i see you - upside down

tonight madelyn figured out that she can put her head on the ground and look at me upside down. she was very amused by this and kept giggling. what was really funny was that she was spinning in circles and then putting her head on the ground to see me. she has gotten in this position before, but not several times in a row like tonight with an intention to look at the world from this perspective. i have actually been looking forward to this phase. i think it is so cute when toddlers peek at you between their legs.



during dinner we had a unique show as a hot air balloon took off down the street and floated over the neighborhood right behind out house. madelyn was so excited to see such a big "boon"!

since today was one of the last days to this unseasonably warm stretch of weather we have been having, i decided to treat madelyn to one last dip in the pool. especially since she has been begging to wear a swimsuit. which lead to two new words of the day "suit" and "hat". i asked her to pick out which swim suit she waned to wear and she put on her swimsuit hat. granted it matches her favorite swimsuit, the one she ultimately chose.

we have been letting her choose her clothes before getting dressed from two pre-selected choices. so when she said "no" to both pj choices last night she slept in just a diaper. matt had forgotten and when he went in to get her in the morning he was a little surprised to see her undressed.

while the weather was around 80, the water out of the hose was substantially colder. maddie had fun though. she played in the pool and yard for a good hour. and then we started working on a new skill - opening the front door. as you can see reaching was not a problem, but she didn't quite have enough strength in her little index finger to get it open. she was so patient while trying. i think it helped that she wasn't actually trying to go inside, she was just trying to see what would happen.

my health update - i took a sick day today and went to the doctor. i was given an inhaler so that i can have a conversation without a coughing fit and a prescription for antibiotics. i am already feeling much better and the sick day was a great idea (thanks, matt!). and then my wonderful husband came home for lunch and watch maddie while i napped (she was just waking up when he got home) before picking up dinner on his way home tonight. love.