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.