Of Blankets and Birthdays

First, HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY TO PAP PAP!!!!! We wish we could be there to celebrate!!! And we can't wait to cruise on your new Harley. :)


OK, we're still working on neck muscles...


You're HOW old??? (look, it made her cry...)



We have so far received some absolutely gorgeous blankets and quilts from some very talented Aunties and Nana. We took a bunch of pictures this morning of Maddie enjoying them all (until she got impatient and started to cry). Unfortunately, she had a meltdown before we got to Auntie Mandi's crocheted blankie, so it will have to wait.

In case you're wondering, we went to the pediatrician on Friday and she's now 9lbs exactly and 21.75 inches long. Almost as big as Jeff when he was born! Fatty! She's doing really well and is proudly showing her baby acne, which should be gone in a few weeks. In the mean time she kind of looks like Morgan Freeman, but tiny and white.






These pictures are of the beautiful quilt Elise Stubbe sewed for us. Hopefully you can see the intricate stitching; it shows up best on the back (red) side. This was when M lost it.





This gorgeous orange blankie was knit by Auntie Barbara, Elise's mom. I actually captured one of Maddie's elusive smiles! Also, she's doing her best turtle impression. Pretty good, eh?





Last but not least, these quilts were made by Nana Roth. Aren't they great? They're so soft!!

Just the three of us... er, six of us...

Nana and Pap Pap left early this morning after 6 lovely albeit HOT days here. Now we're all alone! Left to our own devices. Hoping we don't majorly screw up. Maddie is so far unscathed, relatively well fed and not crying. Success! Plus, we've discovered that if we put her in the vibrating chair she'll do 'quiet aware' for a while and we can eat our lunch.

The animals have taken their stations: Mr.Burns is sleeping under the crib, Kona is wedged between the papasan chair and the wall and Chula is sitting vigil at my feet, protecting Maddie from possible intruders (any big brown dogs) and occasionally getting up to lick her ears.

Jeff is working on his paper in the other room. I'm stationed in the Feeding Chair. This is the foreseeable future.






little darling


Nana, Pap Pap & the girl


Mama Duck and Maddie


Jeff's 29th birthday!!!

Splish splash...

Maddie had a wee accident in Le Target that involved overfilling her diaper, a disgruntled new father and a Baby Bjorn. We will never forget to bring our diaper bag again... even on a quick errand! Anyway, here are some more gratuitous pictures of her after her bath.

MADELEINE LOUISE IS HERE!!!

Madeleine Louise was born on Tuesday, May 27th at 1:30 pm!! We had a wonderful, natural birth and she arrived bright eyed and bushy tailed after about 14 hours of labor.

We have been getting settled in and getting into a routine. When people say nothing can prepare you for this, they weren't kidding! I'll post more as I get time. Right now it seems as though she's breastfeeding non stop. Luckily Grandma Mag came out and is saving our butts! We're really looking forward to Grandma and Grandpa Roth coming on the 11th too!!




Mindi, she loves this mobile!! Thank you!


Disco?


My sweets!




Uncle Alec came by from San Diego.