Father's Day Weekend

Well, Father's Day weekend wasn't too spectacular around here. Madeline came down with a stomach virus and ended up at the doctor on Thursday. She really wasn't eating and our daycare person said she was crying for mama all morning, so she thought it was best for us to take her home. The doctor wasn't concerned, just said to give her Pedialite and if she came down with a fever, we were supposed to take her to the hospital. Grandma Peggy watched her Friday morning while we went to work. Matt left work early on Friday to watch Maddie for the rest of the day. She's fine now, back at daycare and back to her usual self.


Saturday, since Maddie was feeling better and the weather was so beautiful, we decided to put Maddie in her pool. She loves the bathtub, but the pool took some getting used to. After awhile she was splashing and talking (she now says mama).

This is before...

This is after...

Father's Day wasn't too exciting. Matt came down with the stomach bug that Maddie had, so we just took it easy. Matt got to spend a lot of time with Maddie while I ran errands.

These are for Daddy

Since Daddy up and left us for a week (motorcycle trip with neighbor/friend Sean), it's a Mommy and Me week. She's been doing well...I put Matt on the speaker phone and she just stared at the phone. Matt is able to check email/blog while on his trip, so I promised to post some pictures.


Here's some new pictures Daddy!

Our cat Charlie, loves attention...

...even if it means having fur pulled out by a baby!!

Our friend Sean is updating his blog as he and Matt make their trip. Anyone interested in seeing it can visit his website:

http://razorsride.blogspot.com/

Six Month Check Up

Time has certainly flown by around here. Madeline had her six month check up last Friday. She is now 18 pounds, 14 ounces, and is 26-1/2 inches long. The doctor said that she is doing great. Just one shot in the leg this time, and we were on our way. She was crabby at daycare, but we knew it was due to the shot.
Madeline is also able to start solid foods. We started her on carrots first. The face says it all.

She likes carrots mixed in with her cereal. I tried sweet potatoes with her today and she absolutely loves them. We'll see how she does with the green vegetables later this week!

It's Been Busy Around Here...

It's been awhile since we updated the blog...we've been really busy. I began working at the Ayco Company last Tuesday, assisting the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. There's a lot to learn, but it's exciting starting a new job. Of course I'd rather be with Madeline more, but she's having fun at daycare and we think it's important for her to be around other kids.

Daycare has been going well. The first day back was a little rough, but she hadn't been there in over a month, so she was excited and didn't want to nap. She became overtired and crabby. The second day our daycare person was hit with a stomach bug and couldn't watch her; luckily Grandma Peggy was able to take the day off from work to watch her for us. Our daycare person said that she was great the rest of the week. We even get compliments from Pat's (our daycare person) kids that Madeline is a joy.

This past Memorial Day weekend was busy. Our friends across the street had a birthday party for their daughter Hannah. It was fun and Madeline seemed to have fun...she smiled and bounced on mom and dad's laps.

Sunday we had Grandma Peggy over for dinner. She brought kabobs, and Madeline was in one of her moods where she cried when anyone came near her. She was fine with Peggy on Wednesday, I guess it's just one of those things.

Today was supposed to be relaxing, but I got it into my head to do our gardening, so I planted flowers while Matt was in the house with the baby. I decided to also cut our hedges (not sure where I got that energy from), but it's done now. I also packed away all of the clothes Madeline has grown out of. Thank God for Space Saver bags! I can't believe how many clothes we had for her. So, today was busy, but at least we got a lot accomplished. Next Sunday Matt leaves for a week-long motorcycle trip, so I wouldn't have had any time to get things done.

Here are some current pictures of Madeline we took today. Her six month check up is this Friday...more shots. :(

We also made a trip to Orland Park two weeks ago to visit Uncle Ken. It was so good to see him, as he hasn't seen Madeline before. We had a great visit, and Uncle Ken seemed thrilled to see us. We went to say good bye to him in the lunchroom and everyone was stopping us to talk to Madeline. It was great that she was able to bring some joy to others. We took Carolyn out for lunch and had a great time!!

Back to Work for Vicky (Full Time)

Well, the time has come. I'm now going back to work full time. After leaving ACS, I had wanted a part time job in order to spend more time with Maddie, but the part time jobs were few and far between and didn't pay very much. After much searching, I was offered a full time position at The Ayco Company, which is a division of Goldman Sachs. They offer financial counseling to Fortune 500 companies. I will be assisting the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. The position sounds great, it's not too far from home, and daycare is on the way to work.

I was supposed to start tomorrow (5/14), but the office manager got called away from work, and my boss will be out of the office until next Tuesday. So, I will be starting next Tuesday instead.

The hardest part will be leaving Madeline for 40 hours a week, but I think that it's a great opportunity for me, and I think Madeline will benefit being around other children. Plus, when I worked part time before, it was mostly at night, so Matt and I didn't have any time together as a family. This way I have nights and weekends with Matt and Madeline. I thought going back to work full time after 12 weeks would be hard, but now it's almost 6 months! I'm sure it will get easier with time.

Happy Mother's Day!

Being that this was my first Mother's Day, Matt and Madeline sure made it special. Flowers were delivered to the house on Friday...a beautiful arrangement of iris and tulips. (Maddie has good taste, what can I say). I had mentioned to Matt that I would like a digital photo frame, now that I'm going back to work full time, so he bought me an 11" photo frame and downloaded a bunch of pictures of Madeline to it. It will be a nice addition to my desk at work.

On Mother's Day both sets of Grandma's were over, along with my sisters. We had a nice dinner and dessert. Madeline is still going through a phase where she only wants Mommy and Daddy holding her, so we're hoping that it is a phase that will be ending soon. Luckily she does not cry at daycare (but she hasn't been there in over a month), so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all will be well when I start work next week.

Hope all the moms had a great Mother's Day!

Some New Pictures

Grandma Peggy is asking for additional pictures of Madeline, so here are a few that we've taken over the past week. The weather has been so nice, we try and take Maddie out in the stroller if the weather is nice. We had her sitting outside over the weekend, the only problem is that we have wasps in our neighborhood. They appear every year and the last thing we want is for the baby to get stung.

Anyway, here are some newer pictures of Madeline.

Who, me??
She loves her bouncy chair...
I love the Flamingo shirt I found for her at Old Navy!

Maddie has no problems falling asleep. We find that when she is tired, we put her in her crib, she turns on her side and falls asleep. This is how she sleeps every night in her crib.

Look Mommy, I have toes! :)

We wish we could sleep this easily!!

Thanks for the quilt Cousin Kathi!