Brrrr...

The heat went out of commission last night... brrrr. We quickly bundled the Moops up and tried to huddle together...

On top of the heat being out, last night turned into a VERY long night. Maddy seemed very unhappy and wanted nothing but to cry.... :( Whenever this happens in breaks my heart, and makes my eye twitch! We gave her some Tylenol this morning which seemed to allow her to take a small nap before leaving for Mary's.

Ray and I are trying to finalize plans for our trip out to California and maybe a week in Martha's Vineyard. Fingers crossed that plan tickets will go down slightly so we can get to California over Thanksgiving!

Daddy is Home!

Ray got in Friday night! Thank goodness for a safe flight! He was able to sleep in on Saturday and then we were off to Trish and Mike's wedding... which by the way was beautiful.

On Friday I took Maddy in to get her shots... :( As much as I dread it there was not even a tear out of her! Here are her stats:

Weight: 16lbs 12ozs (although they weighed her with all her clothes on)- 95th percentile

Height: 25inches- 50th percentile

Head Circumference: 43 centimeters- 95th percentile

Here are some pictures of her new overalls and sunglasses courtesy of Nana Pam!

Chili Night

Delicious! Maddy and I are at Grampi's. I decided that today was a little chilly and needed some chili! It was scrumptious! T-minus 2 days until Daddy gets home from his trip! Maddy is really excited for her nightime walks with dad to start up again!

Baptism

It is set! April 26th at 10:30... Invites to follow.
Thank goodness! We met with the Reverend last week and had a fantastic time. Deborah is the interim Reverend and she is the best! Immediately after entering her study Maddy fell fast asleep. I attribute this to the sense of well-being surrounding her. :)
Other than that we are just waiting for daddy to get home! We have been able to speak with him through email and he is doing well, although you can tell he is really missing the little moops!

Daddy is in the Philippines

Daddy left at 7am on Saturday morning for his business trip :( Just as soon as he left Maddy started to really feel discomfort in her teeth. Poor thing is having the most drawn out teething process...

Later in the day Saturday Nana Pam took us to the mall to meet the Easter Bunny (and go on a baby shopping spree!) Here is Maddy meeting the Easter Bunny!

Please excuse the quality of the picture, it's a picture of a picture. :)

She was such a good baby! Everyone was standing around the bunny area trying to get her to smile. It was a great time!

We had a sleepover with Nana Pam on Saturday and then after a delicious turkey dinner by Grampi we went home.

Last night, Nana Patty came over... Bubba's all around!

Maddy and the parentals...

Spring is here!

Finally! I happen to love Winter, but this was a long one... even for me.

Maddy has really started teething lately, and on top of that her mom won't stop taking pictures of her!

Poor thing!

She is also really great at holding her head up now...

We caught a smile!! :)

Nightime :)

Night is my favorite time... We are sitting here, Maddy on her daddy's lap rocking in the chair waiting for American Idol to come on. This may sound very simple to many, but these are the moments I am most grateful for. In this quiet family time I am grateful for Ray, and our beautiful little girl. In years past my life was full of regret, sadness, and complication.... Now, I sit peacefully. I have never been so content and happy.

Does Maddy... ?

Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil? Yes! :)

Miss Moves Alot!

Last night while Ray was changing Maddy she would not stop showing off her "rolling over" skills! All I could do was sit back and laugh as Ray tried to get that diaper on her! She just kept rolling to the right. :) That's my girl.

Right now we are planning for daddy's work trip. Ray leaves for the Philipines on Saturday morning, so Maddy and I are getting in all the daddy time we can before his trip. :)

Whoa... it's been awhile

So I just signed on and realized that I have not written anything since I was 5 weeks pregnant... So a brief update and then I will resume in the present.

Our beautiful daughter Maddy Eileen was born on Halloween! She weighed 7lbs and 15ozs and was 20 inches long.

She is the absolute joy to our world. Amazing.

Her birth was wonderful! I am being told that I paid during pregnancy so I deserved the break... I agree. I was induced on 10/31/08 at 8am and she was born at 12:07pm.

Now.... TO THE PRESENT! :) Maddy is growing more and more everyday. She has just started cereal and has also started to roll over. We had quite a surprise putting her down and coming back to see that she MOVED!