Mangum Memories: November

44-47 Weeks Old

Madi continues to become more and more mobile. She now walks along the couch and uses the walls to support herself as she walks from room to room. She is opening cupboards, sticking her hands into the toilet and pulling the toilet paper off the roll and out into the hall (my back was only turned for a minute!).

My mom came to visit and we had a fun but quick weekend together. We ventured to the coast where we tried our hand at crabbing (we weren't able to keep any, they were too small), stopped by Tillamook for cheese and ice cream, and swung by Pacific Seafood Company for the best clam chowder we have found in Oregon. We also played at the park, got brunch at Word of Mouth, and chased Madi around the house.

Madi constantly jabbers and now says "Hey" and "Yeth" ("Yes"). It is funny when we ask her questions and she responds "Yeth", she is turning into a little girl! Not a baby anymore :(

We were able to fly to Wyoming for Thanksgiving to spend the holiday with Cody's parents. Madi was thoroughly entertained by the dogs and enjoyed being dressed up like a cowgirl. Cody celebrated his birthday while we were there and he was able to go duck hunting. He has been talking about going for years now, so he made the most of it and went several mornings.

Madi and I went hunting with Cody at dusk one day and Madi fell asleep when we got to the blind. I told Cody to go ahead and shoot if he saw a duck since we were there to hunt. Cody saw ducks and shot 3 times while we were out there and Madi slept the entire time!

While we were in Wyoming, Cody's parents watched Madi while Cody and I went on a date. They had a huge box of chocolates that was sitting on a table where Madi could reach them. Being her mother's daughter, Madi loves chocolate and was able to find a way to sneak her hand into the box, grab a chocolate, and stuff it in her mouth all before Pa and Nana saw her. A girl after my own heart :) Little does she know, she already has it :)