Mindless Meanderings of Schroedawg

Madelynne turns 1 month old in a few days and it is hard to believe that 4 weeks have gone by already. Brad and I constantly look at her and ask ourselves where the time went, as she has developed even more. Everyone told me to take it all in and enjoy each day as she continues to grow, as it will go by fast, so that is what I have been doing. When she nurses, I examine her little fingers and toes, as her fingers wrap securely around one of mine. I love the smooth, softness of her skin. When she has play time on her little activity mat, she is looking around and examining the world with wide-eye curiousity, fixating on a light, the cats, movement, a picture. When she dreams she does her dad’s infamous half-lip raise quiver, or the Elvis lip as I refer to it, smiles, twitches, frowns, scowls, sucks, breathes deep and rhythmically, moans and grunts, coos…all sorts of emotions that I wonder what exactly she is dreaming about. I mean, she hasn’t been around long enough to engage in experi...

Almost 3 weeks ago Brad and I officially became parents. Madelynne Elizabeth was born in the wee hours of the morning on August 15 th , 2011, weighing 8 lbs, 3 oz., and 19 inches in length. Words can’t even begin to describe the abundance of love I felt immediately toward this little miracle who was placed in my arms after I was able to go back to my room from recovery, after the c-section. The whole experience of giving birth is surreal in itself. One minute the life you created that was thriving inside of you, that you felt day in and day out, was now in your arms and real. Although there was this insurmountable amount of pain, (which is beyond description), it falls away as soon as that baby is placed in your arms. You forget everything because all you see is this tiny little person, whose fingers are wrapped around yours, and whose little heart is overflowing with the love from two parents who waited well over two years for this day. Madelynne is a blessing. After the surgery and...