Dollies, Mohawks, and Memorial Day!

Nana Patsy bought Maddy a brand new doll. :) This will be her new friend! Every now and then I catch her "talking" to her stuffed animals... I think this may be her new favorite.

We also discovered that when wet we are able to "mohawk" Maddy's hair!!! Wahoo!

Then for our first Memorial Day, Maddy and I went to Bridgette's to see Sophia and Nick. We also got to swing in a swing for the very first time! Sophia is the one pushing Maddy... Nick refused any pictures, but was quite taken with Maddy if I say so myself!


Bonus bath time picture!!!

My Little Girl

My little girl is not so little anymore... I look back at pictures like the one below and wonder where the time has gone. Isn't it funny how time does that? Runs by you while you aren't looking... As a child I can vividly remember waiting, for what felt like forever- for Christmas/ my birthday (probably any day where I got gifts) to come. I now only have to blink and another week has passed. I sometimes feel as though I get so wrapped up in making sure I cherish every. single. moment. that I still in fact miss some of them. I never want to forget what she looks like, feels like, and acts like at any one of these stages. She will one day, probably sooner than I would like, want no part of lying on my chest while I sing to her before bed. She will not let her Daddy walk her around the house and tell her silly stories and there will be no more calling our daughter by the name of "bubba gurl." So, because time is going much faster than I intended I will hold her as much as I want, sing to her in whatever key I can manage, and let her be a kid for as long as possible.

In My Daughter's Eyes

In my daughter's eyes I am a hero,

I am strong and wise and I know no fear.

But the truth is plain to see, she was sent to rescue me

I see who I wanna be, in my daughter's eyes.

In my daughter's eyes, everyone is equal.

Darkness turns to light and the world is at peace.

This miracle God gave to me- gives me strength when I am weak,

I find reason to believe- in my daughter's eyes.

And when she wraps her hand around my finger, it puts a smile in my heart.

Everything becomes a little clearer, I realize what life is all about.

It's hangin' on when your heart has had enough

It's giving more when you feel like giving up, I've seen the light, it's in my daughter's eyes.

In my daughter's eyes I can see the future, a reflection of who I am and what will be.

Though she'll grow and someday leave, maybe raise a family

When I'm gone I hope you see- how happy she made me,

or I'll be there in my daughter's eyes.

-Martina McBride

Parental Abuse! Parental Abuse! :)

I think Maddy may have won this fight :)
Do you see the Amby bed in the background? Ask us if we have used it... we are chicken. Can you blame us? She can pack a punch!

It is here... Amby bed!

The Amby bed came today! I am hopin', wishin', and prayin' that the Moops likes it! Wish us luck! Here are some of our Amby trial pictures for now...

Doctor's & Shots

Oh my!
Madelyn had an appointment on Monday to get shots and have a well-visit check. Shots went beautiful...at first... not one peep. Those cut little chubby thighs probably padded the needle. :) She was then weighed... 18lbs 10ozs... 95% percentile. Her height was also in the 95th percentile at 26 inches. The doctor told us to change her diet a little, this is where our (Maddy, daddy and myself) week went down hill. It first started with a really bad reaction to the shots... a 101.8 temperature that seemed to last for days, but actually was about 24 hours. Once we got through that we changed her diet... She has been screaming in hunger ever since. Needless to say, I am calling the doctor today.
A wonderful, heart-warming moment occurred while Madelyn and I were driving to Market Basket a few days ago though... She was in the back seat talking and because her car-seat has such a high-back I can not see anything expect her little toes. I reached my arm back to check and see if she had put the recyclable shopping bag in her mouth and felt what I thought was her chin. Next thing I know a tiny little hand grabbed my hand. We drove the rest of the way with our hands clasped together. She is such a sweet baby girl.

My Gift :)

I received my mother's day gift from Ray and the baby today...

The outside circle has Maddy's birthstone. The solid circle says Love MEL & RFL on the front, and on the back 5-10-2009. The necklace came in a beautiful heart box with "Happy Mother's Day" written on it.I could not even have expected something so beautiful, truly amazing.