Madyson's first Easter 2012

On this Easter Sunday I am left feeling overwhelmed with the blessings I have had my entire life. I have no idea why I have been so lucky to receive the blessings I have thus far. I have had so many ups and downs that it is hard to believe 2 yrs ago, I know I was blessed even then, but felt so much emotional pain that I honestly felt lost in whatever plans God had in store for me. In the words of my devoted husband "what a difference a couple of years make". My path in life that has been designed has been nowhere near an easy path and I am sure there will be other difficult times I will face in my future but its the blessings that get me through those moments.
I am so beyond thrilled to be celebrating this special day with my little family. This is my precious baby girl's first Easter at 7 weeks old.




I am a little sad that today is my last day to spend with her before going back to work. Time flies by so fast that sometimes I don't know if I can keep up. It seems like yesterday I was waiting for Jason to come home from work to let him know we were expecting a baby. Now she has so much personality and she is packing on some pounds. She finally has chubby little rolls on her tiny little limbs. She fights sleep almost in a way like she doesn't want to miss all the excitement of the world surrounding her.



I couldn't be more proud of how Brendan has adjusted to the change of being a big brother. He avoided the whole idea of us expecting a baby girl most of the pregnancy. I think he still hurt from the loss we had 2 yrs ago. Towards the end of the pregnancy he was growing more and more excited about his little sister. He was the first to hold her after me, of course. He also was the first to feed her a bottle. He had the biggest grin on his face when Jason walked in the room and saw him feeding Madyson. He was so proud of that moment!

Watching Jason hold and love Madyson melts my heart. She is already a daddy's girl and she's not even 2 months old. He is so gentle with her. To calm or just entertain her he often dances around the house with her. I couldn't imagine being married to a better father and husband. I really need to film him dancing with her sometime so she can see just how much of a daddy's girl she was as a baby.