Maddie had long, skinny fingers like her Daddy. Mike hoped that she would use them to make music. He could picture her fingers playing the guitar or dancing across a keyboard. I’d had those hopes, too, but I also knew those fingers would also help her with something very important – pushing buttons. Not figurative buttons, though. Literal buttons.
Maddie was obsessed with pushing buttons. She loved to push on our keyboards, the stereo, and my point and shoot camera.
But her first love? PHONES. I told Mike her phone & texting bills were going to be HUGE.
Back in March at a play date, Maddie encountered her first toy cell phone. It belonged to another little boy, but Maddie NEVER PUT IT DOWN. I thought for sure she’d throw a tantrum when I finally gave it back to the little boy, but of course she didn’t. She was awesome like that.
A few weeks after that, Mike and I took her on her first plane flight. We walked by a kids’ store in LAX and I saw a toy phone just like the one the little boy had, but in pink. So of course we HAD to get it for her. It was immediately her favorite toy.
But nothing appealed to her like a REAL phone. More specifically, MY phone. She LOVED my blackberry. It was the perfect thing to quiet her. I always let her have it at Dr. Looove’s office when she needed a shot. She’d cry for a second, but as soon as she saw my blackberry she’d light up brighter than the tiny screen on the phone.
Even though I locked the phone so she couldn’t accidentally call China, it would still light up if she hit a button. My screensaver was a picture of Maddie & Rigby, and she loved to look at it.
Mike got me a new phone last week as an early birthday present. Normally when I get a new phone, I recycle the old one by donating it to a shelter. But not this phone. Not Maddie’s favorite toy. I will keep it forever.
MelissaG says:
That little one, what a beauty. I just love looking at all her wonderful expressions. I’ve always loved, on my boys, that sitting on their knees pose. I just love it w/ Maddie too. Thanks for sharing this little soul with us.
dysfunctional mom - Cyndy says:
Beautiful pictures. I can just picture her lookinwn on you from Heaven.
Darryle says:
I’m sure everything Maddie touched must be precious and special===as your words and beautiful pictures of Maddie touch everyone else .
Queen of the Mayhem says:
We have a running joke at my house….instead of the “butt call”, we get the Cooper call. He has a knack for dialing the most random of people from my phone book.
The pictures are darling and I don’t blame you a bit for keeping that phone…it’s very precious!
Kristen says:
Oh, Maddie. I miss you so much. I can never be sorry about anything to do with your life, because your life was the brightest shooting star in the darkest night of my soul. We never got to meet, but I miss you every day.
My life changed course today, and even though it would have been tough to explain to you, you were part of what made that happen. My new work is about babies. If I could tell you that, and tell you that allll the babies I care for will always be dusted with the magic fairy dust of your love, I think I could make you smile.
I would do anything to make you smile. Thank you for giving so many of those precious smiles to your Mommy, and for putting it into her heart to give them to all of us.
We all love you, Maddie! I love you, and I will be one of the people who tries to love up your Mommy & Daddy enough to ease their sadness for as long as life lets me. I never got to give you a present, but I can give you that.
Night night, Maddie. Please visit Mommy & Daddy in “what dreams may come”.
Love,
Kristen
Noelle says:
I love how you keep her in our hearts by sharing your beautiful memories. Thank you, Heather. Wishing you peace.
catherine lucas says:
O my goodness… Missis Gadget! Who needs Steve Jobs?
She also has expensive taste… euh, blackberry, iphone maybe?
I love the concentration on her face when she is “phoning”.
Maybe there is a special chatline from heaven to phone home…
Elise says:
Such a special, beautiful little girl! Maddie’s pictures touch my heart…her sweet soul is so apparent. Thank you Heather for sharing your precious Maddie with us.
Sally says:
Maddie is such a doll.
Al_Pal says:
Such lovely photos. Thank you for continuing to share with us.
♥
Kelly says:
I’d also be keeping the blackberry forever… The memories right there are absolutely priceless…
Our little munchkin also loves buttons, and pretty much anything that contains a microchip!! It’s hard to make a phone call when there’s a little hand constantly trying to rip her plaything from your ear. Hard to write an email when someone else is attempting to write it for you. Hard to watch the television when she gets hold of the remote or starts pressing buttons on the PS3 or stereo controller. Hard to get annoyed when she’s so wonderful, and so *here*. Life is so fragile and other people SHOULD be experiencing the same but can’t.
Frustrating, it can be at times… But I wouldn’t change it for the world. Even when I go to use my iphone and it is covered in baby slober
I wish I could bring Maddie back for you… Love and hugs as always
lisa wood says:
how beautiful is Maddie sitting on her knees to look at Her Phone!! I am sure you are right, she would of had a huge phone bill with all her beautiful friends ringing her and texting her!!! Love you baby sweet dreams Maddie. Take care Heather and Mike, Maddie is smiling from afar
T says:
How gorgeous she is.. what beautiful photos. Thank you so much for sharing them with us.
Krissa says:
This post made me smile and then laugh when I read the part about locking the phone so Maddie didn’t accidentally call China. When my niece was 2, I let her play with my cell phone and I thought it was locked, but of course it wasn’t and she called a colleague of my husbands…who was in Cali and we were in North Carolina….and it was about 10:00am in NC. … The photos are great! The second one from the bottom is my favorite. I have to leave for work soon and I’ll leave in a good mood thanks to this post. Thanks for sharing.
J. says:
What a little imp! Her expressions are so full of mischief and sweetness all at once. My little boy loves my phone, too. I love reading about Maddie. Please keep writing.
kristen says:
that you have so many (beautiful) photos of Maddie with your phone is so awesome…yet another reminder that you are a special mama who lovingly captured maddie’s life in pictures and who now shares her with the world. oh, and i’d keep the blackberry forever, too.
xxoo
Lynn from For Love or Funny says:
I can see how a BlackBerry would be Maddie’s favorite toy – they fascinate me, too!
Mary C says:
Your words are beautiful and your pictures of Maddie even more. I check your site everyday for a new post. I always want to write, but have no words to ease your heart of your loss. I smile with you, I cry with you. You are in my thoughts everyday. Take care.
Hugs to you.
Charlane says:
She could probably work your Blackberry better than I can work mine! What a doll she is!
Meredith says:
She is *so* beautiful!
You are so strong. Thank you for sharing.
sam {temptingmama} says:
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
I love you.
Tricia (irishsamom) says:
I love the picture of her looking at her and Rigby. This is priceless. She is truly a beautiful little soul.
Thinking of and sending hope, hugs and love,
tricia
Christy says:
I don’t blame you one bit–I’d keep it forever too!
Alexandra :) says:
If I were you, I would NEVER throw that thing away. It rocks that phones LOCK now, by the way. One time I heard about a baby who accidentally dialed 911 and the police showed up.
Ari says:
Awww, I wouldn’t recycle it either… that’s sweet!
Amber says:
I am so in love with your Maddie. I am so truly sorry for your loss. i can’t imagine how you feel, but i have cried many tears for you and your family. What an amazing little girl (who is still touching people!)
Karen says:
It’s a very special thing to know the stories behind these pictures. You have a beautiful way of telling them and your love for Maddie shines through everytime. Your words make these sweet pictures of Maddie even more endearing.
Jenn says:
Good Morning Sweetie. Thank you for sharing your memories and the new pictures of Maddie today Heather.
My good friend also has a “Love Box” of the most precious things her 10 month old daughter (my God daughter) left behind…her favourite toys, a snipet of her hair, the outfit and blanket she was wrapped in the night she was rushed to the hospital, etc….anything and everything she can hold, smell, see that is her daughter who, much like Maddie, left us so suddenly we are still in a state of shock.
My girlfriend is pregnant again and she now embraces the thought of the day she can share her daughter with her new son.
Thank you for the pictures…every one of them makes me smile and also makes me sad. Maddie is such a wonderful gift. Such yellow…bright, shining and radiant with love!
Thinking of you, Mike and Maddie every day and praying one day you will wake up and will be able to breathe, smile and laugh again.
Sending you warm hugs, good thoughts and lots of love.
Your Stranger Friend,
Jenn
darcie says:
I am so happy that you took pictures of ‘the everyday’ stuff with your sweet sweet girl. What beautiful pictures of a beautiful girl ~
xoxo
Kristen McD says:
Good girl, eschewing the iPhone in favor of the BlackBerry.
Jamie says:
I’d keep that darn phone forever too. I just love your pictures, though, Heather. I love how you captured so many of her little parts. It always makes me happy, I guess, when I see the pictures you’ve gotten of her neck and scrunched up shoulders and toes and knees. I’m so glad you have them.
In Due Time says:
I’m not sure what it is about children and phones, but man do they love ’em! My first iPhone was ruined by being dropped in a toliet from my 1 yr old niece! 2nd one fell into a Sonic slush (it was my nieces!) She’s not allowed around #3 lol
I love Maddie’s curly hair.
pgoodness says:
Ah, more smiles from me. So damn adorable, that girl of yours!
One of my favorite pictures of my son is him “working” on my laptop when he was really little -the look on his face was perfect – like he knew exactly what he was doing, just like Maddie.
Suzanne says:
I am so amazed when I read your blogs how strong you are. I continue to pray for you everyday that you find peace. I am just so sorry for your loss.
Erica says:
Hi Heather,
Reading today about your Maddie’s obsession with phones and especially with the real thing (i.e. her Mum’s Blackberry) has brought a great big smile to my face. A smile through my tears which always fall when I read your posts and today is no exception. Heather, your posts are always so beautifully written and capture your memories so perfectly. See Maddie is speaking to you again today through these photos, the photos show such a happy little girl, a little girls who knows she is loved by the best Mum and Dad in the world. I love the last one, what a cutie-pie the World Famous Maddie is.
I hope that when you look at your Blackberry your memories of your precious Maddie and of how she loved to play with her Mum’s phone will always make you smile.
Thinking of you from afar,
your stranger friend, Erica in Luxembourg
Alexandra says:
Oh, but she is a beautiful girl, Heather.
Your poor heart…
Kylie says:
Please keep the photos of Maddie coming. I am loving all the stories about her little ‘ways’! Shes such a cherub and her little face always makes me smile! xxx
Deidre says:
I just love looking at her, so content. You can see her just figuring it all out.
Susan says:
Beautiful pictures, just beautiful. It brings tears to your eyes to look at these today. So young and so innocent and so so beautiful. The look on her face with these phones – beautiful.
Kristin says:
I laughed and cried reading this. My heart still breaks for you.
LeAnn Aaron says:
I love you Maddie. I cannot wait to laugh with you in heaven about all the cute things you did here on earth!! Thanks for sharing Maddie with us and remembering all the things she did in life. Please know that she didn’t die in vain. She is an inspiration to all that know her. Even if I only know her virtually I pray for your every day, Heather and Mike. May God’s peace that passes understanding wash over you!
A virtual friend,
LeAnn
Lisa says:
Those pictures are absolutely adorable. My daughter has the same love for phones. I gave her my old phone when I got a new one recently and she plays with it constantly.
I’m glad you are keeping “Maddie’s” phone, that’s so sweet and a nice memory for you.
kris says:
I love all photos of your beautiful baby girl, but that second to the last one is absolutely PRICELESS!!! The look on her face – aw – thanks so much for sharing her with us.
kelly says:
I love these stories and learning more about your beautiful girl!! I love the last picture! Tears immediately when I saw that!
Kate says:
I’m still not over how beautiful she was. I love her determined looks, like she is actually texting a very serious conversation. Her smile always brightens my mornings. Thank you for sharing.
J says:
I would keep it forever too. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos of your precious little love.
Jennifer says:
Such cute pics of her! Yes–you must always keep that phone.
Heidi says:
Such a beautiful girl. Of course, you must keep it forever.
cj says:
Thank you for sharing………so very sorry that you are going through this. Praying for peace for all of you.
denise says:
Oh Heather, that face is so beautiful.
Tina says:
What a great post. The pictures you have of Maddie are the best. She is so bright and beautiful. You and Mike really did an amazing job as parents!!!!!!!!!
Sending much love and support your way from Michigan
gina says:
thank you for sharing all your beautiful stories of maddie… what beautiful pictures you have of her…. and what wonderful memories… she even played with a iphone and a blackberry before i did.. awesome…
Amy says:
I wish little fingers could tap on your new phone. Oh how I wish that could happen for you today! Thinking of you..
Just Jiff says:
I’d keep the phone too! My daughter LOVES my cell phone too. But Bayley isn’t pacified with her toy cell phone for very long. And she’d pitch a fit if we took it (or anything) away from her.
Maddie is so gorgeous. I wish she could push the buttons now… but she is, just from above.
Michele says:
Heather – you are a fantastic photographer! I love the way you have pictures from every view, and what gorgeous pictures they are! It does look like Maddie was purposefully texting someone and not just playing – so cute! She is a beautiful beam of sunshine – thank you for sharing your photos and memories with us.
Thinking of you, Mike, Rigby and of course your Sunshine Girl everyday and wishing you all peace,
Michele in Staten island, NY
Laura says:
I’d keep it forever too! My first son also loves/d phones. Everything he picked up, be it a piece of lego, or paper, was a phone to him. He to this day loves playing with the iPhone – scarily enough – he is a YouTube junky on it! All music videos though – like Maddie – he loves music too.
Bless your grieving hearts. My eyes well when I see these precious pictures.
nic @mybottlesup says:
i would too…
Andrea's Sweet Life says:
I absolutely love her facial expression in the second photo from the bottom. I wonder what she’s thinking?
Mama Kalila says:
I would keep it too… I love the pics btw. She was gorgeous.
Milla says:
She is such a darling girl with that phone in her hand . . . I love the look on her face. It’s as if the real function of the phone was secondary, and this button-pushing thing was what the fuss was all about.
Whitney says:
She was beautiful, and that blackberry is a great keepsake. Such pretty pictures.
Tricia says:
Bella’s not a boy! You’re fired! lol j/k
She sure did love that phone! I loved watching her play with it. I’m so glad you were able to find one for her.
Love you Heather *HUGS*
em says:
Thank you for sharing these beautiful memories with us. She was such a gorgeous girl. Her time here may have been short but her impact on this world and the people on it will be everlasting. *hugs*
Molly says:
What great pictures! You are such a pro at documenting her life. I bet you are so glad you got all those shots of her.
Danes says:
That kid was too smart – she knew she had the ‘fake’ phone and would have none of it. I remember the night we were in El Cholo’s in Pasadena with Lissa, and Maddie was getting tired/cranky so we pulled out Lissa’s iPhone and started showing Maddie YouTube videos – problem solved! Happy Campers all around
Joe @ Irrational Dad says:
I like how you say you let her push the buttons on your Point and Shoot…. what? You didn’t let her play with your DSLR??
Tyler LOVES my Blackberry as well. I actually got mine upgraded through work recently. They never told me to send my old one back (it dropped calls) so I gave it to Tyler. He doesn’t like it as much as MINE, but he definitely loves pushing the buttons and watching it light up.
preTzel says:
I think that girl already knew how to text. Look how serious she is holding that phone and so intent on the screen. Absolutely gorgeous shots!
mandy says:
Thank you for sharing your memories with us! She is so precious!!
Alison says:
“I thought for sure she’d throw a tantrum when I finally gave it back to the little boy, but of course she didn’t. She was awesome like that.”
Yep, so awesome. And still demonstrating her awesomeness, especially through her awesome mommy and daddy.
SMurF says:
I’d keep it too.
And I hadn’t noticed it in the past, but her eyes are the most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen on a baby. That gray/green and so bright. It must have blown you away every time you looked into her eyes.
Julie says:
Hi
I have been reading your blog for a while now but never commented before. I found your blog through either Matt and Madeline or McMama (can’t remember which). Your daughter was so beautiful and had such a cheeky little face and a gorgeous smile. I am so so so sorry for your loss. Tears roll down my cheeks every time I read your blog and my heart breaks for you.
I have 3 children (including a Maddie) and if we have had a bad day, reading your blog always puts things back into perspective and makes me hug them tighter.
Huge hugs to you and your husband.
k13 says:
sweet post and super cute pictures.
Becky says:
Maddie, I see, was a lot like her Momma.
Rebecca says:
Hi Heather and Mike,
thankyou for sharing your memories and pictures of Maddie with us. She is such a beautiful baby!….I keep coming back to your blog because she touched me deeply, she is a sweet little angel.
I think its great that you keep her toys and the things she liked, and that you are writing all of your memories…and again thankyou for sharing them with us.
I pray that you both find peace and comfort.
Your stranger/friend from Mexico
rachel-asouthernfairytale says:
HA! LOVE those pics Look at her cuteness!!! Heather, you impress me daily. Cannot wait to play again at BlogHer. Be prepared to be crushed.
Consider yourself warned.
Susan says:
Keep forever and ever.
chatty cricket says:
Oh God, Heather. She was totally “that” kid, wasn’t she? The one who just has it? The one that makes you just want babies babies babies? I am loving that picture of Maddie smiling at the phone. She’s like the sweetest pixie ever
A million times thank you for sharing Maddie.
Jennifer says:
Heather,
These pics are just adorable, but then again, every pic of Maddie is adorable.
Thank you for sharing all your stories about Maddie. I come to your blog daily for my “Maddie Fix”! She was an absolutely beautiful child who’s zest for life was apparent!
Much love and peace to you and Mike.
Love, Jenn in CA
Melina says:
I loved these pics…my daughter LOVES phones too. She’ll play with the toy phones (my breath caught when I saw that Maddie had the same phone that my liitle one has), but yes, like Maddie, she’s a BIG fan of the real deal.
Sending you loving thoughts.
wn says:
I think Chatty Cricket finally put her finger on it for me…Maddie was “that kid” the one that makes us all want babies. The one that we all accuse parents of showing us for false advertising.
I come here daily too…for a little Maddie Fix, she was and continues to be quite a little lady! Miss Gadget…that’s funny and not at all surprising. She’s somewhere up there (heaven, etc…) with her own BB playing right now..:*)
Love to you, Mike and Rigby from Atlantic Canada
Domestic Extraordinaire says:
She reminds me a lot of Giggles. The total concentration on things. Most little ones like The chicken will play with something, but it looks like the world could go down around Maddie & if she had your blackberry she would haven’t cared.
xoxoxo
amanda says:
What is it about babies and phones? My daughter loves my phone as well. And tends to make crank calls to my friends (by accident) at 6 in the morning. Yet I keep giving it to her to play with. I love those pics of Maddie w/your phone. She looks so busy!
xo from CT,
Amanda
Ali says:
the pic of maddie in the pink onesie with her shoulders hunched up in excitement and anticipation is the BEST. so stinking sweet.
Jen says:
I always think I’ve seen her cutest pictures and then you go and post new ones. I’m so glad you keep sharing them with us.
All my love and hugs to you and Mike!
Debbie K. says:
I come to this site and read everyday about Maddie. My heart breaks for the both of you. As much as it hurts, I hope you will keep posting to tell us about Maddie – her likes and dislikes. I would had liked to meet her. She is one of a kind and a little princess.
Hugs from SE Alabama,
Debbie K.
Glenda says:
Gorgeous pictures. Your lil princess! Thanks for continuing to share all about Maddie. Your page is the first page I open to read when I first log on. Thinking of you and Mike and sending you both hugs! XO
Colleen says:
I could look at pictures of Maddie all day long! She always has the best expressions and the greatest smiles! So beautiful!
AnnD says:
I love those photos and the story! My favorite photos are the very top one and the 2nd from the last one. I love new updates and new photos of that beauty!
Amanda says:
Heather –
I’m so glad you chose the picture of Maddie in her pink onsie – even though I can’t see her face that is one of my most favorite pictures – it captures her essence exactly.
(((hugs)))
Tauni says:
I would keep it to! I have to tell you how amazed by you I am! Each time I read my heart and a pray go out to you! Maddie was so wonderful because she had wonderful parents!!
Deb says:
I’d keep the phone, too. Forever.
How beautiful your Maddie is.
Thank you so much for sharing. Much love and prayers your way.
Alli says:
Picture #4 made me smile. She just looks like an adult the way she is holding it with two hands. I love that you are keeping your old phone forever.
Gosh, she is beautiful. Her eyes are amazing and so expressive. Again, thank you for sharing her with the world to see her beauty and sharing your grief.
-Hugs from TX.
Jess says:
My daughter is the same age and LOVES my husband’s blackberry. Crazy love. Crazy crazy technological phone love. When she wakes up way too early we’ll haul her into our room and hand over the blackberry. It’ll usually buy us another 45 minutes. Keep it forever.
(as a sidenote i HAVE to stop reading this blog at work. the whole pretending to have something in my eye so i can go to the bathroom and bawl is starting to look suspicious.)
My love to you both.
avasmommy says:
Maddie,
Even though you and I never I met, I still miss you. I wish your mama could hold you one more time.
Ps. Insert Ava’s name here and most of this story could be hers. She has 2 of our old cell phones that we keep charging just for her to play with.
Stan says:
It’s hard to imagine, but kids won’t know what life is without a cell phone. My 2-1/2yr old daughter’s favorite thing is to pretend she is talking to Jason Mraz. The little things that stick with us are amazing.
simplelifemommy says:
I LOVE this post, Heather! I love all the pics of Maddie, especially the 2nd to last of her looking at your Blackberry. Cutest pics ever!!! Love you. xoxo
anymommy says:
Beautiful girl. I’d keep that phone forever too.
Melissa says:
My little guy who is 10 months old is absolutely obsessed with my blackberry too! We even bought him a great toy cell phone that we can record our voice into for him when he opens it, but he has no interest in that – he wants the real thing too!
Every time I see Maddie’s beautiful, shining face, it makes me take a moment to appreciate my son and mourn for your loss of Maddie. She reminds me so much of my son, the curls, the eyes. I hope that you continue to get comfort in knowing that her smile is still alive in so many of our hearts and minds.
Thinking of you, Mike and Maddie every single day, and praying that you are able to find some comfort in sharing the amazing stories of Maddie’s life with all of us.
Bec says:
I love hearing all these Maddie stories
Lea says:
My son is 21 months and has loved my phone for well over a year. It’s the ONE thing he never tires of, and he has to hold it when we’re in the car or in his stroller, and he will hand it to me when it rings. Often, strangers will stop me and ask, “Do you know your son has your phone?” And I just smile and say, “Yes, he’s the official keeper of the phone.” I wish you could make more beautiful phone memories with Maddie.
Tina says:
Love that 3rd photo. So sweet.
Rumour Miller says:
As soon as I read the line… “got me a new phone.” My heart lurched a bit..
I’d keep it too.
Rach says:
Wonder if Maddie is answering God’s calls.
Haley-O says:
I love the picture of her in the pink onesie. So sweet. ((hugs))
Shirley says:
That phone is a keeper and so are those pictures. Her smile takes my breath away.
lesley says:
If only we could use that phone to call little maddie up in heaven….I bet up there she has the coolest…brightest…most amazing cell phone…with a killer ring tone….
Jody says:
Absolutely gorgeous. The pink onsie picture is my favorite too! The look of concentration is awesome.
Love to you
Annie says:
Thank you for sharing your stories, thoughts and pictures with us. They don’t get any cuter than Maddie:)
Kirsten says:
The 2nd to last picture…love it. Who am I kidding, I love them all! But, her expression on the 2nd to last one is just priceless, like she is just trying to decide who to call.
Thinking of you guys all the time.
Jess says:
What a precious, captivating little girl. Your stories and photos never fail to take my breath away. Heather, you have one incredibly beautiful angel looking down on you from heaven.
Miss Behavin says:
Those pictures are precious!
amy says:
Gorgeous little one… Her eyes.. so expressive and wise.
Marti from Michigan says:
She is so adorable and precious! Thank you for sharing her with all of us.
I pray Maddie will visit you both very soon in your dreams. It will happen, it will, just don’t know when.
Patty says:
Oh what a sweet little angel! Heather, I am so glad that you will keep this phone and the memories of how much your sweet Maddie Moee LOVED so much! I also have to say, that it really shows what kind of a mother you are, to let her play with you phone. What I mean is that you would let her play with the phone, even though it could get ruined, you let her because she loved it so much. You are (that’s right, ARE) an amazing mother. Although her life was not nearly long enough, it was filled with happiness and love, because of you and Mike. Be proud of the WONDERFUL life he had!
Patty says:
I should have read the above comment and checked my spelling, I meant “Maddie Moo”!, and to play with “your” phone, and the “wonderful life SHE had”, ok, now you can carry on with other comments!
tara says:
she is just precious. all the little ones loooove the phones, don’t they? she captures it perfectly. my heart goes out to you and mike every day. so many hugs to you.
Tina says:
I know you will never read this as you are so busy now, BUT………I am a total outsider touched by this via Katrina Carefoot. I have 2 little boys under 3 and my heart is broken for you. Maddie is SO BEAUTIFUL AND AWESOME. I am so very sorry for your loss. So very touched and sad and sorry and words can’t fill the gap. I want to hug you like I hug my 2 year old. I am happy too that you got to know her..gahh ! I’m a mess.
Katie Ann says:
I LOVE the picture of her looking enchanted by the screen on the phone.
Heidi says:
Keep it coming! I *love* hearing about your girl.
Kari (heartatpreschool) says:
My 3 year old daughter can’t get enough of Maddie. Whenever I read your blog, she loves to see the pictures of Maddie and she makes me play the videos of her over and over. We think about Maddie all the time. Whenever she sees something purple, she says – little Maddie would like that!
Katrina says:
Hi Heather,
What wonderful photos. You have such a way of capturing the moment. What camera do you have, anyway? I swear I just wanna run out and buy the exact one you have!
Maddie looks so darn cute holding those phones! I especially love the one where she’s sitting on the knees. Too cute.
I think of your precious girl everyday. You, Mike and Maddie are allways in my thoughts and prayers.
jana says:
It seems that every single photo of her is so stinkin cute. Oh the phones. How those lil ones love them. My sister in law brought a over for our lil ones to play with–the old huge, heavy cell phones—AJ & G love them.
I agree about the pic of Maddie on her knees, priceless, her lil body. Thanks for reminding me of their joy of buttons.
You are continually cared for here and prayed for elsewhere.
Annalien says:
She is utterly adorable!
Wishing you strength and peace.
Debby Pucci says:
This beautiful child is certainly pushing all of my buttons, especially the emotional ones. I love the stories you share with me. She is living inside my heart with every story you share.
Becca says:
Such a pretty baby girl. I bet she is trying to call you from Heaven right now
Mrslala says:
As usual, I have no words. Only tears, and love, a heart that is breaking for you and all of my best wishes.
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Jenn says:
Love these pictures!
.-= Jenn´s last blog ..Photo’s and tornado’s =-.
Tara says:
I love the intense concentration she had looking at the phone. So sweet.
Thank you so much for sharing these stories.
amy says:
Heather, I love this post for so many reasons. Still thinking about you and sending prayers from Maryland.