Sunday, November 29, 2009

Thanksgiving weekend

We had a great Thanksgiving weekend with family & friends. Visited the entire Ulm/Hull family in Quincy then headed north to see my Colorado friend & her family in Moline. It was the first time that Madison & her son Logan met - they had so much fun together!






































Wednesday, November 25, 2009

18 Month Stats

Madison had her 18-month Dr. appointment yesterday. 23 lbs .05 oz and 32 inches long. (She has gained 3 lbs & grown 3 1/2 inches since her 1 year appointment!) She is right on the 50% line for both height & weight - which the Dr was impressed with since she has been sick so much. Madison doesn't miss a meal though & usually has plenty of snacks in between. This week at daycare a little boy brought in a granola bar for breakfast. When he took his coat off he must have left a few crumbs behind. Daycare found Madison digging around in his coat on the coat rack - looking for some left over granola crumbs!

We are so amazed & proud of all the new things Madison is learning these days! I bought her a potty last week and she has used it several times. Even without being prompted, she'll tell us that she needs to go potty & will go in & use it. Such a big girl! She is picking up on more words everyday. Yesterday she said ketchup and remote. (If she doesn't like what we're watching on TV, she will either turn if off or pick up the remote & point it at the TV.)

We're headed up north this evening & looking forward to spending the weekend with friends & family. We'll stop at my Dad's tonight then spend Thursday night with my Mom. Then leave early Friday morning for Moline to see my Colorado friend Kelly & her family who are in Moline for Thanksgiving. We've got the car packed & a Backyardigans DVD ready for Madison in the back seat!

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Madison update

Madison is doing much better this weekend. No fever since Friday morning & she played outside for awhile today. Poor girl was sick of being inside & it was 70 degrees today! Other than the cough, you would never know that she was sick.

On a side note - it is so hard not to buy her everything for Christmas this year! Last year she could care less if it was an empty box, but this year is going to be so much fun! We've already put together her play kitchen, drawing easel & mini table & chairs. I'm not allowing myself to buy anymore b/c we're out of room!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Madison is 18 Months today!

And what a little warrior she is! Poor baby has bi-lateral bacterial pneumonia (both lungs) and a sinus infection on top of that. She had a cough/runny nose for about a week, but the fever just started yesterday morning. By 4pm yesterday her fever was 105.6 with Motrin, Tylenol & antibiotic. Ended up taking her to the ER at Children's Hospital in St. Louis. They were so nice & QUICK. They gave Madison an IV for fluids (she hadn't eaten or drank since 8am) and gave her an antibiotic thru the IV. That made a drastic improvement & we were home by 10pm. She is doing much better today. Eating & drinking & wanting to play this morning. She wore herself out though & is sleeping now. Still has a slight fever, which is to be expected. I'm so glad we have the weekend to relax & re-cooperate at home.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

18 month pictures

Pictures this morning were rough. Madison did not want to have her picture taken & would not let Willie or I put her down. There were only 1-2 good pics, which made picture selection much easier! She was crying in most of the pictures..like I said, it was rough!

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