Yummy!

Last week Maddie had her 4 month checkup. We walked in with our little list of concerns and questions for the doctor (mainly the fact that Maddie didn't poop for 5 days) and found out that Maddie was now 25.5 inches and weighs 14 pounds and 7 ounces. She was somewhere around 14 lbs. 4oz. last time she went, so apparently the Easter food wasn't as good to her as it was to me. Speaking of food, we got the go ahead to start introducing some Gerber veggies! Maddie absolutely loves them! Yeah right! She still can't figure out what to do with her tongue when the plane (spoon) arrives to deliver its cargo. She ends up lapping it up like a dog right before she makes one of those priceless faces.

Happy Easter!

Christian, Lindsey, and Maddie want to wish a Happy Easter to everyone! We hope everyone remembers what we as Christians celebrate today...Christ's resurrection!

Love Sick?

One night last week we found ourselves laying on the bed trying to make a homemade family snapshot. After several failed attempts we were finally able to catch that special moment. You see...Lindsey and I were going about it all wrong. At first we were trying to get a picture of both of us kissing Maddie on the cheek, but it was like trying to catch lightning in a bottle. Finally we were able to time the moment just right. Just like each time before, we checked to see if our picture turned out. Little did we know, but we were in for a treat. Apparently Maddie had grown "sick and tired" of our futile attempts and decided to puke in the middle of the only shot we were able to actually fit all three of us in. Yep, that's right. Up from the well came a fountain of breast milk! Only my child could carry out such a devious plan. Needless to say, we spent the next several minutes laughing it up on the bed.

Cannon Digital Elf Camera: $200

Double Prints at Walgreens: $0.39 each

Maddie defiling the family portrait: PRICELESS!

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Hey...Can Somebody Pass Me A Roll?

Next time you find yourself surfing the web take a moment and check out bumbobabyseat.com. The site is dedicated to the bumbo chair...a product that helps babies sit up on their own. Heck, there are even dozens of thank you letters from parents who absolutely gush over thie chair. For example...

"The Bumbo Baby Seat is a snug and cozy environment for your baby... This revolutionary infant chair is uniquely designed according to the baby’s posture...Bumbo enables babies to sit upright all by themselves!... Bumbo Baby Seats are suitable for babies from as soon as they can support their own heads unaided until they can get out of the seat on their own....It is manufactured to the highest safety standards from low-density foam material, which makes it lightweight and portable...It is soft and comfortable for the baby, hygienic and nontoxic... The integral outer skin of the material is durable and easy to clean....Bumbo Baby Seat is definitely the extra set of hands you have always been looking for – the perfect gift for that special occasion...The Bumbo is a wonderful new way to ensure maximum interaction and enjoyable communication with your child."

Now don't get me wrong. Lindsey and I love the bumbo chair and all, but are you serious? Our letter would go a little something like this:

Dear Bumbo,

Your product rocks! Thanks to your baby bumbo seat my wife and I have been able to say 'goodbye' to numb shoulders and arms. Whenever our daughter starts to scream and yell we can just put her in her bumbo baby chair in front of the t.v. and BAM!...InstaBabysitter! And the best part about it is that there is no way she can get out....at least until her feet can reach the floor. Who would have ever thought that a carved up piece of purple painted foam could be such a Godsend! Your number one fans...The Tuckers

March Madness!

Ahhh...it's finally that time of year again! During the NCAA tournament, my television knows only one channel...CBS. Not only did I go 26-6 in the First Round of my Bracket pool, but is there anything better than non-stop basketball action all day long? Of course not! The cool thing about this year is that I am now feeding Maddie a steady dose of roundball so she can go ahead and start to develop her feel for the game (just kidding...we are going to push academics in the Tucker house...wink)! Maddie went shopping with Lindsey today, but now that she is home she is chilling out in her swing rooting against the Dookies (that's what us Tarheel fans call those imbreads eight miles further down Tobacco Road). I saw a special on SportsCenter about "Speedo Guy" (see clip below) from Duke. He held up his infant son (see 3:05-3:25 in clip) and declared that North Carolina better watch out in 20 years. Let's just say that this little boy better not ever set foot close to Maddie!

"Roll Maddie, Roll!"

Anyone remember the first time you actually told your dog to sit...and he did? Many of us never get to experience that satisfaction, but for some of us, after countless hours and tons of scooby snacks, man's best friend finally decides he will do what you've been begging him to do for months. Well, today our little "Fido" (Maddie) did her first trick. She has been flirting with rolling over for over a week, and believe me, Lindsey and I are there dangling the doggie biscuits right in her face. At times I actually think she's toying with us as she rolls 3/4 of the way over before stopping to look up and smile and squeal at us. This afternoon during a routine diaper change Maddie decided it was time to please her owners when she rolled over on her own out of the blue. Even though the smiles only lasted for a few minutes, you would have thought Lindsey and I had turned down the bed sheets to find a million dollars hiding under the sheets.