Fun in the Snow

Believe it or not, it actually snowed in Knoxville last week. It never snows here. Riley had so much fun in the snow that we had to drag him inside. He and his daddy had a blast building snowmen!





Riley enjoys being pushed on his tricycle...if we could only get him to pedal!



Maddie sure is loving solids. We started her on cereal two weeks ago. This week we are moving on to sweet potatoes. I'm glad we didn't start feeding her solids before 6 months...what's the hurry? They have the rest of their lives to eat solids!!!



Daddy & Maddie:

Here's a visit from Mamaw and Pop a few weeks back:

I love my sweet Maddie:

Random Picts

I thought I would share some random pictures. Maddie will be 6 months old on Jan 25...that is VERY hard to believe! I have fed her rice cereal once and offered her water. She did well with both.

Riley is enjoying his workbench he got for Christmas. Actually I don't know who plays with it more: Riley or Andy.

Riley waiting patiently for daddy to come home from work:

Christmas

We had a great week in Kingsport. Of course, the time flew by. We enjoyed time with both families. We were also able to visit with my cousin, her husband and baby. After returning to Knoxville, our friends, the Broomes, stopped by for a visit. It was great seeing everyone!

Riley getting a neck massage:



Riley loves to read to Maddie:



Uncle Chad helping Riley crush aluminum cans:



Aunt Helen reading to Riley:



Riley having fun outside:



Christmas at the Harris house:








Riley LOVED playing in the boxes:







The Sproles family:







Daddy & Maddie:





Mamaw Pat & Maddie:




Riley opening presents at the Sproles' house:





Pop & Maddie:





Uncle Brad & Maddie:





Maddie with her "very hungry catepillar" quilt that Mamaw Harris made:

Cousin Jacob:

Andy, Riley, Christy, Maddie, Rhonda, Jacob and Bill:

Riley, Trey, Laura, Maddie, JT and Alex:

Mamaw Harris & Maddie:

Sleep...what is that?

Our sweet little Maddie has had a difficult time with sleep lately, which in turn, has affected mommy and daddy's sleep. I miss my sleep! At least Riley is still sleeping like a log. We are getting excited about Christmas. We will be heading to Kingsport next week to visit family. Merry Christmas!





Our future hiker and camper:

Maddie in her Johnny Jumper

Andy's Work

One of Andy's designs made it onto the Wired website. The article is about the fastest computers in the world. The massive illustration of the Jaguar (1st pict on the site) was designed by Andy!
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/supercomputers.html

Rough Week

This has been a hard week. Maddie's reflux is getting worse. She doesn't always want to nurse when she should. So, we are headed out to see the dr this afternoon. We started her on axid when she was 6 weeks old (she is 17 weeks old today!). That med didn't work so we have been on zantac. The dr has increased the amount on three different occasions. Still, it doesn't seem to be working. She is not sleeping well at all. Last night, she was awake and fussy from 9-2:30.
Otherwise, things are going pretty well. Andy is still extremely busy with work. We are looking forward to starting our very own Thanksgiving tradition at our house this year. Wish me luck on cooking that turkey!!!

Dancing Maddie

November Picts

Thought I would share some picts from the last few days. Hope you enjoy!

Kingsport Trip

Riley spent a week in October in Kingsport with the grandparents. Maddie and I traveled up there the week of Halloween to join him. I think everyone really enjoyed having the grandkids around. Riley's favorite thing to do was spend time outside running around in the yard. He also loved playing in the gravel and dirt...typical boy!

Maddie is doing pretty well. She is 14 weeks old. Her reflux has become more pronounced but she still smiles alot. She is still strictly nursing and growing like a weed!!!