Friday, December 17, 2010

Our baby is 1!

 Wow, is it for real?!!!  Our sweet pea / sweetie pie / dolly / pumpkin / princess Madelynne Elena is ONE YEAR OLD today!  The poor dear is miserable with a cold, yet smiles through it all!

Just remembering a year ago, so many emotions!  
-Going into labor 2.5 weeks early (okay fine - guess baby is ready!)
-needing an emergency C due to no amniotic fluid (no fluid - weird - water didn't brake)
-hearing "it's a GIRL!" (YAY! How special!) 
-Dr telling me the cord was wrapped around her neck once (not what I wanted to hear because of Esmee...)
-Dr telling me that there was a "mass" on her arm and not to be alarmed (are you kidding? completely scared out of my wits now)  
-getting to hold Madelynne for the first time and falling deeper in love with the baby I'd come to know the last 9 months (tears, happiness, seeing how beautiful she was)
-seeing the "mass" for the first time (choke)
-watching Daddy bond with his baby girl (choke - so sweet)
-showing Madelynne off to her brothers (choke - 2 excited boys!)
etc.

And so much has happened since these moments.  To keep a long story short, Madelynne is thriving in every way, no tumors have come back and we'll continue to monitor it with MRI's every 6 months until she's about 5 years old when the Drs and us would feel comfortable.

Madelynne you are an absolute blessing to our family, we love you soooo soooo much!!!



4 comments:

sharmilla said...

She is a real doll and so special to your family.... that is obvious! Happy 1st Birthday to Madelynne!

Sara, Justin, Simon and Max said...

Happy birthday, baby girl!! We love you! (Max sends kisses.)

Mary-Louise said...

We luff you lotz Miss Madelynne:) Have a fun 1st year and xoxoxo from your Canadian cousins.

Jessica said...

She is a lil dolly! So crazy how fast the years go by. (ok, now I sound like all the old folks who've told this to me for YEARS. lol!) Happy belated bday miss madelynne! *hugs & kisses from us*