Week One

Time flys when you're having fun!  It's hard to believe that our little girl is already one week old.

• Maddie slept all the way home from the hospital in the carseat...she is so tiny!
• Went to her first pediatrician's appointment on Friday, December 30th.  She lost 7oz from birth (down to 6lbs 2oz).  The doctor said that was normal and she is expected to be at her birth weight by her 2 week appointment next Tuesday.
• Had two nights where she was up at 4am and didn't want to go back to sleep.  Luckily Shawn and Granny got up with her, so mom could sleep!
• Had lots of good nights where she would only wake up every 3 hours to eat, change, and then go back to sleep.  We are counting our blessings on this one and hoping she keeps it up.
• No big diaper blowouts, but she does enjoy going potty in her clean diaper after it goes on.  We are going to use A LOT of diapers this way!
• Went on her first walk in the stroller on Monday.  It was a little cold and even though she was bundled, I don't think she was all too happy.  She cried about every 3 or 4 houses and then was perfectly content for 3 or 4 more.
• Enjoyed her first sponge bath on New Year's Eve.  Maddie was fresh and clean to start 2012!
• She sleeps A LOT, but when she is up, she makes the most adorable facial expressions. 

We enjoyed having Grandma and Grandpa Hart with us for a few days this week too.  They spent lots of time lovin' on little Madelyn. :)

Other visitors who came to enjoy Maddie's first week at home: Granny, Grandma and Grandpa Hart, The Geronimos family (Kelly, Tony, and Brayden), Caitlin and Jonathan, and the Hoeys (Katie, Devin, and Claire)

Shawn and I really appreciated all of the great food that everyone brought over, too!

Granny and Maddie enjoying the afternoon

Daddy washing Maddie's hair during her first bath

Maddie's first bath

Shawn and I enjoying a New Year's toast (at 9:30pm).  We toasted some apple cranberry cider with our new mommy and daddy glasses (thanks Chris and Kara). 

Caitlin came to visit on Maddie's one week birthday

Grandma and Grandpa Hart visiting little Madelyn

Sleeping in the bouncy chair...the best invention EVER!

Daddy hangin' with Maddie

One week old! She was not interested in being awake for pictures.

In her dress from Aunt Kara and Uncle Chris