Sleeping in our own room

Well we didn't get any pictures of Maddy asleep in her crib but here are some when she woke up this morning. Yes, Momma is a worrier and had to buy breathable bumpers and a sleep sack.

Maddy is showing off some of her baby tricks. She loves to raise up her legs to kick things or just for fun.


What a happy girl


As you can see she is sideways but started out straight


Guess we don't miss our bassinet at all

Picture of the Day

Not a ton of new updates on Madylin except that she is now sleeping in her own crib! We moved her bassinet into her crib on Friday night to let her get used to waking up in her room and then last night we took out the bassinet and let her try just her crib. She did great! Not a peep from 9pm until 7am. When Daddy went to get her up her feet were now where I had started her head. She did a 180 during the night. I guess that is why her face was always smashed into the side of the bassinet! Since I dare not wake our little angel to take a picture of her asleep in her bed, here are few from bath time tonight.







Having great fun with cousins Nina and Gini! Look at how long Miss Nina's legs are getting. Wasn't she just the baby of the family yesterday???

Pictures of the Day

Here are some cute ones taken of our soon (as in tomorrow) to be 12 week old sweetie. I have no idea where those twelve weeks went and can't believe how much Madylin has grown and changed. We sure are in love with this little ham!

This one is to remind you how little she was. Daddy could hold her from his wrist to his elbow. Now it's more like shoulder to wrist and then some legs too!


Stretching out on the couch...


Blowing bubbles-this is one of our new favorite things to do...


Who needs a professional photo shoot when you have Picasa to touch up your favorite pictures...

Maddy's First Grizzlies Game

Last night we took Maddy to her first Grizzlies game. The night started great with Maddy taking a 45 minute nap, which is a rare occasion at night for our little bug. She woke up and was quite happy looking at everyone. At around 7:30 it started to rain and when we thought it might stop Maddy decided it was time for bed and started to fuss. We headed home and put our tired girl to sleep. Maybe next time we will have better weather and she can meet Izzy! We managed to snap a few pictures before we had to leave.







We would like to know who taught this move to our baby daughter!

Beef Stew

We know it has been a couple of days so tonight we have kind of a "Beef Stew" of pictures for you. Separately they are not enough to fill up a post but together they should leave all our readers full for the night. Enjoy!

A visit from cousin Ella...


thinking about reaching that toy and why is my mother putting it in my face...


a couple to remember how amazing it feels when your daughter grabs your finger...




having a little naked time...


at Art on the Square...


And for those of you keeping track of Maddy's best friends...

Miss Emelia is starting to smile...


and of course the 17lb Bubba Logan-Maddy won't have to worry about protection with this guy around and if his new onesie holds true it looks like his daddy will have his back if needed!




Well we hope that will feed your hunger tonight...but if you need dessert you can always check out the web album! See you soon!

Picture Of The Day - May 21

Had a case of the mini fusses tonight, so after dinning separately we made Miss Maddy happy (much to Daddy's dismay-let's just hope she outgrows it) by getting her almost naked. This girl loves to have her clothes off and luckily we have the right weather and the blinds to allow it!





So after a little naked time we took a bath-this might be Maddy's favorite part of the day!





How sweet is she!

The Other Brother-Uncle Bubba

These are from a couple weeks back, but we wanted to give my brother Chris his 5 minutes of Blogger Fame! Maddy met Uncle Bubba the day she was born but he had a cold so he really couldn't spend much time with her. He came and payed her a visit at Grandma Carolyn's one day. Grandma said she was very serious until he picked her up and then she was all smiles for him! Oh and if you are wondering how Uncle Bubba came out of Chris you can thank Matthew and Luke for that. When they were babies he was Bubba and I was Sissy and well I can't tell you the last time in almost 13 years that we have called him Chris. I'm not sure how long it was before Matt and Luke even new our real names, but that's ok because Uncle Bubba is such a cute name! I am sure that Uncle Bubba will have some wisdom to pass on to Maddy just like her other uncles. Oh and for all of you who thought Luke looked like me, you can see who he really looks like now.

Sooooooooooo Big! Redux (Part 10)

And a brief Madness update, of course.

It seems that Our Miss Madness had decided to ditch her weekly power-fuss and replace it with daily mini-fusses. While the intensity had dropped off drastically (thank goodness) the frequency was a bit trying as was the fact that they would only happen for us. There’s nothing like picking up Maddy from her grandmother’s, hearing about how happy she was all day, then getting home and hearing her scream at the Sandman for an hour or better. Of course, the fusses didn’t really get started until we were preparing dinner and she didn’t get a full head of steam until the timer went off. So we got used to ‘dining alone together.’ That’s where one of us eats dinner while the other soothes the Madness, then we switch. Usually by the time we were done eating Maddy was finally napping in someone’s arms. It was during this 30 to 45 minute break that we got to do all of the household chores that can be done very quietly or out of earshot; clean up dinner mess, load/unload dishwasher, laundry, tend to cats and dog, pack the next day’s diaper bag, prep bottles for midnight feedings, mow the lawn. Vacuuming? HA! Not likely. BUT… the last two days have been 100% fussless. She’s napping better through the day and is thus a much happier Maddy through the evening. The only thing we had to give up is a full night’s sleep. Now instead of sleeping until 6:00 a.m. she wakes up at around 2:00 to eat then we have to wake her up at 6:30 to get her ready to go to Grandma’s. Small price to pay if you ask me.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.

So how big is a baby in week 10?

The average baby weighs about 11 pounds and is 22 ½ inches long this week. When you see her every day you don’t realize how big Maddy is getting. I know that she’s got both of those numbers beat and if there’s one thing I knew Our Miss Madness would be its better than average!

A baby’s development progresses from the head down and from the center outward. So they should have much more control of their head and torso than their arms and legs. By now they may be able to sit up with the help of a parent or a Bumbo chair. When sitting, their heads will likely be in constant motion as they try, mostly unsuccessfully, to look any direction but downward. During ‘tummy time’ they can do mini push-ups, and when on their back they can move arms and legs in unison and ‘bicycle’ their legs. Maddy sits in her Bumbo chair on the dinner table while we’re eating and her head does indeed flop all over the place most of the time but she will raise her head for surprisingly long periods to make eye contact or look at her ever present Itsy Bitsy Spider. Tummy time is still very aggravating for her and in lieu of mini push-ups she does something that looks a lot more like throwing a tantrum. On her back (especially on her changing pad) she’s always bicycling/running in place, not so much moving in synchronicity. It’s actually quite comical how fast she ‘runs.’

Language development is moving right along now. Their brains can now process emotional changes, interpret changes in tone and intent, differentiate between words and sounds, and even recognize and respond to their names. Recent additions to their ‘vocabularies’ include growling, squealing, and chuckling. We know that the latter is true with Maddy, her chuckle makes her parents misty-eyed. As for responding to her name, it’s tough to tell because it’s entirely possible she’s just responding to the person speaking it. We’ll have to make a concerted effort to test that claim. As much as our cats and dog do things they should not be doing, we have no doubt at all that Maddy knows the difference between coddling and correcting! Her first words are going to be “Quit it (insert any of our pets’ names here)” or something perhaps a bit more colorful! Even though they are beginning to know the difference between sound and words we should still repeat her ‘statements’ back to her because all of the sounds that she learns to make now will eventually be used to make words.

By now a baby will be sleeping through the night or should be really close. ‘Through the night’ means five to six hours straight. Maddy sleeps like an angel, so much so that we’ve actually had to check her pulse some mornings. Many times we’ve put her to bed wide awake and we’d hear her ‘talking’ and kicking for an hour or so only to drop off for night. Only one time did we have to rescue a screaming baby after we put her down and that was last night at 9:15 when the smoke alarm went off to let us know that we had a candle that wasn’t burning correctly.

And now, a little about how we can help babies learn and play.

Toys are going to be ever more prevalent and babies can now grasp them. Make sure they don’t get a hold of anything too small. If it fits through a toilet paper tube it is a choking hazard.

Babies can see colors now and they are very exciting. The brighter and more vivid the better, pastels all kinda blend together so they aren’t as fun. Colorful toys and the pictures in baby books and even magazines are great fodder for entertaining a baby.

Peek-a-Boo is a good game to play now. It involves a lot of fun, smiles, surprises, and it will teach them to call out to you to get your attention when they see that you are not making eye contact with them.

Playing the reaching game now may start to pay off. Babies have a little bit better hand-eye coordination now but it needs to be much better. They may make an actual attempt to grab something placed in their range or bat at a hanging toy.

That’s all we have for today. Come back tomorrow for some pictures.

Pictures of the Day

Here are some super cute ones taken of course in the morning when we are all smiles!

How will we ever say no to this face!




You mean you planned on telling me no?


...and some new ones of Maddy and Logan from their visit on Saturday.



What a bubba-I could just squeeze him!


Maddy looks like she is practicing her jumping jacks...


...and if you're wondering about Emelia here is a new picture of the little Miss, she is getting so big!

Mail Call!

In my inbox this morning

Subj: A Day With Maw Maw:

Brian,

Attached are pictures of today's adventure. We played at the gym, had a little nap in the bouncy seat, woke up rarin' to go, took a little break for some tummy time, took a stroller ride to see G'ma Sax ( sorry no picture), and tried out the new Bumbo seat. Had a great day. Didn't even have time to sit in the swing, maybe next Thursday. Amazing how fast time goes. Maddy was kind enough to entertain herself in the bouncy seat while I had lunch. What a gal.

Mom

Happy Mother's Day!

This is our 100th post!

Thanks to you, Constant Reader, for making it all worthwhile.

No talking today, just pictures. It was a long day and we just put fussy Maddy to bed and soon we will put fussy Momma and Daddy to bed too!