Actual Due Date

Well, Madison was actually due today, yet I already have the pleasure of 14 days with my lovely daughter. She is very alert at times and I can see her learning when she takes in her surroundings. I was told by the midwife that at about 5 weeks Maddy will start smiling and 'talking' - this is when Greg and myself will have to start speaking in a crazy new language to our little girl. However, the priceless reward of her adorable grin will be the perfect reward.

I have started teaching her to fall asleep on her own and she is doing so well. At times, like this afternoon, she takes a while to fall asleep after a bit of 'squawking' and making her horsy sounds she eventually falls asleep. This afternoon I went in her room to check on her and she was wide-eyed and looking around, but incredibly calm, yet 5min later she uttered a single yell just to disply her annoyance at me. I put her down at 1pm and by 2:30pm she was sound asleep, even now (6:20pm) she remains asleep - clever girl.

Yesterday Eileen - midwife - weighed her and she now is a lovely 3.31kg, her checks are getting a little chubby and Eileen is very happy with her, still commenting how lovely she is. In the week to come we will be getting our own digital cammera and then I can take photos, which I will post each time I write.

Yesterday her 'Nannie' (Greg's mum) and Grandpa (Bruce) visited and were blowen away by their gorgeous grandaughter. If Nannie could growl she would have... everytime I offered to take Madison off her, she held her the entire durration of the visit. I think Nannie is under Maddy's spell, but aren't we all.