Madi is 1!!!

So, as we hustle and bustle this holiday season, I've come to realize...Wow, this year has gone WAY too fast!!  A year ago today I gave birth to a little Miracle!  Can you believe that?!!  I'm just in shock that this day is already here!  Yes my dear friends, it is Madison's 1st Birthday!!!!  I am constantly going back to the day she was born.  My experience with her made me want to do it again 10x's over.  Just that very first, overwhelming feeling of meeting your child for the first time was amazing!  As I reflect on the past year, I'm so thankful for so many things.  I'm especially thankful that I was able to stay home with her and raise her myself, I learned to soak up every moment because the time just goes so fast.

Just a few hours old..12/17/2010

On the way home from the hospital 12/19/2010

First Day Home 12/19/2010

1 month 01/17/2011

2 months 02/17/2011

3 months  03/17/2011

4 months 04/17/2011

5 months 05/17/2011

6 months 06/17/2011

7 months 07/17/2011

8 months 08/17/2011

9 months 09/17/2011

10 months 10/17/2011

11 months 11/17/2011

And here she is today! 12 months!!!  12/17/2011



We have been so blessed to have this little princess!  I cannot imagine my life without her in it!  Just thinking about her being a year old totally brings tears to my eyes and my heart swells.  I'm proud to call her my daughter!  To me, she is the most beautiful little girl in the world and I wouldn't change a thing about her!!!

Happy Birthday my Beautiful Princess!!!  Mommy loves you more than you will ever know!!

Our Newest Addition!

It's been a pretty eventful few months for us! From Birth to Now, here's what happened!

(Long Post and Lots of Pics!)

So Madi decided not to come on her own and I really needed her out! Got to the hospital at 6am for my induction.

Warmer all set up and ready to go!

When I had contractions, her heart rate would go down, so they kept stopping and starting the Pitocin...Nothing to worry about though.

My room had a beautiful view of downtown.

The last picture of my baby bump!

I love him.

When I was pregnant with Alex, before we found out it was a boy, we actually thought it was a girl, so my mom bought these little booties...I saved them all this time just in case I ever had a girl! She wore them coming home. Very special to me.

Her going home outfit

I was in labor for 8 eight hours..The Dr. thought it was going to be a very hard and very long delivery, he told me that more than likely he was going to have to deliver her with forceps, so he got them prepared..I gave a few pushes but nothing was happening. I really didn't want a hard delivery, I had a really hard time with Alex, pushing for 2 hours and they had to deliver him with a vacuum..That's all I was thinking about, I was praying that she wouldn't have to be whisked away to the NICU like he was, I wanted my perfect delivery and once he told me that it was going to be a hard and long one for me, I got angry! I don't know what I did or how I did it (well, I'm giving credit to God for this one!) But I pushed again, and the Dr looked up at me and I'll never forget the look on his face, he said whatever you do, do that again, you just pushed her all the way down with that one push! (she was pretty high up there) So with just a couple more pushes there she was! It was a piece of cake! I didn't know having a baby could be so easy! lol. I only pushed for 20 minutes and got this beautiful creature..

Love those little feet

When she was born, I looked at her and told the Dr "Oh she's so little!" I really thought she was like a 6 pounder! The Dr looked at me like I was crazy and said "little??

This was the moment that he got wrapped around her finger

Dr. Macey, The best Dr. ever!

She was perfectly healthy!

Her big brother couldn't wait to finally meet her!

A couple from her newborn session with the one and only

Jocelyn!

This was her dress for Travis and Ashley's wedding.

I was crazy for never wanting a girl! I just love her so much!

Her 2 month check-up

I love my kids!

God really has blessed this time for us! Just to think that I was never supposed to have kids without medication! And surprise! I get this perfect little Miracle! She's been such a joy for us and really can't believe we've gone this long without her!! My labor and delivery went pretty much exactly how I wanted it to thank God!! I had great support in the delivery room. Thanks to Cindy and Kristi and of course my husband! Cindy held the phone up the whole time so my mom who is 2,000 miles away could be part of the experience. And Kristi, took some amazing pictures!! I'm so thankful she was in there, she just recently had a baby and knew all the shots us moms would love to have! Like even down to taking a picture of the clock when I started pushing, and another one when she was born! Amazing! Thanks guys! Love you so much!

Well, this post took me forever to do, everything is all caught up now so now I'll just post here and there as things go on. :-) Love ya'll!

Wow, Almost time!

So, it's been a while since I've given any updates. So sorry! :-) I am now 29 1/2 weeks, which means that in 8 1/2 weeks, this little munchkin can come and make her grand appearance! Time has really flown! I cannot believe that it's almost time for her to be here! So much left to do still! I feel at this point I won't be prepared and that's a very uneasy feeling for me! :-) I know by the time she gets here, we'll be ready though. So, here are my ultrasound pictures from about 7 weeks ago....I am getting another ultrasound in 3 more weeks to check her size...I'm measuring a week and half later, so the Dr. wants to check her size make sure she's not too big! Which all the other ultrasounds we've had, she's measured just a few days smaller, so I know all is well! :-)

Here's her cute little profile...She actually has her foot up by her face. We saw her actually sucking on her toes! It was quite funny!

Here SHE is in all her glory! :-) Can't believe we are actually having a girl!! Mike and I never wanted to have a girl, but now knowing that we are actually having one, we couldn't be more excited!! Alex wanted a brother sooooo bad, but now, he's so excited for his sister to come out. He's already saying he wants me to have another girl after this one, then a boy last! Uh, is he serious? I think after this little one comes, he'll change his mind! lol.
So, once I get my next ultrasound I will post more pics...Maybe I'll even post a belly pic too!

Baby Update

Here's a pic from June 14th. Isn't it soooo cute? :-)

I'm Baaaacccckkk! Maybe.

SSSSSoooooooooooooo!!!!!!

I know it's been a LONG time since I've posted and alot has been going on here in our busy life! But probably one of the most exciting and most miraculous things that has happened is that we are expecting our 2nd child!!!! For those of you that know us, you may know that we have been trying for 5 long years! Well, we've learned that God does everything in His good timing! I've had 2 Dr's and a Nurse Practitioner all tell me that I would not be able to have another child without medication. Well, they apparantly don't know who our God is! After a week of fasting and praying, along with with our son's cute little prayers every night for a baby brother, God is faithful to His promise! We are very excited about this new little addition to our family! This is our first ultrasound picture. This was taken about 5 weeks ago. As of now, I am 11 weeks so almost 3 months along now. And trust me, I cannot wait till this first trimester is over! :-) I'll keep ya'll updated on the progress of our baby "Puddles". My next appointment is on Monday so hopefully I'll be able to post an update!

Love Ya'll!!

It's Been Awhile...

Wow, it's been about 2 1/2 months since my last post! We are still here! :-) Staying extremely busy! Everything is great though!