Madison was so tired yesterday evening. We took a walk when we got home, put on her pj's and then she fell asleep sitting with Daddy.

Madison had a true ponytail today. I'm still not sure how the sitter gets her to sit still long enough, but it's cute!

Ready to go boating!

Madison tried on her new life jacket today & it fits! Now we just need to get the pontoon boat in the water - we're ready to go! She liked boat rides last year, but I think she'll enjoy them much more this year. Willie started his Sunday morning fishing tournaments today. It's going to be another nice day and we're planning on walking down to the Marina for the 1:30 weigh-in. I think Madison is finally over the 3 week cold. No coughing for the last few days and her antibiotic is finished.

Getting lost in all her toys!

Madison is 10 Months!

Madison is 10 months old today. Bless Willie's heart, he tried very hard to get a good 10 month picture this morning. I have to show all the pics because it makes me laugh. She finally had enough and took the paper under the dining room table - her favorite place to hide!

Madison is into EVERYTHING

We went to the Dr. for the third Monday in a row this afternoon...Madison now has a pneumonia infection. They gave her a 5 day antibiotic and we'll talk to the Dr again on Thursday. You would never know that she was sick - she's her normal happy self and into absolutely EVERYTHING! I hope you enjoy the pictures below and much I she enjoyed taking them. (She is crawling so fast now...and when she hears me coming after her, she kicks into turbo gear and goes even faster!)

Playing under the dining room table.

Madison would rather play under her Exersaucer than in it.

I think Madison will be walking before our Florida trip (Apr 5 - 12). She took her first real step last night, but is still working on her balance. As you can see, she likes to play with the DVD player! Her night-time coughing is still there, but not as severe as last week. And this weekend she started to have a runny nose. The poor baby has had quite a time staying healthy.

Bath Time Fun

Madison did much better with her coughing last night & I don't see any need to call the Dr. today. I think the oral steroids are working - we're keeping our fingers crossed.

Madison has moved from her baby tub into the big bath tub and loves it! She has found how to drain the water & loves to stand up! She's a handful!

I don't have new pictures right now, but wanted to give an update on Madison. She has been coughing a lot during the night for the last 7-10 days. I took her to the Dr. last Monday and they said it was just a small cold that she should get over within 5 days. The coughing got worse over the weekend so I took her back to the Dr. yesterday. What started as a cold has triggered her asthmatic condition and her Pulse-ox numbers weren't quite where they should be. So we're giving her an oral steroid along with the breathing treatment steroid we do daily already. She did better last night & only had one bad coughing fit. I'm giving her one more night for the oral steroid to eliminate the cough...if she still coughs tonight we're going back to the Dr. tomorrow. The next step is to do a chest Xray to make sure she doesn't have pneumonia settling in her lungs. The Dr. doesn't suspect that yet, but the Xray will determine for sure.

She's fine during the day and is her normal happy self - it's just the night cough that is giving her trouble. I'll update tomorrow & try to get some new pictures up this week.