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Monday, May 30, 2011

1 Month Birthday!

Yesterday Madison turned 1 month!  It was also her original due date.  I can't belive how fast it has gone and can tell that the rest of our lives will fly by as well. 

We celebrated along with enjoying the Memorial Day holiday by having friends over for a cookout.  It was so hot that we stayed inside with the air conditioning. 

The night before we enjoyed a neighborhood cookout at Adam and Julia's.  It was a lot of fun and great to get to know those who live around us better!

Even though Madison still sleeps most of the time, it is fun to see her more awake and exploring sights & sounds. 

Our great friend, Julia, gave us this beautiful blanket and embroidered her name on it.  It's pink and grey like Madison's room.  It is something we will keep for a very long time!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Welcome Madison Nicole!!


Our family became a little larger a few weeks ago; sooner than we expected it to!  I (Kristin) traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday, April 28th, excited to attend a baby shower my family was throwing for me that Saturday.  However, to everyone's surprise, my water broke that Friday evening while I was out with my long time best friend, Angie, and her husband Josh.  I wasn't due for another month!  They quickly took me to the local hospital (where I was born 26 years earlier) and my parents met us.  "Where was Todd?", you may be asking ... back at home in Lexington!  He did not travel with me due to a work commitment and had jokingly told me my only job that weekend was to NOT have the baby.   OOPS!  Needless to say, he threw some bags together and my wonderful friend Julia packed the 'baby bag' for him.  Before long, he was off to Michigan in the car for a very anxious 7 hour drive.  By 11pm Todd wasn't even half way there and I was having contractions around every two minutes.  We were very worried that he wasn't going to make it on time.  Thankfully, the epidural that I received slowed everything down and Todd arrived safely at 4:15am (only pulled over once).  We welcomed our beautiful baby girl into the world at 10:50am on Saturday, April 30th (10 min before I was supposed to have my baby shower). Madison Nicole was small but healthy at 5 lbs 11 oz and 17 inches long (3rd percentile).

We traveled home to Lexington that Wednesday after Madison was monitored in the NICU for a night and given the all clear.  The car ride home was long but we made it, happy to be home after such a crazy few days.

Madison's weight was 5 lbs 4 oz at it's lowest but she has made great progress.  At 3 weeks old, she is now 7.5 lbs!  She has out grown her preemie clothes and is now wearing newborn.

We are so blessed to have her in our life and wouldn't change a thing!!  We love you Madison!!