Life here is crazy! I am back working with National Board candidates - 52 of them! - and Dan is working with 4 math candidates! We are busy and tired! Madison was 3 weeks old on Monday and she is a great baby! She is weighing in at 7 pounds and 5 ounces and she is going 4 hours between feeds. Wait, let me clarify - she is going 4 hours from the start of a feed to the start of the next feed. Each feed takes about an hour so I am sleeping in 3 hour spurts at night. Not too bad! I am still pretty tired because my sleep is pretty interrupted and Shane is up at his regular time (7AM) every day. Shane is adjusting to being a big brother and dealing with the new restrictions on our lives pretty well. He is used to us doing something fun all of the time and now we hang around the house way more than we used to. Shane loves the Big Brother book "Auntie" Courtney sent him and we read it all of the time! He also started back up with his park district classes and we have had a few play dates with Alex & Connor so things are slowly getting back to our new normal.
We have been so blessed with so many friends and neighbors stopping by to meet Madison, making us some yummy dinners, and spoiling our little girl rotten with adorable presents and clothing! We love you all!
Here is our little Madison sleeping in her "Rock and Sleep" - it was the BEST investment we have made so far - She sleeps great in it and I LOVE it!
Dan has been a huge help with Maddie and Shane and even takes the middle of the night feeding a few times a week and on the weekend! Here is Shane feeding his baby sister (with a little help from his Daddy)!
I can hardly believe that I have 2 beautiful children! My TAC - Transabdominal cerclage and Dr. Haney - are the reasons for these healthy full term babies and I thank my lucky stars for them every day!
OK, time for more pictures! Here is a picture that Shane will one day hate me for taking! My dear friend Cathy and Shane's good buddy Alex came over for a playdate! They even brought lunch! Cathy also made us a yummy lasagna! Anyways, Shane spilled milk all over his shirt and pants. I stripped him down to his diaper and Cathy and Alex had to leave before I got Shane dressed. When they hugged each other goodbye it was way too sweet of a picture to not take - even with Shane in his diaper! There is also a great picture of Cathy and Maddie!
My cousin and friend Melissa stopped by to meet Madison as well! She brought lots of presents including an ADORABLE dress, a play mat, and super sweet socks! Her mom, my cousin Janice, also sent presents - lots of adorable outfits! See what I mean by how lucky we are! Here is a picture of Melissa with Madison!
My wonderful Aunt Joan and Cy came over to see Maddie and deliver a special present. They spent a Saturday evening with us and we feel so lucky to have them as such special people in our lives! Shane adores his Uncle Cy and he has so much fun playing with him! They are great buddies! Of course, Shane adores his Aunt Joan as well and always wants to call her on the phone! Joan and Cy gave Cy's neighbor is a woodworker and Cy had him make a carousel for Maddie and then Cy painted it for her - what a special and amazing gift! I know Maddie will treasure it for always and will have it for her children one day! I love gifts like that!!! For now Shane loves playing with the carousel and he thinks it is his! Aunt Joan and Uncle Cy brought Shane a super cool book - the picture spins and the animals change from one to another - ie the duck becomes a frog! He loves it and we love how special they have made Shane feel! Here are some pictures from our evening!
Last week Papa Carolyn came over to watch Shane while Dan, Madison, and I went to a planning meeting for Madison's Hebrew Naming and Baptism Ceremony. Mark your calendars - the date will be November 6th! Here are some pictures of Maddie and her Grandma!
Last Friday Kristine and Connor came over to hang out and meet Madison! They gave Madison some designer socks - she is going to be very well dressed! Shane had sooo much fun playing with Connor! They literally ran around non stop for the entire night! Here are some pictures - it was hard to get Connor and Shane to stop for a picture!
On Saturday Debbie came over with presents for Madison and Shane, lunch, and her famous fudge! See how lucky we are! She brought Shane a wonderful Elmo building set which he LOVES and she gave Madison beautiful clothing! Her lunch was delicious and was lunch and two dinners for us as well as a school lunch for Dan! We are spoiled! The biggest hit is always her fudge which Shane calls "Aunt Debbie's Chocolate!" Dan made the mistake of putting it on too low of a shelf and Shane tried to eat it for breakfast! It is almost gone! Here are a few pictures of Debbie and Maddie!
And here are some pictures of pour Madison hanging around the house and looking cute! Here she is after her bath and all wrapped up in a pink blanket my friend Anna brought over and in the stunning blue blanket made by Aunt Melanie - another present she will treasure for her entire life!
So what is new with Mr. Shane? Well he is truly his Daddy's son and his new obsession is watching rocket launches on the computer! He counts down, "3, 2, 1 Lift off" and then tells us the rocket is going to the sky or the moon! He asks to watch rockets all day long! It is so cute! Dan and Shane went to the hobby shop - Shane calls it the rocket store - and purchased a rocket they will launch this weekend! Here they are watching rocket launch videos!
Today my parents are here - Shane had Grandparents class with them! They have been so wonderful at coming over and making Shane feel special! He is so lucky to have them and so is Madison - I am pretty lucky too! Here are some pictures of everyone hanging out on our porch!
OK, and a few more funny Shane stories! He is now into his Hanukkah and Christmas books - he found them on the shelf and is loving them! When he first saw the Hanukkah books, he said "Happy Birthday - blow out candles" I have explained that we do not blow out Hanukkah candles and he seems to not be saying that as much! We have read the Hanukkah books - well one in particular - about a thousand times this week! It is so funny to watch him say things like "get presents, eat potato pancakes, story of the Maccabees!" I think he is going to LOVE the holidays this year! OK, my favorite Shane story is about a Christmas book. He chose a book called, "Mrs. Claus Goes on Vacation." Well, I started to read it and he instantly looked at Mrs. Claus and insisted she was "Papa Carolyn!" No matter how many times I told him otherwise he was insistent! We have now given up that fight and instead read, "Papa Carolyn Goes on Vacation." It is so funny to see him say things like, "Papa Carolyn go swimming, Papa Carolyn kiss man" (Mrs. Claus winds up under the mistletoe). Anyways, Mrs. Claus is a cutie in this story so Papa Carolyn will be happy with her likeness!
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