Pics!!

Can you tell we're teething??
This is her first night in her crib...

Here she is sitting up at 6 months!

And here is Maddie and Gracie just goofin' around...

 

3.5 months...

I can't believe how quickly the time has gone by. Maddie is growing so fast, and so big. It saddens me to know that this is the last baby I will ever have at this stage. I love this stage. I love where they look up at you and their whole face brightens, how when she gets that first morning glimpse of me, and she smiles so big. That is the warmest feeling in the world. I have found myself babying her much more than I did the first two, I guess knowing that this is the final child for me, I just want to hang on to these days as long as I possibly can. She weighs about 13 pounds now, but I am not sure how long she is. We won't have her 4 month checkup until July 17th. And I am not rushing that appointment, since she will be getting more shots. She is sleeping through the night for the most part now, and wakes about 6 each morning. She has the best personality in the world. She is just an amazing baby. I am so blessed to have her.

Things are going well for us at home. Chandler is out of school for the summer, and he is adjusting to the change. Next year he will go to a new school, he will be in first grade....finally! Gracie is doing good. She's still my little spitfire. She has ot have surgery in August, the doctor has decided that she needs tubes in her ears due to all the ear infections. We have really had a big problem with infections in the last few months. She has been on so many antibiotics that her body just is not responding to them any longer. I'm a bit nervous about it, but we'll get through it and hopefully, she will get over these infections, and I am also hoping that her speech will improve with it.

I am doing fine, I wish I could get rid of my mommy pouch, but no matter what I do, it won't go away, and it bothers me. I still look as if I am 5 months pregnant....grrrr. We go on vacation in August, and I dread the thought of getting in to a bathing suit.

I have posted some pics that I took just two days ago, so everyone can see what she looks like in all her chunkiness, lol.

Pictures!!!

My strong baby girl...

A bit of a smile...

Our family pics...

 

Look Ma! No hands!

Sleepin' the day away....

Just layin' around....

 

2 weeks 3 days...

Wow, I have been gone awhile. Sorry for the delay, I have been pretty busy. A little more busy than I imagined. A 3 year old and a baby are rough on a girl! So far we are all doing well. At first Maddie had jaundice which we were going to the doctor just about every day to have checked, but she is fine now, and has no more jaundice. She is eating like a little piggy! I decided to breast feed, and formula feed at night since that holds her longer. People had said that she may not do both, but she loves it all, and she shows no preference. I never breastfed the other two, but I decided since this is my last one to give it a try and she latched on like a champ! She still has her days and nights mixed up, so Daniel and I take turns staying up with her at night. Today I am going on 5 hours of sleep, but it's better than none, so I can't complain. Gracie and Chandler are taking the new addition well. The first few days were rough on Gracie, she was a bit jealous, but we worked on it, and she really shows her love for Maddie now. When Maddie starts to fuss, she holds her hand and sings to her, and it just melts my heart. I take her for her two month checkup on May 16th. I can't believe that she is two weeks already. She is sill so tiny!! I'm including some pics that I took just yesterday for everyone to see.

I'm sorry that I have not been respoding to blogs lately, but I am still reading. I will get to responding soon, I hope.

This is as we were leaving the hospital....
And here she is at home in her bouncy seat.

 

She's Here!

Madison Elle McSherry

was born March 14, 2006 at 10:34 am

weighing 6 lbs 5 oz and 18"long.

Both mommy and baby are doing well and we will post pictures soon!