The Pumpkin Patch

Week 13:

Happy 3 month’s maddie! this week she learned how to make the “motorboat” sound with her lips and all of her drool. She is also pulling her body up when she sits in your lap. These days she is always drooling…. So if you are wanting to hold her or love on her, be prepared to be “slimed.” It is so true what people say about babies growing up very fast. It is very hard for me to believe that maddie has been in our lives for 3 months. It seems like yesterday wade and I were two scared souls bringing home a little baby for the first time. I was packing up all of her 0-3 “onesies” that she has grown out of the other day and it brought a tear to my eye……our baby is growing up.

The 1st Moore Family Portrait

Today is my 3 month birthday....look what "Nite Nite" got me!

Watching my first Steelers game with daddy!

Week 12:

Well, Maddie had a very full social schedule this week. We went with “pops” to visit “aunt izzy” and Dylan and took “aunt izzy” out to lunch for her birthday. We had a party to go to for one of my friend’s mom’s who was 5 years cancer free and needless to say, she was the hit of the party. she is such a happy, laid back baby. I am so lucky to be her mommy and I thank god every night that he has given her to us…..we are so blessed. I never knew that life could be so good until maddie came along . every time I look at her, I feel joy and unconditional love. I now know why god put me on this earth…….to be maddie’s mommy and wade’s other half. Who knew that being a mommy would be so incredible!!!

Week 11

maddie rolled over for the first time this week……she is so amazing! I also set her in her “bumbo” seat and she sat up and held her head up all by herself. the last couple of mornings when I have gone to get her out of her bed, she is holding her little head up and looking around (it is too cute). she has had a very busy week with all of the new things she has learned. I can’t wait to see what she is doing next week. Wade and I can already tell that she is a very determined and head strong baby……wonder where she gets that from????

Week 10:

maddie took her 1st road trip to the cabin in the deer woods. She really seemed to enjoy the outdoors and all the fresh air. Daddy is already talking about her in the deer stand with him in her pink and green “cammo” outfit he bought for her. This week she has gone to bed a little earlier and has been still sleeping longer through the night……yeah maddie! she is starting to laugh out loud which is too cute! There is no better cure for anything than a baby’s smile and laughter!

Week 9:

we have discovered our feet! It is so adorable to watch her with her feet up in the air and her little hands trying to grab a hold of her feet! She is such a doll! Mommy had a cold this week and luckily, maddie didn’t catch it. We have also started sleeping longer in the night (which is great for mommy and daddy sleeping, but not so good for mommy’s milk source).

Week 8:

Three words…..Smiles, smiles, smiles!!! She is steadily sucking on her hand and slobbering. She is talking, cooing and gurgling a lot, too these days. Maddie will also get very calm, quiet and very deep in thought…they say that they are soaking everything in. we had her 2 month dr.’s appointment with shots. She did very well, cried a little after the shots, but then settled down. It about killed me having to watch her get them, though. She weighed 12lbs 11oz and was 24” long. She has grown 3 inches since she was born and gained 4 lbs…..she is such a good eater!

Week 7:

she is all smiles in the a.m. I put her rattle in her hand and she held on to it and shook it. She is holding her head up by herself, too. She is finally enjoying her bath time, but not so much when you get her out to dry her off. Maddie gave cards and pictures to everyone for her 1st grandparents day

Week 6:

this week maddie went on her first walk with mommy. She loved all of the new sights, sounds and smells of the outdoors…. That is, until she fell asleep. She also had her first razorback game and was dressed in her rhinestone hogs onsie. She has started sleeping better at night. Her little eyes are following objects when things are put in front of her.

Week 5:

she is smiling all the time…….she is a very happy baby, especially when she wakes up in the morning. Maddie is holding her head up by herself this week. I’m sure that she already has so much to tell us because she is grunting and cooing a lot. She is also following objects with her eyes if you put something in front of her. We have started to swaddle her this week and she is a little whoodini. She had her first dinner with mommy and nite-nite at izzy’s.

Week 4:

happy 1 month birthday, maddie! well, we broke her of sleeping with us….she still hates the bassinet, so we put her in the pac n’ play. Maddie started grinning at us….her little smile makes you forget about all of the sleepless nights! We went to the dr. (she weighed in at 10lbs. 9ozs) and she said that maddie was colicky, and there is nothing to do for it but to wait it out….could be up to 3mos. We had our first family lunch outing…..chi’s Chinese.

Week 3:

Maddie starting fussing very badly in the night. It seemed to start in the evening around 5 or 6 (which they call it the witching hour). We had many nights where mommy and daddy would take turns rocking and trying to console from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. A lot of sleepless nights for us and baby.

Week 2:

we went back to the dr. and she had gained all of her weight back, so she was back to her birth weight. Her umbilical cord fell off, so we were finally able to give her a bath in the “big girl” bathtub. Maddie hated sleeping in the bassinet, so she was in the bed with mommy and daddy.

Week 1

maddie came into this world by c-section. It was very unexpected, but we were happy she was here. We were in the hospital for 4.5 days. She lost 1 lbs…..when we got home, maddie slept on my chest for the first couple of nights.