Recent Pictures

Here are some recent pictures, mostly taken when Aunt Tara was over during Spring Break. :)

Just chillin and reading in my shopping cart.

All the girls working on the computers (probably just on facebook). ;) Apparently Tara needed some help here, looks like Madison is helping her figure something out. ;)

"What? I'm just working here"

...Drink Break...

"Uh-no. Looks like we've got a problem here."

"Are you guys going to stop watching basketball and help me??" ;)

Big Sister!

Madison is going to be a big sister!! The due date is October 18, about three weeks after Madison's second birthday! I just hope she likes this baby as much as she likes others! ;) When Kate cries when she is over Madison gets her blanket, puts it on her, and pats her back. She LOVES pushing her baby around in the little stroller (pictures to come, its too cute - she thinks she is such a big girl) and she always covers up her baby with the kitchen towels and tries to feed them whatever is in her sippy cups.

We went to the first doctor appointment yesterday and got our first sonogram. We were a little over a week farther along than thought (can't complaint about that), saw that amazing beating heart so fast, and the baby was moving all over ... Amazing!! :)

Undressing

Hopefully Madison won't be mad at me for these! ;) She undressed herself one day, thank goodness its been only one day!!


Just taking a stroll around the kitchen.



How do I get these off?

There we go!!

More learning ;)

She's also learning body parts, she's getting pretty good ... but those sholders and knees sure are confusing. ;)

Animal Sounds

Madison LOVES her puzzles! So, with the animal ones I've been trying to get her to make the sounds of the animals. She can do sheep, frog, cat, and cow pretty well! Well .... cat doesn't quit sounds like "meow", but she makes the same sounds consistantly .. its "mon-ey". :)

Update

We took Madison to the pediatric pulmonologist back on my birthday .... there isn't anything they could do since she was fine at that time. We are just supposed to watch her. Not what I wanted to hear, but oh well, what can you do? She has been just fine though for a month or longer, so we're thankful for that!

Sick

Madison has been dealing with a cough since around her birthday .. that is 4 months now!! New Year's Eve we went to a WSU basketball game, Mark was carrying her as we were walking out to the car and she just starts choking - she starts coughing and ends up choking. Until then we have been told there really is nothing we can do, we're doing everything we are supposed to be doing - sit in the steamy bathroom, the vapor steamer, the rub on her chest, allergy medicine, albuteral, lots of fluids - after this episode we're finally doing something. We are scheduled to see a pediatric pulmonologist (respritory doctor) and maybe eventually see a pediatric allergy doctor. Right now, we are scheduled to see the pulmonologist on Feb. 19, but are trying to get that moved up, we're on a list to be called if there is a cancellation.

This cough comes and goes, its not like she's been coughing everyday for 4 months. But every time it comes back, it is worse than before. It came back this last Thursday, but she is finally doing better. Over the weekend the only way we could get her to rest is to sit in the rocking chair with her. She had a 101+ temp for 3 days ... so we were doing all of the above things and added a lukewarm bath to keep her temp down. We were doing 5 medicines, now down to one, thank goodness!

So for now, things are going much better, we're just praying we can get into this pediatric pulmonologist sooner than our appointment and get something figured out!!