Maddison Lindsey White

January 26, 2009

6:25am

8 pounds 8 ounces

19 inches

I went into labor on Sunday night about midnight, but was kinda in denial that it was actually the real thing. Contractions were regular and getting closer together, but I didn't realize she was really coming until my water broke at around 3am. Right after that the contractions were intense and coming right on top of eachother. I started spouting out orders to JD to gather stuff up and get the car ready. In between contractions I moved from ground to bed to ground to couch to car and barely made it. When we got to the hospital, luckily only minutes later, I was dilated to a 7 or 8, definitely in transition, and was ready to push within an hour! It all went so fast, we barely had any time to practice what we'd learned in our Bradley classes. JD did a great job at coaching my breathing and just being there. My midwife was amazing and there supporting me the whole time. I pushed for 2 long hours, and then she was born. Miraculous. Still don't know how in the world it happens. It was so amazing and perfect. Just the experience we wanted.

Skin to skin. Ahhh, feels so good!

Our little sleep deprived family.

Daddy is in love with this little princess.

She loves to be all bundled up.

Such a little gooney face. A rare moment at the hospital...Maddie with her eyes open. She was a little spitfire. All the nurses said she went from zero to 60. She'd be sleeping one minute, then beat red and screaming unconsolibly the next. Her mama's scent and familiar voice was the only thing that could bring her down. She wasn't sure that it was ok to be awake in this strange world. She's calming down much better at home.
We just love her so much!

We had some lovely visitors come see us at the hospital. Thanks everyone for coming.

Raelene and Kim

Josh, Megan, Katey and Kyley

Grandma Lindsey

Uncle Alex and cousin Johnny

Auntie Mary

Auntie Jane and Grandma White came of course too. I'll have to steal some of their pictures cuz JD didn't get any on my camera. What a bum.

Getting ready to leave the hospital.

All bundled up and ready to go!

Valentine's PJs- She was supposed to be my February baby.
Daddy carrying her out to the car.

Going home!

This was her immediate reaction to her first bath.

But she was so happy and content to be clean and in her jammies.
By the way, here's her nursery. Almost done! She loves taking naps in her crib already. That's where she is right now! We had a relaxing, peaceful day yesterday getting used to eachother. Our first night at home was awesome. I actually got more sleep than I have in the last three nights combined. I'm enduring some serious engorgement at the moment, but besides that I feel great and life couldn't be more perfect :). Thanks for caring!

Newest Addition to our Family is Here!!!

No, I'm not talking about my bun in the oven...not yet...I'm talking about my cute nephew Briggs!!! He was born yesterday afternoon, and is the spitting image of his daddy, my brother Bryce. I'm dying because I can't go out there to see him, but I'm so happy that he and Sarah are both healthy and doing great. Bryce says he's such a stud, and already his little buddy. I've only seen one picture so far, but I'm sure they'll be posting as soon as they feel up to it. I'm just so amazed by the whole process, and I can't believe I'm going to be doing it in the next couple of weeks. Congratulations Bryce and Sarah!!!

Christmas in California

Well, I can't believe it's been a week since we were in California, celebrating the holidays with all of our family. We had such a blast, and it was truly so hard to leave. It was almost as hard to say goodbye to the sunshine as it was our families! (Not quite, but I still can't stand the freezing weather). I don't know what happened with the pictures in this post, but I don't have time to go back and fix them, so enjoy the randomness, k?

I don't have any picture of Christmas Eve or morning with my family cuz I didn't have my camera, but it was wonderful. We sang Christmas songs and listened to the beautiful story of Christ's birth. I was struggling to hold back tears as my sister sang
"Breath of Heaven." Having a sweet baby inside gave me a whole new perspective about how Mary must have felt about her own very special little one. My parents spoiled us as usual, and I loved just being together with my whole family.

Christmas afternoon we went over to the White's and were spoiled again. We are so lucky to have our families live so close. Who else gets to celebrate Christmas as much as we do? We opened presents, ate an amazing meal, and performed in our "Lack of Talent" show. JD and I made the family suffer through our version of "The Little Drummer Boy." I hate to say it but Angela and Dwight kicked our trash.

Of course we played plenty of tennis. The boys played a very competitive doubles match, and my hubby surprised me with his skills. He and Bryce ended up with the win and with very sore muscles. I attempted to play, but didn't realize how much this watermelon in my belly affects my balance. (Luckily I was able to catch myself on the fence before going over!)

We had party after party, and got to see so many good friends. My sister helped throw me a baby shower with a few of my friends from back home. It was so fun to get together with everyone, and they were so generous and sweet about this baby on the way. I can't wait for her to be here so she can be loved on by all her "Aunties."

Juli, my mother-in-law's birthday is the 23rd of December, so every year we get to celebrate that too. This year we went to The Summit House. It was delicious as always!

We were also introduced to the fabulous game of Rock Band, and spent many hours making sweet music. (Maybe more like loud noise, but it was still fun.) Eric and Marky became pros on the drums. I on the other hand could only play base (barely). Oh ya, and my little sis got engaged to this cute guy, and will be getting married in April!! Congrats Jessie and Mike!!

My cute niece and nephew.

Finally, here are some pictures at the Wild Animal Park. It was pretty chilly, so alot of the animals weren't out, but my family manages to find ways to entertain ourselves. Poor Sarah had a baby's head sinking into her pelvis, but she was a trooper waddling around all day, and at least she made it back to CO without going into labor. Any day now!

So, all in all, we had an amazing 10 days and can't wait to see everyone again! Good thing we have babies and weddings to bring us together again soon.