Quick Update

Sorry it has been forever since the last update---we finally started to get Summer weather and I forgot about the blog :)

Life is wonderful- Madison is getting SO big. I can not believe she is 14 months old already!! Here is what you have missed the past 2 months---

•Madison walks around babbling all the time
•Her vocab has expanded: Up, Down, Thank You (to EVERYTHING), Get Down, Bob and more----
•She finally knows where her nose and belly button are
•Today we were asking her what a monkey says and she laughs and says OooooohhhhhOhhhhhh!
•She LOVES to go on walks- in her wagon or on her trike
•Being outside is one of her favorite things to do
•She definitely has an attitude- when you tell her NO, she now likes to throw fits! Great- something to look forward to as she gets older
•She is still a great sleeper (we are lucky) in bed before 8 and sleeps until 7- which is great until Saturday~ we are trying to train her to sleep until 8 : )
•Hugs and Kisses are a must when you leave the room- open mouth kisses!
•Her 1 year molars are finally IN! Not so much fun, but they are here
•She has a total 8 teeth now!
•She has going up the stairs figured out, not the down part
•She can get on the couch by herself
•She can be a little shy at 1st (not around her grandparents tho) but after a few minutes…she is definitely herself!
•She is starting to bring random things to bed with her (1st time- her cell phone, 2nd time- a wet washrag and tonite it was her keys!)
•Meal times are a little more interesting these days---she MUST feed herself with a spoon! If you try to help her, she is not very happy!
•Bob is her best friend- she tries to ride him
•I hope Madison will be a good big sister to the new one! She has no idea what is coming!!!

I am feeling great! I love being pregnant! This pregnancy is a breeze (so far….). I am bigger than I was with Madison- so maternity clothes are a must now. Only 15 weeks to go! More than ½ way done!! Hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July!~

Enjoy the pics!



























Baby Girl # 2

Happy Birthday Madison! Happy Easter!! IT'S A GIRL!!!

Well, the past month has been every exciting!! Madison turned ONE on Easter!! Can you believe it! The whole weekend was a great one- even though Madison was a little on the crabby side :) Those darn teeth….they are just bothersome!! I took Good Friday off, we ran a few errands- celebrated Pat’s mom’s birthday and prepared everything for the party!! Friday night Madison DID NOT sleep at ALL!! Either she was excited for her birthday or she was teething…..well, teething was the answer! She woke up Saturday morning REALLY crabby- oh great- the day of her party! I guess she just wanted a 1st birthday party for NO ONE to forget! She refused to nap Saturday and people started coming over---she would not go to anyone the whole party. She did lighten up when the cake started!! She was all over that!! Then presents! She loved that too!!! After everyone left, she was in a great mood- took a LONG nap and woke up to play with all her presents! THANK YOU EVERYONE!!

Happy Birthday Madison!


CAKE!!!!


YUMM!!!


Long Day!



Sunday morning she was back to herself again. Happy Easter to us! We went to church with my parents, my sisters, my grandpas and Pat’s parents! It was a great morning! We spent the rest of the day at my parents house. It was very relaxing and Madison enjoyed her birthday! Throughout the day I was thinking where I was at this time last year—I remember the Panther restaurant in Durand, my water breaking on the way home and a few hours later our little peanut decided to make her arrival!! 8:42pm on April 24th 2010 was the best moment in my life so far! Madison is a little blessing and we just love her more than anything in the WHOLE world!!

Pretty by the Flowers!




Some more pics to enjoy!!~

I love boxes

Go Badgers!

Helpin mama make my birthday cake :)

My new trike

HIIIIIIIIEEEE!



Well, on to the news of the day!! IT’S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, it is true! We are having another little baby girl! I am SUPER excited for Madison to have a little sister…I am sure she will boss her around and make her wear things that are not cute she will also make her the little guinea pig and she will have makeup all over her face and #2 will be blamed for everything!! :-) I wish Madison could understand that there will be a little one in her future! We had the ultrasound today and she is healthy! Looks like everything is perfect so far! I can feel her moving around in there, but no one can feel it from the outside yet!

Baby Girl




Hope everyone had a great Easter and it seems like Spring is FINALLY here!! Enjoy it!!

Eleven Months and a SURPRISE!!

ONE more month and Madison will be ONE!! Unbelievable!! I just love it! She is sooo much fun right now! This is definitely the best time of our lives!! Well at 11 months I can almost officially say she is walking. She walks all over the place every day---but if it is something she wants NOW (like when we open the dishwasher or fridge) she crawls so she can get there faster!! But she takes steps all the time- she squats to pick something up, balances herself and walks with it! It is so adorable! I never thought she would be walking already---where the heck has the time gone? She also has quite the vocabulary- the words she uses the most are: dada, mama, Bob, ALL done, det don (get down), uh-oh, hiiiiii, num-num, ni (which is NO) and lots of babbles…she knows what she is saying we just don’t know yet! She is smiles all the time and still is a great baby! Madison sure loves to eat. Everyday I pick her up at daycare and ask how she ate—they always laugh at me and say what do you think? I think she is the one who eats the most at every meal!! Sheesh! She is a good eater at home and is very messy!! Of course she has to do it all by herself, then when she is done she drops it over the highchair and says “UhOh!” stinker.










I have been busy planning her birthday party---even though she will not remember it, I want it to be the best party for her!! Birthdays are important to me—it is a day you have to celebrate all to yourself! Unlike Easter and Christmas- you don’t have to share it with anyone!! So, Madison will always have the best birthdays and they will always be about her!!

Madison is proud to announce that in October she will be a BIG SISTER!! Yes, we are expecting! October 12th is my due date. It is a scary but exciting time for us! Madison is so much fun right now and I think she will make a GREAT big sister! This time we will find out what we are having~ we will find out in May. So, if it a boy—I will ask everyone to start thrift sale shopping for me 




Hope everyone is doing well---I will be super excited the next time I post---Birthday pics and Easter pics! Happy Spring---hope it comes a little faster!!

Getting Close to ONE!~

Madison is 10 months and counting….April 24th is coming up way too quickly!! I can not believe that she is going to be ONE in a couple months! Where the heck has the last year gone?? Crazy.

Madison still is not walking, but she is sooo close. She will take a step and fall. She goes in the middle of the room with toys in her hand and just stands up! She is also starting to squat all the time. Her little leg muscles are a lot stronger than mine! I am just waiting for the day for her to take off!! My luck- she will be at daycare when it happens! Oh well.

She pretty much eats anything and everything now! It is nice to be able to give her “people” food- much more convenient! She still likes her baby food and eats that, but she is all about feeding herself!

Little Missy has been on the up and down the last couple weeks—she had a nasty cold/cough…so we took her in and they tested her and the MD told us she had RSV, which is a respiratory virus. I panicked (which most moms would do) and they said it is not a big deal. We used a respirator on her for a couple days and Pat stayed home to be with her. It worked out well! Now today, as I write this…I am home with Madison cus she is sick AGAIN!? I don’t know what it is now…but earlier at daycare, she could not keep anything down. Since we have been home- she has kept some liquids down and currently she is taking a nap! The nice thing about Maddie is that she is SOOO happy all the time and nothing seems to affect her! She is still in a great mood- all smiles all the time! So, it makes it easier being home with her!

That is all that is going on in our crazy life—hope everyone is well!

10 Months Old



New Shoes~


Maddie and her nebulizer


I am ready to go MOM!


Spaghetti calls for a bath

Nine Months and a Case of the Eights

Madison is NINE months old!! I need to start planning her 1st birthday party—only 3 months to go!! :) haha.
She had her nine month appointment and eight was her lucky number….She weighs 18 lbs 6oz, she is 28 inches long and her head is 18 cm….! She is in the 40% for weight, her height was 45% and her head was in the 90%!! So, we have a small girl with a big head!
The MD was very happy with how big Miss Maddie has gotten—since she started off so miniature!


Madison is on the verge of walking---she is almost there! She stands up all by herself and then looks around and when she realizes that she is by herself…she falls to her butt and giggles! It will happen one of these days…she will just take off!! AHHHH! Time is going toooooo fast! Madison has 2 teeth on the bottom and the 2 on the top are coming…we can see them they have not poked thru yet. Her hair is getting really long, she almost needs a haircut!! I am not ready to cut it yet---but it will be needed soon!! Madison loves to do “SO BIG!” We ask her how big she is and she puts her arms up in the air and far as they go! And of course- laughs while doing it! She finally says “mama” before EVERYTHING was “dadadadada” and “babababa” (for Bob) but “mama” is part of her vocabulary! She will not do it when asked…she still says “dada” but she will say it when she is trying to get my attention!


Madison is SO BIG on her 1st day of swimming lessons~




Christmas was GREAT! Madison was at a really fun age! She was really good but into everything! She loved the paper and the boxes~ climbing on them, ripping them open and even putting them in her mouth! It was so much fun to be with all of our family! Thank you to our family for all the “noisy” toys…just wait until we come to your house and “accidentally leave them there!” Also- thank you to everyone that sent us Christmas cards to our new address! I was pleasantly surprised with ALL the cards we got this year! THANKS- our door looked great!






January was a crazy month! We had something going on EVERY weekend! Family and friends came to visit us in our new house—Pat’s parents came one weekend and thanks to Brad, the TV is FINALLY on the wall! YAY!! Thank you! My really good friend Laura and her fiancé Kyle came for a weekend- it was so fun to hang with them! PLUS- I got to do a little “wedding planning” with her…..I love that! Pat’s friends from Detroit came for a WHOLE week!! Yes, I had 3 extra boys at my house for a WEEK! We had a great time! The boys fished all week and when I got home, we had dinner and just relaxed for the rest of the night! Madison loved having 3 extra boys in her house---she is a flirt! Bob loved them too! More people to play with and more shoes to grab! Haha. Last weekend JoDee, Brad and my goddaughter Bella came to town. Bella is 2 ½ and man she keeps me on my toes! She is a funny little girl! She loves to go, go, go….I wish I got to see her more often!! Madison loved having Bella around---a “big” kid to look up to! On Saturday we made our 1st adventure to the Children’s museum! Bella LOVED it- she was ALL over the place and just ran and ran. Madison had a great time too! She had a smile on her face the WHOLE time!!

Bella boo

New Leg Warmers and the Museum!

Auntie JoDee and Madogg

Peanut!



Madison has quickly become a Packer fan! She loves watching it with her dad, I think it is because he is yelling at the TV but Pat thinks it is because she loves the “green and gold” --- Next week will be interesting and fun! Have fun watching the game everyone!!
GO PACK GO!