NEVER A DULL MOMENT: MADELYN TURNS *8*

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

MADELYN TURNS 8

JULY 1, 2003 - I woke up around 2am with VERY sporadic contractions. By 4am I had Brent take me into the hospital HOPING I was in Labor, but not really knowing for sure. I was 4 days overdue, I was HUGE, and I was dilated...about halfway. In any other case the nurses would have sent me home because I, in fact, was not in labor. BUT....they weren't busy and they took pity on me.

A pretty uneventful day. The biggest worry-when the doctor tried to break my water...there was no fluids. About a week or 10 days prior I had made an emergency visit to the doctor because I thought my water had broken. I tested positive for Amniotic Fluid, I had started to dilate, but the doctor sent me home. So delivery day and there was no fluids, wasn't a surprise to me, but a HUGE worry to my doctor. He had full NICU on call for when Madelyn was born. He was afraid she wouldn't come out screaming like a baby normally would. He prepped us for silence. Internal and external probes were placed on her and on me. And hours and hours and hours passed.

Finally at 6pm-ish my baby girl was born. Madelyn came into the world screaming and throwing a huge fit. She was fine, perfect, and healthy.

Now eight years later. There are still times she's screaming and throwing a huge fit. But she is still FINE, PERFECT, and HEALTHY. I wouldn't change a thing!

We celebrated Madelyn's birthday with some swimming, Chuck-E-Cheese, Jason's Deli, and more swimming with daddy. It was a great day.

Started out the morning opening cards, a gift from her primary teacher, and two from the family...

Headbands from mommy...I have to say I LOOOOOOVE this one!

Strike a pose...

We told the kids that their eighth birthday was the last time they could choose to go to Chuck E. Cheese. YAY! Only like 4 more years!

Madelyn loooooooves Jason's Deli. Partly because of the salad bar, and partly because of the soft serve ice cream at the end of your meal...ahhh the little things that make us happy

Gift Time!!! We might have overdone it! But I just have so much fun shopping for my kiddo's. Any VALID excuse I have to give them gifts and I go for it :)