Reminiscing

I was blessed with my beautiful daughter 2 months ago, she was and still is so beautiful. I couldn't and still can't stop looking at her - I enjoyed and still enjoyed holding her. She made and still makes me smile. What can I say?! ...... I absolutely and completely and unconditionally love my little Madison.

Thank you to the man of my Dreams for blessing me with Maddy,I truely am honoured to be the mother of his daughter. May he and his daughter know that I love them both so very much, infact what I wrote above is true for him too.

XXX

Afternoon at the dentist

Well, yesterday, I ended up having to have root canal treatment .... man was that painful.

8 Week wonder

On Thursday my little Darling turned 8 weeks and had quite an unsettled day, I think Maddy was jealous that Mommy was spending time with Aunty Bibi - all she wanted was cuddles with her mommy. However, she rewarded me by going down at about 9pm and sleeping through till about 6:30am ...... you go baby girl!

Daddy's Birthday

Well, today is Madisons Daddy's birthday, he is........(it's a secret), but not older than 42. He even got a call from Bob and Charlott in Texas - Maddy's Godparents. It's also Nana's birthday, you definately don't give a Nana's age away. Tonight the entire South African family (oh and Greg) are getting together to celebrate both their birthdays.

On Saturday (16/09/06) it was my birthday and Maddy met her Aunty Bibi for the first time, Maddy was very fasinated by her and when sitting next to her Aunty she stared at her, except of course when her favourite door was in view. However, that afternoon, Maddy had a delayed reaction to her Immunisations and was quite upset and not herself - she didn't want to sleep and wanted to constantly be with her mommy. But I now have my little girl back, she is so adorable and has started lying in her bed awake, while just looking around. She then goes to sleep on her own.

Immunisation Day

On the day that Maddy turned 7 weeks, she went for her first immunisation shots. I was quite nervous and guilty as my little girl had no idea of what lay ahead. The poor little angel had two in one leg and one in the other, and the tears flowed. However, as soon as mommy picked her up she settled and fell asleep within 5 min. The rest of the day was a blur for her as the injections seemed to make her extremely tired. I did have keep her little legs wrapped up tight as each kick hurt for her.

The feeding frenzy

Oh my gosh, Madison has being feeding since Thursday as if it were her last meal. The last couple days have consisted of feeding and lack of sleep (for both of us) - she has been through such a growth spurt. By Saturday I was desperate and pleaded with Greg to help me through the weekend, so he calmed me down and together thought of a plan of action.

I checked the web and found that this is quite common at 6 weeks and last for 1 -3 days. Things started to return to normal yesterday when she feed at 8am and was asleep by 10am - so she stayed until 4pm. So the time between feeds was 8hrs instead of 3hrs.

So I fed and bathed her, I decided to gave Madison her first massage, my did she like that.... it was so wonderful to watch her lie there so content and relaxed. Then she had a little snack and was off to sleep again. I think the continual feeding tired her out as much as it did I.

It was so cute when I heard her making her horsy noise and went in to check on her, only to find her looking around so content. It so good to have my little girl back to normal.

Below is a rough feeding history, what goes unsaid is all the crying and tears in between:

Fri 08/09
01:30 - feed
04:30 - feed
09:00 - feed
11:00 - feed
13:00 - feed
15:00 - feed
18:00 - feed

Sat 09/09
02:00 - feed
05:00 - feed
08:00 - feed
16:00 - feed
19:00 - feed

Sun 10/09
03:30 - feed
07:30 - feed
10:00 - feed ..........

6 weeks old - I can't believe it

Wow, time has gone quickly, I can't believe that 6 weeks ago I was about to deliver my darling daughter. I look forward to every second with her - she completely melts my heart when I just think of her. Maddy is such an angel and is doing so well at night - from time of going down I only feed her on average about 7 - 8 hrs later. Okay so Bibi was sleeping through at 3 weeks, but compared to her mother (who didn't sleep through until 3 yrs), Madison is a dream baby.

I didn't write on Tuesday, but I must say that we went to a mother and baby workshop, for the first time, called Space. Every Tuesday we will meet to socialise and get advise on everyday challenges, almost like a support group. This will continue to be something to look forward to each week. Maddy slept through the entire thing - 12:30 till 3:00 and then had booby and went back to sleep from 3:30 - 5pm.

I think the secret is routine - she loves her evening bath... I'll get a photo tonight.

Father's Day

Madison gave her Daddy a nice big smile on Father's Day - Daddy managed to catch a little one on camera. Maddy is really sleeping well at night, for the last 5 nights she has slept for about 8 straight hours. This has caused me to be a little confused durring the day when she wakes more often - as I assume I must feed her, but she just needs more awake time during the day. This weekend Maddy met her big brother (Connor) for the first time, they looked very cute together.