When Three Become Four!

We're in the process of moving right now!! I plan to catch up more in general then. What a crazy year it was trying to sell a house, buying a house and now moving. Glad that chapter is about to close in our lives. I wanted to post a video taken yesterday of Madeline hunting for eggs. She was so cute and really into it!

Welcome to 2012, a year that we hope will bring us some rest. I still don't have time to post as I am preparing for yet another house showing. We had 40 showings within 8 months in 2011, and it isn't slowing down yet! I cannot believe we have this kind of traffic in the middle of winter. I really look forward to eventually moving and finally getting settled. One day, I also need to write more of the stories. Right now we barely have a chance to catch our breath, not to mention keep up with blogs. I don't even have time to run right now or other little things like that.

Sweet and petite Madeline celebrated her first birthday yesterday, and had a well-visit today. She was only 17 pounds, 8 ounces (4%) and was 29 inches tall (40%). She's definitely tiny, but otherwise developmentally right on track. She's begun walking a little bit, likes to point at things, babbles a lot and mostly says "Mama" right now, though she has said "Dada" before too. She's had a rough time lately with teething and sleeping, but is still one of the most happy and sunny babies I have ever seen. She plays independently (something Liam still doesn't like to do often), but really wants to play with her big brother and tries to all the time. Generally he's been very sweet with her. I loved today how without prompting he was going up and comforting her at the doctor's office when they had to do the blood test to check her iron and lead levels. He also has been doing great and is a real chatterbox with a big imagination. We'll begin attending preschool open houses for him this month!