Poop Explosion!

A couple Sundays ago I had to teach the Beehives in the third hour at church. I made sure that Madison was well fed so she would be a good girl for Dave in Elder’s Quorum. However, about halfway through my lesson I see Dave through the window of the door. I go out to see what was wrong and I see poop all over his white shirt and tie. I have never seen so much poop outside of Madison’s diaper! I felt really bad but I couldn’t help laughing. Apparently, Dave stood up to conduct Elder’s Quorum and when he got to the front of the room someone kindly said “I think she pooped out of her diaper.” Madison hadn’t pooped for probably about 20 hours so she decided to let it all out on daddy’s shirt. We learned a lesson that day: Always put a onesie under a dress so the poop will be more contained. It is a good thing she is cute; she can get away with anything!

Dave took this picture himself. You can kind of get the idea, but it was much worse than it looks. This picture is after Dave cleaned himself off. He said that he even had little flecks of poop on his face. Gross!

20 Things We Love About Madison

We can't express how much we love our little girl; she is such a fun little baby. It is fun to watch her personality develop. Here are 20 things that she does that we think are so cute!

1. She always has her toes curled under
2. She hasn’t learned how to laugh out so she sucks air in
3. She always has her hands in a fist signing the letter “T”
4. She has very large and very loud man sized farts
5. She loves to suck on her hands or anything she can get in her mouth expect for a binky
6. She has just started to suck on her lower lip
7. She loves to watch TV (it is a little freaky)
8. She can walk while someone is holding her
9. She loves to stand, she hates to lay down
10. She loves to jump
11. She loves to blow bubbles
12. She smiles a lot!
13. She chews on her tongue
14. Her back is super ticklish
15. She always has to have her hands by her face
16. She loves to talk to people (ah gooo)
17. She sucks on her tongue when she is sleeping
18. She loves to play with her feet
19. She rolls over on her stomach and then gets mad because she hates to lay on her stomach
20. She does a bitter beer face when she stretches (sounds weird, but it is cute)

Recent Pictures

Here are some recent pictures of Madison. We will keep the pictures coming!

First Outing

At 7 weeks old we decided to go with my family to Wolf Creek up Ogden Canyon.

I thought Madison’s first vacation was going to be so much fun, but vacationing

with a newborn isn’t as much fun as you would think. While we were there I missed

consistency, our comfortable rocking chair, and my bed. It was difficult to get Madison

to sleep at night and even more difficult to not wake anyone up in the middle of the night.

Although there were some challenges it was a fun little trip. I enjoyed spending time

with my mom, dad and Alison. We played games, did each others make-up, watched TV

and just relaxed. Here are some fun pictures of our trip:

Unfortunately towards the end of the trip I got an ear infection that burst my ear drum. I

haven’t had my ear drum burst since I was a little girl, but WOW it was painful!! Dave

and I decided to go to an InstaCare on Saturday night so I could get some antibiotics. It

is taking awhile for my ear to heal, but it doesn’t hurt as badly anymore. Now I am just

waiting for my hearing to come back.

Pictures

Here are some fun pictures of Madison in her first couple weeks of life. So precious!

Hinckley Visitors

Unfortunately Dave’s Grandma Hinckley passed away from cancer the same day we brought Madison home from the hospital. Grandma Hinckley was such a wonderful person and we all miss her very much. However, we know that she is in a better place now with no suffering and she is with many loved ones.

Although we were sad to see Grandma Hinckley go we were glad to see many of our favorite people. Madison got to meet her new aunts, uncles, and cousins from the Hinckley side of the family.

Claire was by far the most excited to see Madison. She held her any chance she could get.

Madison is a much loved little girl by many, many people. We are excited to see everyone again for Madison’s baby blessing.

Madison Arrives!

After we got to the hospital things went pretty fast. I was dilated to about 5 1/2 when I arrived. About an hour later I got the blessed epidural! I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t want this relief from pain and discomfort! I couldn’t feel any pain but I could still move my legs; it was terrific!

My mom arrived at the hospital after I got the epidural and I was happy to see her. Both of my moms (Becky, Dave’s mom) were there for the birth of Madison. I was grateful they were there because Madison had her first bowel movement inside me and Dave and I needed the extra support.

I was dilated to a 10 somewhere between 9:30 and 10:00 and I had to wait to push until Dr. Nance arrived. I was glad that he was in town; I found out that day that he just recently got back into town. When he arrived they got me all prepped and the respiratory therapist and NICU team were waiting to assess if Madison was in any danger from the meconium. I did three rounds of pushing and Madison was born on Tuesday, March 1 at 10:37 am.

They quickly rushed Madison over the NICU team and began working on her. I was sad I didn’t get to see her, but I wanted her to be okay. My mom took pictures and showed them to me on her camera so I could see what was going on. They brought Madison over to me so I could hold her while they explained that they were going to take her to the NICU just to be safe. I was so scared for her safety I couldn’t enjoy the first time I held my sweet baby girl.

Dave and I were really worried about her and our nerves were shot since we went to that funeral the day before. We said a prayer for Madison and my dad came to the hospital to help Dave give her a blessing.

After a few hours Madison was doing great and I got to see her again. She is such a beautiful baby. Below are some pictures of her at the hospital.

Madison and I came home Thursday. I was glad to be home! No more hospital bed!