First Pics of 2009

Maddy's rough time of the day is between 3:30 and 4:30. Her last nap usually ends at 2:30 ish and the poor pumpkin has a hard time staying awake for more than an hour still. So by 3:30, she is craaanky. When she is tired, she doesn't just get sleepy, she gets a bit angry and delirious. I try to postpone her bath (which she perks up for and enjoys immensely) until 4:30 so she doesn't go to bed before 5, but this is always a struggle, and most days she is red faced and cross eyed by 4:45 and I give in and put her to bed.

We have to come up with fun things to keep her entertained aside from her standard playtime activities. Some days we go to the park, some days we go for a walk, some days we just go out in the backyard with the dogs and she looks around in amazement. A couple days ago I took her outside and was able to get some cute pics of her. It looks like she is looking into the sun, but there were actually some birds flying around that had her mesmerized.