Sleepy

Maddie has been doing a lot of sleeping these past few days. She has slept through the night 3 out of the past 4 nights. She did brake her cycle last night by waking up at 1:30 am, but in all fairness, she did fall asleep at 5:00 pm instead of 10:00 pm like she normally does. We are still very proud of her though and think she is quite amazing.

Happy Valentine's Day!! Aren't I cute??? I picked this dress out so I would look extra cute for my papa on Valentine's day.

Busy

Maddie has been very busy these past couple of days. She has had many visitors, had a couple of play dates and has received her first osteopathic/ cranial sacral treatment. You can see in her movements that she is feeling much better. She has started playing and giggling a lot more too. It is so cute to watch her. She has even started sleeping more at night, 5 hour shifts now... YEAH!!!

So BIG!!

Maddie is growing so fast! She measured 24 inches long on Saturday. She is out growing all her 3 month clothes... while they are too wide for her, they are just too short. Her poor little toes are all scrunched up in her footed jammies and you can barely button the onesies. It looks like she is going to have to move into 6 month clothing. She is going to be taller than her papa before we know it.

All smiles

Today, after shoveling the driveway for two hours, I came in to hold Maddie. Up till now she has usually been sleeping, feeding, or squirming to communicate some need. Not tonight. Tonight she listened to me make goofy noises and she just lay in my arms giving me huge smiles along with very connected eye contact. It was the first time that I felt that she was really seeing me for a person and not just a care giver and that she was enjoying MY company, not just me enjoying hers. Now I really know what everyone has been telling me, it is truly amazing. ~DC

Recovering

Well Maddie survived her first Super Bowl, but she was very upset that the Patriots lost. She spent all of the next day drinking away her misery, which exhausted her mother. Today she recovered by curling up in a warm, furry blanket and watched Harry Potter. All in all though, she had a great 1 month birthday! Now, mom and dad are hoping to recover.

Changes

Sorry it's been so long. Maddie has been keeping us very busy these past weeks. She has grown so much since the last post. She is taller and more alert. She has started cooing at the animals above her changing table and smiles a lot more these days. We have even noticed a little dimple on her left cheek, which just adds to her adorable face. She has been out on a few adventures now and met loads of admirers. She has gone on her first shopping trip, as she out grew most of her clothes. She has gone on some walks into town to check out the local scene. She had her first girls day out yesterday with her close friend Sanna [Susanna Rose]. And today, she is catching up on her sleep so that she can stay up late to watch the Superbowl -GO PATRIOTS!!

Update!

Maddie has been keeping us very busy these past weeks. She has grown so much since the last post. She is taller and much more alert. She has started talking to the animals above her changing table and smiles a lot more these days. We have even noticed a little dimple on her left cheek, which just adds to her adorable face. She has settled into a routine and is allowing mom and dad to get some sleep (Yeah!!), but the trick is getting her down for the night. She has been out on a few adventures now and met loads of admirers. She has gone on her first shopping trip, as she out grew most of her clothes; she has gone on some walks into town to check out the local scene; she had her first girls day out with her close friend Sanna [Susanna Rose]; and today she is catching up on her sleep so that she can attend a Superbowl party - GO PATRIOTS!!