So close!

Madelyn is so close to rolling over and sitting up on her own! All these big milestones! I walked into her room today when she woke up from a nap to find her almost all the way over. If you look closely, she tucked her arm underneath to roll. She was trying to look at her mobile. Pretty exciting.

We had a very eventful Easter. We went to 8:00 mass in Lake Orion. When we arrived home we found Colt looking suspicious and a garbage can shredded all over the room. It contained things that a dog should not ingest. To make a long story short, the vet said to give Colt hydrogen peroxide and he will throw it up because these were items that he would not be able to pass on his own. So for the rest of Easter poor Colt was locked in a room where he threw up for the entire day. Luckily, he did not get sick on the way back to Harbor Beach that evening. He is much better now and hopefully he learned a lesson but probably not.

Ryan's parents are in Florida so that means that Ryan is majorly busy at the Funeral Home. It just seems to work out that way. We were hoping for a nice and quiet week. Things have been hectic.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

Wonderful Weekend!

What a wonderful weekend we had! We were able to see Uncle Jack and Aunt Carolyn on Saturday for a short bit. Uncle Jack looks amazing and Aunt Carolyn looks just as great!

Evan was incredibly lucky to get 2nd row Piston tickets for his birthday from a very close family friend of ours, Barbara and Jules. We were spoiled. We had a close up parking spot and we had brunch/lunch as well at Ameriprise Club. What a great way to catch up with my little brother.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!

Cereal, huh? Yummy!

What an eventful week!

We had to take Madelyn in to the Doctor on Friday morning because we found a lump/bruise about 2 inches underneath her armpit. The lump is about the size of a nickel. We found out it is a hemangioma and it's genetic. The doctor said it is extremely common and most appear in children about this time. It's a collection of bloodcells and there is no treating them. They go away at around 5 years of age. The pediatrician said it's basically a birthmark.

She also told us also to begin with cereal. She warned us that Madelyn might not take it right away and just to begin with a small amount. When we gave it to her you would have sworn she had been eating it forever. She warfed it down! It was pretty cute!

She weighed 15.5 lbs. My arms are beginning to really feel it (and my back too)!

Anyways, we hope everyone is doing well! Keep in touch!

Sleepy girl!

Life has been treating us great! We are all set up in the new home and keeping it nice and dirty. Ryan started coaching golf yesterday and has 9 kids on his team. 9 is a pretty good number for living in such a small town.

I started back to work yesterday for 2 hours on Monday through Thursday (7:30-9:30). Hasn't been to bad but I'm only on day number 2. It's actually been great because by the time I get home Madelyn is just getting out of bed (and so is daddy).

A new bed was delivered at our house today. Why do we need a new bed you ask? Well if you know Jim Hurford everything has to be bigger and better. We had a perfect little full size bed in the guest bedroom. Then my dad came to visit and wanted a bigger bed, so he bought one. We appreciate him buying it...I just get a laugh out of him. Always looking for something, huh dad?

Madelyn is growing so fast. Size 3 diapers (crazy!) and is talking nonstop. Can't wait until it becomes real words! She really likes when I read to her. I'm pretty impressed when she looks at the pages. It is really enjoyable to her. We are in the process of organizing things for her baptism. The godparents are Uncle Ross and (Aunt) Carly. We are so excited and thrilled that they will support her on her first step into the catholic church.

Please say a prayer for my Uncle Jack. We love you very much and you are in our thoughts and prayers.

Adding Another Thing to Our Day!

As I decided recently to not go back to work, I just couldn't get off the hook that easily! I'm actually excited about this opprotunity because I think it will be great! I will be tutoring students in school every day from 7:30 til 9:00 am Monday through Thursday (Friday if available). Ryan will stay home with Madelyn in the morning. Luckily we won't have to use daycare. We are so fortunate. I start next week. My work has been great and very supportive of my decision to stay home with Madelyn. I am truly blessed.

Finally some down time for Ryan. Madelyn and I are going to enjoy some "dad" time today.

Busy Weekend!

What an awesome weekend! My dad can finally come and visit and stay at our home! We had such a great night. We had dinner, celebrated Aunt Merza's birthday, had many laughs, and watched movies.

My dad wanted to feed Madelyn. No problem excited for...

I tried to tell my father that I would burp Madelyn when he was done feeding her. She is a messy burper sometimes. No, he is a stubborn Hurford male. Well, the end result was...

I can't wait for their next visit. Hopefully it's pretty soon.

Madelyn is definatly growing. She is constantly strecthing. Last night she woke up twice to eat. It was fine with us since it was the first night. Hopefully this doesn't become a regular event. We have been extremely lucky the past few months and we're hoping to stay lucky.


Sunday we had our friends over for the Nascar race. It was our first "event" in the house. It was pretty special to Ryan and I.


Ryan's parents are on a well deserved vacation in Florida. Of course, as soon as they left Ryan's been pretty busy at the Funeral Home. I've never really been too involved at the Funeral Home but tonight will be my big debut. I'm going to help him out with the cleaning portion since the cleaner (his mother) is not here. Ryan has been running around like crazy person. Hopefully, I can help out a little.


Have a great day!