Thank you Jim and Frannie, we hope to see you in March while we're there!
Monday, September 29, 2008
New Outfit!
Madeline received a package today. An outfit from friends in Florida and we LOVE this outfit and she will certainly be able to wear it this winter!
Thank you Jim and Frannie, we hope to see you in March while we're there!
Thank you Jim and Frannie, we hope to see you in March while we're there!
So strong!
Look everybody, I'm starting to hold my head up all by my big, strong, self!
I spent about 2 hours holding my head up last night...the time when I should have been in bed asleep! Oh well, my mommy and daddy can't be discouraged. I'm growing afterall!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Newborn Photos
Please take a moment and click on the link here to see our photographer's blog about and photos from Madeline's newborn session earlier this month!
http://janakunz.com/blog/
Titled "Sweet Tiny Newborn"
Enjoy!
http://janakunz.com/blog/
Titled "Sweet Tiny Newborn"
Enjoy!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
New Kicks.
My friend Meredith stopped over to meet Madeline last night. With her, she brought Madie her first pair of Nike's. Aren't these the cutest shoes you've ever seen? She's sure to have the coolest kicks in the neighborhood.....when her little feet finally grow into them!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
One Month.
Madeline has officially been in the world for one month. She has grown so much and continues to develop her own little personality.
Here's an idea of what's been going on, among other things:
- she continues to challenge us on a daily basis
- she is finally starting to fit into her cute newborn clothes and we're packing away the premie sizes!
- she can focus on objects and faces
- she can move her arms and legs simutaneously without appearing confused by those strange extremities
- she will smile, if we're lucky, while she's awake and appear interested in the strange faces we make at her
- she continues to work on lifting her head all by herself
- she is beginning to hold onto her toys but I'm afraid that with the way she throws her arms around in curiosity that she will bop herself in the head with it, so we are careful
Note: she was out late partying last night, so we could only capture her in nap mode. And yes, that's a photo of her thumb. For some reason, her thumbs are my favorite finger on her little hands.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Daddy's View: Scheduling
After three weeks of living with the newest addition to our family, I’ve learned several things as we adapt to her and vice versa. When a new born takes up residence in your household, you can throw conventional scheduling out the door. Black Berries? Forget about it. Franklin Planners? Don’t bother. White board calendars? Waste of time.
The reality of the situation is that she waits for no one. She is the ruler of our domain and, to be honest, my wife and I really don’t mind. Don't get me wrong, routines are nice and need to be part of a baby’s life, but the reality is our baby isn't even a month old. She sleeps, she poops, she cries, and she makes weird faces when she’s awake. She’s awesome!
Don’t worry about my wife and I. We’re doing fine. We’re getting (some) sleep. Mom’s been busy during the day while dad’s at work. Little by little we’re getting the hang of this thing. We can’t overstate the help we've received from grandmas and grandpas either. They’ve been a tremendour helpful in our transition.
I give much of the credit to my wife, though as she's got this schedule thing down. In the first few days of Madie's life, she had her nights and days mixed up. This was painstaking. Now, days have become days and nights are used for sleeping (and eating). Here’s a typical evening schedule for us now:
9:00 p.m. Pre-bed diaper change and breast milk feeding.
9:30 p.m. Lights out and go to bed.
(Personally, I never thought I’d be able to fall asleep so early. Well, have a baby and you’ll find out.)
12:00 a.m. Baby cries. Wake-up groggily. Mom changes diapers. Dad warms bottle and feeds. Mom burps while dad pees.
12:25 a.m. Back to bed.
3:30 a.m. Baby cries. Mom changes diaper. Dad warms-up bottle. Mom feeds and burps. Dad goes back to sleep.
(Having a baby is like have an alarm clock with a 3-hour snooze button.)
3:55 a.m. Mom goes back to bed.
6:00 a.m. Dad’s alarm goes off and it’s time to get ready for work.
It’s beginning to be like clockwork.
The reality of the situation is that she waits for no one. She is the ruler of our domain and, to be honest, my wife and I really don’t mind. Don't get me wrong, routines are nice and need to be part of a baby’s life, but the reality is our baby isn't even a month old. She sleeps, she poops, she cries, and she makes weird faces when she’s awake. She’s awesome!
Don’t worry about my wife and I. We’re doing fine. We’re getting (some) sleep. Mom’s been busy during the day while dad’s at work. Little by little we’re getting the hang of this thing. We can’t overstate the help we've received from grandmas and grandpas either. They’ve been a tremendour helpful in our transition.
I give much of the credit to my wife, though as she's got this schedule thing down. In the first few days of Madie's life, she had her nights and days mixed up. This was painstaking. Now, days have become days and nights are used for sleeping (and eating). Here’s a typical evening schedule for us now:
9:00 p.m. Pre-bed diaper change and breast milk feeding.
9:30 p.m. Lights out and go to bed.
(Personally, I never thought I’d be able to fall asleep so early. Well, have a baby and you’ll find out.)
12:00 a.m. Baby cries. Wake-up groggily. Mom changes diapers. Dad warms bottle and feeds. Mom burps while dad pees.
12:25 a.m. Back to bed.
3:30 a.m. Baby cries. Mom changes diaper. Dad warms-up bottle. Mom feeds and burps. Dad goes back to sleep.
(Having a baby is like have an alarm clock with a 3-hour snooze button.)
3:55 a.m. Mom goes back to bed.
6:00 a.m. Dad’s alarm goes off and it’s time to get ready for work.
It’s beginning to be like clockwork.
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