How cute is she!!!!

So Madison has definitely found her smile and it's soooooo cute!!!! I took this picture yesterday to send to my friend Jana who lives in Illinois. She has a little girl name Delaney who 8 months old and soooo cute. Madison is excited to meet Delaney that's why she is smiling so big.

Pumpkin carving

So this past Saturday my brother got us all together at my parents house to carve pumpkins. When Travis was little he loved to carve pumpkins and I am glad to see that he hasn't lost his love for it! Some of us carved ours free-hand while some of us used a template...cheaters! Everyone had a great time, including Madison!

7lbs.13oz...

AND 21 inches long!!! Madison went to the doctor today for her two month check-up. She is gaining weight and growing big and strong. The doctor noticed that Madison turns her head to the left naturally. She said this could be an indicator that she will be a "lefty". Matt's mom Robin is a lefty so that would make sense. She did great today and was very popular in the office, lots of people came into the room to see the "cute baby". I'm so proud!

Lunch date

Today Madison and I met with some very good friends of ours Anja, Ryan and their son Declan. Declan is four months old only two months older than Madi!! His parents are hoping he will become a professional football player with his size!! The two babies were very well behaved and had great table manners (Madi slept most the time :)) We had a great time seeing each other and exchanging baby stories!!

Schnepf Farm!

Matt, Madison and I went out to Schnepf Farm in Queen Creek last night. Before we could begin our journey we had to turn around and go back for the stroller which we had left in the trunk of my car. We are still getting used to everything we need to bring for Miss Madison. We realize that Madison had no clue where or what we were doing but we had a great time. She slept most of the time we were out there except for at the end when it was time to pose for pictures. She even got her very first pumpkin! We had a great time and I can't wait to take her back next year when she'll be 1 year old!!

Feeling better!!

Madison is feeling better these days. Her stuffy nose is long gone and she is almost finished with her antibiotic. In other news I started working this week!! I substitute taught on Monday and I go back on Thursday for a half day. It was nice to get out of the house for a few hours and talk about something that didn't have to do with poop or formula :) Matt was at home with Madison on Monday and did a great job. I am so thankful that I have such a wonderful husband. The picture above is of Madison today...she was a happy camper all day!

surrounded by the sickness part II

Madison had a follow up appointment this morning and it turns out that along with her cold she has an ear infection. The doctor prescribed her an antibiotic so hopefully it will work quickly. In the mean time Matt is feeling better. He went back to work yesterday which was hard for both of us. I loved having him around for 6 weeks and he loved being here. Let's all just pray that Madison gets better quick!!

surrounded by the sickness

So Madison has her first cold, which as new parents makes us terrified. Her nose is all stuffy and she is sleeping a lot. I had what I thought was a cold a couple of days ago but I think it was just allergies. Matt on the other hand also has a cold. He has to go back to work tomorrow which sucks because he is sick. He has slept a lot today which hopefully will help him recover quickly.

the dairy sacrifice

So Madison has been quite jaundice this week. We took her to the doctor and they did a blood test to see what is causing the jaundice. They think that it is just "breast milk jaundice" which takes a little longer to go away than if she was on formula. They said that we could supplement a little formula to help the jaundice go away faster. Also, the doctor noticed that Madison tends to spit up a lot. She asked us if this was a usual occurrence, which it is. The doctor then asked what my diet consists of. I told her that I have Celiac disease so I can't eat anything with wheat, rye, barley or oats so my diet consists of a lot of dairy. The doctors response was "yup! that's what I was looking for. She is getting too much protein from you from the dairy so cut out ALL dairy for the next week and see if it changes anything." So basically I can eat meat, rice and potatoes. FUN huh??? It's really not that bad, but it does make me very thankful that I am not lactose intolerant!