One Month Old!

Happy one month birthday to Madeline Victoria, or Maddie Vic. Also, Happy Birthday to Aunt Donna! Our final day at Grandma and Grandpa's was a relaxing one. We almost finished the puzzle and watched the Bears game.Maddie with her wrist bunny.
Grandma gave Maddie a bath in the bathroom sink. Maddie did not fuss one bit!

Left Over Turkey

We spent Saturday at Grandma & Grandpa's again. It is almost guaranteed we had left over turkey at some point during the day. We continued the jigsaw puzzle we started on Friday with the help of Ellen, Dan, and Erin. Grandpa amazed us with his talent for finding where pieces go.
Maddie helped wake up Grandpa in the morning.An afternoon nap for Mommy and Maddie.

Back at Grandma and Grandpas! (Day 29)

Grandpa tries to calm Maddie down - she wanted to look around and see what was going on.


Daddy and Maddie take a nap together. Maddie holds onto Daddy's pinky - such a tiny hand.


Aunt Jean snags a kiss from a very sleepy little girl.


Kyle, Erin and Dan hanging out with Maddie.

We came to spend the night at Grandma and Grandpa Freise's again, after Mommy did a little shopping on Black Friday (just a run into Michael's to buy two things). Maddie got to meet Jay's cousin Ellen, her husband Dan, and their kids Kyle and Erin who were in for a hockey tournament from Missouri. Her Great Uncle Eddie came in too. Maddie just loved hanging out in Ellen and Dan's arms - they are pros! Uncle Joel, Aunt Jean, Jake and Jaya came later for dinner too. It was a great post-Turkey Day with family.

Feeding got tough again on Mommy overnight, so Daddy ended up doing TWO feedings in the middle of the night. He's the best Daddy ever and doesn't complain - he loves spending time with his little girl.

Thankgiving Day (4 weeks)

Pappy came over yesterday and helped put up Christmas decorations. Here he is holding Maddie in his Bill Cosby sweater. Aunt Nea and cousin Justin also came up for Thanksgiving dinner. Daddy was going to deep fry a turkey but when he went to take it out of the fridge, it was still completely frozen solid. Dang high-efficiency, well-insulated refrigerator. So that forced a trip to the grocery store to get a fresh turkey and an extra gallon of peanut oil. After testing the turkey volume with water, we discovered we didn't have enough peanut oil, so Pappy volunteered to run to the store this time. We finished off the keg of Spotted Cow and had a really nice dinner. Grandma Freise sent most of it: Cranberry jam, sweet potatoes, stuffing, rolls, and gravy.Maddie was up bright and early and very perky.Maddie slept in Aunt Nea's arms for 2 hours!

Sight & Sound

Maddie started to show us that she can locate sounds. She is also starting to look around more and can probably see farther.

Getting Out (Day 26)

Smushy face on Daddy's shoulder.


Daddy does the first feeding in the morning and always plays with Maddie. Mommy never knows what they do until she sees the pictures. How cute!

Mommy took Maddie with her to the doctor's this afternoon. She fed right before they had to leave, which is a good thing because it takes 45 minutes to get there, so they were gone for over 2 1/2 hours, getting home in time to do another feeding. The doctor said that Mommy doesn't have an infection; she just is a bit "raw" and will eventually heal. The magical ointment will continue along with soaking in warm salt water (Grandma Freise's recommended and it feels like it helps).

We're all excited for tomorrow's visitor - Pappy arrives from Florida for Turkey Day!

Still at Grandma and Grandpa's (Day 25)

Justin holds Maddie and remarks that she is so tiny, but has more hair than Uncle Jay.

We spent the day at Grandma and Grandpa's. Daddy worked remotely which was nice. Maddie slept really well at night for three hour stretches, but then stayed up nearly all morning not taking a nap until 2pm. She slept again in the car on the way home, but once again was up (it's now 9:15pm and she's still awake). I guess she just likes to look around and learn about her environment and maybe she'll be so tired that she sleeps well tonight. She got to meet more new people today - her Uncle Jordan and cousin Justin, and Fred and Holly Hoxie. What a day!

Mommy also decided to go see her doctor about the ongoing soreness she has making breastfeeding (and everything else) really difficult. She has an appointment tomorrow at 3pm so everyone hope the doctor can figure out what is causing the problem and provide a cure!