Homecoming!!

Hope to see some of you at ACU homecoming.

Especially KO JO KAI Breakfast,

GO WILDCATS!!

3 Month Pictures

As you can see we took a trip to Sears for Maddison's 3 month pictures. She did so well. Smiled a whole lot and we got some great shots. ENJOY!!!

Iowa State Game!

Maddison and I made a weekend trip to Lubbock to attend the Texas Tech game against Iowa State. We had a great time getting to meet several new people. Fran and Jim opened their house, which was very nice. Maddison did not go to the game but told me all about staying with her cousin Kayle. Thanks Kayla, and we will see you again this weekend. It is always fun to be with family who love to hold and love on Maddison. The most exciting event that happened was that Maddi finally got to meet cousin Taylor, and Taylors "friend" Erin. Taylor did great in the game. Eventhough he got the color of the jersery mixed up one time, we are so proud of T. Maddia and I got to go to Erins parents (Greg and Toni) house for lunch on Sunday and then were suprised with a visit to Toni's specialty shop there in Levelland. Toni and Erin gave Maddison two very cute outfits. Thank you sooo much, they will be perfect for the winter. Here are some pictures from the weekend. ENJOY!! T Paw and Maddi at Frans house.


Maddi was telling T how good he played!!
After the game, T and Erin.
Go Red Raiders!!!
The Girls
Erin, Toni, Cathy, Me, and Mom

Back To Work

Well things have been a little crazy around the Gipson house. My wonderful mom came up to stay the week with us so she could help out with Maddison while I returned to work. I had to go back and give my two weeks notice so that my insurance would not drop me. I am so glad that work is behind me now and I am able to spend all my time watching my little one grow. I am really glad that I had to go back because it really made me realize how much I would miss Maddi and so glad we do not have to do the day care thing. It is a great blessing to be able to be a stay-home mom. Maddison is growing so much. She is will be three months on the 8th and is now thirteen pounds and 25 inches long. She is a great baby, I would not have it any other way. While my mom was here, since she has been having trouble with her back, we went to the YMCA pool so that she could do her stretches and relax her muscles. We took Maddi with us and she loved the water. The pool was just the right tempurature, and we had a great time. Here are some pictures from the last several weeks.

These first two pictures have a funny story. I drove up from work on Thursday to see Mom and Maddison sitting on the front porch enjoying the weather. Maddi was all decked out. I asked my mom if she had been somewhere or just felt like playing dressup and she said "I did not have anything to do with what she has on. When I got out of the shower this morning this is what she looked like." Jaosn had dressed her and this is his idea of what his little girl "likes" to wear. Priceless!!!

All dressed up with nowhere to go!

All decked out and ready to hit the pool!

We got a fun new pod and Maddi loves to sit in it!

Helping dad wash the dishes!

Passy Device

Warning!! Some of you may think this is mean or stupid; that just means you probably do not have children that you put to bed at night. Jason and I have to get up several times while putting Maddison to bed to put her passy back in her mouth. So the other night Jason comes in the room (office/nursery) with this little device. I know this looks scary but don't worry I do not leave the room with it in her mouth like that. As you can see this is nothing but a head band with hair ties attached on each side to give you the length (yes, it's adjustable) Bobby pins threaded through the passy and then turned sideways to keep things intact. Believe it or not IT WORKED. With it being stretchy, she is able to push it out with her mouth, without waking herself up. I was leary of using it but with a few trial runs during the day, I gave in. When she finally falls to sleep, all we have to do is slip a bobby pin out and remove the entire device from the bed. Again this is not FDA aproved and you are at your own risk when trying this, but I know night time is a lot less stressful.
Just catchig as many smiles as p0ssible!!!

2 Month Appointment

Our trip to the doctor was not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but it was not fun whatsoever. Maddison now weighs 11.11 and is 25 inches long. We are still trying to figure out where she gets her length from. When it came time for the shots, I left the room. Great advice for any new mom. Take your husband with you and make him stay in the room. I walked down the hall and around the corner and could still hear her screaming. Yes, she got very upset but was asleep in my arms as we walked out of the office. I am so thankful that Jason is willing and stronger than I am when it comes to all that stuff. As you can see from the pictures Maddi has found her hands and would rather have them than her passy. At first she was just sucking on her lower palm and now she really likes her thumb. At this point anything will do as long as I don't have to keep putting that silly passy in a million times at night. O well, what else do I have to do besides take care of this little angel?

Maddi has grown so much that we had to take her carseat to the next level by adding the lower buckle.
All happy and ready to go to the doctor.
Ouch!!!

2 Months,11 Pounds, 7 Hours

Well, Maddison is now two months old. She is growing so fast. She is also 11 pounds and we will find out officially on Friday when we go to the doctor for all those nasty shots. I am not looking forward to that at all. I am such a chicken, I think I am going to let Jason be the one in the room with her. Three nights this last week she slept for 7 hours each night. I was really suprised when I woke up and saw the time on the clock. Here is a little flash back. The first three pictures are recent. The last one is a picture of her very first bath. She is getting bigger by the minute. Thanks Granny Ga and T-Paw for the fun swing!
Relaxing bath time!
Her very first bath.