Time Flies!

Yesterday I was talking to John about how quickly time goes, and I realized... August 2nd, 2008 we were in Gatlinburg, TN and I found out I was pregnant that morning at about 5:00am! (Luckily I wasn't up that early yesterday to be thinking that!). Man, from going to hoping against all hopes that I was pregnant, to holding my sweet little Madilyn in my arms, and just soaking up her smiles is so amazing! I remember talking to my grandma the day before, us both crying and talking about how hard it was to have a miscarriage, and us praying that this time I would be pregnant again and that I would be able to hold this baby in my arms. THANK YOU JESUS! You answered our prayers! God is so good!!!! I feel so blessed, it's just beyond words.
Madilyn is still growing like crazy! Some of my favorite pajamas on her no longer fit her, she has become too long. :0( I was so sad! But, I have a new favorite pair, and it's a 3-6 mo pair! I remember thinking that it would be forever before she would fit into such "huge" clothing! HA! Our first airplane trip is coming up in about a week and a half! I am nervous, but pretty excited. My cousin Marie is getting married in MN, and Madilyn and I are flying up there with my parents, and my sister and her husband and Preston. John is going to hold the fort down here in SC. He used his vacation for when Madilyn came, which, in my opinion, was a good use of vacation time! :) It will be so hard to not have him there, but luckily I got on the same flight as the rest of my family, so I will have lots of helping hands.
Madilyn has started to become so easily distracted, and noticing her surroundings. I have had to start feeding her in a quiet, slightly darkened room for her to focus. Otherwise she just looks around, smiles, and takes her sweet time... so cute, but, then it takes a little bit too long in the mornings, and then mommy barely has time to brush her teeth!!! She's so cute! She's getting better at her tummy time, and a couple of weeks ago she rolled over from her tummy to her back for the first time! We got it on video, and I will have to try to post it. It was so cute, and of course, I wasn't there to witness it, I was at work. Luckily my mom had her phone and was able to get her to do it again so that she could get it recorded.
Madilyn has also really begun learning to grab things. She's getting my hair, the strings on my shirt, trying to reach for toys (mainly swinging her arms at them), and all sorts of cute things. She's developing so quickly, it's hard to keep track of "firsts".
Well, that's about it for now, I will try to get that video posted. I gotta go check on my sweet pea, her nap is about over.