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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

According to Maddie


Life according to Maddie is very interesting, fun, sassy, unpredictable, and sometimes stressful…but so enjoyable…with Maddie everything is sweeter and a road that I have never experienced…she is just different in a good way…how she saunters through her life with a smile and a kissa…her kisses are with her neck reaching out as far as she can- tilted up head and looking for a meeting of lips preferably her brothers or dads…according to Maddie anything and everything can be fixed with a head nod smile and a shoulder shrug…she is very independent she can apply her own lotion, sunscreen and do her hair…she is a master with a hairbrush…Maddie favorite accessory besides her tooth is a purse filled with her favorite things for that moment…according to Maddie the perfect diet is Greek Yogurt and cheetos…everything else is really unnecessary…Maddie has let me know that it is her job to empty the dishwasher…she is becoming better and better at it…as we move to only plastic items in our home…according to Maddie she owns her brother and all of his time…in her world he will play or better said entertain her for hours until she is ready for a happy nappy…Maddie loves to get dressed up and show off…she is all girl and so my daughter- the daughter I thought I did not get…but surprise; she is just what I needed…wanted… just did not know it…according to Maddie signing sorry is very important and needed with most encounters with anyone…Maddie is a tad on the aggressive side….Maddie no longer believes a  high chair or car seat is necessary she thinks she is big enough to sit on a stool for dinner and help drive the car…Maddie understands that if the shoes are on and she has your hand that a walk to the park is in order...even if it is dark, raining, or just to hot....according to Maddie life does not have to be as difficult as her mother likes to make it…just keep smiling and everything else will fall into place…

13 comments:

  1. Beautifully written!!

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  2. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!! Maddie makes me smile! I'm working on teaching Sutter to sign "sorry" but he gets it confused with please...either way it's one he's going to need a lot too! :)

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  3. What a beautiful, sunny life Miss Maddie has!! I loved this post - beautifully written, and I can just imagine her doing all of these things perfectly. :-) What a feisty little one you have there!

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  4. Love this kind of post. Maddie is super adorable!! :) I love that she can do her own hair ;)

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  5. I love Maddie's perspective on life!

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  6. I love life according to Maddie. It is great! :)

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  7. I was just talking to the friend of a 3 year old DS boy, we were saying how even though they are usually so good natured and calm, every one I know is a holy terror toddler! They are so mischievous, how can anyone say they are any different than any other kid!

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  8. Awww she sounds like a love ! Owen hates kisses he actually squeals and says Yuck if we try to give him one and he doesn't give them out either:( But Owen would agree with Mads perfect diet mmm YoGohrt ! - Viv

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  9. Loved this!! Especially the last two lines...Perfectly said :)

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  10. She sounds like my kind of girl!!!
    Sunnie in NC

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  11. oh if we all could be just like Maddie this world would be a perfect place. we all could learn so much from her!


    Beautiful post!!! A definite favorite!

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  12. What an AWESOME post. I totally needed this today. Thank you for always bringing such a great perspective! Hugs to you :)

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  13. I wish Claire would do her own hair! :) And she would happily live on goldfish cracker. Love the world according to Maddie.

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