Month 4

4 months!!

She's just growing like a weed! A cute one!

:)

4 month stats:

wt: 13.15 (.8) oz (60%)

ht: 23.5" (10%-i don think we have a future bball player on our hands but thats A-ok!)

 

She's doing so great these days-talking, smiling, laughing, sleeping so well. Its so fun! We went home for Christmas and she did great on her first flight. On the way there we played most of the time and she slept on the decent down. On the way back home she slept 1.5 hrs out of the 2 hr flight. She was one tired booger from traveling. She was a champ though! I couldn't have asked for her to do any better!

the most precious duo

We arrived into Nashville the day before Christmas eve and stayed at my dads for 3 nights and then my moms for 3 nights. Christmas Eve day, Libby had some family and friends over for a little sip and see since this was our first time home to Nashville since she has been born. She was loved on tons! Then Christmas Eve night we had her family Christmas party-a tradition for them. Maddie was cute as a button and did so well. We kept her out past her bedtime and she did great. Until...2am! She woke up screaming! Poor thing, she was so overly tired that she couldn't fall back asleep so it was on my chest where she slept for the next 4.5 hrs. At 7am we got up for the day and noticed she had a little cold. So there was that "first." She was just sniffly and congested but conquered through it pretty well. The rest of the time all her naps and bedtimes were as they usually are so I was happy for that--Im a much nicer person when I get sleep too :)

We woke up Christmas morning at my dads and did breakfast/presents over there and then headed to my moms so they could see her and so she could meet Grandpapa and Donna. We had lots of fun! She got such sweet gifts and was such a big girl!

ellie loves her cousin maddie!!

loved seeing these kids
makes me so happy

dont you want to just kiss that tush!!

mom and dad date/christmas party in dallas

christmas eve 2012

meeting her great grandpapa for the first time

Then our favorite cousins came in from KY! Yeah! Ellie and TyTy were so happy to see/meet Madds. Aunt Mishi was just ready to love on little nuggles. We had a blast! Thanks for coming down! Christmas night was our last night at dads house and we had a big family dinner. I was completely exhausted as I had no sleep the night before (i can usually sleep with her on my chest but it was a rough night). Christmas night was fun and great to be around all the family. We are rarely all together these days.

aunt mishi and cousin e with maddie

poor maddie!!
all grandkids with the great grandparents

 

The next few days were much more low key and much needed. Madds needed to rest! We stayed at moms and took lots of naps and played. She met some life friends and we basically had a live in babysitter for three days. Andrew and I got a date night and we were able to go meet up with some friends one night for drinks. It was great to be home! I love Nashville and it still feels like home!

Month by Month

Month 1

Month 2

Month 3

Month 4

Month 5

Month 6

Month 7

 

Month 8

Month 3

Nuggles!!! You are three months and I cant believe it!

You are so much fun!

Sleeping--all night, 11.5 hrs! Go madds Go! You are such a sweet and great baby. You have been sleeping through the night for awhile now and its amazing.

:)

Eating--about 4 oz, 5 times each day. We are still learning about your feeding as you were quite the little spitter-upper but doing much better. You love to play with my hair when you eat and I love it too!

Thanksgiving with daddy

First family thanksgiving picture.
Sweet smocked dress made by deedee. Just beautiful

Sweet little bit.

My family bday dinner with the Morgan clan.

Me and sweet Madds on Thanksgiving.

Activities--you love the bouncy seat and you flirt with Coo (the koala bear) all the time. You can now make him sing too because you can reach. You love the little play mat too and you are so great at tummy time now. You love to go on walks with me during the day. We love spending time with you. You are trying so hard to laugh and its adorable. You make our hearts smile!

Highlights--Your first thanksgiving and my 30th bday. It was a great month. We are loving you more and more. We also have made it back to church a few times but havent put you in the nursery yet. I think im a bit too scared during RSV season for that one (thats what I get for working at Children's.)

Lots of fun walks with mommy during the day

You guys will be BFF

First time back to church in one of mommys old dresses.
I love seeing her in my old dresses. Super sweet.

 

Nuggles Month 2

Month 2 has been so much fun!

We are sleeping and eating and growing!

Go Madds Go!

 

We had our two month shots today, poor nugget! She did great for her first set of shots.

Wt: 10 lb 12 oz (50%)

Ht: 21 inches (25%)

FOC: 75%

Nugglehead
{Snuggles + Nugget = Nuggles!)

I mean, dont you just want to eat her up.
Shes just so yummy!

Eating-about 5-6 bottles/day, 4-5 oz.

Sleeping-slept through the night a handful of times and the nights she doesnt sleep through the night, she will wake up around 3-4am and then back to sleep till around 8-9am. We have been doing a dream feed which seems to be working out well. For nap time I can pretty much just lay her down in her crib and she puts herself to sleep. However, night time is a different story. We are using the swing (I have a bittersweet feeling about this swing) to help her get to sleep bc she fusses when put in the crib. Not sure why she likes her crib for naps but not night time? After her dream feed she sleeps great in her crib. She has been in her crib since about night 3 or 4. Andrew and I have a great system down--i warm the bottle while he changes/swaddles and then I feed her. Its a sweet time. I use that time to pray over her and just pray for others. I do love it. Its a sweet time for just us. Im excited for her to constantly sleep through the night at some point but I will miss these sweet moments and cuddles. I just love her more and more everyday and soak it up before I go back to work part time.

Activities-working on tummy time and doing great. You are so precious. We had our first play date wtih Bridget Curnes. Yall are so close in age and hoping to be good friends. We have also met other sweet friends who you will be great friends with-Bridge DeJean, Max Bryan, and Sam Holt. We love all our new friends. Cant wait for all the others on the way!

Maddie and Briget
I think all our play dates will start to be a bit more fun as time goes on
:)

 At our neighborhood Halloween Party!

Sweet neighbors
Henry, curious George
Addie, the banana
Oliver, the lumberjack
Maddie, the flower

First date night

 

Aunt Sades babysitting
We went to our favorite date night place-Houstons

We go on lots of walks, we make target and mall trips. We have been to Mi Cocina for dinners and celebrated Sadies 25th bday. We have been busy lately! Halloween is two days away and we had a neighborhood party that we attended with some of our favorite neighbors. She was a flower and a darn cute one at that! I just could eat her up!

Our sweet little pumpkin!

 

Grumps!

Sadies 25th bday dinner at R&D

Its fall! Gotta bundle up for walks!

You are talking-coo'ing and smiling at both of us. We love it! It makes our days so much more fun when you start to smile and coo. I cant wait for you to get to know us more and vise versa. Im so thankful for you!

Month One

One Month Old
Yeah!
9.29.12

We made it a month! (Now almost two now!).
There are not too many things I can say about month one besides you love to eat, poop, sleep -which is pretty typical so..happy eating, sleeping, and pooping sweet Madds. This next month has been so much fun. The first month we were trying to get in a routine and just learn each other. You love to snuggle and take little  naps on me-its my aboslute favorite. I will miss that as you get older. You lay like a little froggy on my chest and you are just so peaceful.
We ventured out for our first outtings-our first walk, trip to target, trip to the mall. We didnt get out too much the first four weeks.
Sleeping--was about every 3 hrs during the day and every 4 at night.
Feeding--you are taking the bottle very well! We love it!
You are gaining wt well and I can tell you just grow daily. It makes us happy!
Birth wt: 7 lb 0.2 oz
Two week wt: 7 lb 9 oz
You had your first bath after your umbilical cord fell off around 2 weeks.


She loves bath time!
She should love bath time, I took a bath everyday while I was pregnant.
This picture was taken further out than 2 weeks.

So tiny and sweet! I cant handle it.
The little mohawk is slowly going away.

First doctors visit on day of life 4.

The sweetest little sleeping face ever.

We have lots to look forward to little nuggles! I cant wait!


Sweet Visitors

Leslie and Magen came right after we got home
We have had many sweet friends come to visit and hate that I didnt get more pictures of our friends and little M

Grandpa H

Natalie and Patton came all the way from B'ham!
They were in town for the opening Bama game and Maddie came just in time.
So glad she got to meet yall!

Sweet daddy!

Aunt Mishi
Live in night nanny #1
Thank you for ALL your help

Live in night nanny #2
We couldnt have survived without YOU!

Aunt sades