Party Animal

As you can see, our little Madeleine has already turned into quite the party animal. She enjoys staying up all night and drinking her beverage of choice: milk.

We are working on negotiating more of a daytime schedule with her but are happy that she has a good appetite and is very engaging (even if her favorite hours to interact are between 10pm-3am.)

Madeleine with Grandma and Great-Grandma

Madeleine Grace is Born

Madeleine Grace was born on 1/22 at 6:07 pm. She weighed 6 lbs even and was 18 inches. Melanie was an absolute rockstar during the labor and birth. We are home now and things are going great. Madeleine is eating well and has started gaining weight. We are getting used to our new sleeping schedule, which is dictated entirely by Madeleine. She does seem to sleep longer during the day than at night, when she has been waking every 2 hours or so. That said, she has not been a fussy baby at all. Often, she just wants a cuddle, which her parents are happy to provide.

Digby and Bowie are doing better than we even imagined. Digby has accepted Madeleine as a member of the pack and is doing a good job protecting everyone. Bowie, who we were the most worried about, has adopted Madeleine as her own baby. When Madeleine is nursing, Bowie has to lay close by and will not let Digby (who is the alpha of the two) come within 5 feet of Melanie and Madeleine. When Madeleine cries, both dogs are really concerned and want to do whatever they can to help.

On our Way Home

Sporting a stylish Caryn Avery bonnet.
(Thanks for keeping our babe warm Caryn!)

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