My girl is growing up

Hi all,

Just a fun fact Madi had her first cereal experience over the weekend! We put her in her highchair & fed her from a baby spoon. She took to it like a fish to water, she had no problem eating from the spoon but she was more interested in trying to hit the spoon out of my hand lol. all in all she probably ate about 3/4 of an ounce spilled the rest of it on her face lap & tray & left an ounce in the bowl but it was a great first attempt. We did not have any bad side effects from it & no sign of constipation problems that we could see so we will be giving her a little bit of cereal every other day for now. Her top two teeth are very close to coming in so we are dealing wiht a slightly fussy baby right now but she loves the frozen teething rings and giggles and laughs when she starts chewing on them it is too cute. I will attach the pics from her first real food later on when i get home tonite. Much love to everyone.

Dawn

STARTING TO GET A ROUTINE

Well Things are settling into a fairly regualr routine now with me back at work. It f eels like I never left & the busy days make the time fly and before i know it I am back home with Madi. She is getting bigger by the minute & is a very social butterfly. She loves to smile & she still blows bubbles and likes to drool over everything. Time is flying it seems like just yesterday I was very preggo and just dreaming about meeting my baby, now that she is here time is going by so fast I feel like i will blink and she will be starting school. well here are some pix and video of the last few weeks. phill is taking a picture a day of cute moments so i can still share in their day. Hope you all enjoy.

Dawn

well i survived it!

Hi All,

I have officially survived my first week back at work! Tuesday was really rough with a lot of tears and constant reminding of the reasons we chose to do things this way. When I came home from work Madi was very upset with me & would only smile for her daddy & just tollerated me holding her. Wednesday she woke up with smiles for me tho and let me know all was forgiven. I have found that if I go home for lunch every other day I feel better & Madi does not get mad at me & Phill gets a quick little break from baby duty so it works well for all of us. I only wish gas pricers were cheaper so i could go home every day for lunch. I shall be posting some more video and a few pics over the weekend. I hope everyone is well & I will talk to you all real soon.
PS. 13 more shopping days til my B-Day (lol)

Dawn

Just want to say hi to everyone

Things are going well over here at the Zelanko/Becker House :) Madi is getting over her first cold and seems to be eating and sleeping a bit better and as always is pretty mellow. We are just getting all of our ducks in row to go back to work & we have been pretty successful in setting up a routine that seems easy for Madi to fall into. She is now rolling over on her own (not all the time yet) She is starting to stand on her little legs and also to sit for longer periods of time with assistance. She now really like certain toys over others and has a teething book that makes the crunchy sound and amazingly when she has that she keeps her hands out of her mouth. I will try to attach a video of her playing in her crib. Love to you all



Dawn

getting ready to go back to work

Hi All,

Well the summer is winding down, Madi is 3 months old and i must return to work **sigh**
So this week I am trying to get back into a more regimented routine for myself, I am setting the alarm clock for 6 am :( & no longer allowing myself the luxury of a nap in the afternoon :(
Madi is doing great and now has her own room. Phill & i have moved the furniture around in my parents guest room to accomadate her crib & I have hung a few pics to make it pretty for her and she has adjusted brilliantly to the switch. She baby talks and giggles and smiles all the time but she does have a small cold right now (her first time being sick). Phill is doing well and looking forward to being a stay at home daddy while he looks for some type of night job this way madi does not have to go into daycare. I h ope all is well with you guys and i will post pics a little later when i have more time.

Love to you all
Dawn, Madi & Phill