celebrate......all week

We have been partying all week. Actually I should say, me and the kids have been partyin'. Monday started off with Steve and I celebrating our 8 year anniversary. Steve was away doing a rotation so we celebrated on Friday night. Olson's watched our kids and we were able to eat some great food and catch up.

Man, I love that guy!

Tuesday was Karlee's birthday. My little girl turned 3. I can't believe how grown up she is. She is so much fun and we are constantly laughing at her. My little dark haired baby turned into a blondie!

Karlee woke up to a room full of balloons. She ran to my room and yelled "Happy Birthday Mom! There is balloon all over in my room." She ran to tell Cannon and they spend most of the morning jumping around in her room.

Cannon talked her into coming down stairs so she could open up presents and see her birthday cake. Later that night we took cake and ice cream to mutual and all of the girls sang happy birthday to her.

Thursday Steve took boards, so we made homeade peanut butter oreo's for him. He was only able to stay one day because he had to return to rotations.

Saturday we had a water party outside with Karlee's friends. The weather was not great, but we had lots of fun and the kids still played in the water.

Steve couldn't resist the fun.

all of kids enjoyed the ice cream cone cake.......especially Karlee

To end the week, we went to a friends for another birthday party!

what a fun week!

Maddilyn

1 month

10 lbs 8 oz-----75%

height 21 1/2"-----50%

head 13 1/2"------50%

She loves to eat. For the last 2 weeks she has gained a pound a week!

We found out at her appointment that she has reflux, so we are trying her on a couple of different meds. The doctor thinks she'll probably sleep better instead of eating every 2 hours at night. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
Steve likes to buy the kids donuts Saturday night for breakfast on Sunday. They wake up so excited to have pink frosted or sprinkle donuts.

Lets just say the frosting is basically all that gets ate.

{dressin up}

Last week Karlee was invited to a Fancy Nancy birthday party. She was so excited to get dressed up in her fancy clothes and have her hair all curled. I have to admit, it was pretty fun for me also. Girls are so much fun.

I can't believe how grown up she looks. Next thing you know she'll be getting all dressed up for prom. AAAHHHH!

I can't believe how fast time goes after you have a baby.

Maddilyn is 3 weeks old already! She is such a good baby. The kids absolutely love to hold her and watch her every day. First thing in the morning, both kids are in our room wanting to hold and look at baby Maddi. She isn't much of a sleeper, she is up every 2 hours on the dot, ready for her next meal.

Maddi's first doctors appointment after one week, she had already gained 10oz. It will be interesting to see how much she'll weigh next week for her one month.

Karlee new favorite thing is to pretend our "BIG" bathtub is a pool. She will sit in the pool for hours in her Little Mermaid tube and sing. It is so funny to sit in the other room and listen to her sing about random things.

A must see!

A couple of nights ago my mom volunteered to watch my 3 kids while Steve and I had a night out on the town. We decided to go see this movie because we had heard so much about it. I just have to say... it was the funniest movie I have seen for a LONG time. Steve and I were crying during the movie because we were laughing so hard. We had people staring at us because we were making so much noise, but we truly couldn't hold back.

So for your next date night, we suggest

"The Proposal".

1 week, 1 day

Maddilyn is one week old. It is amazing how fast the days go by AFTER you have the baby. The first week has been filed with doctor and hospital visits because of her jaundice.

Steve left Sunday morning to go back to Des Moines to take tests for a week. He had to miss out on the first week of her life, so sad. She has changed SO much.

(A pretty brain-squeezer on her head! Especially made for Papa Steve and Daddy.)

(Peace Out!)
(Hello!)

As you can see Maddi was very jaundice and has been my little glow worm (bili-blanket) for the past four days, but I'm happy to report that she is back to normal. I'm so happy that I can carry her from room to room without having her attached to a machine!

She's here!

{stats}

7-8-09

7 lbs 12 oz.

21 inches.

5:20 pm

Maddilyn Stella Adams

We think she is wearing a wig?!?!

I can't believe how fast my kids are growing up. These last couple of weeks I have been amazed at the changes they have made. They are excited for the new baby and have made all sorts of cards and toys for her. On Sunday I tried to get my kids to hold still for a few pictures..........this is what I got!

Dressin' up in daddy's clothes to play superhero!

Do you think they are a little bit big?!?!

*SuMmeR*

This year summer has started off fast and furious. We are having lots of fun trying to keep busy before the baby comes. The pictures are in chronological order, bottom to top.

Cannon finished up his last game of soccer and was so excited to get a trophy. He carries it around everywhere and won't let his little sister touch it.

We started the boys in swimming lessons and they love it. The highlight so far has been jumping off the diving board.

Cannon is testing the sprinkler system to make sure everything in kosher.

With all of the hot weather, we broke out the pools and sprinklers to keep cool. They love to run around in the backyard and throw water on each other.

We took the YW and YM to Lake St. Claire for a evening on the beach. It was a lot of fun!

Cannon graduated kindergarten. The first in our home to graduate! Ha Ha ha!

{they heal fast}

Karlee had a check up this week and to our surprise the doctor decided to take off the cast. I was a little hesitant because she is not a dainty little girl. She loves to run, jump, dance, skip and wrestle. She has to keep up with the boys! So when the doctor told me he was going to take it off and let it heal the rest of the way on its own, I pictured the worst.

Her arm was still a little crooked where she broke it but she is happy to have it off.