December 18 - January 18
Month 4 to Month 5
This month started out like any other. We are still excelling at moving, loving play time and sleeping pretty great at night! A new thing we started this month was taking day naps in her crib!
Before we would let her nap in the swing, or nap in our arms, and I felt like she was ready for this transition! We got her to sleep how we do now, we rocked her and then put her down! It was a work in progress this month, but she will get used to it!
Another big milestone is the very first Christmas! We were so so lucky this year! Grammy and Grandpa, Aunt Bailee, Uncle Ben and Kayla came to spend Christmas with us! It was truly special! I am not attached to my Mom in some crazy insane way. I don't talk to her everyday on the phone (I hate talking on the phone), but we FaceTime about once a week or so. One thing is true though, I love and miss her like crazy when I don't get to see her! We get each other. We think alike and have the same sense of humor! Last time she and Bailee left after Madison was born, I walked upstairs to the guest room and took in the fact that they were gone and balled my eyes out. They recently just left from a long summer visit and I am tearing up just thinking about it.
So when I get to see and spend time with my family, know that is makes my world and to have them for Madison's first Christmas is even better!
That morning, we helped her open a few presents and boy let me tell you! That Santa did so good, she is STILL playing with some of those gifts!
Another present Santa brought was a jumper! We placed her in and oh man!
She had fun!
Madison was also baptized this month! Aaron's whole family and my family were present for that as well and again, it meant so much that everyone was there! We had several friends come and witness that sweet girl be cleaned from sin! I handmade her baptism gown from my wedding dress.
Every girl likes to think that her daughter will one day wear her wedding dress like some great heirloom, but I knew that was never going to be the case for my dress! So instead, I will continue to chop it up and use it during special times, like her baptism, I will probably use some for her first communion dress and hopefully she will want a part of it for her own wedding someday! What made this baptism even more special is that Madison was baptized in the church where Aaron and I met. No matter where life takes us, that small chapel will always hold a special place in our hearts!
The time came to say goodbye to my family, but was so thankful for the time they could spend here. Especially Uncle Ben.
He took off time from work and school to come hang out and celebrate with you, Madison! You are so lucky to have an uncle like him! It was great to play board games too!
After Christmas, we came to face with the ugly ugly FIRST COLD! Can I please tell you how horrible it was! The first day it was just a runny nose, then came a cough. Then came the constant sore throat and cough and congestion and more snotty noses! It was full blown yuck! The first really horrible night, Aaron and I stayed with her in her room taking turns holding her, taking her temperature, giving some Tylenol, feeding her to be sure she was hydrated! We slept with her in our arms propped up so she could drain properly and let's face it, what baby doesn't just simply sleep better knowing mom and dad are there?! She made it through that night like a champ. We went through some saline spray and I got to hold a baby down to be suctioned with the bulb syringe! By the way, it's true... The hospital ones are the best! I'm stealing more next time! After about a week of really bad cold symptoms and another week of some remnants, she made it out and was our sweet, funny Madison again! There are no pictures of this for obvious reasons. Towards then end of this month she is starting to sit up! What a big girl we have!
