Who's who

 Everyone has been telling me that looking at Madison is like looking at a baby Kelsey. I haven't been able to see it but as I have been going through Kelsey's baby pictures I am starting to notice some scary similarities between these two girls. I'm sure once Madison starts to change even more, it will become more more obvious whos who, but right now I need to make sure that I label my pictures really well.

 

 

 

 For those playing the "game" Kelsey is always on the left and Madison is always on the right :)

That just happened

How is February over and the middle of March is tomorrow!?! Where is life going?! My goodness

The Tuesday before Madison was born we went to a Mardi Gras party at Virginia Barrett's house with some MBA friends. It was delicious food, fun games, and great company. Hannah babysat so that we could go childless one last time.

The cake had a baby Jesus in it and if you found it you got a prize. I wanted to find it so badly, but alas I did not

Heather Palmer, Virginia Barrett, Stacey Morris, Kristina Lake, Kacey Ableman, Katie Apker

Katie Apker, Lakes, Tanners, Ablemans, Morrises, Palmers, Walkers, Barretts

Ethan was in a 3 point contest about a week after Madison was born. He didn't do great, but it was still super fun to go watch.

When Madison was a week old, we drove up to Bountiful for a celebration dinner in her honor. The Saturday before the dinner, BYU beat Gonzaga at home and Ethan about had a heart attack! It was a lot of fun to see Gonzaga lose.

When Madison was 2 weeks old, Diana and Robert took Kelsey home for the weekend to give us a little bit of a break. It was such a relaxing weekend only having one newborn. Ethan took me on a scavenger hunt which led to dinner at Mimi's and then we watched a movie. We slept in the next morning and then Ethan headed off to Vegas with Daillin Salmon and Jake Morris to watch BYU in the WCC tournament. I thought I would be sad that everyone was gone, but instead I just felt so free to work on some stuff. Everyone had a great time, but it was fun to be reunited that Sunday. Kelsey ran up to Madison when we got home, gave her a big kiss, and said "I missed you so much Madison" It was adorable.

At the beginning of March Tori and Trent Petersen came to Utah and we got to visit for a day. Capri and Kelsey played so well together. I wish we lived closer to them. They are just such great friends.

Family of Four

We are now a family of four and I love it. I fall in love more and more everyday with everyone all over again. We expected the worst and got better so we are pleasantly surprised everyday. Obviously things are different and take a bit longer, but its going so well. I've even been on a shopping trip that consisted of 7 stores and did it all in an hour and a half! I am totally loving everything about everything so far. I'll let you know how I feel when the day comes that both girls are SCREAMING. Since that day hasn't happened I can still be naive right?! The one thing I am not liking is the fact that I literally can't exercise the way I want to and every time we go on a walk I have to wear Madison. That has to change ASAP!

Ethan and I both tried really hard to help Kelsey adjust to a sibling. We tried so hard to give her lots of attention when Madison got home and include her in as much as we could. I'm not saying we are perfect but we did a petty good job in my opinion.

The other day the girls and I (still not used to that) went up to BYU and had a picnic with Ethan. It was beautiful weather and it was another successful outing to boost my confidence.

 Here's Madison at her first BYU sporting event. She was such a good girl and Kelsey danced the whole time we were a happy bunch. We also went to the Children's Museum and again, great outing. We plan everything around nap times and feedings so yes our great outings are false, but they are all good practice. I'm getting more and more confident everyday.

When Ethan is around this is how we roll on walks! Both girls happened to fall asleep and so we stopped to enjoy the beautiful 70 degree March day.

Faces of Madison

There is so much to already say about Madison.Sleeping wise she already gives me 4 hour chunks at night so I'll take it. Eating wise, she is not too great. I mean don't get me wrong... she is already getting her own set of chubby cheeks which I totally love, but every time she eats she starts choking. So much so that sometimes she turns blue in the face. Its pretty nerve racking at times. My favorite thing of Madison right now is how much she loves to cuddle. I can't hold her enough.  She makes all the perfect newborn sounds and LOVES to snuggle. She would just curl right up to us and stay like that for hours. I almost forgot how much I love my little newborns. They come so tiny and perfect.

I also am loving just how much Kelsey wants to be involved. She helps pick out outfits, helps change diapers, tries to help feed Madison, LOVES to burp her, helps push her in her stroller and so much more. It is so much fun having the two girls. I absolutely love it.

Madison makes some amazing faces that I just can't get enough of. I am so sad at how "grown up" Madison already is, but I love watching the new changes that come.


This was day two. Kelsey was so worried that she would get cold and was quick to put her boots on

This was the first Sunday home. I totally love this picture. Nice pose Kels!

This is a pretty typical face whenever Kelsey is around. Its pretty hilarious because as soon as Kelsey comes around Madison starts to squawk. Its like she knows when shes coming.