Updates!

Well - - Maddie had her 6 week appointment (what with the snow storm making it impossible for us to get her in at a month) and things are looking SO good. For one, I just feel blessed because the Nurse Practitioner who has been seeing her could not stop gushing over how pretty and beautiful she thinks baby Maddie is. But on top of that, she's finally putting on some good weight. She weighed in at an amazing 9 pounds even, and is lengthening at 22 inches even as well. She doesn't like in-betweens I guess! They say she is exactly where she should be, in the 50th percentile for weight, and the 75th percentile for height. So that's amazingly great!

It's funny to think about how just last week we couldn't stop talking about how small and tiny she is, and then all of the sudden, with one doctor appointment, she's so big now! She's getting to be so chubby, and moving in to her clothes nicely! Hopefully she keeps growing at this pace though, so we don't miss any opportunities for outfits! Which I'm sure is out of our control.

She's talking up a storm lately, responding with more and more smiles, and is so much fun. Ethan is doing more and more great every week with her too. Just the other night he came up to me when I was holding Maddie saying, "I want to give Maddie kisses" - - and just kept giving her more and more kisses. And since his new fun treat is saying goodnight to everyone individually, he would go, "goodnight dad", and Allan would respond, then "goodnight mom" to which I would respond, and then finally, "goodnight baby Maddie" - - and no response, then about five more good nights before we'd say goodnight on her behalf. It's really cute! We love love love our little babes... They're just a lot of fun for us...

We'll keep you up to date as things progress, with stories and pictures!