The Friday before last while we were waiting in the doctor's office, Madelyn surprised me. She did it again the next day. And the next. Now, one week later, she's pretty much a pro!
Saturday, 9/26
Tuesday, 9/29
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Balloon Festival
Several weekends ago, the three of us went to the Plano Balloon Festival. We missed the balloon launch because traffic was so bad getting there, but we had a great time just hanging out waiting for the balloon "glow." Of course, we also forgot our chairs or a blanket to sit on, so we had to make do with one of Madie's tiny little blankets! Overall, it was great to get out and enjoy a local event with our little family! :)
My loves
Watching the balloons
Waiting patiently for the balloon glow
Waiting some more...
Hey look! I can stand! And I'm not so sure I like this grass stuff...
Our family
The balloon glow was awesome!
My loves
Watching the balloons
Waiting patiently for the balloon glow
Waiting some more...
Hey look! I can stand! And I'm not so sure I like this grass stuff...
Our family
The balloon glow was awesome!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Family Visits!
The past couple of weekends we've gone to see family, and they've come to see us. We've had a lot of fun, and Madelyn is so lucky to be surrounded by people who absolutely adore her.
With her Lolly
Crashed after a long afternoon (of doing nothing!)
Uncle Jason
Uncle Mark and Chelsi
With her Lolly
Crashed after a long afternoon (of doing nothing!)
Uncle Jason
Uncle Mark and Chelsi
I Love Veggies!
This month we started vegetables!! We started out with butternut squash, and while she made a pretty sour face at the first taste, she soon decided she loved it!
Ick.
Somehow, the butternut squash ended up here...
I love to eat!
Since trying the squash, we've also tried (and she's loved) green beans and carrots. She LOVED the carrots. She only took about 1/3-1/2 a jar of the other two, but she ate an entire jar of carrots on her first try! I'm now making her food, and she's had "homemade" avacado and sweet potatoes. Of course, she loved both. I think the girl will be like me and just like to eat, period.
She's now eating cereal during the day at school and veggies and more cereal at home with dinner. The food is already helping her put on weight, and I've already noticed some thigh rolls (and dimples! ha ha!). When she turns 6 months, we'll be adding fruits to the mix. Yum!
Ick.
Somehow, the butternut squash ended up here...
I love to eat!
Since trying the squash, we've also tried (and she's loved) green beans and carrots. She LOVED the carrots. She only took about 1/3-1/2 a jar of the other two, but she ate an entire jar of carrots on her first try! I'm now making her food, and she's had "homemade" avacado and sweet potatoes. Of course, she loved both. I think the girl will be like me and just like to eat, period.
She's now eating cereal during the day at school and veggies and more cereal at home with dinner. The food is already helping her put on weight, and I've already noticed some thigh rolls (and dimples! ha ha!). When she turns 6 months, we'll be adding fruits to the mix. Yum!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
5 Months
(I wrote this post a few weeks ago, so some of the info has already changed! But I like to keep track of her milestones at each month, so here you go!)
Where has the time gone?! Our sweet girl is growing so fast, but we are enjoying and absolutely loving every minute. She has really developed her own little personality lately, and she's learning and doing so many new things all the time! She's an absolute delight, and I can't imagine (or remember) our lives without her.
In the past month, she's gotten really good at eating the rice cereal. She's also decided that her new favorite chew toy is her pointer finger - just the one - and she's trying to sit up on her own! She lost almost all of her hair within a few days just before turning 5 months. I thought babies lost it earlier on - and I thought hers had thinned out. Apparently it hadn't thinned enough. The funny thing is, she lost all the hair on top only. So we've got business in the front, party in the back! :) We're still not great at tummy time, but she's getting better. She'll do the flying motion for a few minutes, but then she just buries her head and cries. I bet she'll be sitting before she rolls over. She is also more aware of what we're doing and will try to imitate our facial expressions. She sticks her tongue out a lot, and she loves to laugh, especially at us when we're laughing! One of my favorite moments of the day is when we look at each other in the mirror and laugh our butts off! There is simply no sweeter sound than the laughter of your child. Her giggles melt our hearts. :)
She's finally getting some thigh rolls!
She can rock her rocking chair now!
We are so blessed, and so in love.
Where has the time gone?! Our sweet girl is growing so fast, but we are enjoying and absolutely loving every minute. She has really developed her own little personality lately, and she's learning and doing so many new things all the time! She's an absolute delight, and I can't imagine (or remember) our lives without her.
In the past month, she's gotten really good at eating the rice cereal. She's also decided that her new favorite chew toy is her pointer finger - just the one - and she's trying to sit up on her own! She lost almost all of her hair within a few days just before turning 5 months. I thought babies lost it earlier on - and I thought hers had thinned out. Apparently it hadn't thinned enough. The funny thing is, she lost all the hair on top only. So we've got business in the front, party in the back! :) We're still not great at tummy time, but she's getting better. She'll do the flying motion for a few minutes, but then she just buries her head and cries. I bet she'll be sitting before she rolls over. She is also more aware of what we're doing and will try to imitate our facial expressions. She sticks her tongue out a lot, and she loves to laugh, especially at us when we're laughing! One of my favorite moments of the day is when we look at each other in the mirror and laugh our butts off! There is simply no sweeter sound than the laughter of your child. Her giggles melt our hearts. :)
She's finally getting some thigh rolls!
She can rock her rocking chair now!
We are so blessed, and so in love.
Labor Day Fun
For Labor Day weekend we headed south to Ralph & Kathy's house. We originally planned to make our annual trip to Ziegfest at Lake Bryan, but none of our regular crew could make it with us. Rather than spend all that money in tickets and parking (okay, and beer), we decided to just hang out with our sweet girl and the rest of the family instead.
We had a GREAT weekend enjoying the simple things. We spent a lot of time out on the front porch. We watched and tried to photograph the hummingbirds. We watched the girls play at the "park" (Kaylie speak for the swing set in the back yard). We played with playdough on the picnic table. We cooked. We sat on the back porch. We went to church and had lunch with good friends. We watched the boys and Katherine play catch. We stayed in our pj's entirely too long. We took pictures. We took lots of pictures...
Saturday. First order of business? Playtime!
I can't believe this kid is growing up!
"Take my picture!" = what I heard all weekend from this little ham.
Hanging out with Crapaw (Kaylie accidentally came up with this, and it stuck. For all of us.)
We spent a lot of time out on the front porch. Oh, how I miss having (and spending lots of time on) a front porch with a swing (just a swangin!).
And now, more pictures of the little ham of the family. aka Kaylie Bug. The girly girl who loves having her picture taken. All. the. time. But who can resist this face?!
Take my picture!!!
"Wait, let me go get a dead tree branch because that will make the picture so much better!" This pic totally reminds me of Justin! ;)
And then, when she thought we weren't looking...
Our little family (and her 4th of July outfit finally fits!).
Our other sweet girl!
Sweet girls. Madelyn's a lucky girl to have two wonderful cousins!
Someone decided to try to sit up on her own this weekend!
We had a GREAT weekend enjoying the simple things. We spent a lot of time out on the front porch. We watched and tried to photograph the hummingbirds. We watched the girls play at the "park" (Kaylie speak for the swing set in the back yard). We played with playdough on the picnic table. We cooked. We sat on the back porch. We went to church and had lunch with good friends. We watched the boys and Katherine play catch. We stayed in our pj's entirely too long. We took pictures. We took lots of pictures...
Saturday. First order of business? Playtime!
I can't believe this kid is growing up!
"Take my picture!" = what I heard all weekend from this little ham.
Hanging out with Crapaw (Kaylie accidentally came up with this, and it stuck. For all of us.)
We spent a lot of time out on the front porch. Oh, how I miss having (and spending lots of time on) a front porch with a swing (just a swangin!).
And now, more pictures of the little ham of the family. aka Kaylie Bug. The girly girl who loves having her picture taken. All. the. time. But who can resist this face?!
Take my picture!!!
"Wait, let me go get a dead tree branch because that will make the picture so much better!" This pic totally reminds me of Justin! ;)
And then, when she thought we weren't looking...
Our little family (and her 4th of July outfit finally fits!).
Our other sweet girl!
Sweet girls. Madelyn's a lucky girl to have two wonderful cousins!
Someone decided to try to sit up on her own this weekend!
Update
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for our sweet girl. While we have good news, the doctors are still stumped.We saw the pediatric hematologist on Friday morning, and we ended up staying at the hospital for nearly 4 hours. After going over all kinds of family and medical history, examining her, taking her blood, running a cbc (complete blood count test) and looking at her platelets and blood cells under the microscope - the doctor still cannot figure out what is causing the petechiae on her legs. The good news is that it's not serious. I was worried to death that it would be cancer or leukemia, but the doc says all her numbers and counts are perfectly normal, and these "spots" are not connected to my condition. The doc thought that her platelets might be enlarged and "lazy," but after examining them under the microscope, she determined that is also not the case. She also said that if it was a viral infection, the petechiae would have disappeared by now, so we're down to one last test. The doc wants us to go to the Children's Dallas location for a platelet functionality test. They'll draw her blood again and then test to make sure her platelets are working properly. If they're not, she will just require extra platelets if she ever has to have surgery. If they are working properly, we have a medical mystery on our hands.
Thank you again for your continued prayers and support. It really means the world to all three of us.
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