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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Margaret Louise Waddill
Baby Margaret was born on Tuesday October 16, 2012 at 11:56am. She weighed 7 lbs 10 oz and is 20.75 inches long. We are slowly getting adjusted to life as a bigger family! Maggie is a good baby but as expected she keeps us on our toes and not sleeping a whole lot!
Claire absolutely LOVES her baby sister. She runs out of her room every morning to look for her and says "Good Morning Baby Maggie!" She is also a big helper telling us when it's time to change the baby's diaper. We have been really lucky so far at how Claire acts around her. It is a really heartwarming thing to watch.
Our only small issue so far is that Claire has been a little ornery with her momma and daddy. We are in the middle of the big "NO" phase and are looking forward to getting out of this one!
Luckily Clay gets paternity leave with the Navy so he is home for 2 weeks. He heads back to work next Tuesday. It has been so helpful having him here with us as we adjust to our new life.
So, finally, here our some pictures of Maggie! I went ahead and attached a whole album, I think that will be easier to get through the photos. If you click the photo below it should take you to the website.
We can't wait for everyone to meet her!
Claire absolutely LOVES her baby sister. She runs out of her room every morning to look for her and says "Good Morning Baby Maggie!" She is also a big helper telling us when it's time to change the baby's diaper. We have been really lucky so far at how Claire acts around her. It is a really heartwarming thing to watch.
Our only small issue so far is that Claire has been a little ornery with her momma and daddy. We are in the middle of the big "NO" phase and are looking forward to getting out of this one!
Luckily Clay gets paternity leave with the Navy so he is home for 2 weeks. He heads back to work next Tuesday. It has been so helpful having him here with us as we adjust to our new life.
So, finally, here our some pictures of Maggie! I went ahead and attached a whole album, I think that will be easier to get through the photos. If you click the photo below it should take you to the website.
We can't wait for everyone to meet her!
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| Margaret Louise Waddill |
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Walk to End Alzheimer's
This year our family is doing the Walk to End Alzheimer's for the second year in a row. I wish this disease didn't affect our family, but unfortunately one in eight older Americans have Alzheimer's so the chances are you know someone affected as well.
My grandpa was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2009, and passed away from pneumonia a short time after. I found out I was pregnant with Claire at the time he was in the hospital. To this day I am saddened to think he never got to meet his great-granddaughter and that I didn't get to tell him I was pregnant. Especially since he was dropping hints about Clay & I having kids since the day we were married! I know he is looking over Claire and all of us.
Last year, actually a year ago this past Sunday we lost my father-in-law to kidney failure. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in late 2010, and later with frontal-lobe dementia in 2011. Standing by helpless as my husband and mother-in-law tried to take care of him is something I will never forget. It is such a horrible disease to go through for everyone involved. How do you comprehend your father not knowing who you are anymore?
The awareness we now have of this disease has led us to the involvement with the Walk to End Alzheimer's. It is an inspiring event and although it is a small way to get involved, it helps to know we make some kind of difference!
If you'd like to donate to our team for the walk this year, please click on the link below. Every little bit counts and my family appreciates it!
http://act.alz.org/goto/amywaddill
P.S. Pictures of Maggie coming soon, I'm downloading them as I type!
My grandpa was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2009, and passed away from pneumonia a short time after. I found out I was pregnant with Claire at the time he was in the hospital. To this day I am saddened to think he never got to meet his great-granddaughter and that I didn't get to tell him I was pregnant. Especially since he was dropping hints about Clay & I having kids since the day we were married! I know he is looking over Claire and all of us.
Last year, actually a year ago this past Sunday we lost my father-in-law to kidney failure. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in late 2010, and later with frontal-lobe dementia in 2011. Standing by helpless as my husband and mother-in-law tried to take care of him is something I will never forget. It is such a horrible disease to go through for everyone involved. How do you comprehend your father not knowing who you are anymore?
The awareness we now have of this disease has led us to the involvement with the Walk to End Alzheimer's. It is an inspiring event and although it is a small way to get involved, it helps to know we make some kind of difference!
If you'd like to donate to our team for the walk this year, please click on the link below. Every little bit counts and my family appreciates it!
http://act.alz.org/goto/amywaddill
P.S. Pictures of Maggie coming soon, I'm downloading them as I type!
Monday, October 8, 2012
Patiently Waiting
So no news yet! Maggie must be quite comfortable. In the meantime, we've been keeping busy. Claire is doing really well at school and absolutely loves going. We are so glad she has adjusted so well.
Last week Claire and I went to a Horse Stable with the mom's club we are in. Thankfully Cindy came with us to help because I'm definitely not moving around quite as good these days with my huge belly getting in the way! It was a little hot, but we still had a blast. We went on a hayride and they had a little playground for the kids. The best part was Claire riding on the horse! For the first hour she kept saying "NO ride the horsey" and watching all her friends do it. Finally Cindy took her over there when there wasn't a line and she got right on! And rode all by herself! I was so proud of her. She was smiling and she loved it. When she got off she yelled out "Yay! I did it!" It was so cute.
Today Clay was off work for Columbus day so we went to Mellow Mushroom and Claire got to make her own pizza. She had a blast. She actually did a really good job! She loves to pretend cook so it was perfect to do it for real. It was the first time she had pepperoni on her pizza and she ate it up. We had fun.
Hoping Maggie will make her appearance soon - the big due date is Friday! If anyone wants to guess her birthday visit our pool:
http://bebepool.com/amywaddill
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Nursery Complete!
We finally finished Maggie's room! It took awhile because we decided to put a daybed in there for our family guests. We ordered it from Rooms To Go over a month ago and finally got it delivered this week!
Needless to say it is a little tight in there, but we made it work! I think it turned out great, we hope Maggie will love it!
Needless to say it is a little tight in there, but we made it work! I think it turned out great, we hope Maggie will love it!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Dinner Conversation
Just for a little laugh...
This would be one of our typical dinner conversations. I'll take bets that someone will be an actress one day.
VIDEO: Dinner Conversation
This would be one of our typical dinner conversations. I'll take bets that someone will be an actress one day.
VIDEO: Dinner Conversation
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Full Term Friday!
Hard to believe it, but I will be 37 weeks - full term - tomorrow! We are ready whenever Maggie is. I am still feeling pretty good overall, but definitely getting uncomfortable and having trouble sleeping. Luckily I can take a little rest during the day while Claire naps! We are very excited and can't wait to meet Baby Maggie.
Claire is doing great! She is absolutely loving school now, we've gone 2 weeks with no tears. She gets so excited when she wakes up on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and I tell her she has school. She has started bringing home artwork too! I don't know how I will ever be able to get rid of anything she makes at school.
Claire is also doing better at dance, too. For the first 3 weeks she cried and didn't want to go into the class, but as soon as the class started she would stop crying. I get to sit in the lobby and watch her on video during the class, so it was a relief to see her stop crying so quickly. The last 2 classes she hasn't cried at all though! This week she even wore her ballet shoes, something she has refused to do until now. Now we just have to get her interested in the actual class! Most of the time she lays on the floor, looks at herself in the mirror, or runs around. I think that will come in time as she gets used to the idea of the class.
We are so proud of how well she is adjusting to all of these changes. I know it will be another big transition when Maggie comes but we have full confidence in her and know she will be a great big sister!
Claire is doing great! She is absolutely loving school now, we've gone 2 weeks with no tears. She gets so excited when she wakes up on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and I tell her she has school. She has started bringing home artwork too! I don't know how I will ever be able to get rid of anything she makes at school.
Claire is also doing better at dance, too. For the first 3 weeks she cried and didn't want to go into the class, but as soon as the class started she would stop crying. I get to sit in the lobby and watch her on video during the class, so it was a relief to see her stop crying so quickly. The last 2 classes she hasn't cried at all though! This week she even wore her ballet shoes, something she has refused to do until now. Now we just have to get her interested in the actual class! Most of the time she lays on the floor, looks at herself in the mirror, or runs around. I think that will come in time as she gets used to the idea of the class.
We are so proud of how well she is adjusting to all of these changes. I know it will be another big transition when Maggie comes but we have full confidence in her and know she will be a great big sister!
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