Week Thirteen

• Got back into our normal routine on Thursday and Friday after being sick.
• Took her first really big car trip up to Niceville.  Our original plan was to leave on Friday night while she slept, so we didn't have to stop so much and fed her.  With all of the sickness we were back and forth about going and didn't have everything together on time, so we decided to leave Saturday morning.  She did exceptionally well in the car and we only had to stop once.  Shawn still has to get use to the new length of stops now.  We got breakfast in Lake City around 9am, but with us eating in the car, feeding her, changing her, and walking Noah, it turned into a 45 minute stop! 
• Did very well in Niceville...Shawn and I did not.
• Me, Shawn, Granny, and Grandpa all got sick and our vacation turned into a stay-on-the-couch-cation.  
• We finally got well and got back to Orlando to enjoy the remainder of our break.
• Maddie turned 3 months old and 13 weeks old on our 3 year anniversary!  That's right, Maddie was born exactly 9 months to the day after our 2nd wedding anniversary. ;)

Unfortunately, that was pretty much it!  Weeks 12 and 13 were sort of a blur between being back at work, Maddie getting sick, and then Shawn and I getting sick.  We are all back to normal, so stay tuned to week 14 for more fun! :)

Shawn and Maddie at Destin Commons

Granny feeding Maddie outside of Starbucks

Maddie hanging out at Granny's house while everyone else is sick. 

Week Twelve

• Finished off her first week of daycare and spent Saturday having a daddy-daughter day while mom worked.
• Got sick and went into hiding from Sunday until Wednesday.
• Went to the doctor twice.  Our pediatrician does walk-ins from 8-9am everyday, so we took her on Monday morning and it was very quick.  Unfortunately, they can't do anything for little colds...just lots of love and sleep!
• Stopped all production in the Hart household on Monday morning.  It was 7am when we decided to take her to the doctor, so I got a sub for work and Shawn called saying he'd be late.  We both took her, got her a humidifier, and then I stayed home the rest of Monday with her.  Tuesday she went to daycare, but she still wasn't herself, so Shawn stayed home on Wednesday.

Playtime!

Week Eleven

• Had a fun play date with Aunt Kelly and Brayden!  Kelly took a 'mental health' day on Thursday (for all you teachers, you know what this is!) and knew I had an eye doctor's appointment, so she offered to watch Maddie while I went.  I was so thankful that she offered because I had no idea how I was going to take her with me.  Hands down, I have the best friends in the entire world! :)
• Enjoyed a visit from Grandma.  On Friday afternoon I wanted to go back into work and get things set up for Monday, so Grandma came to hang out.  We enjoyed some pizza and wine after Maddie went to bed and on Saturday Grandma helped me prep all of our dinners for the next 2 weeks.
• Got the house cleaned, dinner prepped for 2 weeks, work clothes ironed for the week, daycare bags labeled and packed...ready or not here we go, back to work!
• Had a first successful two days back at work and daycare.  My first day back was so busy I could hardly worry about Maddie, but I did make sure to call during lunch. 
• Still LOVES Mr. Sun on her gym and loves to talk, talk, talk!

Watching Mr. Sun

Maddie and Mr. Sun always have so much to talk about!

Noah thinks he can sneak into the toy bin....

First Day of School.  Lunch box with bottles for the day, a bag with labeled diapers, extra clothes, blankets, and a welcome gift for her teachers.

Week Ten

• Outgrew her swaddle.  For three mornings in a row I looked in her bassinet and found both her little arms out of her swaddle, so the next night we tried just the sleep sack with free arms and she did great!  We keep her in a sleep sack at night so that she stays warm.
• Outgrew her bassinet and started to sleep in her crib in her room!  Once we took her out of the swaddle she would wave her arms around when she got up and would hit the sides of the bassinet.  Then one night she pushed herself all the way to the back of the bassinet and wedged her head against the side.  She almost stretched from front to back, so we moved to the big girl crib!  She did just as well in the crib sleeping the same amount of time at night.  I am so thankful that it isn't too far across the house!
• Had a play day at Nina's house with Jonah and Zoe.  Jonah really enjoyed watching Maddie and calling her name!
• Went to storytime at the library.  The library is less than a mile from our house and I had never been there until I took Maddie to storytime.  She is still a little too young for it, so I am looking forward to taking her again this summer when she's a little older.
• Went to daycare and met her teachers.  I spent about an hour talking to the teachers and telling them all about Maddie and what she does everyday.  The main teacher seemed very nice and genuine, so hopefully it will work out to be a good fit for all of us. 
• Went to church for the first time.  Maddie and I joined Catherine and Jacob at the First United Methodist Church of Oviedo on Sunday.  We sat in the back just in case we needed to move the kiddos to the wiggle room, but both of them did a great job!
• Took a drive across town to visit with my old secretary and principal.  They had sent gifts and kept asking to meet her, so we traveled out for a visit.  They both loved her and were so thankful we came out.
• Had some fun in the sun with little Jacob next door.  
• Has started to establish her first daytime nap!  She seems to take a longer nap (hour to an hour and a half).  I try to put her down between 9 and 10am just like the book says and it's working so far.  She still likes to fight the crib for naps, but we're working on it.  
• Pushed back her bedtime even earlier.  We now start bedtime sometime around 6-6:15pm and she is usually asleep by 6:45pm.
• Continues to be a great nighttime sleeper.  She has a pretty consistent 8 hour stretch (until about 2:30am).  Every once in a while she's get up at 12:30 or 1am, but that is still 6 hours and at her age that considered sleeping through the night!
• Loves to be free during playtime.  You can hold her if she's tired, but if she's awake she wants to be down on the floor either on her tummy or on her back.  She LOVES her activity gym!
• Helped mommy get ready to go back to work.  I spent 2 hours on Saturday organizing my closet and going through all of my clothes.  Maddie played on her gym in the closet (we have a really big closet) while I tried on every.single.thing in there!  I put together outfits for work and lined them up by week, so I don't have to think in the mornings.  I'm going to iron a weeks worth of clothes every Sunday in preparation for the work week...yes, I know I'm type A.  I came up with 5 full weeks worth of work shirts and 2.5 weeks worth of pants.  Who knew I had so many clothes?!?!  I won't hitting the stores for a very long time!...this will make Shawn a very happy man!
• While trying on all my clothes I have discovered that only a few shirts/pants don't fit and most all of my pants can be zippered and hooked with a hair tie...they are super close to buttoning, though!  I only ever bought 2 pairs of maternity dress pants, so I wore the same 2 pairs of pants over and over again.  I'll actually feel good going to work now! 
• In my other preparation for going back to work I have decided to cook meals to last us from now until Spring Break (2 weeks after I go back).  With Maddie's new bedtime we won't be home very long before she has to go to bed everyday, which doesn't leave much time for dinner prep.  I do however have time to heat the oven and throw something in, so that's our plan!  While Maddie takes her morning nap I have been cooking double batches of everything and freezing it.  By Sunday the 11th our freezer should have over 10 meals and 200 ounces of frozen breastmilk (I've been busy these last 2 months)!!  I might have to convince Shawn to buy a freezer for the garage!

Moving her head higher and higher!

Tummy Time!

Wishing her Aunt Kara a very Happy Birthday!

With Mrs. Ana at the Learning Community office.

Loves looking at her activity gym!

Maddie and Jonah