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Category: Maddie

Maddie Is 8 Weeks Old

Posted on April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 by Andi

My baby is 8 weeks old already! Time sure flies by. If you haven’t seen the newest news from me, is that I quit my job last week to stay home with Miss Madeline. I’m so excited for this new adventure!

Maddie has her two month doctor’s appointment next week. She’ll get some shots. I’m going to try to be strong while my poor baby gets poked by needles. Smile

Since Maddie is such a good sleeper, I thought I should post a bunch of sleeping Maddie pictures I have been collecting on my phone over the last 8 weeks. Just stop reading now if you don’t care about pictures of a baby sleeping!

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I love her!

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7 Weeks

Posted on April 7, 2011April 7, 2011 by Andi

Miss Maddie was 7 weeks old yesterday! She’s smiling more as you can see!

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And I am happy to say that I have officially quit my job to stay home with Maddie. She’s a wonderful boss! I am so excited for this new adventure and I am so blessed to be able to stay home. Life is good great!

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I Know You

Posted on April 5, 2011April 5, 2011 by Andi

This may not make any sense, but that’s ok.

I sit and look at Maddie for so many hours during the day. Something about her is so familiar to me. Like I have known her little face forever.

Maybe other moms or parents out there feel the same way. Or maybe I am just insane. It’s hard to explain really. Maybe it’s because I can’t imagine life without her. Maybe it’s from seeing her ultrasound picture. Or maybe it’s just because I’m her mom.

Whatever it is…I love her to pieces and can’t remember what life was like without her.

I am one very happy mommy!

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It’s Hard To Wake Up

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Andi

I have learned after watching the videos I have taken of Maddie that I am bad at taking videos. I’ll hopefully get better, though. 🙂 And I have to get over my dislike for hearing my voice on the recordings. I don’t think anyone likes hearing their own voice, though! 🙂

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Play Time

Posted on April 1, 2011April 1, 2011 by Andi

A video of Maddie playing. I’m so glad Chuck taught me how to upload and attach videos!

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Smiley Baby

Posted on March 31, 2011March 31, 2011 by Andi

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Where Does The Time Go?

Posted on March 30, 2011March 30, 2011 by Andi

Today marks 6 weeks since we welcomed our sweet little baby to our family. I can’t believe she is 6 weeks old already. And I can’t believe its been 6 weeks since all the craziness from my delivery happened.

I had my postpartum doctor’s appointment today. It went great. My doctor was so happy I am doing so well after everything that happened. She said she really didn’t expect me to be doing so well or to have the outcome I did after seeing me in the operating room. So I am happy she was so happy!

My blood pressure has been really good this past week. They wanted me off the bp meds a week before I went back to see how my body reacted. And I am happy to report that I don’t have to take any of my blood pressure meds or any of the other drugs I was on anymore. Thank heavens. I’m also about back to my pre-baby weight. Not my pre-baby body yet, but I’ll get there! 🙂

And everyone loved seeing Maddie, even though she slept through the whole appointment (and a trip to a store after). I got lots of compliments on her. She was also happily sporting her fuzzy Microsoft hat. I think this was the same hat she came home in and it fits her WAY better now! My little girl is getting so big! 🙂

Yesterday Maddie and I took a walk outside. I had some things to deliver to a couple neighbors. It was SO nice to get out of the house. And tonight we’re going to take a walk when Chuck gets home. I know we’re still getting some wintery weather coming our way, but for now, I’m enjoying getting outside for some fresh air!

I have taken a number of pictures of Maddie and a couple videos recently. I just need to get them uploaded and then I’ll do a post with some pictures and maybe a video of Miss Maddie…I promise! 🙂

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One Sleepy Baby

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Andi

I just had to mention how excited I am that Maddie slept through the night last night! I know this may be a fluke, but any parent of a new baby knows how exciting it is to get many hours of sleep in a row at night.

The past few nights (or maybe a week) I have been putting Maddie to bed around 10 or so and waking her up when I wake up at about 5 to eat. She doesn’t eat long and then goes back to sleep for a few more hours. It’s been nice. Yesterday, I took a shower and did a few things around the house before I woke her up.

Last night, Maddie went to bed about 10 and I woke her up at 7. And yes, I woke her up. She didn’t wake on her own…although, I think she was pretty close to waking up.

What do I think caused this wonderful thing to happen? Two words….Sleep Sack. Well, and luck, of course! But if I get her good and tight in her sleep sack, she sleeps really well. If she isn’t tight in it, she will sleep for 3-4 hours or until she wiggles her arms out. An when she wiggles her arms out, she startles herself and looks like this!

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My friend told me about another thing her son used until he was about 7 months old…a Woombie.  I am definitely investing in one (or 12) of these!

On another note, I stopped my blood pressure meds on Wednesday (at the advice of my doctor, of course). They wanted me to go off them for a week before my 6 week appointment with them to see if I could do without. I have had a couple higher blood pressures, but overall, they have been pretty good. I’m hopeful that I’ll be done with the meds all together. We’ll see what they think. But I’m still happy that I am recovering well. After all the crap that happened, thank heavens I am a good healer!

I’m off to clean a little while Miss Maddie naps….again! Smile

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5 Weeks

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Andi

I can’t believe Maddie is 5 weeks old today! Time really does fly. I also can’t believe how quickly the days go. It’s already 2:00! How did that happen?

I really thought that I would do a lot more blogging when I was home with the baby and I have definitely done WAY less. I think because the days just fly by.

Chuck went back to work this week. He was home for 4 weeks and it was wonderful to have him home so long. Now we’re all adjusting to Chuck being gone all day.

I’m hoping to get into a groove soon and write more. And hopefully I’ll get back to posting things other than stuff about Maddie. Smile 

I did make a new gallery with all the pictures I have taken on my phone. None of them are great, but at least they are all in one place.

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One Month Old

Posted on March 16, 2011March 16, 2011 by Andi

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Our baby is one month old already! I can hardly believe it. It’s been the best month ever. I can’t imagine my life without her! We learn more about what makes her happy every day!

The other day we gave her a bottle for the first time. She did just fine. We waited until Maddie was almost a month to make sure she would still nurse just fine. And it hasn’t been a problem. We also gave her a pacifier yesterday. She has a hard time keeping it in her mouth, but when she figures it out, she seems to like it. Plus, this means we don’t have to stick our fingers in her mouth to occupy her!

I also took the Baby Bjorn for a spin around the house. I’m starting to get the hang of putting her in it by myself. It’s nice to be able to do a few things around the house with her just hanging out. I can’t wear it too long because it starts to hurt my stomach a bit, but I know I am going to love this. (Thank you to my wonderful cousin for passing it along to me!) Today, she fell asleep in it when I was cleaning up the kitchen. Smile (Her hair looks really light in this picture.)

I’m going to take a picture of Maddie each month in her crib to see how much she changes. Plus I can’t get enough of the pattern of her crib sheet! Here is our sweet Maddie at one month old!

And here’s Chuck holding her. She was so cute and content. Smile

Oh, yesterday Chuck’s sister watched Maddie for a couple hours so Chuck and I could go out to eat together. It was the first time we left her with someone else. I only cried a little when we left, but was able to stay away a couple hours! Thanks Paige! And HERE are a few more pictures of her at one month old!

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