The Good, The Bad & The Funny

The Good
- Seeing that gummy smile
- Hearing her "talk"
- Comforting her when she cries
- Holding her while she sleeps
- Watching her sleep
- Dressing her in all of the cute clothes
- Shopping for the cute clothes
- Realizing a schedule is possible
- Watching her learn new things

The Bad
- Getting spit up on you & I don't mean a little bit
- Living with 3 - 5 hours of sleep at night
- Blow outs (where does it all come from?)
- The fussy times
- Giving up dairy, chocolate, caffeine & spices

The Funny
- Checking to make sure she's still breathing because I hadn't heard her stir in a bit & can't fall asleep until I do
- Getting so much enjoyment out of watching her poop & passing gas face
- Poop & gas
- Wiping spit up on your pants
- How does she go through so many outfits?
- Shooting her in the face when she pulls away while nursing

Meeting Madison

We had a great time during our short visit to California. But I have to admit traveling with a 5 week old was interesting to say the least. My Mom went way above and beyond with this shower and it was the best that I have seen (not that I'm partial). Madison enjoyed meeting all of her new aunties even though she did sleep through most of it. She got so many great things - especially the cutest clothes. I have to admit that I am the worst at picture taking so I didn't even get a group picture. I owe Lucia big time for taking a good amount of the pictures we did get.

My only regret with our visit is that we didn't get to see more people. And although we're not sure when we will be back again, we hope that it is soon.
Now that we're nearing week 7, I have so many new pictures I need to post and take. Although she's been giving us the beautiful gummy smile, I haven't had the chance to capture it in a picture yet. I guess I'm too selfish and I take every last second of it in.

Go Easy On Me...

Time to jump on the blogging band wagon and try this out. Since this year is bringing about a lot of change I think it's time we figure out a new way to let our friends and family know. The facebook status' don't really cut it anymore and the chances of my mom or Jason's mom signing up are next to none. So, we've decided to try this out. Please be patient as my blog will definitely not be as neat as many of my friends; at least at first it won't but I will get there hopefully.

As I mentioned, this year is going to be a big year of change. Firstly and most importantly, we have a Foster child that joined our family on December 18, 2009. For the record, she is indeed our child but I have a feeling that we will have a lot of fun with the "foster child" thing when she is older. Madison is a awesome addition to the family and I cannot imagine life without her (with the exception of the sleep depravation but I know that will pass). This is the only time I can imagine when people say, "they grow so fast," and my thoughts are "thank God!"

We have a few other huge changes in the works, but I don't really want to jinx anything just yet. So there's my very first blog, hopefully I didn't mess it up too bad.