Make my baby stop growing!

On September 28th Madison became two months old. Not fair. I spent 9 never ending months of hard work to get this baby here and now time has been stolen from me! I want it back. I don't want my baby to grow up. At least not yet.

At Madi's 2 month appointment:
Weight: 9 lbs 3 oz.
Length: 21 1/2 inches
Madi is in the 10th percentile
and her head is in the 5th percentile. She has a little head :)


Madison is the happiest baby first thing in the morning. All smiles. She loves to hear her own voice, so she talks a lot. Just recently Madi has learned that Mom and Dad respond when she cries, and she cries if we don't hold her. (We are fixing that asap!)

Madison loves her swing, She loves her binkie, she loves laying on her tummy, She loves it when you help her stand, and she loves to have her little piggies kissed. She also loves it when Grandpa Phil sings to her.

She doesn't like being naked, or having her clothes changed. She doesn't like being put into her car seat She doesn't like to be swaddled when she is not ready to go to sleep, she doesn't like immunization shots, or grape flavored children's Tylenol.




She is even cute when she cries :)




I just can't get enough!

Confession

I am a horrible blogger - It's not my fault, It's yours. Everyone has such fun amazing blogs that I have become a blog stalker, instead of a blogger. Did you know that you can find incredible things on people's blogs like - recipes for the yummiest cupcakes, how to refashion your old clothes, all the recipes to Cafe Rio's delicious pork salad, and the list goes on and on...not to mention that you can read up on everybody else's lives. I love Blogs! (I would attach the links to these awesome blogs if I knew how, but I have not yet mastered the art of blogging)

I vow to be a better blogger.

A Mom at Home

School started and life changed. Daddy Danny isn't home very much and Mommy and Baby are home all day long! It's weird being a mom that just stays home (I am doing online classes, so I don't qualify as a "stay at home mom" quite yet) Madison and I just started our routine this last week. Madison wakes me up at 7 pretty much every morning, We eat breakfast and read our scriptures together and pray. By this time Madi is ready to go back to sleep just long enough to let mom work out and shower. Then school work begins. Madison is transferred from the bumbo (which is a little seat for babies that helps them sit up) to mom, to the swing, to mom, to the baby pack on mom, to her tummy and eventually back to sleep while mom does homework. We always try to spend some time outside in the sun and Madison LOVES it. She is so happy and content being on a blanket in the shade. She is getting so big and wants to look at everything. We can't wait for dad to get home every night and we always greet him with a big kiss, and a baby kiss.

It is an adjustment being home all day when I've always been at school or work full time for the past many years - but it is the beginning of some sweet Mommy time. I know once I get the hang of my routine I will love nothing more than to be at home with my babies.

Videos

She loves bath time, but mostly loves it when we shampoo her hair!

We love it when Madison is awake. Our favorite part of the day :)

Madi Personality

Madison loves to be swaddled really really tight. If she is fussy (which doesn't happen often) we can wrap her up super tight in a blanket with her arms forced to be by her sides and her legs curled up. Although, it is not unusual to find that she has wiggled her hands and her legs free.

When Madi is getting her diaper changed she straightens both her legs and flexes her feet. She does NOT like to have her diaper changed, and makes it as difficult for Mom and Dad as possible.

When nursing Madi loves to have her legs and feet tickled. If you start rubbing her leg she will slowly straighten it out so you can tickle her entire leg. It's so funny. Switch sides, and the other leg will straighten out.

Madison loves it when Mom gives her a bath. She loves the warm water and she especially loves the shampooing.


Madison is undecided when it comes to her pacifier. When you first put the Binki in her mouth she leaves her mouth wide open and will give you a distasteful look. But if you wiggle it around and encourage her to close her mouth, she will eventually get the hang of it. Although it is a hit or miss. Sometimes she will spit it out instantly, and other times she will suck on it as long as you let her.

Madison doesn't like "tummy time" where we lay her on her tummy to encourage her to strengthen her neck muscles, but she is very good at it. Her neck muscles are suprisingly strong for how little she is.

She loves it when we sing to her.

Madi would rather sleep in bed with Mom and Dad than in her bassinet. When we put her to sleep at night we have to make sure she is very asleep in order to put her in her bassinet, otherwise she whines and complains. Although she will instantly fall asleep if she is laying in our bed. We don't even have to be touching her, she just prefers king size.

My life is awesome. My family is the best. My friends are great too. My husband is so hot. My baby is beautiful.

Life so far has exceeded my expectations...

People told me it is great when you get married - they left out how awesome it is to share your life with your best friend.

I was also told that it was great when you become a mom. Although, nobody told me how incredible it is... It's one of those "you had to be there" experiences. I could go on and on about how every movement Madison makes is monumental, or what is feels like to be able to identify who's lips, nose, and ears she has... but no description of these events could capture what it feels like to have a baby. "You have to see it to believe it".

The other night Madi woke me up around 2 to feed her, but she wouldn't eat. She would eat a little and stop and just stare at me. So, I continued to try to coax her into eating again, she would dabble for a minute and then stop again and stare. This continued for a little while and I was so tired. I just wanted her to hurry and finish so I could go back to sleep. After a little while I started getting a little frustrated "Come on Madi, just eat!" ... just as I finish saying this Madison gives me the biggest cheesiest smile you've ever seen - and all feelings of frustration were gone. I could help but laugh and love her.

My life now revolves around this amazing little person. There are few moments of the day when I'm not thinking about how long it is until she has to eat, when to change her diaper, if she needs to sleep, if she needs a pacifier, if she needs her Mommy, or if she needs to play with her Daddy... the list goes on and on. Although the best part is. I LOVE it. I love being her mom. I love holding her tiny little body close to mine, and smelling her little head - I love that I can make her better when she is crying. I love that she is my baby girl.

I highly recommend being a mom!

Grandma Julie and Madison

Madi and Daddy

I love this picture of my baby girl!

We can't believe we made such a beautiful baby. We love her.

Grandpa Ted and Baby Madison. He loves her too.
We can tell.

Daddy and Madi

This puts into perspective how small 5 lbs and 14 oz really is.