Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Mesa Temple Lights
On Saturday, we went to the Mesa temple lights as a family. Maddie LOVED it! She was fascinated by all of the lights and especially by the big nativity on the lawn.
Thanksgiving and Carlsbad Visit
This is a long and picture heavy post. :)
We headed over to the ranch to celebrate Thanksgiving. It was so much fun to be out there with everyone! Maddie got to meet all her Saunders aunts, uncles, and cousins, as well as all the McCutcheons. She loved all the attention, that's for sure!
For Thanksgiving, I dressed up my little doll in the cutest Thanksgiving tutu and bow! I just couldn't pass it up when I saw it online. We spent Thanksgiving day in the best way - with family! We cooked, ate until we were about to burst, and cleaned up and hung out. It was really a wonderful holiday!
The day after Thanksgiving, we took some Saunders family pictures, because we realized that all the pictures we had were from everyone's weddings, and it was time for new pictures with three new additions to the family this year! It was a lot of fun trying to wrangle all the babies, haha. But we ended up with a few good ones so we are happy. On Friday, we also had a little "girls day" where Jen, Aubrey, and I went to town, did a little shopping and went to lunch. It was SO nice to get away and leave all the babies at home with their daddies. I know that I DEFINITELY needed to do that, and enjoyed spending time with my sisters. :)
Dad and Michala drove in on Friday night, because we had planned to bless Maddie on that Sunday. So, Saturday we spent all day at the Carlsbad Caverns - Michala and Maddie went for the first time! Dad and Michala ended up getting lost and running through the Big Room in order to make it to the King's Palace Tour on time. They did it - the Big Room normally takes about 45 minutes to an hour to walk through, and they did it in about 15! They were running fast! Maddie did really well... James wore her and she pretty much slept the entire time, except when I fed her down in the underground lunch room.
Sunday was a beautiful day. Madelynn got to wear the blessing dress made from my mom's wedding dress, and she looked so pretty and precious. James gave her a beautiful blessing, filled with wonderful promises for her to look forward to in this life and the next. Maddie was so good too - she didn't make a peep during the whole blessing! I feel so grateful that we were able to have so much of our family there, although we greatly missed those that couldn't make it!
After church on Sunday we decided to take some "ranch pictures," as it was Madelynn's first trip to the ranch! She loved being outside there and seeing all of the animals.
We headed over to the ranch to celebrate Thanksgiving. It was so much fun to be out there with everyone! Maddie got to meet all her Saunders aunts, uncles, and cousins, as well as all the McCutcheons. She loved all the attention, that's for sure!
For Thanksgiving, I dressed up my little doll in the cutest Thanksgiving tutu and bow! I just couldn't pass it up when I saw it online. We spent Thanksgiving day in the best way - with family! We cooked, ate until we were about to burst, and cleaned up and hung out. It was really a wonderful holiday!
The day after Thanksgiving, we took some Saunders family pictures, because we realized that all the pictures we had were from everyone's weddings, and it was time for new pictures with three new additions to the family this year! It was a lot of fun trying to wrangle all the babies, haha. But we ended up with a few good ones so we are happy. On Friday, we also had a little "girls day" where Jen, Aubrey, and I went to town, did a little shopping and went to lunch. It was SO nice to get away and leave all the babies at home with their daddies. I know that I DEFINITELY needed to do that, and enjoyed spending time with my sisters. :)
Dad and Michala drove in on Friday night, because we had planned to bless Maddie on that Sunday. So, Saturday we spent all day at the Carlsbad Caverns - Michala and Maddie went for the first time! Dad and Michala ended up getting lost and running through the Big Room in order to make it to the King's Palace Tour on time. They did it - the Big Room normally takes about 45 minutes to an hour to walk through, and they did it in about 15! They were running fast! Maddie did really well... James wore her and she pretty much slept the entire time, except when I fed her down in the underground lunch room.
Sunday was a beautiful day. Madelynn got to wear the blessing dress made from my mom's wedding dress, and she looked so pretty and precious. James gave her a beautiful blessing, filled with wonderful promises for her to look forward to in this life and the next. Maddie was so good too - she didn't make a peep during the whole blessing! I feel so grateful that we were able to have so much of our family there, although we greatly missed those that couldn't make it!
After church on Sunday we decided to take some "ranch pictures," as it was Madelynn's first trip to the ranch! She loved being outside there and seeing all of the animals.
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| Obligatory family Thanksgiving picture |
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| But seriously, how cute is this outfit?? |
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| Maddie and her cousin, Olivia. They aren't much different in size although Olivia is 7 months older! :) |
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| Sittin' on a tractor, no big deal. |
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Maddie: Two Months
Dear Madelynn,
These two months have just flown by! Every day you grow and learn and change. You are definitely becoming more interactive now! Here are some things about you at two months old:
-You love to listen to Kenny Loggins Pooh Corner when you sleep. Naptime or bedtime, you love it. It hardly ever fails to calm you down and put you to sleep.
-You kind of have a schedule. I also want to point out that I did not force you into this. You did it yourself and I love knowing what to expect usually! Most days of ours look like this:
-You have become a much more efficient eater. You nurse for less than 10 minutes each time you eat, and seem full! If you have a bottle, you drink about 4 oz of breastmilk, but it takes you much longer than nursing.
-You got to visit the ranch and meet all of your Saunders and McCutcheon family! It was so much fun to go for Thanksgiving. You really enjoyed all of the attention, that's for sure!
-You were also blessed this month, on November 30, by your dad. It was a beautiful blessing, fit for a princess. :)
-Your 2 month appointment is next week, so I'm not sure how tall you are, but you weigh around 12-13 pounds now.
--Update: You are 12 pounds, 11 ounces, in the 90th percentile, and 24.5 inches long, off the charts!
-You wear 3 month clothes, 6 month jammies (you are just so tall), and size 1 diapers.
-You always take your first nap in your swing, but your next two are generally in your crib. You actually sleep great in there, as long as you have white noise and Kenny Loggins! You still sleep in a Rock N Play right next to my bed at night.
-You are starting to get stronger with your neck muscles. You can hold your head up very well if you are on someone's shoulder, but if you are laying down, it's a bit harder for you. You are doing much better though with practice! And you do enjoy tummy time, which is good.
-You still aren't really interested in toys, but you do like to lay on your playmat and look at toys that I dangle from that. Every now and then you bat one with your hand, but mostly you like to look.
-You LOVE to be outside. You also LOVE to be in the shower. Either one will calm you down if you get too upset.
-I think you have acid reflux. You constantly spit up and are crabby when you do so, like it is hurting you. It is so sad, and I wish I could help you! We are going to ask your pediatrician about it next week. You are also very, very gassy. I think I need to start cutting out some foods to see if you have any sensitivities.
-You still LOVE your pacifier. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a hard time taking it away from you eventually haha. But for now, I am perfectly fine with it. We call it your paci or your numma.
-You also started smiling and talking a lot more this month. I can't tell you how much I love your little voice and your happy smile!
-You have baby curls! If I put some product in your hair after a shower or bath, they even stay! I love to make you my "curly head sue" :)
-Your nicknames are princess, peanut, sweet pea, and punkin. Daddy calls you princess the most, because you are his little princess. True story. <3
We love you so much, Maddie! You have brought so much joy to our family!
Love,
Mommy
These two months have just flown by! Every day you grow and learn and change. You are definitely becoming more interactive now! Here are some things about you at two months old:
-You love to listen to Kenny Loggins Pooh Corner when you sleep. Naptime or bedtime, you love it. It hardly ever fails to calm you down and put you to sleep.
-You kind of have a schedule. I also want to point out that I did not force you into this. You did it yourself and I love knowing what to expect usually! Most days of ours look like this:
- 8:15 Wake up
- 8:30 Eat
- 8:30-9:30 Playtime
- 9:30 Nap
- 11:30 Eat
- 11:30-12:30 Playtime
- 12:30 Nap
- 2:30 Eat
- 2:30-4:30 Playtime
- 4:30 Nap
- 5:30 Eat
- 5:30-11:00 is anybody's guess. You sleep, you eat, you play, you scream randomly. This is probably your hardest time of day and you are so unpredictable at this point.
- 11:00/11:30 Eat and go to bed.
- 4:30-6:00 You wake up and eat sometime during this time frame most nights. Just once though.
-You have become a much more efficient eater. You nurse for less than 10 minutes each time you eat, and seem full! If you have a bottle, you drink about 4 oz of breastmilk, but it takes you much longer than nursing.
-You got to visit the ranch and meet all of your Saunders and McCutcheon family! It was so much fun to go for Thanksgiving. You really enjoyed all of the attention, that's for sure!
-You were also blessed this month, on November 30, by your dad. It was a beautiful blessing, fit for a princess. :)
-Your 2 month appointment is next week, so I'm not sure how tall you are, but you weigh around 12-13 pounds now.
--Update: You are 12 pounds, 11 ounces, in the 90th percentile, and 24.5 inches long, off the charts!
-You wear 3 month clothes, 6 month jammies (you are just so tall), and size 1 diapers.
-You always take your first nap in your swing, but your next two are generally in your crib. You actually sleep great in there, as long as you have white noise and Kenny Loggins! You still sleep in a Rock N Play right next to my bed at night.
-You are starting to get stronger with your neck muscles. You can hold your head up very well if you are on someone's shoulder, but if you are laying down, it's a bit harder for you. You are doing much better though with practice! And you do enjoy tummy time, which is good.
-You still aren't really interested in toys, but you do like to lay on your playmat and look at toys that I dangle from that. Every now and then you bat one with your hand, but mostly you like to look.
-You LOVE to be outside. You also LOVE to be in the shower. Either one will calm you down if you get too upset.
-I think you have acid reflux. You constantly spit up and are crabby when you do so, like it is hurting you. It is so sad, and I wish I could help you! We are going to ask your pediatrician about it next week. You are also very, very gassy. I think I need to start cutting out some foods to see if you have any sensitivities.
-You still LOVE your pacifier. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a hard time taking it away from you eventually haha. But for now, I am perfectly fine with it. We call it your paci or your numma.
-You also started smiling and talking a lot more this month. I can't tell you how much I love your little voice and your happy smile!
-You have baby curls! If I put some product in your hair after a shower or bath, they even stay! I love to make you my "curly head sue" :)
-Your nicknames are princess, peanut, sweet pea, and punkin. Daddy calls you princess the most, because you are his little princess. True story. <3
We love you so much, Maddie! You have brought so much joy to our family!
Love,
Mommy
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| We took two month pictures in our beautiful Christmas dress! Thank you Cynda, we love this dress! |
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| Yawn! |
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| No more pictures, Mom! |
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| Sneeze! |
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