Madelyn Caroline

Well, it's been a few weeks since my last post and as all of you already know, a LOT has changed since then....

I gave birth to Madelyn Caroline Huling on June 11th at 3:03pm!!! She weighed 6 lbs, 8.6 oz and was 19 inches long. The labor and delivery went exceptionally well! I was a little scared going into everything, but it was actually a piece of cake (with the help of an epidural...of course!) We had lots of family and friends here to help welcome Madelyn into the world. It was so wonderful having so much love and support around us. Everyone left on the Sunday after Madelyn was born, except my mom. She stayed the entire week afterwards and Garrett and I could not have been more thankful! She cooked, cleaned, did laundry, helped with the baby and sooooo much more! I don't know what we would have done without her!

We took Madelyn in for her first doctors appointment on Tuesday, June 16th which was a day earlier than her normally scheduled appointment. We were concerned because she had a rash all over her body that looked like hives or mosquito bites. The doctor said it was just a "newborn rash" and we shouldn't be concerned. Luckily, the rash disappeared a few days later, but we do have a baby with sensitive skin!!! She has to be bathed in Dove Sensitive soap and has to wear Pampers Sensitive diapers. Garrett says she's "high maintenance" already :)

On Saturday, June 20th, we took Madelyn in to the doctor AGAIN because her umbilical cord was bleeding pretty bad. The doctor put some ointment on it and it fell off two days later :) While we were there, the doctor went ahead and weighed and measured her. She weighed 7 lbs and was already 21 inches long. Our little girl is growing fast!

On Sunday, June 21st my Mom and Dad left to go back to Waco. That evening we celebrated Garrett's first Father's Day! Madelyn and I took him out to eat at Olive Garden for dinner and then Madelyn gave him his father's day gift...a new iPod! This was something daddy had been wanting for a long time now! We made sure to put lots of good songs on it and loaded it with plenty of pictures of Madelyn so that he could show her off wherever he goes! It was such a special day, one that Garrett will definitely never forget!

We are so happy to be parents! Having a child is the most amazing feeling in the world. God has blessed us with a beautiful little girl and we can't wait for all of the memories to be made with our precious angel.

Getting Excited!

Well, I am almost scared to say it (don't want to jinx anything), but I think we finally have air conditioning! After 7 long days in the heat Garrett and I decided to take matters into our own hands and call someone we knew was reliable. The person our landlord thought was qualified to do the job was obviously NOT! You wouldn't believe what a horrible job he did....It would take me hours to explain it all. Just imagine what a newly installed a/c unit would look like if a little kid installed it. That's what ours looked like! Come to find out, the guy is not even licensed to work on air conditioners!!! It's really sad what people do to try to save money around here! Anyway, I think our guy got it fixed today....just in time.....because we go in tomorrow night at midnight to induce labor!!!! I can't believe it's finally here! All of our family will be coming into town throughout the day tomorrow. Garrett's Dad, Crystal, Grant, Missy, Ava, and Grayson should be here by 5 or 6pm and my parents, my sister and Garrett's Mom and Bill should be here sometime after midnight since they can't leave Waco and San Angelo until they get off of work. If all goes right, we will have the baby sometime late afternoon or early evening on Thursday, June 11th! YEA!!!!

I will try to post some pictures as soon as possible, but be patient with me.....I think I'll be a little busy :)

Thanks for all the thoughts, prayers, cards, and phone calls! WE ARE TRULY LOVED AND VERY BLESSED!!!

Just a few more days!

I just wanted to write a quick note to catch everyone up on where we are at this point....

I think the roofers FINALLY finished today....Woo Hoo!!! Now, we are just waiting on a new air conditioner to be installed tomorrow and we will be set! These past few days have been pretty miserable living without air conditioning while I'm 9 months pregnant, but Garrett has done everything he can to keep me comfortable. He is truly an amazing husband. Thank God for window units and lots of fans!!!

We are just a week away from our little baby girl arriving! We are so excited....these last few days just feel like they are creeping by so slowly. We still have some things to do to get completely ready, but once the AC is fixed we should be able to get it all done in no time :)

My last doctors appointment is Tuesday morning and then we are set to go to the hospital at midnight on Wednesday. Please keep us in your prayers!