Merry Christmas!!

We were at my parents house the weekend before Christmas for our 1st Christmas celebration. Madison slept through opening presents so she had her own time once she got up. She wasn't too interested in the presents but really enjoyed trying to eat all the wrapping paper. We do Christmas with Mike's side in 2 weeks so more pictures to come.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Now that it is almost Christmas, here are our Thanksgiving pictures. This year it was on the Remer side so we headed to my parents house. There were 14 adults and now with Madison 7 kids under 8. So there was never a dull moment. As you can see Madison enjoyed her first Thanksgiving dinner. She really like the sweet potatoes that Aunt Sarah made. Madison had lots of fun crawling around, she had just started to crawl so she wasn't really fast yet.

Now almost 3 weeks later she is getting everywhere and having lots of fun chasing all the animals. She loves the kitty cats.

Well Madisons 1st Halloween was a cold one. This is us after going trick or treating in the wind and cold. I think it was about 45 degrees out, not so fun. We went out with Madisons cousins in their neighborhood. She was a puppy, as if we don't have enough dogs around :) I had bought this costume at the end of last Halloween and it was a little small. She is tall so she was busting out of it but at least it was warm. She got to try some of the candy but there was alot she couldn't have. So of course I could not let it go to waste. Just one of the perks to her 1st Halloween not sure if it will slide next year.

Ok so I got a new lens and who better to try it out on but Madison. She will forever be my model hopefully she doesn't mind when she can do something about it :) Mike and I brought her downtown Holland today and I took a few pics while we were out. We get lots of compliments on her hat which she really needed as it was pretty cold today. Hopefully I can get somemore pictures when the leaves change more. I love fall!!!

6 Months Old

Ok so a little late but here are her 6 months pictures (taken at 6 months). She is keeping up with her weight at 75% and height 95%. As you can see she is sitting up really well now. Not really any attempts at crawling but she gets around a little on her tummy. Madison is loving sitting up and being able to see everything, riding in the grocery cart has been a fun change for her.

She is now caring more about who is holding her and aware of people around her. I have to say it is a little wierd being the one that can fix anything. I am so used to passing off the crying baby, and not the one being passed the baby because she wants me. So many new things and Mike and I are enjoying seeing her learn and change everyday.

More camping pictures

Top picture is Madison at the dunes reaching for the camera.

Next one Mike and my family went on a dune ride out by Lake Michigan. Madison stayed back with my mom.

Next one is me and Madison ready to try the water. It ended up being to cold but we had to try.

Next is my nephew Austin and me the first day of our camping trip.

Then there is me and Mike relaxing by the fire.

Silver Lake

We went camping with my family for 4 nights at Silver Lake. The sand dunes were alot of fun and Madison had a good time riding on daddy's back. The weather was perfect, just right for climbing dunes but a little cool for the kids swimming. We rode on a dune ride which was lots of fun and went to a light house. I will post more pics of everything. Madison did really good, she got a little bored without her big toys. But she slept good and as long as there was something going on she was happy. We hope to do this every year, which will be lots of fun. There were litterally no bugs, which was sooooooo nice.

Lots of sitting by the fire and eating food. We feel a little large now but we had a great time.

Madison's first 4th of July. Waiting for the fireworks to start. We went to a park in Holland to watch the fireworks. Mike was on call for work so we weren't able to go to the cottage for our normal festivities. It was way past her bedtime but she did really good waiting over an hour for them to start. Once they started she just stared at them the whole time. She had a cute outfit, even some red, white and blue flip flops. Such a spoiled little girl :)

She is now 4 months old, here are some pictures of her first cereal. She wasn't sure about it at first but she is doing much better now. (The marks on her face are from her sunglass'. ) She is getting so big and learning new things constantly. I'll have to add some pictures of her standing. Which has been her favorite for about a month now.

Madison's first stay in a hotel. We went to Colubus Ohio for Mike's sister Kari's wedding. She looks so comfy.

Chillin in daddy's guitar case :) Another cute 3 month picture.

Well we got some 3 month pictures taken. So far she is very photogenic, she better stay that way because she is now my guinea pig :)

Well it is official she is growing like a weed. She went to the doctor yesterday and is now
12.5 lbs. and 24 in. long. She is in the 90th percentile for everything, which is good I was worried she would get my big head :) She is doing good and sleeping pretty much through the night. She gets up around 5 or 6 to eat and then back to bed till 8 or 9. I'll take it, at 9 weeks I wasn't expecting her to sleep this well.
I am currently trying to find a part time daycare in Holland. For when I start cleaning my Holland houses again. I am a little apprehensive about this. I go to interview someone tomorrow night. She sounded nice on the phone so we will see. Hopefully I can find someone I trust.
Well, no new milestones to annouce. We did get a jogging stroller and tried it out yesterday. She liked it much better than just a regular stroller that we have gone for walks with. I know we shouldn't being using it until she is bigger but I think she is fine. She must like moving faster, she didn't cry at all.

Happy Easter!!!!

Madison was in a big basket of eggs at our church egg hunt.

Family picture for Madison's first Easter. She was a happy girl for her picture. We had dinner at my parents house with Laura and her kids. Adia and my dad wern't feeling very good but we had a good dinner.

Fun mics. pictures. Sunny thought Madison's lap looked good. He tried to get her to pet him but no luck. She is 6 weeks old here.

Madison is now 6 weeks old. She started smiling at 4 weeks but just started to do it more regularly. She is doing good, growing alot and staying awake longer. Today she started noticing the dogs and looking at them. It will be interesting when she can start to grab at them. We'll see how the dogs handle that. It will be an adjustment for them.

We are all doing good, Mike said he would take care of Madison at night over the weekend. Hopefully I can get a full nights sleep which I havn't had in months. Between going to the bathroom every few hours while pregnant and feeding Madison every few hours now that doesn't leave much room for a full nights sleep. But I've actually been feeling good for the most part, I really enjoy sleep though :) Hopefully we can get Madison to start sleeping longer at night soon and we can all be rested at the same time.

Here are some pictures of Madison getting her first sponge bath at home. She didn't seem to mind it at all.

There is also a picture of her sleeping in the crib Grandpa Remer

made her. These pictures are from the first few days home so they

are a little old. She no longer has nice skin. Her face is covered in

baby acne, sorry Madison, that's my stupid hormones :(

She is doing really good so far, she only cries when she is hungry and sometimes when she is tired. So I'd say she is a pretty good baby. She goes to the doctor next week so we will see how much she has grown.

I'm looking forward to her smiling and being able to interact more. This newborn thing isn't exactly what I imagined. I'm waiting for it to be more than eat, sleep, poop :) But I know it will come way to soon then I will be missing her being little. So I'll try not to rush it I guess.

Our first family picture. She is doing good. We are trying to get rest in the uncomfortable hospital. Our stay has been really nice just uncomfortable beds, we will be going home tomorrow the 27th. Delivery went pretty good. I'm tired but no major complaints. We are trying to get used to our new little girl so far she has been very good :)