Maddie's U of M Trip

Maddie took her second trip to U of M yesterday for her 6 month checkup.  She'll go every six months for the next ~5 years or so until we know her VUR is fixed.  Dr. Ivancic had an Ultrasound done on Maddie, and it looks like the VUR might be getting slightly better.  It will be a long process though, but we are hopeful she will grow out of it in 5-7 years. When we go back in 6 months, we'll have more extensive testing done to see how far she has come in a year.  For now, she is doing great, and we'll just keep an eye on it!

After every trip, Mom and Dad get a treat and go to Chipotle for lunch and then to Bigby Coffee for the trip home.  The first time we went down we took a picture of Maddie and I at Bigby, so we repeated that this time.  It's amazing to see how much she has changed in 6 months!

Here's Maddie and I when she was 2 months old....

 

 

and our picture now that she is almost 8 months old....

Halloween Playdate!

 We had our October playdate at Kora's house this month!  We had so much fun - and Maddie looked adorable in her ladybug costume!  Caden wasn't so into the costume thing however, so his Buzz Lightyear costume did not make an appearance.  Hopefully he wears it on the 31st!  I think we will be able to bribe him with candy.

 

Maddie in her ladybug costume!

 The kids decorating their pumpkins. 

We got some great group shots this month - the kids behaved, smiled at the camera, and there were no mid-picture meltdowns!  Success!!

Happy Halloween!!

All Around the Callender House

SUPER CADEN!

In daddy's shoes...this happens quite frequently.  Usually it's daddy's shoes, but sometimes it is mommy's shoes - which is even more hilarious.  Especially when he tries to walk in a shoe with a heel.

Maddie has started holding her own bottle...which is a huge win for mom and dad...

Baby Maddie and Baby Eli, hanging out in their carseats watching their crazy older brothers run around the house...

The daddies and their babies....

Jackson and Caden watching a movie so the parents can play cards....oh, the wonderful world of Disney.  :-)

This is a picture from this weekend when daddy was away, both kids woke up early and mommy was trying to get 5 more minutes of sleep.  You can guess this didn't last long, so I gave up and figured I would take a picture.

And finally, Maddie's SEVEN month Pooh picture - I can hardly believe it.

Let's Go State!

Just another Saturday...cheering on the Blue and White!  Here's some pictures from when we went over to Mike and Alysia's to watch the game...

 Maddie isn't a big fan of hair bows, so it was lucky I got this one in.

Picture of Caden and Talia playing nicely together....this didn't necessarily happen all day.  :-)

Alysia reading them both a book before Talia took her nap - super cute!