liz visit

today we were lucky enough to have our friend, liz, from california visit for lunch! she was in the chicago area visiting her family and her sisters were kind enough to drive her over for a visit. madelyn definitely enjoyed all the attention.

this morning (and i mean early morning) madelyn couldn't wait for liz to come and decided that she would pass the time before her nap reading. so she went into her room and flipped through the books on the shelf to the one she wanted. yes, she picks a specific book. eventually most of the books end up on the floor, but the first few are carefully selected before being removed from the shelf and examined at length on the floor. she closely studies each page and flips them back and forth being careful to separate the pages so she doesn't miss a thing. i just love it.

she has also gotten really good at standing up by herself without holding on to anything for support. she did it enough times today that i think i might have a chance to get it on video tomorrow. i will just have to be behind her to have any chance of her not dropping down and crawling when she sees me.

okay, well daddy is calling me to come feed her before bed. love.