Madisons 1st Birthday!

Well I guess this is better late than never, right? Madison's birthday party was on August 27th. We had it at my Meme's house because it is big & always super clean. Anyways the party was at 11 am because Maddy usually has an afternoon nap. We got to Meme's house pretty early to start making the food & stuff. Josh went to go pick up a Chickfila chicken nugget tray, balloons & ice while we got ready. Maddy was asleep most of the morning. Everybody helped out with her birthday. I wanted to have it during lunch so everybody could eat. We had chicken nuggets, cucumber sandwiches, rotel corn dip, ham & cheese sandwiches, white chocolate popcorn, chicken salad crossaints & a cheeseball. It was all very delicious. I was SUPER stressed out but everybody helped and it all came together beautifully for our baby girl. The whole theme was Maddy's Pink Lemonade! I wanted to go all out even though she won't remember I can show her pictures from that day. Here are some pictures..

Getting ready for the big day!

The popcorn & goody bags.

The yummy cake Aunt Pam & Amy made

I loved this .. Gerber daises with lemons & tissue balls!

Aunt Marlee & the birthday girl

The lemonade stand we made

The mantle & banner

Grandma & Grandpa..

We hung an empty frame from a tree in the backyard & got a picture

of everybody behind it. I loved all the pictures! Turned out cute!!

Little Miss Sunshine crawling around!

Anslee & Maddy

Her smash cake & she picked all the

yellow dots to eat haha!

Worn out!!

It was just a bit stressful trying to get everything together but we got it all together. I was so thankful to have all of our wonderful family there with us. Madison may have been a bit of a surprise but I could not have asked for a more beautiful sweet little girl. She is perfect & so sweet & we love her to death. The whole day was just really fun & I'm glad our girl had fun! I love watching her grow.

Love to all,

Kristin :)

The weekend so far..

This week has been insane to say the least. Wednesday was Maddy's first birthday, we had fun. We celebrated her birthday on Saturday and I'll post about that later. Anyways, Wednesday everybody was gone to work so it was just the two of us. We woke up and I played with her for a while. We had to go to the health department to get WIC & can I just say that we would have been spending close to two hundred dollars a month had it not been for WIC. Thank you Lord! We came home and Maddy's new thing is reading, she loves I mean LOVES books. She will hand you one to read and before your done she grabs it and hands it back to me so I will read it again. Its precious.

After all that we went to Zaxbys for lunch, just the two of us. It was fun & different because I've never eaten out with her by myself. We just chilled the rest of the day then Gigi and Aunt Marlee bought cupcakes. We ate dinner, watched Big Brother (my fav. show) and when Josh got home we let her have some cupcake and sang Happy Birthday. It was a good day! I can't believe she is 1 and I can't believe how much she has changed my life. She is all I want and need. It's beyond amazing being this little girl's mom and having the privilege to stay at home with her every day. She's just precious and such a blessing!

Eating her icing!

Thursday- Well it was a really good normal day! We had our normal morning routine then Grandma came over! Grandma gets off early on Thursdays and comes over sometimes to play with Maddy. She brought Madison french fries & of course she loved them. Then we went to Aunt Marlee's first home volleyball game. They play up to 5 games and whoever wins 3 wins. Gigi got off early to go with us. Gigi and I forgot Maddy's pacifier (this is a BIG deal). We didn't know if she was going to be good or what. Guess what? Madison was perfect! She sat through almost 4 games and was an angel, then she fell asleep. I was in shock. After Aunt Marlee's game we went to eat at El Torito. It was yummy! We had noticed Madison choking on nothing alot that afternoon and night. It worried us. We got her bath and put her to bed but she woke up choking and it sounded wet. Josh and I took her to the Prattville ER and waited a while. She has ANOTHER ear infection and upper respiratory infection. Poor baby got sick literally overnight! We didn't get out til 2 and I went to Walgreens to get her medicine. She didn't sleep at all on Thursday night. Friday was pretty bad because Madison just didn't feel good. Anyways we ordered Marcos Pizza and watched Jumping the Broom. I loved the movie and pizza! We got Madison's bath over with and Dad and Mom offered to stay up with her. She didn't sleep well on Friday night either. Poor Baby!

Well today is Saturday! I think Madison has felt better. Hopefully she will sleep tonight. We stayed home all day today. Josh had to work til 1. He got home & we ate some Zaxbys and played with Madison. She is such a sweet baby, even when she feels horrible! We watched some of the AL & AU game. War Eagle! Josh would say Roll Tide! I decided I wanted to cook for everybody tonight so I made some sliders and twice baked potatoes. They were a hit and we watched some of the Oregon & LSU game while we ate. It has been a good weekend so far minus my baby being sick. I'm so happy that Josh is off tomorrow and Monday!

I hope everybody has a great weekend & I'll post later about our angel's first birthday party!

Thanks for reading~ Kristin :)

Almost a year.

Well it has been a rough week to say the least. Actually the past two weeks have been rough. We found out Tuesday that Maddy has an infection in both ears & she is getting in her back molars. This has meant absolutely no sleep & lots of cuddling in bed with Daddy and Mommy. I have always said "I will never let my child sleep in the bed with us", yeah that changed after one night of no sleep. Anyways, I'm hoping she will feel better by this Saturday for her birthday party!

Maddy is almost a one year old! 10 more days..

She is weighing about 20 lbs and Josh says she is 28 inches long..
She loves playing with her blocks & baby doll
She drags the baby doll everywhere and trys to climb with her but falls
She eats four jars of food a day and 3 bottles
She loves buttered toast and scrambled eggs .. she does not like fried eggs .. we tried
She will eat ground beef from the mexican restaurants but not baby meat.. I don't blame her
She use to sleep from 8:30 til almost 7 but now that has totally changed because of teeth and being sick
She loves to explore everything now I can't keep her in the living room .. she goes everywhere
She loves Barney, CMT & Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
She waves to the people singing on the TV
She likes playing with her tea pot
She loves going outside
She likes riding in the car but pulls her canopy down on the car seat and props her feet up
She is just a happy, healthy, precious baby girl ! I love you Maddy!!

Going to Chuck E Cheese

She loved the cup!

We rode this with her probably 5 times.. She couldn't get enough!

Getting ready for her birthday!

Thats all for right now- Kristin :)

Another day down

Well last night was rough. Ever since I had my gall bladder taken out I've been occasionally not being able to sleep because of my legs. The only explanation I have to describe the symptoms is restless leg syndrom. Anyways last night was one of those nights where I could not sleep. So I sat up until about 1:00am. Then Maddy has been waking up every night between 1:30 - 3. We dont know why she does this but it happens. Last night she woke up at 2:30 and Josh got her and rocked her and put her back in the bed. Well before 3 she was standing on the crib waiting for us. I got her and rocked her to sleep then she woke up at 6:40. I wish I could find a way to get her to sleep all night or at least a little later. So this morning I had no sleep & was exhausted. Then this afternoon I started to get an awful headache & was really nauseas (sp?). So by tonight I was miserable but anyways Josh got dinner and picked up Excedrin which helped about 2 hours later. He even played with her and got her bath and dressed for bed all by himself. He is so amazing and always comes through when I need him. Now I'm sitting up because I stayed up so late last night I can't sleep. It's a never ending cycle. I'm going to the surgeon tomorrow because I noticed a red rash and its tender around my belly button, where they took out my gall bladder. We will see how that goes. I guess I'm going to try to go to sleep now. I'll try to post an update on Maddy sometime soon. I'm getting really excited for her birthday :)
Goodnight, Kristin :)

Almost 11 months..

Madison is almost 11 months. She will be on July 31st. It is insane to think that almost a year ago I was going into labor with that sweet baby.

This is an update mainly for me to keep track of her since I don't write in her baby book enough. I will have internet and that is easy!

Well Maddy,
You are almost 11 months..
you love to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse..if you hear it on TV your watching it!
you like to eat peas & squash & apple blueberry
your probably weighing around 19 lbs if I had to guess
you have got crawling & climbing down to a "T" .. its scary how fearless you are
you know how to roll up your hands & you know how to clap now
you know how to find mommy's hair & my nose
you smile at anybody & everybody we meet
in pretty much every public place there is no need for toys because watching people is your entertainment
you have been to Destin, FL two times now
you hated the sand but love the ocean (like me :)
you drink four bottles a day
you go to bed around 8:30 every night
you love love love your Poppi (he is all you want when you see him)
you love goldfish & apple juice
you scrunch your nose up & it is sooo cute
you pretty much have everybody wrapped around your finger
you are the most precious gift I have ever been given & I can't believe your almost 1.

I'm getting really excited about your "pink lemonade" birthday party!

you & poppi :)

the most precious picture I have ever seen!

Tuckered out after a day in Destin :)

your the most precious 10 month old

I love you so much Maddy girl :)