Cousin Addisyn

Here are the pictures I promised...

New Cousin

Addisyn "no middle name yet" Kriegl was born this morning at 7:30 am weighing in at 7 lb 2 oz and laying 18.5 in long with dark hair. Mommy Nicole, daddy John, sister Jaelyn, and baby Addisyn are doing great. She is a little peanut...but then again as John said not everyone gives birth to half grown toddlers as in my case. I will post pictures as soon as I get them. We are looking forward to meeting her soon, hopefully soon after we get back from Hawaii.

First Upper Tooth

Oh my gosh where did that come from??? Tonight out of the blue...appeared...Maddy's first upper tooth! It was shocking. I just got done feeling around in her mouth and saying to Jason that it doesn't even seem like she's close to getting another tooth. I totally missed it. Then we started playing where Maddy thought it was funny to throw herself back on my lap and I would tickle her. She started giggling and there it was...her first front tooth!

The Flu Bug

Since my last post on Tuesday, this week has been pretty bad. Wednesday morning I woke up with the flu. I struggled through most of the day with Maddy until Jason came home early to help with Maddy so that I could try to get some rest. It was horrible. As I hugged the toilet bowl, I quickly flashed back to my days of morning sickness. Ugh. It was a reality check to remind myself that I am not ready to be pregnant again quite yet. I was trying to remember when the last time that I threw up was and then I remembered it was during Madelynn's delivery. Oh yes, I was vomitting while in labor...which reminds me that I still need to go back and write posts for the rest of my pregnancy on through until I'm caught up.

Anyway...Wednesday night Maddy got sick after her bath. Jason was feeding her her bottle when she started to dry heave. Then all of a sudden she just started projectile vomitting like I have never seen before. For at least 5 seconds straight, a constant gush of milk rushed out of her mouth and nose. It was heart breaking to watch. Jason gave her another bath because she was a mess and then she threw up a little again when he was getting her dressed. So we decided to take her temperature to make sure she wasn't running a fever. It was the first time we took her temp rectally...we felt like mean parents for doing it but wanted to make sure we got an accurate reading. Her temperature was normal so Jason just rocked with her and she fell asleep. She slept through the night fine and went to daycare Thursday and had a pretty good day. I was feeling better on Thursday too so I went to work. Apparently it was just a 24 hour flu bug.

Friday morning, Jason came down with some sort of intestinal virus so he spent the whole day in bed or on the toilet. Maddy still wasn't herself either. She just isn't eating well at all. She will still take her bottle no problem but is fighting us to eat anything else. So we've taken a step back in the eating department. Saturday Jason still wasn't feeling better. So I got up early with Mads. I was hoping to get lots done to pack for our upcoming trip but that didn't happen. Saturday night, Maddy and I went to ORL winter party in Ypsilanti. I was a bit weary about going into Ypsi and now I know why. I got my purse stolen at the restaurant, most likely when I went to change Maddy's diaper. Ugh. Luckily I had my keys and phone in my coat, but everything else to my name is gone. So I filed a police report and Jason and I had to cancel all our credit cards. I have to go get a new driver's license too. To make things worse we leave for Hawaii on Saturday morning so I need a new ID and credit cards by then.

Makinac's 5th birthday was yesterday. Our family had a much better day. Everyone was feeling better so we could celebrate. Grandma and grandpa Kreider came over to visit. We went out to dinner where Maddy tried her first lemon. She really seemed to like it. Nancy took a picture so I will have to get it from her and post it.

We are getting ready for our trip this week. I sure hope all our sickness and bad luck is behind us. :)

7 MONTHS

January 23, 2007


7 Month Interests:
Walking along furniture
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Empire Today Commercial (Hansons too)
Gerber Puffs
Bananas and Pears
Bathtime with dad
Music
High fives
Dad blowing his nose
BOTTLES
Outdoors
Other children
Spitting (yuck!)
Sleeping with her burp rag
Molokai
Jumping with her in your arms
Peek a boo
Being tossed around
Mirrors

Doesn't Like:
Bathketball
Laying on her stomach
Sweet peas and Green beans
Strangers
Getting her ears cleaned

Poor Kendal

January 22, 2007

This week was pretty busy. Tuesday night Kendal came over to play with Maddy while Mike and Marnie went out for dinner to celebrate Mike's birthday. The girls had a ton of fun.


After dinner, the Schmidts and Abbotts came over for Coldstone birthday cake. We always find an excuse to eat ice cream cake. Maddy had a few tastes and loved it...not at all surprising.


Unfortunately Kendal broke her leg the next morning after taking a tumble down the stairs. We all feel really bad for her and the Schmidts, although she is being a champ and acting as if nothing has happened. Maddy hasn't gotten to sign Kendal's cast yet...its on the agenda for this week.

Wednesday night I went with Sarah to yoga so Maddy and Jason got to have some father/daughter time. She went to bed really early though...getting up early for daycare is hard on her. Friday after work we left for Milwaukee to visit Josh and Annie. We had a great weekend (especially after receiving Brooke and Brad's exciting news) although it was tough on Jason and I since we would stay up late at night and then have to get up early with Mads the next morning. Sometimes it is really hard balancing parenthood with our social life. I had my first drink in a year and a half on Saturday night and I ended up feeling like crap all morning. Ugh. (I know I'm a wimp.)

Maddy did really great all weekend, especially for being around a lot of unfamiliar faces. The past few months she would freak out every time a stranger would look at her or talk to her, but this weekend she showed signs that she is starting to get over that finally. A funny story from the weekend...Saturday night when we were out for dinner, she grabbed Jason's water and spilled it all over herself and Jason. It was pretty hilarious, because it looked like Jason peed his pants.

It seems as though we are over the hurdle with eating solids now too. Maddy is really starting to eat a lot at each sitting and is finally eating rice cereal. This week she mastered carrots and sweet peas, although the sweet peas where quite a struggle. We introduced pears for the first time last night and she ate the entire tub. I think she might like them more than bananas, if that is possible. She ate at her first fast food restaurant (McDonalds) during our trip home yesterday. She was a bit distracted though so it was a little frustrating.


Oh, one more exciting thing Maddy did this week...learned to give high fives! Its so cute. She is just growing and developing so fast. Last night she was walking back and forth along the ottoman on her own to get my chap stick too. Sorry, I'm just so proud of her.

Godbrother/sister???

January 20, 2007

Brad, Maddy, and Brooke (with baby spins)

We got some really exciting news last night...Brooke and Brad Spindler (Maddy's godparents) are expecting their first child August 14, 2007. Maddy is going to have a godbrother or godsister. We are so excited for them and were really praying we would be getting baby news from them soon. Today, I helped Brooke start a blog for Baby Spins...check it out I have a link to it on the right.

We are going to have so much fun hearing about their pregnancy (Brooke already has shared a few hilarious stories). Maddy and I are going to love shopping for him/her too, especially if its a little girl. Brooke is feeling okay so far...I'm jealous. Brooke and Brad are going to be wonderful parents and we are going to have a ton of fun when our families get together.

Week of Improvements...

January 14, 2006

Wow, what a huge improvement from last week in both attitude and in eating solids. My happy baby is back. Last week it seemed like all Maddy did was cry. She was hungry and tired all the time and so if she wasn't drinking her bottle or sleeping... she was crying. It was miserable. This week she has been so much fun again. She didn't have a great week at daycare although her days home with me were great.

We started mixing formula with breast milk to hold her over a bit longer and it seemed to help... a little. She now is eating sweet potatoes, green beans, applesauce, and bananas. She is really eating good. Her favorite by far is bananas. She loves them. We are not fighting with her to open her mouth anymore which makes it much less frustrating. Every once and awhile she'll get stubborn but we know how to trick her by getting her to open her mouth for some puffs and then sneaking the spoon in instead. It's kinda mean of us but it allows us to still feel in charge, which is important for our parenting egos. Plus she gets us back by making us change those horribly stinky diapers.

Maddy is sleeping through the night great now too. This weekend she slept from about 9 pm to 8 am both mornings...it was wonderful. I think the formula really makes a difference. All in all it was a great week for our little Miss Maddy. Here are a few pictures from the week...

Maddy loves to stand at the patio door and look at Molokai.

Trying to feed herself is becoming more frequent.

Before taking the tree down, Maddy posed with all her Christmas presents under the tree one last time. Thank you again to everyone for all the great gifts. We are going to have a lot of fun although I'm still waiting for her playroom to be finished in the basement.

Happy New Year!

January 6, 2006

This week has been a tough way to start out the new year for the three of us. Maddy still isn't feeling well. She continues to have a runny nose and bad cough. We had to put a pillow under her mattress to elevate her head at night so that she can breath. We decided that she was old enough now to stop eating during the night. So Monday night we let her cry herself back to sleep. She got up on two separate occasions and cried for about an hour each time. It was miserable for all of us. Jason and I barely got any sleep because it was so hard listening to her cry. We are such mean parents to do this to her when she is sick, but we thought enough is enough. Every night has gotten a little better. She is waking up less and now can put herself back to sleep pretty quickly.

Another big, new experience for us this week was Maddy's first day of daycare. Tuesday Jason dropped her off and I picked her up after work. She came home with a good report card for the day. We were really proud of her. Jason said that she started to cry when he dropped her off, but then Kendal showed up and the two of them played on the floor. So that really helped. Thursday she went to daycare again and had another great day.

Eating solid food still isn't going so good. We have tried rice cereal and oatmeal now and she doesn't like either one. We have moved on to other foods now because it isn't worth the struggle. Tuesday night we tried the only stage 1 vegetable we had in the house, which Maddy got in her Christmas stocking from Grandma Nancy...sweet potatoes. She seems to do better with the sweet potatoes but it doesn't take long before she is spitting them back at us and getting them all over.


We tried applesauce on Friday night but that was not a hit. So we are pretty frustrated. We take turns fighting with her to keep our sanity. We have also let her try cheerios and sweet potato puffs. She really likes them but gets too excited sometimes and chokes because she tries swallowing them whole. This has really been one of the toughest experiences for us with her. I hope it improves soon. Thats what I get for having such yummy milk.

Friday I brought Maddy in for her 6 month wellness visit. Her current stats include: 18 lb 5 oz and 30.25 in. This has dropped her off the 95th growth curve down to about the 85th, however her height has continued to shoot off the charts. She is going to be taller than her dad if she keeps it up. All in all, this week has be very difficult on all of us. Maddy has been very crabby, which isn't like her. She seems to be feeling better, but it hasn't improved her mood. I don't know how people with colicky babies do it.