more b-day pics

Maddie's first birthday party!

Thank you to everyone who came to maddie's party... and for those of you who sent birthday cards... We really appreciate everyone! We had a great time. We rented out a clubhouse that had a pool and a jungle gym. The kids all had a blast especially maddie. here are some pics... okay a lot of pics! :)

My favirote Picture from the first year...

One Year Old!!!

My little princess is one year old tom. I have to say this year truely has gone by really fast. And out of all the hundreds of pictures I have taken my favirote is still the tutu! :) I remember the excitement I had when my water broke... I couldn't go back to sleep... I sat out on the couch eating popsicles watching knocked up in the middle of the night. :) Then the long drawn out labor with the awful pitocin... and I certainly can't forget the pushing for 3 hours and the horrible pain when they told me stop pushing you have to have a c-section... oh yeah and you have to wait for 30 mins. to get drugs! But all of that and the not-so-fun pregnancy was more than worth it... when I look at my beautiful perfect baby.

Madelyn Sue is a really amazing baby... I can't help but think that she got part of Gramma Karen's personality... She is just so happy all the time. She smiles and is the sweetest little thing... Most of the time! Sometimes I can't believe that I have a baby.. it feels so surreal. Joe and I are the luckiest parents in the world to have such a perfect baby. And we can't imagine loving her more than we do... Now that I've said how perfect Maddie is I know I have jinxed myself for a terrible second baby... (if there is going to be a second baby)

Photos and Updates

It's been a little while since I've posted anything... Been busy with work and baby. We also had our kitchen countertops tiled- bye bye blue famica! (not sure if that's how you spell it) And getting ready for lots of family to come up for Maddie's first big birthday. Such a big girl.
Above Maddie is biting the coffee table. She is worse than Mazie when she was a puppy... she has bite marks all around the table and her crib. We tell her "no" and she hits the table with her hand and keeps doing it. Yes, she is my child!

This is Maddie on her choo-choo she now climbs on it backwards and tries to stand up. She isn't quite brave enough yet... She starts to and when it gets wobbly she sits back down.
This is Uncle Jesse drinking a Mirror Pond with Madelyn. yes, my little one LOVES beer. Last weekend daddy was watching an A's game with maddie sitting on his lap. She took his beer and tasted... and then wouldn't give it back! So now we have to give her -her very own beer (empty of course!)