Things I Learned About My Daughter In Just This Day Alone

1. Madelyn is a true Portlander. While riding in the car this afternoon, the sun peeked out from behind the clouds and shone, gloriously I might add, right in her face. She fussed and wiggled around until it went back behind the clouds. Where it evidently belongs.

2. To my utter delight, Maddie seems to really like African music. We were listening to the radio while riding in the car and a South African song came on complete with choir and drums. It was the only point in the car ride when she stopped jibber-jabbering to pay acute attention.

3. Madelyn will no longer be wearing the color white. Or any light color. Actually, now that ketchup is a mainstay at every meal, we are purchasing an entirely new wardrobe for her made up of nothing but red garments. Either that or I need to start purchasing BacOut in the 5-gallon buckets.

4. Maddie may have an imaginary friend that only visits her in her crib at bedtime (we've actually known this for awhile, not just today). She has full conversations, complete with laughter, after we turn out the light and say goodnight, sometimes lasting up to 30 minutes. Given that she's always reaching through the slats to pull the lid off her wicker clothes hamper, maybe that's where he/she lives...

5. She becomes measurably more adorable every day :)