Madeline is 49 weeks old!

Catching up with Madeline

Madeline is getting to be such a big girl! She has 3 1/2 teeth: the two bottom, the top right, and half of the top left.

She can pull herself up to sitting, which is a big accomplishment, thanks to Miss Shirley and physical therapy. She has also been motivated by the cool music table she received as a gift to pull up to "tall kneeling"!

She has been moving on to advanced army crawling, and rolling around like a champ. She also really likes to stand up (with help).

Madeline is very verbal and a big flirt. She has started doing a pagent wave (elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist), instead of waving with the whole arm. She loves to clap her hands and give a "low-five". It is much more rewarding to change a diaper when you're getting a round of applause for doing so.

Madeline is 46 weeks old!

More from the weekend ...

Daddy is 30 -- Cherry Blossoms -- Family Party -- Palm Sunday

The Ladewigs packed this weekend full of photo-worthy activities! Daddy turned 30, and we celebrated with a night out as a couple. Fortunately, our friend Alex volunteered to babysit Madeline as a birthday present to Jon.

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This was also the first weekend of good weather for the cherry blossom festival. Note to Texas readers: cherry blossoms are the DC equivalent of bluebonnets. Not that they're wildflowers, but that it's an annual floral photo opp.

It was very crowded and very windy, but fun!

Madeline is 45 weeks old!

Madeline is now 45 weeks old! She is getting to be

such a big girl. She eats all kinds of food. She even ate a grilled cheese sandwich this weekend.

We think she might want to be a dentist when she grows up. One of her favorite things to do is stick her hands in people's mouths and say, "Ahhhhh."

In other news, I have lost almost all of the 60 (!) pounds I gained when I was pregnant. Remember, Madeline was born at 37 weeks ... I wonder how much weight I would have gained if I had gone another month!

Here's a couple of pictures of us from a year ago and today so you can compare how much Madeline has grown, and I have shrunk!

Look at these Ladies!!!

How can I say no to these two????