madelyn says

quick post of some of madelyn's comments from last night that kept us laughing (okay giggling).

1. for some reason we have been out and about after dark recently (maybe because it is getting dark earlier) and madelyn likes to check out the moon. we are approaching a full moon and last night madelyn said that "the moon is all fixed". since matt and i weren't aware it had been broken we asked her about it. she said "the moon is all fixed now. it's whole." of course.

2. madelyn has been interested in what is going on behind her when we are riding in the car. i think this comes from the grandparents following us in their cars when they visited. she also knows that the stroller is in the trunk. anyway, we were getting gas and madelyn told me that daddy was "putting grass [gas] in the trunk."

3. she is starting to have a little anxiety around strangers. she will talk to them and behave in a friendly manner, but she needs to be holding my hand. she is particularly uncertain about strange men. even at the park if she doesn't know the father pushing his child in a swing she will hang her head as we walk over so that she can swing. the vocalization is "that man is looking at me" while pointing at them. sometimes the man isn't even looking at her, she just doesn't want him to look at her.

it is so much fun to have long conversations with her. it is my favorite part of riding in the car. love.