January 2012

Ok, so Christmas was great & Maddie had a blast opening presents!  Next year should be even more fun since Ryan will be able to open his presents and Maddie will understand the whole Santa thing.   This year for Christmas we went to Nana Bev's house on Christmas Eve and had a wonderful time and then on Christmas day Grandma & Grandpa Fogle stopped by in the afternoon.  The only thing I would have changed is that I wanted to go to church on Christmas Eve, but we decided not to because Ryan had been diagnosed with RSV the Thursday before and was coughing a lot & taking breathing treatments. Even though he was doing much better, we didn't want to take him there & leave him where we weren't with him in case he needed a breathing treatment.    At his follow up appt on 1/3/12 Ryan weighed in at 20lbs 10 oz!!

Then Maddie's second birthday was two weeks ago.  We had a small party for her at an indoor playground near our house, Peeweebees, and she had a great time.  I cannot believe she is two already!  She is talking so much more and we are working on the potty training.  In a couple weeks Maddie has her 2 year appt & Ryan has his 6 month, so I will update their stats then.

I've been slacking.....

Wow, it's been a while since I updated! Ryan was born on 7/30/11 at 8lbs 1 oz 19 inches long. He has completed our family and is the total opposite of Maddie. Where Maddie is petite, blonde and brown eyes, Ryan is big and has blue eyes & dark brown hair. He weighs about 18 lbs at almost 4 months and is already moving into 9 month clothes. He is a very happy baby & smiles a lot! It is just amazing how different the entire thing has been - his pregnancy, birth, looks have all been totally different than Maddie. It is really fun to watch Maddie interact with Ryan though - she has tried to kill him a couple of times (hitting him on the head with a remote or a doll) but for the most part she really loves him. Maddie gives Ryan kisses and tries to help by bringing Ryan whatever she thinks he needs when he cries (blankets, pacifiers, bottles, toys, etc...).

Maddie has also been talking a lot more...her main words are:
- mommy
- daddy
- momma
- dadda
- Ryan (ian)
- waldo (waa - woe)
- no!
- mine
- hot (ot)
- milk
- bye
- hi

She is quite a character and loves to dance & clean & has started immitating which means we need to start watching what we do! The other night I picked up a magazine and swatted the dog, next thing I know Maddie was chasing after the dog with a magazine trying to hit her!
It was a huge adjustment to go from one kid to two, but I will try to start updating more often. Right now we are looking forward to Christmas and will be decorating this weekend! All of the holidays have been so much fun this year! For Halloween Maddie was a ladybug & Ryan was a bat - we went trick or treating with cousins Caitlin & Emma & Maddie LOVED it! She was so excited, walking as fast as she could & squealing the entire time. Maddie also enjoyed the turkey at Thanksgiving and ate quite a bit.

Ryan Girard Fogle
Born 7/30/11 (37 wks 2 days)
8 lbs 1 oz 19 inches long
2 months - 14.13 lbs 23 inches

Madelyn Brooke Fogle
Born 1/7/10 (38 wks 2 days)
6lbs 15 oz 18.5 in
2 months - 03/09/10 - 10.7 lbs - 50th % 21.5 inches -50th %
4 months - 05/18/10 - 13.5 lbs - 33rd % 23.3 inches - 11th %
6 months - 06/28/10 - 15 lbs
7 months - 07/23/10 - 15.6 lbs - 25th % 24 1/4 inches
One year - 18.6 lbs 28 in
18 months - 23.10 lbs 31 inches
11/28/11 - approx 25 lbs

I will try to update more often and will add pics soon! Hopefully Ryan will start sleeping through the night soon as he is still waking up at least 1-2 times a night.

Maddie - 18 months

Last Friday was Maddie's 18 month appointment & she got her last shot until she is four! Yay! She now weights 23.10 lbs and is 31 inches tall. She has been talking more and loves to play with her "friends" (a bunch of stuffed animals). She arranges them all around her and moves them around to make sure they are exactly where she wants them. She also tries to carry as many as she possibly can at once and takes them all to bed with her. She is all about being a "big girl" and refuses to sit in her highchair anymore (only wants the booster), insists on brushing her own teeth, eating with a fork, etc... We really think she is ready to start potty training, but are hesitant to start when Ryan will be here very soon. She is more and more fun every single day & I am excited to see how she will react to Ryan.

As far as Ryan goes, we are now 36w5d & things are progressing well. My hands and feet are starting to swell, but my blood pressure has been perfect so far. We have pretty much everything we need for him and at this point just need to get everything organized and I need to finish packing for the hospital. It seems kind of surreal that Ryan could be here anytime over the next couple of weeks.

MADDIE 16 MONTHS....RYAN 26 WKS!

Last weekend we took Maddie to Port Aransas for her first trip to the beach! She was very leery of the ocean and I only got her to walk up to the water once and as soon as the water hit her feet she started crying. After that she sat with me on my chair for about an hour before she would finally start exploring the beach. She did this same routine everytime we would go to the beach. Once she started exploring though, there was no stopping her & she was all over the place! Overall, we had a nice long weekend trip and hope we can go back next year though it may be hard with 2 kids!

Maddie has 6 teeth now, she has 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. She loves to climb on everything and can climb onto & off of the sofa now. She waves, blows kisses, shrugs her shoulders & goes "uh oh" all the time. She has also started giving kisses with her mouth closed if you purse your lips at her. She is a very loving and affectionate little girl & loves to run up and give hugs and kisses & come up and lift up her arms for you to pick her up. She loves to be outside, torment the dog, dance, sit in the bathroom with me while i am getting ready & pull everythign out of the little cabinet. She is into everything, but is loads of fun & gives the best hugs! They recently moved her into room 200 at daycare, and she is still adjusting to that. The kids in that room are much more rambunctious and some are a lot bigger than her. At first she was stuck to the teacher like glue, but it seems like she is coming out of her shell more although she does cry every morning when I drop her off now.

Things are going well with the pregnancy & I really hope Maddie adjusts well to having a little brother. we still have to start work on the room and get it ready, which we will hopefully be able to do one of these weekends very soon. Next Thursday is the start of the third trimester, so time is quickly running out! It is amazing how fast this pregnancy has gone by compared to Maddie's & hard to believe that in 3 months our family will be complete & Ryan will be here (God willing).

15 Months!

Just wanted to give a quick update that last Friday, 04/15/11, Maddie had her 15 month appointment & she is continuing to grow like a little weed! She is now 20.9 lbs and 29 inches! The doctor said she looks great & the "humping" that Maddie likes to do to shopping carts, benches, my leg, pretty much anything she can is "normal" & we just need to deal with it until she is closer to age 2 when we can start telling her is not something we do in public....Maddie has been eating like crazy and I fear we are going to have a junk food junkie on our hands....she just recently had her first bite of chocolate and I think we have created a monster! It is amazing to watch her grow though. She now waves, blows kisses, gives high fives, points at what she wants, walks to her swing and tries to climb into it when she wants to sit in it. She also likes to play peekaboo and will poke her little head out from behind stuff and start laughing, she is really a lot of fun. Earlier today she was reaching in her toy box to try to get a toy and I looked over and all I could see were 2 little feet sticking out of it and Maddie crying...she had reached over too far and fell into the toy box, LOL.

The pregnancy is continuing to go well and Ryan has been kicking harder lately. His due date is exactly 4 months from today!

21 Wks

Last Wednesday, 04/06/11, we had out 20 wk appointment & ultrasound and everything looks great. They had no problem finding all 4 of the chambers of Ryan's heart this time and they said he is measuring a week ahead and everything looks perfect! His heart rate was 143bpm & they estimate his weight at 1 lb 1 oz currently. The dr said I can expect to really "pop" over the next month or so because of how fast he is growing. So far I have gained 14 lbs which is better than what I had gained with Maddie at this point. We are very happy that everything appears to be fine with him and are going to re-paint the kids room this weekend! Maddie is doing great too! Loves her swing outside and has been trying to run, but with not a lot of success. She has gotten her left front top tooth in and the 2 top teeth next to the ones in the very front are starting to come in as well. Right now she has a total of 4 teeth. She will say "uh oh", "mmmmm" when she eats something she likes and something that we cannot quite figure out if it is "thank you" or not. Also, when we take off her shoes we rub her feet & go "ahhh" & she will now say "ahhhh" when we take off her shoes. The other day she was sitting on the floor rubbing her own foot going "ahhh"...it was really cute!

The week before last (3/28-03/31) it was just the two of us because Dan was in Victoria for work, it really made me realize all the "little things" that Dan does that really help out with her. This past weekend we went to Grandpa Fogle's for his 55th birthday & although the pool was too cold to go in it should be warm enough next time we go up there. This weekend we are having an early Easter picnic at the park with Nana & Grandpa Bob & David & Toni & the girls. Ryan's 21 wk stats compared to Maddie's at the same gestational age: Ryan: 20w6d - measuring 22w2d - 1lb 1oz Maddie: 21w?d - measuring 21w4d - 14oz

Halfway there almost!!

Today we are 19 wks exactly and tonight Dan was able to feel Ryan kicking from the outside for the first time! Yes, you read that right, it is definitely a boy! We went for an ultrasound with the perinatologist on 03/17/11 and found out that he is a healthy baby boy! His heart rate was 153 and he was measuring at 9 oz. It was exciting to see him moving around and how much he has grown since the last ultrasound. When they were looking at his boy bits they put them up on the screen & the tech asked us what gender we wanted and I said "that looks like a boy!" and she said I was correct. They did give us a scare because the tech looked for all 4 chambers of the heart for about 20 minutes and then the perinatologist came in and looked for another 5 minutes before declaring that his heart looks good & he is "perfect". I was getting pretty nervous there for a while though, afraid they were going to say there was something wrong with his heart. Everything was measuring right for his age & I do not need to go back to the perinatologist unless something else comes up, which is good news. Our next appointment with the ob is 04/06/11, and they are supposed to do another ultrasound then.

I also think it is interesting that Ryan has the same due date as his dad did! I do think Ryan will come a little bit early like Madelyn did though....

Madelyn is doing great! She is a little walking fool and has finally gotten her top tooth in. She looks so cute walking around. She also tries to climb up on stuff now and rides her little riding toy around (but will only go backwards!). She also blows kisses now and kind of says "uh oh" if you say it first, but it is not very clear. She is amazing to watch and she always makes me smile! :-) She is truly the light of my life. Last weekend Grandpa Fogle and Daddy made her a swingset for the backyard & Maddie LOVES it! The higher you push her the bigger the smile...she definitely has no fear.

Other than that not much new....next week Dan is going to Victoria for work, so I will get a taste of the single parent life for a week. We are going to miss him and I am sure it will give me a new appreciation for all the things he does for/with us.

We have also planned a little weekend getaway to the coast in early May as a "mini-vacation", so I am excited about that & cannot wait to see how Maddie reacts to the ocean!