Madelynn's Week of Firsts

I don't have any pictures, because we have had a rough week!! This week, Maddie has had a week of "Firsts". First fever (up to 104.5 - twice), First UTI, First trip to the hospital after being born, First Shots (2), and now, the doctor has actually told us to give her Plain Yogurt to help combat the strong antibiotics she is on. So, she has had her first solid food - at 6 weeks. Tomorrow, she going to have an ultrasound on her First Easter. Rough week, but she is doing great.

We are still trying to find out why she has a UTI - it's something going wrong internally. Likely nothing serious, but the ultrasound and the kidney test on Wednesday should let us know what the next steps are. For now, she is doing well, fever is gone and we are getting ready for our first Easter. We'll be coloring eggs today and finding Easter Baskets tomorrow. Pictures coming soon!

Weekend with Jen and DJ

We had a fun, fantastic weekend with Jen and DJ! They visited last Thursday through Sunday and we had some great Midland Fun (minus the Tridge visit, a huge disappointment). :-)

We went to a Saginaw Spirit game with the kids - they loved it! Maddie slept through the whole game, but Caden was making up for it - being out of his seat more than in....we are in trouble when they are both mobile.







Aunt Jen with baby Maddie!




On Saturday we went to the Butterfly house, a place frequented by the Callenders as we shrug off the winter months...



DJ was in charge of Caden wrangling...he did a great job!





Caden wouldn't get in this picture, he was busy running around the house...singing his Batman Song...maybe next time. :-)


We also went to a Loons game! We made it to nightfall - about the 7th innning, and then called it quits. The weather was pretty nice, but once the sun went down, it got chilly.


Caden and Taylor played the ENTIRE game. They ran up and down the sidewalk, played on the fence and spent a lot of time on the playset in the stadium. Benefit: LOTS of sleep that night.


Thanks for visiting Aunt Jen and Uncle DJ!! Come back soon!!

Weekend Fun

A few pictures of fun we had this weekend.

Caden rediscovered his sandbox. This year, he is big enough to take the top off it himself. So, we have NO chance of avoiding the sandbox every time we go outside, which is every night. Which then leads to showers every night. At least he is a clean kid. And, you heard it right - the shower is his new favorite thing to do. You mention the word and all tantrums end, desires for fruit snacks, ice cream, and jellybeans are forgotten. It's a great distraction. :-)




Raking up leaves with Daddy....when will the novelty of yardwork with Dad wear off?



We had a first fire of the year on Sunday - because it was still 65 F at night!! Caden LOVED it, and knew enough to stand back from the fire! Excellent! All those readings of Goodnight Moon, and talking about the fireplace paid off!




Caden holding his baby sister before bedtime....evidently he has been watching us, because when he holds her, he immediately starts bouncing her and saying "SHHHHHHH". Even when she is not crying. Classic. We'll try and get a video.



Sooo tired after a long day outside!

Butterfly Exhibit at Dow Gardens

Grandma Frank (Mee-Maw to Caden) is in town, so we went to the butterfly exhibit at Dow Gardens yesterday! We had a lot of fun, and got some cute pictures. Maddie slept the whole time, but so did Caden when we went 2 years ago. :-)

This is a yearly event, so at the bottom of the post I have pictures of Caden in 2010 and 2009!! He has grown so much!















Here's a picture from 2009 - when Caden was 3 months old...


And a picture from 2010, when he was 1 year and 3 months old...


Mommy and Daddy look a little younger too! :-)

Three Week Pictures...

Maddie is much more awake now, and certainly finding her voice! :-) She is sleeping well (once for 6 hours!!) and growing well also. We have her one Month appointment this week, so we will see how much weight she has gained! At her one week appointment she was already 8 lb 14 oz - one ounce above birth weight at only 6 days old!

Here's time great pics from the last week....






Caden's Best Bud Jackson took a few pictures with Maddie. He will also be a big brother soon!!