2008 Firefighter Olympics

On July 14th, we headed up to San Jose for the Firefighter Olympics. Daddy's department has a softball team that won the gold medal last year while Madeline was in mommy's tummy. They took 5th place this year...not too bad. Madeline flew on a plane for the second time to get there and also took her first train ride!

First Food

Madeline turned 4 months old today, July 10th. She weighs almost 13 lbs and is 24 inches long! Dr. Webb was very impressed with how advanced she is for her age. She told us we can start feeding her solid food (she has been showing interest for about two weeks now, constantly trying to eat off of mommy and daddy's plates!). We started her on yummy rice cereal, which she didn't reaaly care for. After two weeks, we started giving her veggies. Her favorites are carrots and sweet potatoes! Yum!

4th of July

For the 4th of July, Mommy and Daddy took Madeline swimming at her friend Izzy's house. This was her first time in a real pool and she loved it! Later that night, we BBQ'd at Josh & Katie's house. Madeline LOVED the fireworks!

Trip to Colorado

For Father's Day, we took Madeline to Colorado to visit her Grandpa Mark and her Uncle Jess. She had so much fun playing with her cousins and her aunties. It was also her first time flying in an airplane and she was such a good traveler!

Bath Time with Daddy

Madeline loves her daddy!!! They have so much fun together at bath time. Look at how well Maddie can hold up her head on her belly! Only two and a half months old!

Madeline's Baptism

On May 23, 2008, Madeline was baptized at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano. It was such a beautiful day. We were fortunate enough to have the Serra Chapel all to ourselves (thanks Dad!) Maddie wore the same gown that mommy and grandma both wore when they were baptized! Auntie Hillary and Uncle Frank are Madeline's godparents.

First Crush?

This is Madeline and her neighbor, Caysen, who is just 10 days older than her. We think there may be some crushing going on between these two...Madeline keeps trying to rollover towards Caysen. By the way, Madeline started trying to roll from her back to her belly in May when she was only 2 months old. She had already mastered the belly to back roll at about six weeks and was an expert at rolling from her back to her belly by three months!

First REAL Smiles

At six weeks old, Madeline has started giving us real smiles on a regular basis...and we can't get enough of them! I love it when she first wakes up in the morning...she always smiles as soon as she sees my face. It makes all of the sleepless nights worthwhile!

Baby Girls Club

From left to right: Izzy (3 months), Kyleigh (2 months) and Maddie (1 month)

One Month Old...

...and already yelling at mama!!!

Bath Time!!!

Madeline had her first bath today at 2 weeks and 4 days old. She LOVED the water!

Madeline's First Easter

At just twelve days old, Madeline celebrated her first Easter. Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Andrew and Katie came over...Grandma cooked so mommy could relax and Grandpa took lots of pictures.

First Smile???

Just 6 days old...and the first glimpse of a smile? Mommy thinks so!

Four Days Old

Madeline is just four days old in these pictures. This is the day we found out that her billirubin levels had increased since coming home from the hospital. She was put on a billi-bllanket and would stay on it for five days until her levels went back down. As uncomfortable as that thing must have been, she was SUCH a good girl! I think it was harder on mommy and daddy...

Madeline's Birthday!!!

On March 10, 2008 at 1:33 pm after 18 hours of labor our little angel arrived!!! She weighed in at 6 lbs 15 oz and was 19 inches long. We fell in love the moment we saw her beautiful face. Delivering her was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but also the most amazing experience. I could not have done it without my AWESOME husband and support team (mom, dad & Mary) and, of course, the BEST NURSE EVER, Jeanette!

Awaiting Madeline's Arrival

These pictures were taken at my baby showers. The first was in January when I was 8 months pregnant and the second was in early March, just days before Madeline made her big arrival. My cousin, Nicole, had her baby, Hadlee, two days after I had Madeline.