4 Months Since Last Post - YIKES

Wow....I found this site much easier to keep up on when I was home with Maddox for the summer. The Lacopos have been busy, but great. Here's a quick recap on the last 4 months:

October was full of "firsts"..first steps, first words, and an amazing Rock Star 1st Birthday Party!

In November, grandpa Marty came for a visit from Arizona and Aunt Alissa and cousins Noah and Landry came from Oklahoma City. We had a great time!

In December, we found out that Maddox is going to be a big brother in August! We couldn't be more thrilled!

Christmas was really exciting for all of us. We had the chance to spend quality time with our family. Grandpa Mike and Grandma Ann came from Springfield and Grandma Sally and Grandpa Mike from Gillespie. Maddox thoroughly enjoyed being spoiled beyond belief. :) Here, he decided to steal one of the reindeer's carrots.

In January, we took a weekend to see the Bevels. Maddox and Ethan loved playing with eachother and really loved Monkey Joe's!

Walking and Signing "More"

A Visit to the Pumpkin Patch!

Look what I can do now!

Maddox is now waving bye-bye, pulling up, cruising around furniture, and even taking a few steps of his own (see the first picture!) I have been HORRIBLE about keeping this site up to date, but we are busy these days! He is 11 months tomorrow - which I can't hardly believe. Love to all of you!

Dancin' and Crawlin'

Check me out! :)

Recap of July

We had a busy, busy month! Hard to believe July has come and gone. Here are a few highlights:

~Off to Lake Geneva for the 4th of July weekend with our favorite travel buddies - The Bevels! We had a fantastic trip. A little shopping, great food, pools, boats, and a few cocktails while playing Euchre...we had a great time. Maddox enjoyed his first boat ride and fell fast asleep.

~Joe took another week off in July and we spent lots of family time together, including a fun trip to the zoo, picnics, and pool time.

~Maddox had his 9 month doctor's appointment this month. He now weighs 20 pounds, 13 ounces. The doctor found a gluteal cleft, which can be indicative of spinal defects, but an ultrasound found nothing abnormal - which was a relief. We are still not crawling, but Maddox is able to "walk" around the house holding onto our hands. He may be one of those kids who goes straight to walking...who needs that crawling stuff anyway, right? As of 2 days ago, Maddox has one tooth. He's getting so big!

~Maddox and I also went to St. Louis for a friend's baby shower and also just to take some time to catch up with old college friends. It was fun to get all of our babies together and play. It was interesting to see how far our lives have come in just a few short years. :) Maddox has decided that long car rides are "for the birds" as he proceeded to throw a 3 hour long car seat tantrum. It was a trying ride for all parties involved. :)

~Joe's dad and his wife, Ann, came up for a visit this past weekend. It was great to spend time with them. We did some shopping and Maddox was SPOILED...thanks guys! :)

Our summer is coming to an end quickly as I head back to work in just 1 1/ 2 short weeks. This will be a very difficult transition for me as I have thoroughly enjoyed spending all summer with our little one. I am thankful that I made the move to the schools and look forward to next summer.

Hope this update finds you all doing well and enjoying summer!

Walking...Kind Of...

I just had to put this video up. Phil and Froukje gave us a walker this past weekend and Maddox LOVES it. He is just thrilled with the idea of "walking" to get somewhere, as you can see.