Pool Time with Friends

We spent the 4th of July at our friends Luke and Christine's house. They have a beautiful back yard and pool, plus they are good friends. Madison did very well (as she always does in water) and hung out by the pool. Even got a nap in right by the pool.



This is Christine holding Madison.

This is our other friends Matt and Lori. (Lori not in the pict.) They were there as well.

Here is 'Uncle' Luke. He was already spoiling her with attention by rubbing her arms and back. What a gentle giant. :o)

Madison and Friends

Here is Miss Martha holding Madison just before she headed home. We had a very nice visit and soon she'll be helping me watch her as we teach. We are looking forward to Martha moving to Vegas, and I am looking forward to working with her.

This is Madison's first time in a pool. We went to an indoor community pool at the YMCA. I went with a friend who brought her one year old. She is a water baby. She likes the water, but was more irritated that I was interrupting her nap. So, we will wait until she's a bit older for the pool. Can you believe I bought that swim suit and she only got one use out of it before it was too small.

Here is Aunt Cristy and Cousin Brianna visiting Madison. Brianna keeps calling her "My Friend". She is so funny. One day my Mom, Bri, Madison, and I wen't to a baby show, and Madison started to cry because she was hungry. I was driving, so I wansn't going to stop, but Brianna was starting to cry because the baby was crying. So, I had to pull over and feed Madison. She has become a very sensitive little girl.

Madison and Daddy

Madison is now two months old. She has had about two nights of sleeping 7-8 hours solid. Most of the time she is sleeping 4-6 hours a night in one stretch. She just had her two month apt and got her shots. She did really well, the only thing was that one leg swelled up and hurt her. She screamed like we've never heard before. Once the motrin kicked in she was much better.

She weighs 12.6 lbs and is 24 inches long. She is in the 95-97% in weight and length. I think she is taking her chubbyness from my side of the family, as she is filling in really well. A bit of a resmeblance of the Michelian man. However, the Dr. says she's perfect. She is nearly out of 3-6 month onesies. Crazy how fast they grow.

This is how we typically bathe her. The shower is the easiest right now.

She is starting to smile more and more. Finally, it is due to her looking at us rather than gas.

She still fits in the sink, however, that is soon going to come to an end since she is getting so long. She likes bathing. She hates coming out of the water and into the cold air.

Here is Daddy holding her as she fell asleep in his arms all tuckered out. Ahhh.

Construction Zone - Stucco and Roof Tile

Wow - What a difference the roof and siding makes to the front of a house. If you noticed that the bay windows aren't the same color as the stucco, that's because we are going to rock those surfaces. So there are a few more pictures of the front of the house to see in the near future.

Thanks to Bob and Jan and all of their love and support, we were able to get this far. By next week, the living room will be done, the furniture will be delivered, and we can begin working on some flooring issues (ie the carpet).

Madison's First Rodeo

Here is Daddy, in the trailer, and he just finished dressing Madison. Since we are at a rodeo in Alamo, NV. (about 100 miles North East of Vegas) she wore her John Deere boots for the first time (thanks to Aunt Leah and Uncle Raymon). Corey did a fab job dressing her, per my instructions... :o)
Here is "Uncle" Hank (our friends and neighbors) holding her. We took all of our trailers and made a little fort for us all to hang out at. It was a lot of fun and Madison did really well.

Madison and Corey trying to take a nap on the couch in our trailer. It was real warm up there. About 90 outside and no real shade. Therefore, we took refuge in the air conditioned trailer for her.

She's watching the rodeo intently. Can't you tell.

On Sunday, after the rodeo and we all picked up, we went to a nearby creek that is fed by a hot water spring. It was the coolest thing ever. I wished we had something like that at home. The water was clear and warm. The only thing I didn't really like was that it had these small fish that would come around your toes and suck on them. It creeped me out.

Construction Zone - It's coming along...

Here is the house getting papered for lathe. It took these two men four days to cover the house and wire it. It was a lot of work, and we are thankful that Corey didn't have to do it.
While Bob and Jan were here, we were able to take down the temp. wall, that was in our living room since November, and see the room we've been waiting for. What a difference. That room was like a dungeon. I was going stir crazy with having company over, dealing with Madison, and the mess of the entire house. It is truely stressful living in a construction zone. Now that the wall is down, the natural light that floods the room makes is more livable.


Finally, here is the stucco guy putting up the stucco. It was funny, because here it is, practically summer, and it rains for three days. The first day he was to start the stucco it was too windy, then it rained. Some of the cement fell off the house because of the rain. Figures, it would rain when we needed it not to.

Bob and Jan's Visit

Bob and Jan arrived to Las Vegas on May 16th. Madison was two weeks and 3 days old. I cannot tell you how crazy it is that she is growing so fast. Her weight from the hospital was 7 lbs 6 oz and two weeks later she was 9 lbs. Two weeks later from that she was 10 lbs 6 oz. I have already put a container together for cloths she can't wear.

Anyhoo, here is Grandpa Bob holding her for the first time that day. It was really cool to see them go crazy over her. It wasn't even the initial meeting that had them captivated. They were in aww the entire time they were there.

Grandma Jan was a big help that week. She would take her after a feeding and calm her to sleep. That was nice, since it gets tiring being the only one to hold her (while Corey was working on the house).

This baby needs to burp alot, and it isn't because of a bottle. She just gulps a lot of air sometimes when she feeds. That makes a lot of work for the burper.