Where has the time gone?

Chad is approaching 4 months old. I can't believe how big he's getting. He's already 15 lbs! I call him my little chunky monkey. I had to get out some of his 6-9 month clothes, because some of his pants weren't fitting around his little (well, big) tummy :)

Madison has finally hit the terrible two's, at 2 1/2! I thought, wow, I've got it made, I'm not going to have to deal w/ tantrums, etc. But, oh my, it's BAD! If she doesn't get her way, watch out.

Maddie and Chad have both been exposed to the FIFTH DISEASE! My newphew came down with it somehow, and he was over on Friday/Saturday. Sunday he woke up with a rash, poor little pumpkin. His mom took him to the dr., and they said it's not contagious, but I've been reading up on it, and it's actually very contagious the week before the rash breaks out. Yikes. So, I have to keep a close eye, fingers crossed they don't get it.

Halloween is coming up. Chad is going to be a Sweet Pea, and Maddie is going to be Minnie Mouse. She begs me daily to wear her costume, because she can twirl really good in the dress :)

Will write more later. I should be working right now, both kids are napping. SWEET!

Our Vegas trip, 2007!

Saturday morning we left for Vegas, got a late start, but better late then never. I wasn't sure how Maddie would do, having to stay at someone else's house, since she's never been away from home (except when she was 6 months old). Well, she freaked out a little bit. It took her a good hour to get use to everyone at my Uncle's house. Then, I took her to see my Grandparents (which is attached to my Uncles) and she clammed up again and started crying all over again. Poor thing, it was pretty tramatic for her. But, Chad could care less! He was all smiles, which really made my grandparents happy.

I got to meet my new little cousin, Richie, he is so cute, he's 4 weeks old. It's cool to think that in just a few years, Chad will have a little buddy to play with when we come visit.

Maddie met a new little friend, Nalani. My aunt's sister was also staying the weekend, and Nalani is her 3 year old daughter. Thank god for her, because I don't think Maddie could have made it through the trip without her. They had a lot of fun playing together.

We didn't have much opportunity to go to the casino's to gamble, which really bummed Chris out. But, the whole point of the trip was to spend as much time with my grandparents as possible. And that we did!

I really was looking forward to taking Maddie to the strip at night so she could see all the lights, but when we got there, they had plans to go to dinner, so we did that the first night. Then Sunday night, my Uncle had planned a birthday BBQ for my aunt, and Maddie didn't take a nap, so she was really tired and cranky, so there was no way we were going out on the town with her. So, on the way home, we drove down to the strip and walked around a little bit. She wasn't too interested though, except for the M&M guy that was standing out front the M&M store, she just loved him.

Well, that's about it for now.

Our pool......... for a day!

It was so hot the past few weeks, that Chris went out and bought a big pool that all of us could go in and enjoy, and get out of the heat. We were all very excited, especially Madison.

As you can see, she was all ready to go in her little life-jacket. She thought it was so cool that it was so big. Once it filled up a bit more though she got a little scared, I think it was a bit overwhelming for her.




It took over 3,000 gallons to fill the pool up. So, by the time it was filled to the top, it was dark, and starting to get cool out, so we went in for the night, looking forward to the next day to where we could all get in and swim. Well, later that night, my mom came in to tell us that the backyard was flooded. Chris went outside, and found that there was a huge rip in the bottom of the pool. Agh, what a nightmare! Chris had to take it back to K-mart the next day, at least we got our money back. Not looking forward to the water bill though!

Pigtails!

Madison's hair is growing, finally! I'm now able to put cute little pigtails in her hair. Unfortunately, they do not stay in for long. She gets really excited at first and will stand in front of the mirror for about 5 minutes looking at herself and talking to herself, then after that, she's pretty much over it and rips them out. Oh well, I'm sure if I keep putting them in her hair, she will eventually get use to it.

A happy face!

It's been ages since I posted something, I have been so busy w/ these two children, that I barely have time for myself these days.

Today Chad is 7 weeks old, as I always say, it's amazing how fast time flies. Seems like just yesterday I was bringing him home from the hospital. My recovery this time around was so easy, I hardly remember being in any pain. Chad started smiling last week, but I was just able to capture it on camera just the other day. He is so darn cute! Usually when he wakes up at 3 am, I'm so exhausted, and cranky because I just want to sleep, but then when I take him and lay him on the changing table, and he looks up at me w/ that big adorable grin, I am no longer tired, nor irritated, you just can't be w/ that big grin looking up at you, it just melts my heart.

Madison is such a great big sister! She's so mature for her age, and is so gentle w/ him. Every time he cries, she runs up to him and pats his little tummy and says "your stomach hurt Chad? Aww!" It's so cute. And then she'll say "I pet him?" Then she touches his little head and gives him a kiss. And she's very good about putting his pacifier in his mouth when it falls out. Also, when he's in his swing, she sometimes stops it so that she can bend down and kiss him. It really is way too cute. I'm so lucky that she is so good with him. That was one thing I was worried about.

Well, I will try and be better about posting more stuff more frequently.

Maddie went Pee Pee in the Potty!

Tonight me and Chris were giving Maddie a bath, and Chris was playing around sticking his head underwater and blowing bubbles, Maddie was laughing so hard, it was so cute. All of a sudden, she reached out to me and said "Momma, pee pee" and I was like, REALLY??? So, I grabbed her quickly out of the bathtub, because at first I thought she said poo poo, and I didn't want her pooing in the tub, so I stuck her on her potty, all wet and sudsy, and wrapped her in a towel. She was still laughing at how funny Chris was being. Then after like two minutes, I asked her if she was all done, and she stood up, and there was pee pee in the potty. I showed it to her, and she got so excited, clapping her hands and jumping up and down, it was so cute, and she was so proud of herself. She gave me a giant hug, and then wanted back in the bath tub. I would be so lucky if she were to be potty trained before the baby gets here. We'll have to really keep working on this.

Maddie's Two Year Check-up!

Today Maddie had her two year check-up. The Doctor was surprised to hear that she can say her ABC's and count to 13! She was also very impressed that Maddie can catch a ball and draw a circle. Maddie weighs 29 lbs and is 36 1/2 inches tall. She's in the 75th percentile for weight and the 95th percentile for height, which means she is going to be tall like her Daddy. The visit ended with a nasty shot for Hep A, which of course Maddie cried, but was all better when the doctor gave her two stickers. She's the best little pumpkin!