We started off the new year by celebrating Steven's birthday.
Oh look, another bday cheesecake (those are popular at our house!)The first of the month also meant another trip to the pediatrician for Madelyn's 2 month well-baby visit. She was 23.5 inches long (90th percentile) and weighed 11 pounds 14 oucnes (75th percentile.) We couldn't believe how much she'd grown! Her physical changes were apparent, but also this month we notice her little personality developing. She began to smile more and coo and interact with us. Funny how a quick diaper change would end up being 30 mintues of play time!
spending some time relaxing with Daddy
Madelyn is not a big fan of "tummy time." She usually fusses and then....
There was one day/night (prior to the ice storm) when the temperature dropped below zero! That night Steven and I were like, "I dare you to go outside in your PJs!" (we did!)
Madelyn loves to ride around in her carrier. It is quite convenient!
My college roommate, Shelley, flew up from Bham for a visit. We didn't do anything too exciting, but hung out around the house and caught up, relived old times, etc. She is so sweet and such fun!
By now you're all aware that the last week of January we had Ice Storm '09 here in KY. It was a day of snow, then ice, then more snow.
(last time I checked trees weren't supposed to bend like that!)Then on Wednesday (the day after the mess) our power went out. We hadn't experienced an outage since we lived here, so we thought is was no big deal. That night the three of us cuddled on the couch under a blanket. Steven and I just talked and reminisced...it was a good time!
Thursday morning we woke up and were still without power. Steven headed to work and Madelyn and I stayed home.
We just knew the power would come back on at any time. It did not! Once it was below 50 degrees in the house we had to leave. We stayed in a hotel that night and Friday morning Madelyn and I headed to Birmingham for the weekend. Don't you know that when I called Steven to tell him we made it, he said the power had just come back on! Go figure.
After all that drama, I was rethinking the events of the week. My, how I could have handled it differently! I had a rotten attitude the minute our power went out. I was inconvenienced. I was mad that I couldn't do the things I wanted to do. Did I stop to be thankful for anything? No. How horrible! I should have been thankful for so many things, but my selfishness got in the way. My family and I were safe, we had a roof over our heads, food to eat, and (eventually) a warm place to go. We were even able to get one of the last generators at Home Depot. Our power was restored after 3 days while some people were without for over a week. The Lord takes care of us in times of need (and forgives us when we mess up) and for that I am grateful!!
Miss Madelyn seemed to change a lot during the month of January. It is so fun to see her grow each day, to see what new sound she'll make or new facial expression she'll show us!
(Ok, I'm making progress on catching up....)
