Our new home

Well, with all the excitement of Madison, I completely forgot to include a post about our new home! Our house search began while we were still in NY. We wanted a house near Post that would accomodate our growing family :) We stumbled across a house online that seemed perfect and a friend gave us the name of a great Realtor in the area. We scheduled a viewing of the house on our first visit to Ft. Benning and feel in love with it! We knew when we walked into the house that it was meant for our family :)
During my extended stay at the hospital, Darren closed on the house. Within the same week, with the help of his wonderful mom & step dad, our household goods were delivered and quickly this house was becoming our home. Darren would bring pictures to me at the hospital of his progress in the house & yard...he was so proud and I was extremely proud of him!! He made a promise to me before we moved down here that I would have a home to bring our daughter home to...he definately kept that promise to us! Once again, God has truly blessed our little family :)

Our home is always open to all of our family & friends, so when you venture down South, please stop by to see us! :)

Madison...a true blessing

Madison Michelle is finally here!!! She was born March 1st at 7:37 p.m. at Martin Army Community Hospital at Ft. Benning, GA. Madi weighed 6.5 lbs and was 18.5 inches long. As we suspected, she came out with a full head of dark brown hair and chubby checks!! :)

My OB made the decision to induce my labor even earlier than planned because my Preeclampsia progressed into the severe stage. They certainly didn't want to take any
additional risks for Madison or myself, so I was induced Feb. 28th. After 29 long hours of labor, our little bundle of joy arrived! On Friday March 3rd, we were to be discharged from the hospital; however, the doctors discovered that Madison had jaundice. As you can imagine, Darren & I were scared and felt completely helpless. They assured us that it wasn't a severe case and she would be OK. I was discharged that evening, but we stayed at the hospital with Madison until Sunday when she was released. As you can imagine, it was a very rough few days! To me, I could handle and cope with my health issues, but when it came to Madison, it was very very
difficult. Seeing your child sick and knowing there's really nothing you can do, you feel
helpless. Darren & I continued to pray and God answered our prayers that Sunday morning.

I can't begin to explain how incredibly amazing she makes me feel! Everytime I look at her,
think about her, hold her, I realize what a truly amazing gift God has given us.

We want to thank everyone for your continued support and prayers throughout our journey with Madison!! :)