A Sunday Stroll

It was a nice day yesterday, so we thought we'd take Madilyn and Duke out for a stroll. Here are a few pics of Madilyn. She looks like such a big girl in her stroller now!








We took Duke down where there is some water to play in. It was DISGUSTING! It smelled awful, but Duke was having a blast!






Needless to say, Daddy had to give him a bath when we got home!

It's too quiet around here.

Well, the house is quiet again (as quiet as it can be with a baby!). Bum Bum and Cole went back to Phoenix on Saturday. I think Cole really enjoyed his time out here. He kept telling me that "Oklahoma is the coolest place ever". Now, I'm pretty sure thats only because he's probably never visited so many parks and pools, climbed so many trees, or played so many videos games with Matt all in one week before.

On Wednesday we went to the pool in town. It's down at the high school and is open to the public for the summer. Cole loved the slides, especially the really steep one. Pics from the pool:











Madilyn LOVES to be outside. We've recently discovered that if we can't get her calmed down, walking outside does wonders. She'll often stop fussing the moment we walk out the door!

Madi also got her shots this past week. Oy, that was NOT fun. The nurse had me hold her down and she was wailing so loud. It was terrible. They say you're supposed to feel like a good mama for vaccinating your child, but I sure felt like an awful one. I dread any more of them. Oh, and to make it even better, the day after then, she pretty much screamed nonstop the entire day. This is so out of character for her and I felt so bad knowing I caused her so much pain :(

Out at the Pool with Bum Bum and Cole

Bum Bum and Cole arrived on Saturday evening and we've been non-stop since! Saturday night we went out to the park and Cole had a great time running around with Matt and Duke.

On Sunday we went to church here on the base. Then we went on a hunt into town for some donuts. I must say, they are harder to find on a Sunday morning than I had anticipated! After breakfast, we packed up the cooler and headed to the base pool. We were there for a good 3 hours and had so much fun!

Today while Matt was at work, the rest of us went to the park. Afterwards, we went into town to do some shopping and have lunch.

Well, here are pictures from yesterday. Some of Madilyn in her new dress and some of Cole at the pool :)

First Swim

Yesterday Matt and I took Madilyn down to the base pool for her first swim. It was a nice warm day and Madilyn really enjoyed the sun. We all had a great time and decided we should start going to the pool more often!

I got the job!

The hospital called me back this morning and offered me the job! I'm really excited!

From what I understand, I'll be working as float pool on the med-surg unit until a position opens up in pediatrics. Hopefully this will be by Christmas :)

I start orientation on July 7th. I am so lucky that Sandy is able to come and be with Madilyn during that week!

2 month check up

Today was Madilyn's two month well baby visit. She's PERFECT!!!! She's now 21 inches (10th percentile), and 9lbs 14oz (25th percentile) :) Our little girl is doing everything she's supposed to and the doctor was very pleased. She also got her rotavirus vaccination and I'll be taking her downtown to get her DTaP vaccine later this week.


This was taken this last weekend:




Daddy loves wearing her!

Interview

I had my interview with Comanche county in Lawton today. I met with the nursing recruiter and the med-surg nursing director. Although I was interviewing for a position in pediatrics, it closed yesterday. She said I could still take a position in med-surg to get my foot in the door, and switch to pediatrics when another spot opens up. The recruiter sounded pretty positive about offering me a position. She went over the pay scale and benefits with me and told me she'd be in touch by Wednesday. So, keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer that she calls back with an offer!

In other news, Madilyn has her big two month check up tomorrow. I can't wait to see what she weighs....

Better late than never

Well, many of you know Altus was hit by a minor tornado last week. Well, that little tornado left us without power from Thursday evening until Sunday evening.... pretty tough with a baby! Lucky for us, Matt's first shirt called us on Friday evening and invited us to come stay at her house off base until they were able to get power back on base (part of the town had power back by Friday morning). So, we were without internet and haven't updated in a while. Oh yeah, what a way to spend our first anniversary!!!

Anyhow, Madilyn is 7 weeks old now. She'll go to the doctor again next week for her TWO MONTH check up! (Has it really been two months already???????) Here are a few pictures from playtime yesterday :)

Six Weeks Old!!!!

Madilyn is six weeks old now. She's really becoming more and more social by the day :) Here you'll see some pictures from this last week. The photos of Duke were taken during our outing to Lake Altus..... he loved it!









And here is a comparison of how she's grown! She's about 4 days old in the first picture, and six weeks in the next!

Picnic in the Park

We packed our bags and took Madilyn and Duke to the park this afternoon. She is 5 weeks old today!!!

Duke really needed some playtime too, he's been feeling neglected with her around, I think. Anyway, here are some pictures. She's wearing a dress from her great-grandparents :)















And once we got home: