The Madison's

Hello...???

2010-09-09T15:37:00.002-05:00

I would like to greatly apologize for my lack of blogging for the last 6 months. I am having computer issues in the house and I don't have a way to upload pictures onto the blog. Let's be honest here- we're all just wanting pictures of Emery and not a bunch of words! :) For those of you periodically checking on the Madison's- THANK YOU!!! I still don't have a way to get pictures up here, so I'll tell you what we have been up to (yay, lots of words!).

Emery has grown and changed SO much- she turned a year old on August 17th and we had a birthday party at our house the weekend before. It was so fun and we are so thankful to our families who came to celebrate our baby girl with us. Emery loved all the attention and presents and food- she was such a ham! If you want to see pictures you can look here and here (big thanks to my Mom and Sister for being good bloggers!).

Miss Emery is definitely keeping us busy- she started walking at 11 months and her new name is Torn-Emery. She is somehow able to scatter all her toys throughout the house in a matter of minutes! It is so much fun and I love every day with her.

Hopefully soon I'll figure out this picture situation. Just give me another 6 months... :)

Need a laugh?

2010-02-23T09:28:00.002-06:00

It's so funny what random noises will make my child laugh, but I'm willing to do anything to hear that sweet sound. You should know a couple of things before you watch this:

1. No video is ever complete without a dog fight in the background (or Friend's on the TV for that matter).

2. Red sweatpants are a must have for any fashionable mom this season!

3. I've been a little sickly lately, please ignore the coughing- I promise I didn't cough on the baby.

4. This video might not be for you if you are the sea sick type, my video taping skills aren't up to par either. :)

Enjoy!

Another month... already?!?

2010-02-22T08:50:00.005-06:00

So,has it really been another month already and here I am finally updating! We have had a really great month, and it has come with some big changes. We started introducing Emery to solid food this month, and it is so fun! I love watching her reaction to the new flavors of the food- her facial expressions are too funny! She has done very well with all of them, after she gets over the initial shock of something new.

The first vegetable- peas!

Then we moved on to squash

And her favorite so far, green beans, yum!

Of course, I just feel the need to also include of some pictures just because she is so cute and I love taking pictures of her. Poor girl, she just never gets any attention. She has already figured out that she loves the iPhone and we look at all her pictures at least once a day, hehe!

She's getting so good at tummy time

Playing with Daddy

She recently found her feet and she plays with them all the time. This has made diaper changes very fun :)

We got SNOW! This was Valentine's weekend and we got 6 inches- it was just beautiful!

Of course, I do realize I just went from a snow picture to a sunny, short sleeved picture but what can I say- we live in Texas! A week after the snow it was 70 degrees outside (heavenly!), so we spent the afternoon at the park. Emery was sporting some new shades and tried out the swings. She's not too sure about them, but I think it will grow on her

5 Months

2010-01-27T16:45:00.004-06:00

January 17, 2010

Is Emery seriously 5 months old already? It is so hard to believe that I am blogging again about another month gone by, and a big month it was. Emery celebrated her first Christmas & New Year's Eve (didn't quite make it to midnight this year!), started eating rice cereal, and rolled over. Here is what she likes this month:

- Still coming in at #1: the gym. She gets so excited to lay and kick and talk to the princess- sometimes she gets both arms and both legs going at the same time, it's starting to get a little out of control. Hilarious!

- We borrowed an exersaucer from a friend and she LOVES it! She is still a little small for it, but it has a great track around the seat so we can put her toys there so she can chew on them. She likes for me to stand her on the floor in front of it- she can reach all the fun toys much better that way.

- We are having several "conversations" a day. She actually just squeals and gargles really loud when you talk to her and it's just adorable and hilarious!

- She is reaching for everything! She is getting really good at reaching above her head if she is on the floor and doing everything she can to get a toy that is out of reach- I'm pretty sure she's a genious. She even got one of the stacking cups out of the other cup the other day, like I said, genious!

- She LOVES the rice cereal! I decided to give it a try New Year's Day since Matt was home (just to see what she thought) and she ate the whole bowl! This has really helped her put on some good weight the past few weeks- she's got to be over 11 lbs by now!

She is just the sweetest baby and I love watching her grow every day. Happy 5 months Goo Boo- looking forward to all the laughter in month 6, I love you!

Home from all the Christmas traveling!

Asleep in her high chair, poor thing!

Washing down the rice cereal, something else she loves, the sippy cup!

Christmas 2009

2010-01-07T10:08:00.005-06:00

We had an excellent Christmas this year, mainly because Miss Emery was here to celebrate with us. We spent Christmas Eve in Tyler, and then traveled to Southlake on Christmas Day. It was so wonderful to spend time with family and have everyone together, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!

Tyson, Sarah, & Camryn spent the whole week in Tyler- it was great!

Everyone cheering on tummy time

We spent a lot of time on the floor :)

Emery with her Great Grandaddy

TWO new babies, how excellent!

Wearing her new clothes, ready to go shopping!

Telling Mimi all about it

And, some excellent tummy time in Southlake

Merry Christmas everyone!

Catching up (a little bit)

2009-12-28T13:03:00.003-06:00

Emery has really had a big December, so I may have to try & catch up over several posts. First, as you know, Emery turned 4 months old on December 17th which meant another trip to the doctor! I was excited to go and ask all of my crazy questions that I had been storing up, all the things that I hadn't already called their office about. :) Here we are playing with toys, and waiting on the doctor. Isn't she precious! She really did a good job and behaved excellently.

She currently weighs 10lbs 9 oz (2 %ile), and is 24 inches long (34%ile)- getting so big!!

The next weekend was Emery's first time to go to Sunday School. The ladies in there are excellent and I can tell they ust adore the babies, so I know she is in really good hands. And, we even got a good report from her teaches that she behaved- go Emery! It worked well for me since she could stay in there and nap until it was time for her to eat again at 10:30.

This is Mrs. Adams singing and entertaining her- God made puppies, did you know!

I'll try to post some pictures from all our Christmas festivities this week. Ours was great, and I hope yours was too!

4 months old

2009-12-18T10:04:00.005-06:00

December 17, 2009

(I couldn't pick the best one, so they all made it this month!)

Well, Emery is 4 months old now and what a big month she has had! We celebrated Thanksgiving in Tyler this year with the Kirksey's and has a great time! Good food, good family, good games. This also meant Camryn was in town for a few days and Emery really enjoyed getting to play with her- actually she mostly enjoyed watching Camryn play, as we all did. She is also changing so much, here is what she is up to lately:

- She is still loving her gym and playing with the all the toys in it. She really started liking the music aspect of it & gets so excited when it makes noise.

- She is reaching for EVERYTHING! I'm so proud- she is so great with finding her toys when they are laying next to her and picking them up to play with them. She is also grabbing things out of your hands and of course they go straight for her mouth

- She is loving different textures. She has a blanket (the Swankie Blankie!) and she loves to feel the furry side and the silky side. She spends so long just touching it and of course chewing on it

- After Camryn's visit she picked up on a few things: how to SCREAM, and how to roll over. She hasn't quite gotten there yet, but she's so close! Maybe after Christmas she'll have it down.

- She is great at sitting in the Bumbo and I think she really likes the new perspective it gives her. She watches Tanner and Bruiser and they are so entertaining!

- She laughs! It's the best sound in the world, and she especially laughs when we play airplane.

- She is getting bigger & bigger everyday. She is wearing 3 month clothes now and we are getting a lot of use out of some great and precious shower gifts. I still can't believe she is wearing them! I looked at them for so long while I was still pregnant and tried to imagine my baby girl in them and here she is. It's a great feeling.

We go back to the Dr. Monday morning for her 4 month check up. Wish me luck- watching those shots is tough! Until then, enjoy some pics!

Helping me cook on Thanksgiving. The high chair has a tray that attaches to the front so she has all her toys in reach. Of course, most of the time they end up on the floor- oh my, it's already begun!

See, she LOVES to touch things- especially furry things!

What do you do when you don't want to do tummy time anymore? Push yourself forward out of the Boppy, duh!

See how fun the gym is- you can climb on it too!

Happy 4 months Big Girl- they have been the best 4 months of my life!

Hello Santa!

2009-12-16T13:26:00.002-06:00

A couple of weeks ago we took Emery to see Santa for the very first time! She did so good, well I guess she didn't real seem to know what was going on, but still- we got a super cute picture out of it!

Isn't she precious! We stayed and finished up our Christmas shopping while we were there (by the way, 11:30 on a Tuesday is a great time to go to the mall!) and someone got a little tired from all the excitement. She's working on keeping up with her Mama at the mall, but it's a hard job. It's ok Big Girl- you'll get there one day. :)

If you are wondering, yes, we own a stroller, he just can't resist her. I can't say that I blame him!

This One's for Sarah...

2009-12-09T13:53:00.003-06:00

My sister recently did an amazing before & after post on her blog so I wanted to show her my favorite before & after (and it's a good excuse to post pictures of Emery!)

December 2008:

October 2009 (yes, unfortunately this is the most recent picture of the 3 of us!)

I think it's been a GREAT year!

3 months!

2009-11-20T09:00:00.005-06:00

November 17, 2009

This week Emery turned 3 months old! It's so hard to believe she is growing up so fast! She is really developing a lot of personality & I just fall more in love with her every day. Here is what she is doing at 3 months old:

Wiggling- still her favorite thing to do!

Talking- she is really concentrating on shaping her mouth into words and imitating the way your face looks. All that comes out now is pretty much "Goooo", but she's trying- Mommy sees it! :) This week she also starting grunting when she gets excited, it's too cute!

Chewing on everything! She especially likes her hands- both of them, all of them in her mouth all the time now. It's so funny, Matt calls it her chipmunk impression.

Her neck and torso are also getting so much stronger so she is able to do a few new things like... take walks like a big girl

Help me in the kitchen like a big girl (I think this is GREAT!)

And ride in the Bjorn like a big girl!

I can't wait to see what next month will bring- I love you Big Girl!!

The Pumpkin Patch & Dedication

2009-11-17T16:08:00.008-06:00

The weekend of Halloween we decided to have Emery's dedication at Glenwood- more on that later... first though, we spent Halloween at Moore Farm's Pumpkin Patch with Gigi, Okay, Sarah, & Camryn. Sarah & Camryn came to town for the dedication on Sunday (Tyson was sick and couldn't make it, but we took lots of pictures for him!). They were pretty much out of pumpkins, but the girls don't even know it's Halloween so we figured it was still a good chance for a few great photo ops.

Babies in Bjorns, how cute!

Emery was really excited to be there, can't you tell! :)

The Girls (old & new)!

So, we did alright getting some pictures of the girls on their first Halloween- don't they look like they really enjoyed it! I know this Mommy loved, they have so many fun activities. A corn maze, and a hayride- but maybe next year.

Sunday was Emery's dedication at our church and it was wonderful! Glenwood does this as a way of introducing all the new babies to the church & blessing them. They also gave Emery a bible that is just adorable! We feel so blessed to have such a wonderful church family that will love Emery just as much as we do. This is congregational response that is read during the dedication:

We rejoice to take Emery under our care.

We seek God's grace to be a community in which

the gospel is truly proclaimed to all.

We will support you and minister with you

as workers together in Christ Jesus and

heirs of his promise.

Since my Dad (Okay) is an elder he was able to do the blessing which was really special for all of us. We (actually Gigi) was able to take some pictures... thanks Gigi!

Getting some wiggle time in before church

On the stage with Katie Burnett and Jeff Christian

Elder's blessing

After church we had lunch at my parents house, and Emery wiggled like she does best!

Trunk or Treat

2009-11-02T20:55:00.003-06:00

Our church had their annual Trunk or Treat this past Wednesday and of course Emery participated this year (her first Halloween, oh my)! Matt & I were just talking the other day how we are already coming up in so many firsts for her- Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, not to mention all her personal milestones. She is growing so fast! Anyway, we had a pretty hard time coming up with her costume since all the ones we looked at seemed so big, so we ended up being a ballerina. Who can resist a baby girl in a tutu and a bow?! We had a blast and Emery did great. She loved looking around at everyone and meeting a lot of new friends. She almost made it all the way through, but fell asleep toward the end- she was a champ!

Gigi & Emery (thanks for the tutu, Gigi!!)

It was a little windy :), Emery kept squinting her eyes and letting the wind blow through her hair, precious!

This is how she spent most of the night

Venturing Out

2009-10-30T07:34:00.003-05:00

Well, Emery and I finally ventured out to run errands on our own! It was a little scary, but we all survived without any crying or screaming (Emery did great, too :)). We went to Babies R Us to get some new pacifiers since I accidentally burned the ones she likes- apparently your not supposed to boil those things, who knew?! Emery slept & I shopped and at the end of the day we were all happy, yay!

Stay tuned for pictures from her first Halloween!

Spooky!

2009-10-27T09:56:00.004-05:00

I heard this on the news one night last week, apparently it was some sort of equinox that allowed a broom to stand up on it's own. I didn't believe it until I tried it. The broom stood through dinner & the rest of the night, it was almost like we had an extra person in the house- creepy! :)

2 Monthls Old!

2009-10-26T14:57:00.003-05:00

Has it seriously been a month since I wrote a blog?? I guess that shows how busy we have been lately!

Well, Miss Emery is now two months old and getting so big! She is now 22 inches long and 9 lbs 1 oz! Her favorite thing to do is WIGGLE- it seems to cure all problems. :) Her head is getting so much stronger, and she is sleeping through the night in her crib (that was a hard transition for me, but yay!). She is also starting to talk A LOT and no one gets her going like Daddy. They have talks every night and her voice is so beautiful.

More updates to come, as soon as I get them loaded onto my computer.

1 month!

2009-09-22T12:18:00.006-05:00

September 17, 2009

I know I am a little late with this post but better late than never, right?! So, we have successfully made it through our first month with Emery and I can't believe how fast it's gone by! I feel like we are all getting more & more used to each other every day and developing our routine feels really good! She is such a sweet girl, I just feel so lucky to be her Mommy and that I get the blessing of living with her and watching her grow up.

Here are some of my favorite things about my little girl after our first month together:

*She's MINE! I know, that is kind of obvious but it's still amazing to me.

*All her dark hair. I spend so much time brushing it after her bath while it's so fuzzy and cute! I think it's so adorable and I hope it stays.

*How good she is at tummy time! She is really getting strong and will do so well when she is on her tummy. I'm convinced she is trying to roll over. :)

*How much she loves to lay on her back and wiggle! She loves to lay in her gym and will just kick her legs, wiggle her arms, and talk for a long time- it's really fun.

I just realized there are way to many things to list, she is such a happy girl and I love spending every minute of my day with her. Here are a few more pictures!

Robbie & Drew came for a visit

Bathtime! We are all getting better at this :)

After bathtime, her hands & feet always feel so cold, so we cuddle for a while to warm them up. Her eyes get SO big and her hair is nice and fuzzy- my favorite time of the day!

Relaxing with OK

Wiggling in her gym!

Meeting her Great Grandaddy (my Grandfather) for the 1st time!

Pictures

2009-08-30T13:35:00.004-05:00

Well we are about to celebrate Emery's two week birthday tomorrow- I can't believe it! We are all doing great! She is sleeping all day and staying up to play at night. :) Oh I kid, she really is doing great. We have the occasional fusiness at night, but I think we are all starting to settle into a routine. She has slept in her crib in her own room all by herself the past 2 nights and I miss her like crazy! She just seems so far away. At least we have the baby monitor (turned up all the way right by my head) so that gives me a little more peace of mind. Matt went back to work last Monday, so Emery & I have been staying busy going on walks and going over to Gigi & Ok's. Here are a few pictures, enjoy!

One of our trip to Gigi & Ok's

Kristen & Brandon came to visit

1 week old

A little sleepy after her Dr.'s appointment

Tummy Time!

Lovin' on Daddy

Wake time in the morning with me... love it!

I can't get enough of all her facial expressions, they are too cute!

Introducing...

2009-08-27T14:59:00.006-05:00

EMERY ELIZABETH!!!

She arrived at 1:00 am on August 17th and was perfectly healthy and beautiful! We are just in love and are really enjoying having her here. I am finally getting around to putting some pictures up of her. Hopefully soon I'll have time to share our birth story. But, for now, here are some pictures of our little girl!

First picture- a precious little screaming girl!

Getting some cuddle time in with Mommy (look at all of her HAIR!)

Not even a day old and already helping Daddy with work

Getting to meet Mimi

So Sleepy!

First visit to see Dr. Rogers

First family outing. We went to OK & Gigi's house for burgers and a walk

Emery, now in 4D!

2009-07-16T14:57:00.003-05:00

One of my birthday presents from Matt was a 4D sonogram that we recently took advantage of. Our first attempt was Friday, the 10th, but Miss Emery wasn't feeling very cooperative. So, we went back this past Tuesday and go some great shots, enjoy!

It's a Baby... Moon!

2009-07-06T12:24:00.007-05:00

This past weekend Matt & I decided we should treat ourselves to one last weekend excurison- a babymoon/ birthday present for me! We figured we might as well take advantage of being able to easily pack up the car & go while we can. Although, Matt pointed out, everything we did was kid friendly already- we are turning into such parents!

We left Friday morning, hit the road to Austin, and had such a great time together. We stopped in Round Rock at the outlet mall & got Emery a couple of dresses (I just can't resist!) and tried to avoid the heat as much as possible! After that we headed to our hotel- The Driskill in downtown Austin, which is apparently haunted, uh, how creepy!! Thankfully we didn't have any unexpected visitors. :) After we were settled in we decided to go try & find Lance's bike shop - Mellow Johnnie's which ended up being just a few blocks from our hotel. I'm pretty sure Matt was in HEAVEN! It is a neat place to visit since they have alot of Lance's bikes from previous races to look at. We spent the rest of the night walking down 6th street & enjoying our dinner at the Iron Cactus, great mexican food!

Saturday morning we went to the Barton Springs Pool which was so great, but cold! It is a spring fed pool in the middle of Austin, but the average water temperature is 68 degrees. It was pretty shocking at first, but since it was already in the 90's it felt pretty good after a while. That afternoon Matt suprised me with a prenatal massage back at the hotel. It was EXCELLENT! I felt totally relaxed and was so happy they could make accomodations for a pregnant girl. Saturday night we had dinner at the hotel in The Grill which was so fun, but we missed out on the fireworks. We were almost done with our meal and all the sudden we heard loud bangs & knew we had missed them. I figured as long as we at least saw some on TV it would be ok. :)

Sunday morning we came home, and we are now back to the real world. Emery's nursery is coming along. We have the crib & the bedding put together which is a HUGE step. I love how everything is looking so far.

8 weeks to go! Enjoy the pics!

The always necessary stop at the bank!

The view from our room- amazing!

Front of the hotel, this is where we ate breakfast & it was so nice!

Mellow Johnnie's- just taking it all in

Some of the bikes from Lance's previous races

Dinner at Iron Cactus

Starting on the crib

It was a tough job, but at least he had good help

The finished product, I can't wait to see her in here!

Hello Mr. Half Ironman!

2009-06-30T16:12:00.000-05:00

MATT'S A HALF IRONMAN!!!!!

This past weekend was Matt's big race, the Bufalo Springs 70.3 triathlon. I was unable to go so I don't have any pictures to show of him, but this nice lady did and really got some great shots of him on the bike:http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_event.asp?EVENTID=47923&BIB=417
You can read all about it here: http://www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com/
He went with a couple of the other triathletes from here in Tyler early early Saturday morning and came back late Sunday night. He said that the weather actually turned out alright for them, mid 70's with some rain on the bike. I was really worried about this part since we were having 100+ days the week before and this race is notorious for being extremely hot! I am so proud of him for accomplishing this, a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, then a 13.1 mile run!

Congratulations Matt!!!

I used my time to get registered for the baby with my expert, Sarah. She had so much good advice I can't thank her enough for all of her help this weekend. Of course, that means we also got to spend so much time with Camryn & Tyson (who was a great dog sitter :), thanks Tyson!). Camryn is getting so big! She is constantly wiggling her arms & legs and really starting to talk alot. They got her a high chair which I loved- she sat at the table with us and had so much to add to the conversation around the dinner table, oh wait, it was about her already! :) She is such a sweet girl!

ps- 31 weeks today!!

Crazy Pregnant

2009-06-24T15:59:00.000-05:00

I think the title pretty much sums up how I am feeling lately, for several reasons.

1. I'm pregnant, and that's just a big idea to wrap your head around. I know, I have had 30 weeks to get used to the idea and I still can't. I look at my body changing and growing and think there is actually a little person in there- a girl person to be exact. A girl person who is approximately 3 pounds and 14 inches long. I am constantly amazed that my body knows what to do to support another life for 40 weeks, all the while preparing that other life for life in our world.

And then there is the whole bringing a new person to your home to live with you, but I can't get into that yet. I'm working on reading through Babywise and its a lot of information, not to mention all the other books that get you ready for the big day.

2. If you notice the ticker, we are less than 10 weeks away from Little Miss' due date which would make me 30 weeks pregnant. I'm past the "chubby" looking stage and just getting kind of crazy big pregnant looking. Maternity clothes are my everyday attire now and if I wear something pre- maternity it feels slightly inappropriate for some reason. I love it though, and I will miss feeling her kicking around and waking me up at all hours of the night. I already feel like I kind of know her. I know that when I drink something cold she moves around a lot. I know when she is usually asleep and when she is usually awake (although so far though, our schedules are conflicting). She's my baby girl and I just love her more than words can say already.

3. I think pregnancy has made me slightly, well, crazy. It's true... pregnancy brain is in full force. I can't remember anything, I can't think of words, and I have some crazy dreams. They were pretty bad before I got pregnant and now they are out there. Which reminds me, was it Barack Obama's birthday recently? Because I was at his party, at his house of course.

Here is my latest picture- it's at 27 weeks (I think maybe the same day the boy asked if I was having TWINS!) We start childbirth classes tomorrow which should be interesting, but I've heard they are good to take.

Also, Sarah named her for us this weekend, I was stuck on Emer & Matt was stuck on Zoe. Being the wise lady that she is she came up with:

MISS EMERY ELIZABETH MADISON!

Thanks, Sarah!!

Soccer Practice

2009-05-24T16:40:00.000-05:00

We SAW her move this morning! We were sitting in church listening to Jeff and I happened to look down and noticed my dress moving! I nudged Matt and said- "You can SEE her moving!" he watched the belly for a minute and of course, nothing. Then all the sudden a big kick that he definitely saw! I thought his eyes might just pop out of his head. Just more affirmations that she really is in there and growing. Thank You Lord for our baby girl!!

23 weeks

2009-05-07T18:32:00.000-05:00

So, as of Tuesday, baby girl & I are 23 weeks along, amazing how time flies! This is, according to the 5 million pregnancy books piled on my nightstand, is 5 months! We are both definately growing by the week, but so far we are both still happy & healthy. The next doctor's appointment is Tuesday and I think we just get to hear her heartbeat again- no more cool sonograms, but it is still music to my ears!

We are all looking forward to a relxing weekend at home, with the highlight being the Komen 5k on Saturday, and of course Mother's Day at home with my Mom. We haven't seen her in a long time so it will be good to catch up.

Last weekend was Kristen & Brandon's wedding weekend which was absolutely so much fun! The wedding was beautiful and Kristen looked so amazing. I hope they both had a really happy day because I am sure excited for them. Of course, I have no pictures to share, but trust me she did an amazing job putting everything together.

More updates to come!

Thank Heaven for Little...

2009-04-15T14:49:00.000-05:00

GIRLS!!!!!!!!!

It's true, Baby Madison is a beautiful, healthy little girl and we can't wait to meet her!

Here she is, doing her thing!

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3D, with her hand in front of her face, she wouldn't move it!

Precious little feet!

Catching up!

2009-04-09T15:49:00.000-05:00

The past of few weeks have been so BUSY, but I have several great pictures to share, so this time less words more pictures.

Matt celebrated his birthday well into the next weekend when we went to Dallas to see his family, but first he had a couple of presents to open from me:

I got him a couple of onesies for the baby to wear to Matt's races next year. They say: Go Daddy Go!, and Triathlon Support Crew and they are super cute!!

Bruiser helped (as always) and Tanner, well he kind of participated

We headed to Southlake to keep up the celebrating! Saturday afternoon Matt's family got together and we took some pictures at the Botanical Gardens in Fort Worth. It was a beautiful day and I think these will turn out great! This is the only one I got- do the white shirts and family portraits remind you of anyone else's birthday? Yes, it's the same thing we did for mine this year, if you haven't tried it, it's so fun and we recommend it!

We also went to eat at Esparza's to celebrate later that night. Matt's cousins and Grandmother came into town from Houston for Kristen's shower (which was the next day), and it was great to spend some time with them.

Stay tuned, big news coming soon!

Happy Birthday Matt!

2009-03-18T16:18:00.000-05:00

So, over the weekend we ran into the Kirksey's and (while comparing pictures of our favorite person, Camryn) Janice reminded me we have a blog now, oops! I figured what better time to give an update than my hubby's 1st 29th birthday. :) We have been super busy, but enjoying every minute of it.

Matt competed in his first tri of the year in Athens on March 14th and did very well. Several of his teammates from the East Texas Triathletes also competed with him, and despite the cold rainy weather, I think he had a good time. There are a couple of pictures of him here: http://ettriathletes.com/gallerypages/Athens_Tri_2009.htm from their website. He plans to do many more, but the big goal is the Buffalo Springs Lake Half Ironman on June 29th, so the practice is always useful!

This week we are celebrating Matt. I think I have been more excited about his birthday this year, mainly because it's a day to celebrate him! He's the best hubby ever and I think he deserves lots of praise for it! So, we started the celebrating at Jake's last night with my parents (our favorite restaraunt in Tyler). It was delicious as always and they even made him this awesome dessert tray- minus the loud singing waiters, what more could you ask for!

Tonight Matt is going to enjoy a nice long bike ride in this amazing weather we have been having and then coming home to a delicious home cooked meal, right Matt!! :) We also plan on going to Dallas this weekend to see Matt's family and take some family portraits, so we will celebrate there too. What a lucky guy, so many people that love him.

I also had my 16 week doctor appointment Tuesday and she says everything is going well. I heard the heartbeat and it seemed so loud for something so little! She said the heart rate was around 140 and that is sounded good. I have been having a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that this is really real, but everytime I hear the heartbeat it is a HUGE reminder that it is, I almost cried listening to it. It's the sweetest sound ever. :) We will go back April 13th to find out if it is a girl or a boy, yeah! I'll end with a picture of how I'm looking lately, it's definately there! Please ignore my hair & my outfit, I had just gotten done with a run, which yes I am still doing and really enjoying now that the weather is so nice.

New Beginnings

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So, here we are, we've decided to start a blog. The Madison household is about to undergo some major changes and we are so excited. Neither one of us know much about this, but I've heard it's going to be the best times of our lives. So, come along for the journey, and expect baby Madison to make his or her big arrival sometime around September 1st!

(Sorry this is so terribly crooked, I'll have to work on that for the next post)