5 Months Old, Valentine's Day, and Updates!

I have a feeling that most of my blog posts for the next 3 months are going to have the following themes: about 2-3 weeks behind, multiple updates at one time, as many pictures as possible thrown in, and slightly rushed! Such is life for a working mom! Anyway, here are some Pavelka updates: 

5 Months Old! 
Madelyn is 5 months old now! She is truly the happiest baby ever. She is constantly smiling and is extremely social. She is very close to rolling from her back to her tummy - she just needs to figure out how what to do with her arms! But she does get around - she has been waking up on the opposite side of the crib, or completely flipped around from how I placed her. She loves standing while holding our fingers, and sits up with assistance. She also laughs and giggles often, which we love! When she gets really happy, she kicks her feet frantically. She loves music and playing with mommy's hair, and watching her sister do anything! She sleeps through the night, still getting up around 3am for a quick feeding. Maddy has tried rice cereal and oatmeal, and we are going to try some veggies very soon! She is such a fun, easy-going, delightful baby! 
Her hydronephrosis is still in check, and the surgery date is still scheduled for April 9th. Dr. Smith continues to assure me that it is a procedure that babies do very well with. 

Eating cereal!

I love cuddling with my daddy!

Good morning, mommy!

I've learned to move around... this was the opposite way that mommy put me down for my nap!

Princess Madelyn! The first of many times that Taylor will play dress up with her little sister!

 
Valentine's Day
For Valentine's Day, we made a valentine-themed treasure hunt for Taylor, which was super fun. We laid out several paper hearts that had something that we love about her written on each one. At the end of the hunt was a Repunzel backpack filled with Repunzel items (thank you, Walgreens clearance section!). She has been obsessed with the movie "Tangled" and so she was very excited when she reached the end of the hunt! 

Excited and surprised!

Reading some of her hearts

"Snow" Much Fun!We were so excited to finally get some snow... well, Taylor was at least! She finally got to build her first snowman with her friend Evelyn! 

...And this is what spending the day in the snow will do!

 


Other Updates
Sam has begun chemo again, and is doing fairly well. He is done with round one, so 25%! May 13th is the estimated end date. We can't wait!
Finally, I know I have said it before, but I am so behind on phone calls, emails, texts, etc., especially now that I'm back to work, so thank you for your patience! I promise I will get back to everyone!
Thank you again to everyone for your continued support. We would not have been able to get through this without you.