Finished By Friday

Love the froggies (and the "ruffle butt" - not pictured :-) funny faces actually not a smile just the end of a yawn but I thought it was cute. wide awake and. . . Not so wide awake just that fast!

It seems our tiny baby has sprouted in the last couple days. Actually I'm pretty sure it happened over night Sunday night, but. . . :-) Anyway, we've moved up from NB clothes to 0-3mo or just 3mo. this week. It's such a sudden change too! Things that fit the end of last week - there's no squeezing into them this week! The scary part is that some of the bigger stuff fits perfectly, so I'm not sure how long it'll last. Apparently she runs long, so most sleepers and footed outfits she fills out all the way already. Anyway, as for the title, Great Aunt Gladys got her this little strawberry outfit. The hat was a gift from someone at church. Unfortunately we didn't make it out of the house before we had an accident and had to change. Maybe next time. . . :-) I'm getting hungry! I warned you! Full belly. . . Much better! And for Uncle Dave. . . The food coma! :-)

For whatever I thought I would and wouldn't do regarding parting with my baby for a little break. . . We've been blessed with family and amazing friends close by to relieve us (yes already!) for a few hours at a time. Friday night Nana, Papa, and Aunt Joy kept Madelyn for us while we went out to a nice dinner (kinda a make up thing for both Valentine's and my birthday since I wasn't up to it either time.) at East Side Mario's in Cornwall. We had a great dinner and a relaxing evening just the two of us!

Third Sunday to church and we finally got pictures. Actually this is the first Sunday we've been up to getting all dressed up in a dress. Before church After church (add hat) Didn't want to cooperate! Not very ladylike already. . . Cropped version Car ride home from church. . . LOVE this one!

I know. . . It's either feast or famine - feast in this case! So here are just a bunch of random pictures from the last few days. silly faces... smiles for Mommy sleepy little snuggle bug She does this all the time! Creepy I know! Sweet Dreams - Apparently! So sleepy - which is often a crisis (yep, she fights sleep!) full length (for not being extremely long, the NB sleepers don't work anymore.) ENOUGH with the pictures already!

Some of the gifts brought to the hospital. I didn't get pictures of everything. We got frilly dresses, cute socks that look like shoes, candy, and puzzle books. We've also received several fun cards and packages in the mail since we've been home. "aunt" Tandy & "uncle" Andrew were the first to meet Maddie in the hospital. They brought these pretty flowers for us to enjoy. Nana & Aunt Joy brought these, the balloons, & a bag of goodies to keep us busy while we sat in the hospital. (all from my family collectively) There were 6 balloons - a welcome gift from her 6 cousins on the Montgomery side. Pastor Aaron and his son Michael stopped by and brought these (notice the "vase" is actually like a parmesan shaker - thought that was cool!) Gama & Grampa Catton Brought these from themselves & Uncle Brad, Aunt Melissa, & cousin Logan

Sorry some of these pictures are awkward because I had to crop them all vertically because blogger still won't upload right. . . So just real quick for those who haven't heard and care to. . . SIX days AFTER my due date (yes, I am the first of my family to NOT go early!) on the fateful Wednesday morning right around 2:30 A.M., I was just getting ready to make yet another bathroom run when. . . You guessed it. My water broke. Both the midwife and the birthing class instructor had said wait, sleep, eat, etc. until contractions get close together. . . What a joke! We DID wait a few hours while we got things together (what wasn't already together since I had been packed and ready to go for like TWO months!). We finally headed for the hospital around 6 (this was with contractions 2-3min. apart like they said). We thought maybe by noon we'd have a baby. . . Ha! Well anyway, long story short, we got to the hospital and contractions slowed up (guess that's common) so, we sp...

This is just how her hair ended up after her bath. Daddy disappeared and reappeared with the camera - he felt certain she'd be proud of this look in a few years. . . :-)

I have so much trouble catching her on camers (as apposed to my phone). I don't know if it's the delay or the bright light or what, but I can't catch cute expressions and she always ends up scouling at me, but anyway, Here she is all dressed to go to Daddy's eye appt. and then church yesterday.

I AM still here and I still have pictures from our long day at the hospital, etc. I have tried several times to post them but blogger was having issues uploading my pictures oriented the right way, so. . . Hopefully it'll work next time I get a chance to try, but for now just a little teaser. . .

Madelyn Ann Catton Who finally made her appearance at 9:38 P.M. on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 She weighed in at 7lb. 11.5oz. and measured 20.75"