it would be really neat if I took Ray’s guitar and have Maddox [...]

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First word!!!

First word!!!

One of the greatest, proudest, moments parents look forward to (in my opinion) are the first words of their baby. Well, that moment has arrived for us and Maddox. Actually, Maddox said his first word a few months ago when he was teething and not sleeping at night. The reason we haven’t posted it on [...]

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Swimming for the first time…

Swimming for the first time…

We took Maddox swimming for the first time. We of course had no idea how he would react to the water. He love’s taking baths, but this was a little different. It took him a few minutes to observe his surroundings but then he really liked it. He coasted around in his float with a [...]

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36 weeks old…

36 weeks old…

Maddox is thirty six weeks old and sometimes hears “no no” more than anything else. Now that he’s crawling, he’s into anything and everything. At first, his main attraction was our fireplace. We purchased a fireplace pad and now he has decided the fire place is not fun anymore. It is absolutely amazing how that [...]

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35 weeks = 8 months old!

35 weeks = 8 months old!

Guess what Maddox did for his 8 month old birthday (actually a few days after but close enough)? He got dirty!! The Smith Family Reunion (Jennifer’s side of the family) took place and Maddox refused to sit around and watch everyone else enjoy themselves. The Smith Reunion is a HUGE event! Friends and family come [...]

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34 weeks old

34 weeks old

Maddox is thirty four weeks old and learning every day. Mommy is currently tring to teach him to use a sippy cup, as you will see in the pictures. He knows there’s something in the sippy cup but he hasn’t figured out that if he tips the cup up, all the liquidy goodness will fill [...]

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