The Docs

These are two of the Doctors that I not only worked with at Creekside (until I left in Sept. to be a stay-at-home Mom) but the Doctors that cared for me for 9 months and delivered Madelyn!

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. McAlister (left)! He was wonderful during my entire pregnancy and although I wish he could have delivered Madelyn, Dr. Reiter (right) was the one who was there that night and was also really great!

These pictures were taken when Madelyn was 8 weeks old. She had been passed around the clinic to all my friends/co-workers there, so by the time I got over to the Dr's, she was pretty tired...

...as you can see! Although Madelyn is screaming, I still love this picture!
What a wonderful experience to have a baby!

Catch-Up Post

You may have noticed I haven't been feeling very bloggy lately, so now I'm going to play catch-up! Here are a few things I wanted to share...

Mason had a check-up at the Pediatrician last week. He's healthy and on track with most everything. He is still in the 95th percentile for his age group in height and weight (no surprise to us!) He weighs 37 lbs and is 40 inches tall!!! He is so big & heavy to carry, but I still do it because he's my baby!
Dr. A told us we needed to stop giving him milk at bedtime (oops-I knew that!) so that he wouldn't get cavities and to start a routine of teeth brushing before bed. (I just let him brush his teeth kind of hit & miss before) So we have started that and Mason is really into it. I bought him a new toothbrush and some toddler training toothpaste (safe to swallow) and he thinks he's big stuff! Here he is tonight before bed...


On another note:
The other day, Wayne's Mom, Clova stopped by to see us and brought Mason this huge red dog! His name is Floppy and Mason just loves him and his Grandma Clova!

Lastly,
My parents got new (BeEEEaUtiFuL!) office furniture, so you know what that means~ New desk for us! (we got their hand-me-down desk) Yippee! Our office has looked pretty pre-marriage your-stuff-and-my-stuff-crammed-in-a-room-together for a while now, so the new desk is a real upgrade. I'm really enjoying all the workspace. (see below) There's talk that we might also inherit a nice bookcase that will shelve our tv...:)

More to come, but that's for another post!

Off the Charts Cute

We had a great check up at the Ped on Monday. Mason is healthy and on track developmentally. He has lost some weight (due to being an active toddler)and now weighs 32 pounds (still in the 95th percentile!) and he is 35 3/4 inches tall (off the chart--above the 95th percentile!) We just cannot believe we have such a big, tall boy! He is saying so many new words each day that I can barely keep up! My favorites are "Oh Man," "Idonwanit" (he says this as one word meaning 'I don't want it') and the ever popular "Elmo." He's so much fun to tickle and chase and such a little sweetie! (not that I'm biased)

Mason's 1 year Dr Visit

Mason had his one year old check up at the Ped today. He weighs 26 lbs 10 oz and is 32" tall!! He is such a big boy! He's still in the 95th percentile for his age group. He is right on track with growth and development and is thankfully a very healthy baby! We are so blessed! He had to have 3 shots also today--which is never fun for anyone. They also pricked his finger--which he didn't mind at all and he really quite enjoyed the prismatic band aid he got when it was overwith :) He was very cranky tonight and would barely even eat dinner, so I pumped him full of tylenol and put him to bed. Poor little guy.