Dear Madison,


I write this as you are one month old. What a month it has been! Your father and I are very sleep deprived, but couldn't be happier. You came to us after a long time. It was hard to wait for you. It was hard to see others have the joy of having a little child come to their family. It was very hard, and at the time I couldn't see the bigger picture. If I would have known that it was you I was waiting for, I wouldn't have felt bad at all. If I could only go back in time to tell myself what an angel was waiting for me...


So far, you are such a sweet girl. However, in the hospital you got the reputation of being the " instant gratification baby" You have a very distinct cry, your dad likes to call it a " high pitched girly scream". I couldn't agree more. You prefer your bottle to nursing, but we are working on it.

The night before your Dad and I went out for my birthday to a thai food restaurant. My water broke with you on September 28th at about 5:30. I wasn't sure what was happening, so I told your dad and then we both went back to sleep.  Dad then went to work, and I was worried. I told Grandma that I thought my water had broke and I cried. Your cousin Aryonnah told me " Why you cry? You have a baby!". She is two, and has a lot of wisdom. So, I called your Dad and we went to the hospital. They told us we were staying to have a baby.

I was lucky and did not feel contractions with you. I only felt them when they gave me medicine to progress things. I made the mistake of not eating anything, so my biggest complaint was that I was hungry.

After 19 hours total, you were here. Dad got to see you being born, and said it was a really cool experience. He got to cut your umbillical cord. I remember the first moment I saw you and all of your cute dark hair. You weighed 8.5 pounds and were 20.25 inches long.

The food at the hospital was terrible, I am glad you didn't have to eat any of it! However, the nurses and your dad were very helpful. I was almost sad to leave the hospital because of all the help I was getting.

I just can't believe you are here, sometimes I still have a hard time believing you are mine, how could I have been so lucky?

7 weeks

Things are going well with this cute baby we have. Madison, you are starting to smile and coo a lot, I think you recognize your mom and dad. For the most part you are very happy, but your tummy bothers you a lot. You like to be bounced around and held in the football hold. Hopefully it will go away soon so you can be happy all of the time!

You weight almost twelve pounds! You are very alert, and haven't lost any of your hair. In fact, that is the first thing people notice about you. It's hard for me to go to the store, because I constantly get stopped because of your hair. It's ok though, I love it. :)