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4 month update

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Well, I really wish I could be better about blogging more regularly, but truthfully, every minute of each day seems to be going towards domestic and baby duties.  Every day is just me hoping to get through the day, but also trying to enjoy this time and not miss out on how quickly Madeline is growing up. So, monthly updates will have to do.  Tomorrow, my baby girl is 4 months old!!!  Seriously, each month brings so much giddiness at her mile-stones, as tiny as they might seem.  She can now hold her head very steady and can face outward on the Baby Bjorn (funny how I thought she'd be such a big kid when that day would come), which her dad just LOVES to use on the weekends by taking her to local trails and going for 2-3 mile hikes or walks around the neighborhood. She continues to smile constantly and laugh all the time.  She's "talking" more also; I'm not quite sure, though, if her babbling would sound different if she didn't have a cleft palate.  It's

3 month update

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Well, it's time for another monthly update on Maddie. She turned 3 months on the 1st and each month that passes we are seeing something new. Now she's discovered her feet and is constantly in the 'happy baby' yoga pose! She is also still the happiest baby ever and smiles through tears even. She'll let milk dribble out the corners of her mouth so she can take a second to return your smile. I love it and her SO much!!! Despite the tendonitis I developed in my left hand from handling her constantly and getting a little weary of the constant pumping every few hours (I'm super grateful, though, to even still have milk to pump) I am thoroughly enjoying being home with my daughter and getting to see her change before my eyes.