A Little Late---Father's Day Pictures

Les was so excited to see his family last sunday when Maddie and I finally arrived home. It was a long fussy 3 hour trip in the car. She was ready to stretch out and play with her daddy on the floor. Maddie was only 5 weeks old when this was taken and she can already hold up her head and push her body up with her little arms. We can't believe how strong she is for being so young.

After we got home, Les opened his first Father's Day gifts from Maddie. She did such a good job shopping at Academy for her daddy. She picked out a putt n' return for Les to practice putting his golf balls and a golf practice net which is now set up in our backyard. Then she remembered to give him some golf balls to play with too. Les had a good first father's day with his new baby girl.

Maddie's Trip to Houston

Maddie went on her first long car ride trip to Houston. Mom rode with me to Houston which was nice because Maddie was fussy. We think she had a tummy ache. We stayed in The Woodlands for the week and we went shopping, out to eat, and visited with family friends. Mom spoiled us while we were there. She took care of Maddie in the morning so i could sleep. She bathed her, dressed her and loved on her the whole week. It was wonderful.


Maddie got to meet Uncle Parker and he sniffed her a lot. He didn't know what to think of this little person who was staying at his house.

Aunt Rae Rae, Buddy, Maddie and Nana are posing for the family portrait at Nana's house. Maddie was very tired after her trip in the car. She has such a big yawn for a little girl.

Maddie was one month old when this was taken. I can't believe how much she has grown and changed. She looks so stinkin' cute in this little outfit with her pink bow. She didn't seem to mind the bow which is a good thing.

Papa was traveling all week and finally made it home to hold Maddie. He looks pretty happy holding his granddaughter and Maddie has her hand up to tell Momma that she has had enough of the pictures. We can't help but take pictures of her.

Maddie with her cousin, Chloe

Les' family (mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law, and neice) came to visit us the same weekend we had the outdoor concert. They were here on vacation and to see Maddie. Chloe is our neice and she is 2 1/2 years old. They live in Midland and don't get to see us as often as we would like. Chloe got to see her cousin and they took pictures together in matching dresses that Mimi bought them. They look so adorable. Chloe and Maddie will love playing together when we all visit.

Maddie 1st River Experience

Les played a venue on the Guadalupe River which was a big outdoor show with other bands. The Randy Rogers Band hosted the event so we went early and showed off our beautiful little girl. It was seriously like 100 degrees outside but Maddie slept through the entire show with all the loud music.

Before Les played we went to the river to cool off our feet. We decided to let Maddie's little toes touch the 67 degree water. We captured her reaction after she felt the water. Poor baby...one day she will love the river.

ITS THE GIRLS AT THE RIVER.....WE ARE NOT GETTING IN THE RIVER BECAUSE ITS TOO COLD!

NANA AND PAPA ARE ENJOYING THE RIVER WITH THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER. THEY LOOK TOO YOUNG TO BE GRANDPARENTS.

THE LAWLESS FAMILY FIRST PORTRAIT AT THE RIVER. WE WILL BE FLOATING THE RIVER NEXT YEAR WITH MADDIE. SHE WILL LEARN TO LOVE THE RIVER EACH SUMMER LIKE HER MOMMA AND DADDY DO.

MADDIE LOVES TO PUT HER HAND UP IN AUNT RAE RAE'S FACE....SHE IS GIVING HER FIVE. SUCH A CUTE PICTURE!

MADDIE IS ENJOYING BEING HELD BY HER MIMI AT THE HOT CONCERT. THEY LOOK CUTE IN THEIR TURQUOISE. WE WISH MIMI LIVED CLOSER TO US!

Maddie's Photo Shoot

Maddie went to see Shelby Lane today for her photo shoot. She brought three dresses and my baby blanket. We dressed her in a long white dress first that is from Great Mawmaw, and took pictures of her in a wicker basket. That one is shown below and we took some of the three of us. I was holding her and Les was standing beside me. Maddie then decided to fuss and we had to take a short break so she could eat. I think she didn't like changing clothes and being carried around. Maddie's birth announcement will orginate from some of these pictures. We would like to have one of our family and then one of her alone. We will decide on the birth announcement after the proofs come in. We still can't believe that this is our family. We are so happy!

We then put her in a Feldman pink dress that is from Nana and Papa. She looked like a big girl in her pink dress. We posed for our family picture with Les holding her and me standing by his side. Les wore a pale blue shirt with stripes and i had on a white shirt. Since Maddie was cooperating and not fussing we continued on and took some of just Maddie and Daddy then Mommy and Maddie. The pictures are going to be amazing.

Lastly, Shelby had us posed with Maddie in some photos of her unclothed. She had fallen asleep by now so she didn't pose an argument as we held her. Les and I were both dressed in black and I held her while we both looked at her. We then took some of just Les holding her with her feet on his chest. It was so sweet! Then Shelby took some of me holding her on my chest with her head on my shoulder. They are simple poses but they are so beautiful with the lightening and camera that Shelby uses. We can't capture these pictures with just our camera.

Enjoy the pictures of Maddie and our family below. The real pictures will be ready to view in a couple of weeks. We are really happy with the results from the shoot today.

A Special Day!

Today is June 4 and it is a special day for the Lawless Family. Les and I have been married for two years today. It has been an amazing two years in which we have done and experienced SO MUCH! I can't believe that we have been married for two years and we now have a beautiful little girl and a great life together. I would have never thought we would be so blessed. For our anniversary we gave each other Maddie, who is three weeks old today. Also, we gave each other a screen door for our back door which has a doggie door in it too for Buddy. I know we are getting too settled in our marriage because we are giving each other things for our house. We love to sit outside and we don't want the flies in the house. Aunt Dee Dee suggested it and we are excited to have it.

Today is also important because Maddie is now three weeks old. Time is flying by and we are all adjusted at our house now. We love being a family and Maddie is getting used to going out to eat, shopping, riding around town and going to see her Daddy play. We just put her in her carseat and go. She is a great baby.

This is a picture of us at lunch today. We went to a place in Gruene and sat outside and had margaritas. Maddie slept through the entire meal.

This is Maddie and Buddy hanging out on her blanket last night. Buddy is getting used to having her around. He kept sneaking up on her and finally laid down next to her while she kicked around. He is a bit jealous and shows us that by chewing up her pacifiers. We say that he is our toddler who is adjusting to the new baby.

Great Grandparents Came to Visit

Great Mawmaw and Great Pawpaw came to visit their first great grandchild. They thought she was beautiful and couldn't quit holding her. Mawmaw made lots of yummy food and left us some to munch on this week. Pawpaw spent time holding Maddie and taking her outside to swing. It reminds me of when we were young and Pawpaw took us out on his deck to look at the birds or swing. They spent the weekend with us and we really enjoyed visiting with them. Here are some pictures from this weekend. Enjoy!

Maddie is Awake!

Maddie with all her family and friends

Our family and friends have been coming by to meet little Maddie. Our last two weeks at home have been very calm and relaxing. In between feeding Maddie, taking naps and loving on our new baby girl; we have had family and friends dropping by. We are so excited for them to meet her and love having company. Mom just left yesterday, May 29-her birthday, to go back to houston. We REALLY miss her!!! She was able to be here for the last three weeks. Awaiting Maddie's arrival and then staying with us to help us get adjusted. It was really hard to tell her bye yesterday. I cried off and on the rest of the afternoon. It was so wonderful having her here to help with Maddie and keep our house up and running. I just don't know how i am going to do it all without her. Before all our company left, we took some pictures. Take a look!

This picture is very special to us.......Its four generations of girls. Granny, Mom, Me and Maddie. That is truly amazing to see Granny as a Great Granny and my mom becoming a Grandma/ Nana. We are very blessed to be able to take this picture. The tradition of the girls in the Whitecotton/Wilson family continue on.

Great Granny is loving on her great-granddaughter. Granny spent quality time with Maddie each morning. After i fed her in the morning around seven. Granny got to hold her and love on her while i got to go back to bed for a couple of hours. Such a sweet picture!

Amber came to visit Maddie for the weekend too. Amber is my cousin so that makes her....Maddie's second cousin or something confusing like that. Maddie will call her Amber. Amber was the last baby that our family has seen and she is now a Senior in Highschool. Wow..it was time for a new addition. We love babies too much.

Aunt Debbey came down with Granny and Amber to spend time with us and Maddie. We were so excited when they were able to come and meet her. Aunt Debbey decided that it would be too confusing for Maddie to call her Aunt Debbey so she wants to be called "Aunt Dee-Dee." I think that is so cute and perfect for her.
Meredith and Aunt Renee came this past weekend to see Maddie too. Meredith is my cousin too like Amber so Maddie will call her by her name too. I don't have a picture of Renee with her for some reason so she will have to send me some that she took. We were so glad that they came over to see us.
Brooke got to meet Maddie on the bus after Maddie went to her first of many Randy Rogers Band concerts. Les played Gruene Hall so we put her in her stroller and took her. We sat outside and away from the music. We were able to show her off to other music people and band family. Brooke and Randy had a hard time letting Maddie go. They kept saying that they wanted a baby one day. Little band babies will be taking over the bus soon. Pretty exciting to see our guys with little babies.

James and Stacy Hertless drove over from San Antonio to see little Maddie. They are good friends of ours. James plays for Brandon Rhyder so that is how we are connected. They are such a sweet couple and we love hanging out with them. We were so excited to have them come over and see her and visit for a little while. We just wish they lived in New Braunfels so we could hangout more.

Doctor visit

Madeline went to see her peditrician today. We have good news! Maddie has gained a pound over the last two weeks and her jaundice is gone. She has grown 1/4 of an inch too. All that eating and sleeping is helping her grow. She is now weighing: 6 lbs. 9 oz. and measuring 19 inches long. She had to get her Hepitatis B shot today. She screamed after they gave her the shot and her face got all red. Les picked her up and she stopped crying but i couldn't watch them give her the shot. It made me hurt. Her doctor said everything looks good and she is going back to see her in two months. We were so glad to have a good doctor visit and hear that she is gaining weight. She might begin to outgrow all her preemie outfits soon.

Mawmaw and Pawpaw are coming down to see Maddie tomorrow. We cannot wait for them to meet their new great granddaughter. They will be staying through the weekend to spend time with us. We will take lots of pictures and i will post them next week for you to see.

We love you all and really appreciate all the comments and sweet thoughts about the blog. I am so busy now but i will try to post more pictures and comments soon.

~~~Les, Amanda and Maddie

Maddie's Family Pictures

Since Madeline has arrived and changed our lives, we have taken over a hundred pictures of her and we cannot post them all on here. You would be looking at pictures for hours. We chose a few of our favorite pictures and i am going to post them below. There isn't much to say about these pictures because they are priceless. They speak for themselves. Enjoy our new pictures of the growing Lawless Family.

Maddie is home and doing great!!

The Lawless Family was able to come home on Tuesday. Just about 24 hours after Maddie was born. We were so thrilled to be going home and starting our new life together. Les and I got a short lesson by the nurse on how to put Maddie in her high tech car seat. It is quite complicated but she was put in there safe and sound but so tee-tiny. We just can't believe that she is OUR BABY! We love her so much and are so thankful that she is here now. I am going to post pictures of our Maddie with all the people who love her. This is Dr. Theis with the new addition to the Lawless Family. He was just in time to catch Maddie as she arrived.

Nana and Papa are already spoiling this little girl. They pass her around and love on her so much. They are now grandparents which is hard to believe since they have now progressed to the level of Granny and Mawmaw and Pawpaw. Which means that Maddie has great-grandparents. WOW!

Opah and Mimi arrived shortly after Maddie was born. Mimi and Opah were so anxious to get there and meet their new granddaughter. They drove quickly from Midland and were able to stay the night to see her.


WELCOME HOME, MADDIE, WELCOME HOME!!!! When we arrived home on Tuesday evening we had balloons from Nana and Papa. They told us a funny story about these balloons. Nana and Papa bought these balloons and they tied them to the stairs and went and got ready. When they went to leave, the balloons were gone so they had to get more balloons and try it again. But, they were there when we got home and they are still flying around right now. The mum on the left side is from Mimi and Opah. Mimi made this mum with so many cute girl things with bling. It had her name on ribbon with lots of bows. It is hanging outside by the stairs to show everyone that we now have our baby girl.

Oh Aunt Rae Rae is loving on Maddie which will be happening so much. She looks so tiny in her newborn nightgown. Aunt Rae Rae, thank you for all you did on my posting with the pictures of Maddie's birth. Your commentary was perfect.



Oh, Maddie got her first bath at home yesterday. She was not very happy about being naked and having water put on her. She cried and turned all red in the face because she wanted to be dressed. We washed her little body and hair. Having this bath tub was great because we were able to wash her together and then she isn't sitting in cold water. Maybe oneday she will enjoy her baths like her momma does.

I know Maddie is only 3 days old but i couldn't resist putting her in the cute little ducky hooded towel. She was much happier when she was in her towel than in the bath tub. The hood is still a little to big for little Maddie.

Well, this is the end of my posting for today. I am sorry that it took so long for me to post the pictures of Maddie. My life is busy and the days seem to fly by. I get up and feed her then get ready. I nap, she eats again, I eat and hang out and then it starts all over again. Our life has changed so much since she has arrived. We have slowed down and just find ourselves staring at her and watching all the faces she makes. It is such a miracle that we created such a beautiful little girl. We are so blessed to have her and we love her more than we could ever say in words. She has made our life complete now.