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Maddy first swing ride

Maddy and Emmie at the park

It was such a nice day out we decided to head to the park. Maddy and
Emmie got to take their first swing ride.

Maddy's First Time

It's been a few weeks since our last post and so much has happened. Maddy has experienced a lot of firsts.

Maddy's first time visiting the Bank (July 31) was fun. Momma got to see her co-workers who she misses very much and Maddy got to meet everyone. We got some great shots with India, Lauren, and Danielle. Maddy was very well behaved and enjoyed seeing new faces. She slept in Lauren's arms and appreciated all the love.
Her first time in a restaurant (July 31) was at the Pig N Chic with her friend Emmie. Maddy slept through dinner which made us very happy. Momma was worried that she might start screaming and bother the other patrons, but she surprised us once again.

Maddy's first game night (August 1) with the girls Emmie, Ada, and Avery. Basically the girls took turns sleeping and eating while the adults tried to make it through a game. Momma will admit that we played 10 rounds of catch phrase (moms vs dads) and the dads dominated. The moms are still blaming it on "pregnancy brain" and being sleep deprived. We had a great time and got some funny shots of the girls. Maddy is the one that is dressed like a boy. I will say she had on a pretty dress for most of the night, but as soon as I put her "magic" jammies on, everyone decides to take pictures. The sweet, magic pjs are the pjs that I came home from the hospital in 31 years ago. These were the jammies Maddy was wearing the first night we got her to sleep for 6 hours and that's how they got their name "magic jammies". She has now out grown these and they have been retired...again!

Maddy's first time with a baby sitter (August 8) was with Aunt Karen. Matt and I attended our friend's, Matthew and Laura, engagement party and Karen agreed to keep Maddy so we could go. Karen and Maddy had a great time going for a stroll around the park. I must say I wasn't worried about her, but I did miss her which surprised me. You spend all week wanting a break and then when you get one, you can't wait to get back and hold your little one again. It's crazy!! Karen sent us a picture of Maddy napping on her chest to let us know that Maddy was happy and doing just fine. Thank you Aunt Karen! We will take you up on your offer to babysit anytime!


Maddy's first time with a nighttime routine (August 9) was a result of Laura's sister Debra telling us how she got her son to sleep through the night. We took great notes and started it with Maddy and it has worked wonders! Maddy does tummy time with daddy from 6:30 until 7pm; bottle at 7pm; bath after that; massage from mommy; daddy dresses her in pjs; daddy rocks her while mommy reads a nighttime story; and then we put her down awake and turn on the awesome lullaby cd that Amy Rossi got us. Maddy has started putting herself to sleep and has been sleeping consistantly 6 - 8 hours a night! It only took her two nights to fall right into the routine. It is great! She is now in her big girl bed and seems to love it. She out grew her Moses basket and her pack-n-play. She started waking up because she was getting caught when she would turn herself around. Now she can turn around all night and never touch the sides! Maddy is also sitting in her bumbo now and holding her head up really well. Go Maddy go!
Next we have Maddy's first shots on August 20 and her first day at daycare on August 24. I look forward to updating you on how it all goes. Matt is attending his first school meeting tomorrow night. How cute is that! He promises to take lots of notes.

Until next time...

Maddy's One Month Doctor's Appointment

Ms. Madalyne had her one month appointment yesterday. We had her weighed last Thursday at the lactation consultant and she had not gained any weight (still at birth weight of 8 lbs. and 1 oz.). We had our fingers crossed that she has gained some since we started feeding her with bottles and measuring her intake. We are happy to report that she gained 7 oz. in just a few days and is now at 8 lbs. 8 oz.! She also grew an inch and is now measuring at 22 inches long. Her head went from 33 cm to 37.4 cm.

The doctor said she was doing great and all her metobolic screening came back okay. She got a clean bill of health! Our next visit will be for shots at two months. Yikes. I hear that visit is harder on the parents than it is on the kids.

Thanks for keeping up with our family! We appreciate all the support, concern, and advice.

We made it to a month

Maddy made it through a month!!! She had a lot of visitors during the last week. Below you can see some of the people that have came to see her, as well as, her stylin' and profilin' model poses for her 1 month photo shoot. My favorite picture is the legs crossed with the hand behind the head - she's a natural. Next thing you know she'll be busting out the "Blue Steel"...Magnum is still far from ready.

We have had some recent developments this past week that we are proud to announce. Our friend Jamie Robinson came to visit and recommended that we visit a lactation consultant to see if they could help us find out why Maddy never seemed satisfied and she never stopped crying. We were afraid she may have acid reflux or something. We visited the lactation consultant on Thursday. We learned a very valuable piece of information. Although it seemed Maddy was nursing for an hour at each feeding she was actually eating for about five minutes and playing for the rest of the time and using mom as a pacifier instead of eating. So her crying was due to her being hungry. We assumed that since she was eating for an hour she couldn't possibly still be hungry. Man were we wrong. We started using bottles so we could tell how much she eats...averaging 28 oz a day (wow). We are also topping her off with formula if she is still hungry after eating 3-4 oz of breastmilk (Momma can only make it so fast). She is eating like crazy and now is sleeping like crazy. A tornado could come through the house and she won't wake up. We are very excited to find that problem was due to her not getting enough to eat because that's an easy fix!

Maddy is now spending a lot of time alert and looking at herself in the mirror. She is making sweet little noises and has started smiling. It is the cutest thing you have ever seen - or at least it is to us.

Daddy had a really great time on Sunday around 5 am. Let's just say when it goes in with the bottle really fast, it comes out really fast. I have a couple pretty interesting pictures for anyone that would care to see. I didn't want to post them for those with finicky stomachs.

Mom and Dad had a chance to get out of the house. Matt's mother was kind enough to allow us time to go see the new Harry Potter movie and grab a beer. We have Matt's mother here for one more week and then we will be on our own. We are slightly nervous, but now that we figured out the eating thing we feel much better.

This is just a random video of Maddy doing her daily exercise!

Almost at a month!

Its been a while since we updated everyone of pictures.

Pre 1st Month

Maddy is doing wonderful. She is very strong and can hold her head up most of the time. When she is having tummy time she gets really frustrated when she kicks her feet to move but doesn't go anywhere. Vera (April's mom) has been with us during the week for the last 3 weeks. Barbara (Matt's mom) is here helping this week. We really appreciate all the time and effort you guys have given us. It makes being new parents that much easier.

Maddy to her first trip to Thomaston this past weekend. She got to see the cabin where she will hopefully be spending a lot of time...so daddy can fish ;-)

She has been gaining weight really well and is eating all the time. She has had numerous visitor the last couple weeks. Thank you everyone that has visited and helped out with food and what nots.