Which means that the usually hectic beginning of the week is past us and we are almost to the weekend!! This also means that I now have a chance to catch up on the blog.
Hmmm...let's see... Madison is feeling much better. She had quite a bit of gunk to clean out of her nose this morning, but her cough is gone, she's got her appetite back, and she is a much happier, playful baby. We are so happy that she is feeling better.
We are really having to make adjustments to things these days, as Madison is learning to do so much everyday - new things amuse her, old things that maybe once did, are just that...OLD. She is also really getting around - you can look away for a split second and she is across the room, has pulled her self up on something, and is reaching for something she really shouldn't have.
She is eating some finger foods, "like such as" (that is for Dylan), cheerios and those little fruit puff thingys that melt in your mouth. It is so fun to see her figuring out what to do with them.
Oh, and she has GOT to be trying to get some teeth. We've been waking up quite a bit at night this week - many times I find her sitting in her crib chewing as hard as she can on her lambie. Poor baby. I hope those darn things come through soon!
This weekend Dylan will be hanging with the guys at Stewart's bachelor party. Madison and I will be at home being good girls. :) I'm pretty sure we are going to do a LOT of relaxing, probably some fun artsy stuff that I have been wanting to do and in my spare time, I plan to do some more babyproofing!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Too cool for school
Dylan's cousin, Ali, sent this "Spice Baby" bib to Madison. Ali lives in L.A. and tours with a lot of bands and other singers and does catering and other stuff for them while on tour. She got this while working the Spice Girls concert! Pretty cool, huh? Madison was definitely the coolest girl in school Monday when she wore her bib. We even made sure her pants, shoes and hair coordinated. :)
Pneumonia??
We thought the ear infection news was bad...until we learned Madison may now have pneumonia. The two aren't related, of course, but one would wonder considering our poor baby got hit with one right after the other.
On Friday afternoon, I got a call from daycare that Madison had a low grade fever. I had a feeling we needed to get it checked out right away because I had been questioning all week if she felt good - she was just not herself. Twenty minutes after I got the call, I got there to pick Madison up and her fever had spiked to 102.3. She did NOT look good at all. She was breathing fast, was very sluggish and sleepy and burning up! To make a very long, painful and sad story short, after three hours in an emergency care center, too many needle pokes and other torturous tests, they told me the radiologist saw some "pneumonia in her lungs" but couldn't tell if it was the early stages of pneumonia or a viral infection. They prescribed another antibiotic (she just finished a course a week before for her ear infection) and we went home - Madison was completely exhausted and I was drained in every way possible. I felt horrible for putting her through that torture and was just angry at the people there and the pediatrician's office for not seeing her instead (a long story that I won't go into here).
Dylan didn't know any of this was going on until after the fact because I couldn't reach him before I left work and on top of that, my cell phone was dead, so that made it even more stressful for me. I hated not having him there to help me make decisions about Madison's care.
Anyway, Madison was feeling better by Saturday - her temp stayed down all day and Saturday night and she seemed to be happy and completely back to normal (hence our short trip to the beach on Sunday!!!), so we pretty much decided that it was a crazy 24-hour virus or something.
YESTERDAY, Madison woke up congested, hoarse and by the end of the day, had developed a nasty cough! Needless to say, we're back to thinking it very well could have been pneumonia. There is definitely a lot of "junk" that she is trying to get rid of. She is such a trooper though. I just hope she starts feeing better soon. :(
On Friday afternoon, I got a call from daycare that Madison had a low grade fever. I had a feeling we needed to get it checked out right away because I had been questioning all week if she felt good - she was just not herself. Twenty minutes after I got the call, I got there to pick Madison up and her fever had spiked to 102.3. She did NOT look good at all. She was breathing fast, was very sluggish and sleepy and burning up! To make a very long, painful and sad story short, after three hours in an emergency care center, too many needle pokes and other torturous tests, they told me the radiologist saw some "pneumonia in her lungs" but couldn't tell if it was the early stages of pneumonia or a viral infection. They prescribed another antibiotic (she just finished a course a week before for her ear infection) and we went home - Madison was completely exhausted and I was drained in every way possible. I felt horrible for putting her through that torture and was just angry at the people there and the pediatrician's office for not seeing her instead (a long story that I won't go into here).
Dylan didn't know any of this was going on until after the fact because I couldn't reach him before I left work and on top of that, my cell phone was dead, so that made it even more stressful for me. I hated not having him there to help me make decisions about Madison's care.
Anyway, Madison was feeling better by Saturday - her temp stayed down all day and Saturday night and she seemed to be happy and completely back to normal (hence our short trip to the beach on Sunday!!!), so we pretty much decided that it was a crazy 24-hour virus or something.
YESTERDAY, Madison woke up congested, hoarse and by the end of the day, had developed a nasty cough! Needless to say, we're back to thinking it very well could have been pneumonia. There is definitely a lot of "junk" that she is trying to get rid of. She is such a trooper though. I just hope she starts feeing better soon. :(
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Beach bums
We introduced Madison to our beach this weekend. It was Sunday around 1:00 and the weather was absolutely gorgeous, laundry needed to be done, dishes needed to be washed, so we decided to drive to the beach. We got our suits on, packed a bag and were on our way. It was nice and warm, but windy, so we didn't end up staying long, but just getting out of the house, getting our feet wet, and getting some sun was SOOO nice. We think Madison liked it too. :)
Learning new things
We are all learning new things these days. Madison is learning to get around much better to get things she wants, to pull up on furniture (at least twice now I have gone in her room to respond to a cry and she is standing up in her crib) and how to imitate things we do (including chewing and smacking her lips when we are eating).
Dylan and I are learning that our baby girl can get into stuff she shouldn't in a split second! I'm not sure about Madison, but I have had MY fair share of little bumps already! No bruises or any other lasting marks, thank goodness!
In light of these lessons, we decided to do something about our curious little one the other morning when I was in desperate need of a diet coke and had to go out to get it and Dylan was trying to save the computer from crashing and burning. You know how Madison is about computers!! Dylan didn't need a helper at the moment though. :)
This was our solution! No, we don't lock her up like this all the time... We haven't since, actually. I must say, however, it worked! When I got back from getting my caffeine, Madison was still sitting there playing.
We're still working on this one... Notice the purple pool? It's pedialyte and there was a larger one on the floor. :) She has mastered being cute during moments like these though. All you can do is look at this and laugh!
Dylan and I are learning that our baby girl can get into stuff she shouldn't in a split second! I'm not sure about Madison, but I have had MY fair share of little bumps already! No bruises or any other lasting marks, thank goodness!
In light of these lessons, we decided to do something about our curious little one the other morning when I was in desperate need of a diet coke and had to go out to get it and Dylan was trying to save the computer from crashing and burning. You know how Madison is about computers!! Dylan didn't need a helper at the moment though. :)
This was our solution! No, we don't lock her up like this all the time... We haven't since, actually. I must say, however, it worked! When I got back from getting my caffeine, Madison was still sitting there playing.
We're still working on this one... Notice the purple pool? It's pedialyte and there was a larger one on the floor. :) She has mastered being cute during moments like these though. All you can do is look at this and laugh!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Twilight Zone?
I had to pinch myself when I woke up this morning. I thought I was in the twilight zone because the alarm was going off and the last thing I remember was putting Madison to bed at 9:30 (we went to visit Tara and Arlene so Madison had a later bed time last night) and trying to keep my eyes open to find out who got kicked off of American Idol. So, you know what that means??? Madison slept through the night - she didn't let out one-single-peep!!! In fact (and I've heard people say this before), I was a little worried about her, but a couple of seconds after the alarm went off, she woke up and was ready to eat. I fed her, she went back to sleep, and I actually had to wake her up to get her dressed for school! Very exciting...I hope we can recreate the same conditions so that we might both get more full nights of sleep in the future!
Bye-Bye
No....we're not going anywhere....
Madison just learned how to wave bye-bye!!! I have been anticipating the wave for a couple of days now because her teachers and I have really been working with her and just a couple of days ago so raise her arm up when I waved bye to her, but wasn't quite sure what to do with her hand yet. This morning, we stood in front of the mirror and I opened and closed my hand while saying "bye-bye" to her and she lifted her arm and waved bye-bye to herself (not just because she was looking at herself in the mirror - she actually did the wave backwards, as I've seen some babies do...) You should have been there to see my reaction!! You would have thought I won the lottery, I was so excited! Madison probably wondered what in the heck the big deal was. :)
Later on, as I was getting her dressed for school, she started opening and closing her hand, as she looked at me and then looked down at her hand, without me even saying bye-bye to her.
The sad thing is, her daddy hasn't seen her since Monday morning, so hasn't seen her new trick yet. He cannot wait to get home tonight and we can't wait either!!!
Have I mentioned lately how incredibly adorable and perfect she is? Thought I would in case there is any question... :)
Madison just learned how to wave bye-bye!!! I have been anticipating the wave for a couple of days now because her teachers and I have really been working with her and just a couple of days ago so raise her arm up when I waved bye to her, but wasn't quite sure what to do with her hand yet. This morning, we stood in front of the mirror and I opened and closed my hand while saying "bye-bye" to her and she lifted her arm and waved bye-bye to herself (not just because she was looking at herself in the mirror - she actually did the wave backwards, as I've seen some babies do...) You should have been there to see my reaction!! You would have thought I won the lottery, I was so excited! Madison probably wondered what in the heck the big deal was. :)
Later on, as I was getting her dressed for school, she started opening and closing her hand, as she looked at me and then looked down at her hand, without me even saying bye-bye to her.
The sad thing is, her daddy hasn't seen her since Monday morning, so hasn't seen her new trick yet. He cannot wait to get home tonight and we can't wait either!!!
Have I mentioned lately how incredibly adorable and perfect she is? Thought I would in case there is any question... :)
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
8 months
Madison will be 8 months tomorrow. If you only knew how much we are enjoying each and every minute with her... Pretty amazing what kind of impact a little person can make in your life in just 8 short months!
So, I thought it was time for another well exam, but I was wrong. I guess the next one is at 9 months. I can, however, update you on her weight because we went to the doctor yesterday to make sure her ear infection has cleared up. It has, so I guess I have to find another excuse for the middle of the night wimpers and whines that sound a lot like, "come hold me". :)
Madison now weighs 17 lbs, 10 oz. and, according to one of the charts I have consulted online :), she is up to the 46th percentile for weight.
I know...I'm a nerd...but here's the chart.
I think this one gives a little different percentiles than the doctor has given us in the past (@ 6 mos they said she was in the 20th-some % for weight - this one says 30ish), but pretty close.
So, I thought it was time for another well exam, but I was wrong. I guess the next one is at 9 months. I can, however, update you on her weight because we went to the doctor yesterday to make sure her ear infection has cleared up. It has, so I guess I have to find another excuse for the middle of the night wimpers and whines that sound a lot like, "come hold me". :)
Madison now weighs 17 lbs, 10 oz. and, according to one of the charts I have consulted online :), she is up to the 46th percentile for weight.
I know...I'm a nerd...but here's the chart.
I think this one gives a little different percentiles than the doctor has given us in the past (@ 6 mos they said she was in the 20th-some % for weight - this one says 30ish), but pretty close.
No one told me that at 8 months we would already be dealing with a very determined, somewhat sassy little girl. :) Just within the past week, Madison has made it very clear when she wants something and does not appreciate us taking it away from her. Paper, for instance, that she wants to chew on - take it away from her, she screeches and whines. I've said it before, but show her an electronic of some kind - laptop, in particular - and she will dive bomb it. If you hold her back, she is not happy and let's you know. Either that or tries really hard to wiggle her way to it.
Though I was a little surprised to see that she is already expressing what she wants, the truth is, we are thrilled that she is so active and curious. I really think she is one smart little girl - you can just look at her and see "the wheels turning" inside her little head. :)
On that note (and I promise I'm almost finished), Ms. Rosie told me today that Madison got to visit the "young toddler" classroom for a bit yesterday, where Yara has been for a couple of months. Ms. Rosie's response to how she handled the new classroom was, "You have one smart little girl on your hands." She said that Madison sat still and just looked around at everything, watching all the others and checking out her new surroundings for about 45 minutes or so and then she moved toward the toys. It sounded as if she was scoping things out and deciding where she wanted to go and what she wanted to do before making her move. What a sweet little thing!
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