I have heard about this thing called blogging...so I guess it is time to get caught up with the rest of the world! One more thing to get addicted to, right?
A good thing to remember is that I am learning some very creative ways to get some interesting stains out of his clothes! We are very glad that summer is coming. Eli loves to be outside! It has been a long winter inside since we had Madeline. The days of watching "Cars" is coming to a close hopefully!
Lets see...as of right now Evan has taken Eli for a ride in the truck. Our little boy is all boy, through and through! Here are some pics of him as he was presented to me after about an hour outside today!
A good thing to remember is that I am learning some very creative ways to get some interesting stains out of his clothes! We are very glad that summer is coming. Eli loves to be outside! It has been a long winter inside since we had Madeline. The days of watching "Cars" is coming to a close hopefully!
Our sweet Madeline...what a rough life so far! Born December 12, 2008 and five days later we were at a cardiologist for a heart murmur. In fact, madeline has three holes in her heart. The good thing is that they should not hurt her in any way. She will see a cardiologist every six months until she is five or the holes close up. We are thankful that there wasn't a more serious condition or a need for surgery. There is something about the doctor telling you your baby may have a heart problem that makes you want to hold your baby even closer...if that is possible. We think back to the problematic pregnancy and we really look at Maddie as a real miracle...we thank God for our little girl. A few days after we found all that out Maddie came down with a cold that lasted about six weeks. Amiss all that, we realized she was allergic to breastmilk and had to put her on a Soy formula. She will be three months old on March 12...but somehow it seems like much longer. Maddie has been vocal since before she was 2 months old. I told Evan that he better get used to it now...girls never stop talking!!!!!!!
Eli loves his little sister...as long as she isn't crying. he sticks his fingers in his ears when she is bothering him. Most of the time though, he loves her and insists on kissing her goodnight every night. Sometimes, she is the only one he wants to say goodnight to.
As of right now, Maddie is hanging in her snuggli, asleep as usual. Attaching her to me in the snuggli seems to be the only way that I can get anything done...well as much as you can do with a small human hanging off of you! I secretly love it though. Since I can't breast feed Madeline, I enjoy the fact that I am still the only one that can comfort her most of the time. I was afraid that our bond would be somehow hindered because she couldn't nurse...all those "breastfeeding Nazi's", as my doctor calls them, had me really scared that my daughter and I would never connect because she wouldn't nurse. However, that is not the case! I am greeted every morning with her excited smile and it melts my heart.
