Sleep Deprived

I have a good excuse for not keeping up with my blog. Maddison is ALWAYS awake during the day. Which is great, except for the fact that I don't seem to ever get any work done during the day. Today is the first day that I have had a free moment and I'm taking advantage of it. She's been fed, diaper has been changed, and she's asleep in the swing. So what have I done....well....I've started a load of laundry and then changed it over to the dryer and started another load. I've started the dishwasher. I've even had lunch (which seems to be a very big challenge these days.) I've also baked a cake to surprise Alec with tonight when he comes home.

You might ask what the cake is for. He has been such a big help these last couple of days when he comes home. I know he is exhausted from work, but he will come home and help clean the house or fix dinner or he'll take Maddison so I can get some work done around the house. It's a teamwork effort. Last night I was completely exhausted and Alec could tell that I need to get some extra sleep. So Alec gave Maddison a bath, got her dressed for bed and then stayed up with her until 10:30pm and gave her a bottle and then brought her to bed. I don't remember them even walking into the room last night. She slept from 11pm until 4:15am. It was wonderful to get 5 hours of consistent sleep. Then we all got up at 7am. Alec went to work and I've been dealing with a fussy baby.

But it's quiet right now so I'm trying to get caught up on a few things that have been slipping the last couple of days. Hopefully she will sleep for a little bit longer! So I can grab a quick nap too!!!!

Here are some quick pictures of Maddison:

I promise I'm getting better

I know that I'm not the best at keeping this blog up to date. Lately, things have been a little crazy around here. Alec went back to work last week. That's one less person around the house to help with the little one. His parents are still here, but only until Friday. After that....I'm on my own during the week. HELP!!! What ever were we thinking when we decided that we wanted to be parents!! I didn't think about being by myself until last night and then it hit me like a TON of bricks. What am I going to do with Maddison while Alec is at work??? I almost feel a little guilty that my days are going to be spent with our beautiful little daughter and Alec is going to be slaving away at his job. It doesn't seem quite fair. But then again, if I say something to Alec, he might suggest that we switch roles in the family and I'm not ready to leave my little girl for such a long time. (I don't know if I will be at the end of my 4 month leave!!! Let's not tell Alec that yet! LOL)

Anyway..onto the main attraction. Maddison had her first visit with Dr. Miller last Thursday. And she checked out absolutely PERFECT! We passed our exam and don't have to go back until March 21. She was an angel for the Dr, but did not like waiting for the exam. Let's see....we had to scream for a little while and then decided that she needed lunch while we waited. So the 24-hour diner opened up for a brief lunch. Then she needed a diaper change. Then there was a little more screaming. I think we were both exhausted by the time we left the office.

Today, Alec and I headed to the post office to get Maddison's passport. I can't wait to get it in the mail. We are working on booking our flights to England for her christening this spring. Not sure when we're going, but we do know it will be this spring. Anyone with suggestions for flying with an infant would be greatly appreciated!!!

One week later....

Well we've been home for exactly one week. Can you believe it? It's gone by way TOO quickly. Alec and I have been taking pictures of her and it's amazing to see how she has changed from last week. I'm afraid that this is going by way too fast for my liking.

Maddison has already gotten herself into a routine. THANK GOODNESS!! We feed about every 2-3 hours until bedtime. She eats about 11pm and sleeps until about 2 or 2:30am. We get up for another feed and a new diaper. She goes down until about 6:30 or 7am. I can't believe how happy she is just to lay in her bassinet until she fall asleep. I ,on the other hand, have not been able to turn off the bedside lamp. Alec makes soo much fun of me, but I need the light on so that if I need to check her I just sit up in bed and have a little peek.

We have been blessed with such a sweet little girl. She hardly cries. Only when she's hungry and needs a diaper change. Other than that, she's content to sit in her swing or lay in her stroller for a nap. It's absolutely fabulous!! I must admit that there have been times that I miss being pregnant. Mostly because I didn't have to share her with other people unless I wanted to. But now, she's here for everyone to enjoy. I love being a mum more than I ever thought possible. I have trouble leaving the room without her. I want to watch her every move, just so that I can catch her firsts.

I love watching her personality develop. She is going to be such a bright child. Here are some pictures I took the other night. I thought they really captured her.


What a little angel!!!



Madddie and her pup, Britain


Mum and Maddison


Dad and Maddison