Thursday, December 20, 2007

Merry Christmas Friends & Family!

The Lawless Family would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and an enjoyable holiday with your family. We will post some pictures from Christmas with Maddie when we get a chance but until then, we love you and hope you have a blessed holiday!!!

Update: Maddie got a check-up with the doctor today and her lungs are clear. Her ears are clear so we are offically off all the meds and breathing treatments. Thank God she is better. We are safe to fly to Midland and travel to the Woodlands!! What a relief for us.....good news for the holiday season. Yeah Maddie!

Love you all----MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Maddie is sick :(

Over last weekend, Mimi & Opah were here with us. We went shopping for Christmas gifts, out to eat and more shopping. It was so much fun spending time with them. Maddie got to play "hookie" from school for two days! While they were here, Maddie started coughing and as the weekend progressed, she got worse. When I took her to daycare on Monday they said she was fussy. Another baby had been out sick and they said Maddie was fine. Well, Tuesday after school i went to get Maddie and the teachers said she is getting worse. She wouldn't take her bottle and didn't eat much food. She couldn't sleep because she was so congested. I called her doctor and we got an appointment for Wednesday. I pick her up early from school and they said, "maddie isn't doing good at all...she is really sick."

Well, the doctor said she has RSV and an ear infection. Apparently, RSV is going around the town and our daycare. I am so glad that i made an appointment for her. Poor baby, she was miserable. We got an antibiotic for the infection and an inhaler for the RSV. We have to put a mask over her nose and mouth and then we push the inhaler. It releases the medicine and she breathes it in through the long tube which connects to the mask. Long story.....sorry....BUT she is feeling better today. It was scary to see her so sick and it happened so fast.


Nana took care of her on Thursday so i could work then i took off Friday so i could keep her. Nana & Aunt Rae Rae went to Houston for the weekend. She has been good for me. We went shopping to finish Christmas gifts today. We are all glad she is doing better. :)

Here is Maddie all dressed up for shopping with Mommy! You can tell that she is back to her usual self. Gosh....i can't believe how big she is already. Time is flying.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

New tooth!

Maddie was extremely fussy on Monday when Les took her to school. When i got to school on Monday afternoon they had put on her sheet that she cut a tooth! I was so excited! I squatted down and put my finger in her mouth and sure enough, there was a sharp little baby tooth. Maddiebug is getting so big.

When i got to school today to pick her up they said she was breaking through with ANOTHER TOOTH. She isn't wasting any time with these teeth. She was playing tonight and chewing on her toys and then she would scream. I figured out she was biting too hard on her toy and hurting her new tooth. Poor baby.....thank god for oragel. We live on that stuff. I will try to get a picture of her new teeth when you can see them more.

Saturday, December 01, 2007

6 month checkup

Maddie went to see Dr. Howelton yesterday for her six month checkup. Luckily, Les was off on a Friday night so he was able to come with me. It was a nice treat. He held Maddie while they gave her the four shots she needed. She also got a flu shot. Poor baby, she screamed and he had to blow in her mouth to get her to breathe. It breaks my heart but she actually did better this time around. She fussed a little but we kept on Christmas shopping. Then, we went to dinner and she was great. Here is a cute picture of Maddie while she was waiting for the doctor. Oh, i forgot to tell you: she starting sitting up on her own Thanksgiving morning. It was so exciting!

Maddie is weighing: 15 lbs. 0 oz. and is 24 in. long.

The doctor was so surprised at well she is sitting up on her own and how active she is. Maddie pushed Dr. Howelton's hand away when she went to listen to her heart. Then she grabbed the stethescope and tried to chew on it. The doctor said she shouldn't be doing that until 9 months. She was impressed with Maddiebug.

She is now able to eat Stage 2 foods and have juice in a cup. The cup has to have handles. We couldn't believe that she was able to do have a cup already. Wow....its exciting for us. Maddie just loves her babyfood so this will be fun.

Everything else is good, Maddie goes to bed around 7:00 and sleeps till around 5:30 a.m. We are very blessed to have such a good baby.

Our Thanksgiving!

It was Maddie's first Thanksgiving and we were spending it with Nana, Papa & Aunt Rae Rae. It was so relaxing and fun to just hang out and play with Maddie. We went out to dinner a couple of nights and then did some shopping on "Black Friday!" It was fun to get in the crowds with everyone and feel the Christmas spirit. We hope your Thanksgiving was as good as ours. Enjoy our photos!

Maddie's first Thanksgiving Meal at her Nana's house. She really enjoyed her sweet potatoes and bannanas. She is eating baby food 3 times a day. Goodness...hungry girl.








We went out to Guadalajara's one night and enjoyed some good Mexican food. "Its all the girls!"

Just practicing walking at Nana's house in my cute outfit from Mimi. We love it on her! Maddie loves to play with her daddy on the floor. She laughs when he makes her fly or tickles her tummy. She can almost sit up on her own!

Happy 32nd Birthday to Les! We love you!

Here is the group that helped Les celebrate his birthday. Brooke & Randy were able to come eat too. (Maddie is asleep....night night)

Below is pictures of Maddie & Damien playing. We went over to their house for Geoff's birthday. The babies are getting so big. It was cute to see them play or at least babble to each other.