Well it was a happy baptism on Sunday. There were 3 families who had children that were baptized on Sunday. And we had a large turn out too! About 40 of our family and friends came to visit and celebrate Madison. She looked great wearing Aunt Dee's (my godmother) old dress. And Amy (Madison's godmother) wore the dress too. I just love the tradition. We had a laugh too about the certificate saying that Madison was the daughter of Troy Madison and Tiffany Madison and they had the baptism date wrong and Kyle's last name was spelled wrong...geez! But that was an easy fix at church. Silly heads.
We then had everyone back to our house for a nice luncheon. Marge Walters was the caterer and we didn't have all that much food left over. Enough for a couple of lunches and I tossed a few of the chickens in the freezer. But overall it was a successful day. :)

Monday Madison and I went shopping with Mom. We found a couple pairs of shoes for my birthday :) Yay I love shoes! It is time to clean out the closet and get rid of a fee pair too.

Tuesday I went to the chiropractor and while there noticed that Madison had one heck of a rash. So while we were at lactation group I headed upstairs and made an appointment for her. Well we got there and they had time to do our well baby appointment too! So we got 2 shots and the oral rotavirus. And a 10 day course of Keflex to help with the rash. So far so good. 24 hours later and the red inflammed neck that has been ugly for a least a week is now starting to heal and the rash is still there but less angry, thank goodness! We are growing right on pace. 14 pounds 11.2 ounces and 26.5inches long. I am so blessed to have a healthy growing peanut who has just taken over my heart.

Wednesday was a sleep day after working Tuesday night. Thankfully I was able to sleep from 8:30-2pm. Yay for long sleep! Then it was a workout and dinner at mom's house for my birthday. Although it is not until the weekend Mom and Bob are leaving for FL bright and early on Saturday morning. It was nice to spend time with the family and enjoy the evening on the patio. Again I am so blessed! My little lady has so much fun with the cups at Gigi's! I love her serious looks as she grabs and puts everything in her mouth :)

That brings us to today. A good cook day and some cleaning. I swear I had the kitchen cleaned...and then I cooked dinner! I was able to make a pasta dish for next week to use up the chicken in the fridge. And then it was using up the salad and spinach to make dinner for Troy and I. And I also started my first batch of baby food by using up some strawberries and a mango that was going bad. Success! I think I will mash up the sweet potato leftovers tomorrow and toss those in the freezer too. YummY! I feel so "crunchy"! But I know that it is better for Madison and I want her to get used to eating healthy options along with her rice cereals and everything else. We both slept well too :) I love naps. I don't know what I will do when we have 2 kiddos!? Be a little sleep deprived I am sure. We will figure that out as we go. Mom wants to go to Tuscany in October of 2015, not sure if that is condusive to our baby making planning or not but we shall see. Oh heavens!

I started the Copaxone back almost 2 weeks ago and so far so good. The shots are still a little itchy but overall I have not been having the tingling heaviness that I was so that is good. It helps to have the autoinject and Troy is a pro at helping, thank goodness he is not afraid to poke me!

Lord,
Help these babies who are struggling right now on our unit. You are the true healer. Heal their little bodies and nourish their hearts with love. I pray for Mr Balata who has left this earth and hopefully entered your kingdom, grant peace to his family who mourns him here. Give them strength to forgive and to accept his death. Bless Natalie who is struggling with her own demons right now. Give her courage. Give her strength and peace. Always peace. You are love and healing. Let her know in her heart that she is a great mother and guide her. And thank you for letting me see another birthday. I am so grateful for the gifts you have given me.
Amen