Daddy/Daughter Time!

Madelyn is certainly a happy little girl having her daddy home! They have been spending lots of quality time together ever since he returned from Virginia. Here are some pictures of their time together - I hope you enjoy them as much as I do :)

Watching football together

Seeing Santa!

This past Thursday Madelyn went to go meet Santa for the very first time! He was visiting a local mall so we decided to head on out and see what Madelyn thought of him. We are happy to report that she loved Santa and didn't cry at all...if anything, she was fascinated with his beard! After our successful trip to see Santa, we headed to Hallmark to pick out Madelyn's very first ornament! All-in-all, it was a very successful trip to see Santa! Enjoy the pictures - we think Madelyn was the cutest baby Santa saw all day :)

Madelyn's first ornament!

Dressed and ready to go see Santa!

We love Santa!

Madelyn telling daddy all about seeing Santa.

See Santa Claus was exhausting!

Madelyn's First Turkey Day!

Madelyn celebrated her very first Thanksgiving yesterday! We joined our landlords, the Harvey's, for a delicious meal and enjoyed meeting their extended family. We did a little cooking ourselves to contribute to the feast including: green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, and David made a homemade apple pie (which by the way, was a HUGE success...even beat out the world famous Julian pies that were also brought :) We had a great time stuffing our faces and Madelyn enjoyed being passed around - so a great day was had by all! We hope everyone had a very blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving!

We made this turkey using Madelyn's hands and feet!

Just For Fun :)

I know I just posted pictures a couple of days ago but I've taken more these last two days that I just have to post - gotta keep the grandparents up-to-date ya know :)
P.S. 5 more days till David comes home!!!
Madelyn and Zoey were watching me bake cookies in this picture

Everyone says I look like daddy in this picture!




Madelyn is playing on a blanket that was mine as a baby - neat huh?

11 Weeks Old!

Yesterday Madelyn turned 11 weeks old! She is such a happy baby, smiling all of the time! Her favorite things right now are: books, mirrors, the television, and playing "This Little Piggy" with mommy! We are missing daddy like crazy but are so excited that he will be home this Friday! I will be posted lots of daddy/daughter pictures once he's home so stay tuned for those :) Until then, here are some pictures of precious Madelyn for you to enjoy!

Madelyn sporting some of her new "babyleg" leg warmers!

Could she be any sweeter?!

Loves her books!

This picture was taken right after she had a blowout that got on mommy - she looks pretty happy about it!

Still loves those hands close to her face :)

Just Like My Daddy!

One of our good Navy spouse friends, Stacie, made this adorable onesie for Miss Madelyn! It's definitely one of our favorites as daddy is such a great photographer :0)

Happy Halloween!

The cutest little ladybug would like to wish everyone a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Tags and Tummy Time!

Lately, I have heard about these "tag blankets" and how much babies love them. During our "friends reuniting" weekend, Kari's daughter Lexi, had a tag blanket that her mommy says she loves so I was intrigued. Apparently, babies love playing with the tags on the blankets and it helps stimulate their sense of touch with the different textures. It can also become a great source of comfort for baby to snuggle with during naps, car rides, doctor's appointments, etc. After checking out Lexi's blanket, I knew it was something that I could make - and what a fun project it turned out to be! Here are the four blankets I made this weekend, super fun and very easy!!

Madelyn loves her activity mat and we work everyday on a bit of tummy time; she is able to hold her head up like a champ! When she is on her back, her favorite thing to look at is the mirror at the top of the mat...she basically just really loves mirrors no matter where they are :) Here are some pictures of today's tummy time!

Two Months!

Madelyn had her 2 month doctor's appointment October 26th. This is a day that mommy dreaded big time! I was excited to see how much she had grown but was completely stressed about the shots I knew she had coming. Luckily, the pediatrician was excellent and the nurse was super fast at giving her all 5 (yes, five - ugh) shots and the oral injection. Madelyn was certainly not a fan of the shots and basically screamed through the entire thing :( Mommy did pretty well, no tears but definitely got teary-eyed once the doc and nurse left and I was consoling our screaming daughter. She did get some pretty stylish bugs bunny band-aids out of the deal! Luckily, she didn't run a fever or have any negative side effects. She did have a melt-down after about a 30 minute nap after she got home from the appointment and I could tell it was a "pain cry" so I quickly administered Tylenol (with a friend's help) to help give her some relief. It kicked in rather quickly and she was just sleepy the rest of the day.

On the more fun side, she has grown to 12 lbs. 1 oz, 23 1/2 inches long, and her head is 15" in diameter. The pediatrician said she is the picture of perfect health! Her next check-up is at 4 months. Unfortunately, that means more shots but the way I see it is if we survived the first round, we'll certainly survive the second.

Friends Reunite!

This past week was a very special one for mommy and Madelyn! Two very close Navy spouse friends of mine (Kari and Stephanie) were pregnant the same time I was...literally just weeks apart. During our pregnancies, we had always talked about (aka "wished") how one of these days we would have a reunion so that all of our girls could meet. Little did we know, we'd be able to pull this off within the first three months of our girls being born! Stephanie's husband had to come to San Diego for job-related business and she and their two kids, Logan and Ellie, came along with him! Once we knew that was happening, our friend Kari booked a flight to come in from Monterey with her daughter Lexi. We all met at our house last Tuesday for the first time since our daughters were born and it was SO much fun!! I couldn't enough of these adorable little girls! Lexi has the bluest eyes and the craziest, cutest hair! Sweet Ellie has the best smile and the most expressive eyebrows we decided :) We ended up just hanging around the house and chit-chatting which ended up being the best way to spend our time in my opinion! Tuesday night, I hosted a spaghetti dinner at the house and had three other moms (Danyel, Erin, and Silviya) over with their little girls. It was a packed house with lots of babies and loads of fun!! I truly cherish the friendships I have made with each one of these ladies! Wednesday and Thursday Kari, Steph and I were able to spend more time together with our girls and then Friday we said our good-byes. While it was very hard to see them both go with their little girls, it was an amazing time that Madelyn and I will never forget. Of course while they were here, we had several photo shoots with matching outfits :) Here are some pictures from our reunion and spaghetti dinner - enjoy!!

Lexi, Ellie, and Madelyn (birth order :)