I must first apologize for my lack of blogging in the last 6 months. I almost decided to all together give it up because I do not do that good of a job at it; but then how would you all know whats going on in the Leigh house, considering Jamie and I both suck at communication. We get to wrapped up in life and forget about the important things: family. So, please forgive us and give us grace as we both try to improve in this area.
Where to start? Here is a recap of our lives in the last 6 months. Madalyn and Jamie had a “Daddy Daughter” birthday party that was super fun. Madalyn got a lot of really nice toys. She didn't really understand the present thing, so we opened and she played. We bought Madalyn a smash cake, which is a little 6 inch round cake just for her, and she didn't really like smashing it to much. (She hates being dirty) But still managed to get it all over the place. I then took her straight to the bath and realized that everywhere the cake had touched her she was broken out in hives. The worst case yet. As seconds went by she began to swell. We quickly gave her benidryl and after throwing up all over daddy she felt better and passed out for the night. Christmas was a lot of fun. I think she was overwhelmed with presents and didn't know what to play with. It was the first time we have had Christmas at our house with my mom and dad. (I think Grandma had the most fun with Madalyn, and it was really cool to sit back and watch) Madalyn got so many gifts over those two holidays that we still haven't taken some out of the box yet. Madalyn just got her 7th and 8th tooth. She goes in for her allergies on the 16th of February. I cant wait! Although now that we know what is causing it, her rash has gotten a lot better. She is still crawling. She doesn't care to much about walking. I try to walk holding her hands and she would much rather crawl. (very independent) She does “cruise” meaning walking along furniture. She has a few words that she knows; mama, dada, bye bye, and I think nana as Grandma. She is learning sign language and knows more and all done. She gets very excited when she signs and I know what she is saying. She talks baby gibberish all the time, and I am sure there are more words in there but this being my first time trying to translate gibberish, I cant tell what she is saying. She loves dancing and music. She tries to sing her favorite songs with me. She loves playing and feeding Selby. She loves to be outside and explore, but its tough on her because she hates being dirty so she gets frustrated at times because her hands get dirty. Which will be better when she is walking. I think that's about it for her. As far and Jamie, he is doing really good. The business is very stressful but worth it. One week he has a tun of work and the next week he has nothing. Its awesome for Madalyn and I cause we see him a lot more. He finished his first class of school with a B, which is very good considering how horrible the teacher was. We both decided that now is not the time for school, considering that we just started a business, have a 1 year old, and one on the way. So, I am sure when the 2nd baby gets a little older he will return to school to get his degree in Construction management. Other than that he is staying busy being a husband and amazing dad. He loves taking baths with Madalyn and bragging about her to all our friends. He helps me to keep my emotions under-control (which is a full time job in it self) and encourages me to do things that I enjoy. He is a busy man. As for me, well I (again) had a really rough 1st trimester. But now I feel great!! I love being at home with Madalyn but sometimes run out of ideas of things to do with her. We try to see at least 1 friend a day, so that we don't go stir crazy. (I am the type of person that needs to be around people) My husband is gracious enough to let me have a girls night a week without Madalyn which I look forward to. I also look forward to Friday nights which is Jamie and I's date night. This night is, to us, the most important night of the week (even above church). Its a night of just us. Grandma and Papa take Madalyn, while Jamie and I do various things. (we have a bowl of ideas and pick out of weekly) We love it and we get to be the kids, not the parents :) And last but not least, as for the baby, she is doing great (I hope). She moves a lot and enjoys making mommy very uncomfortable at night. She also likes to make Mommy pee a lot! HaHa, any way I think I have you all caught up to now. Until next time...
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