Comments on: monday – 10-week birthday.

By: mom in MI

mom in MI — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:48:05 +0000

I think you are doing a wonderful job!!! My little man acted like madeline did today for about 3 months straight. If you put him down he would just scream. Those baby carrier things are the best invention ever IMHO. I don’t know what we would have done without them. I stuck him in and could walk around and do things around the house.

I wanted to throw in another comment. You CAN NOT spoil a child under one year old. They cry because they need something and it is our job to figure out what that is. You are doing an amazing job… Keep up the good work.

By: Rooth

Rooth — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:08:44 +0000

Wear Maddy in your Baby Bjorn. Wear her all of the time she will comfort you and you her..
So Sweet. Thanks for sharing

By: Meeghan

Meeghan — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:34:34 +0000

Happy Birthday! You are a doll.

By: Tracy from the Austin, TX

Tracy from the Austin, TX — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:48:22 +0000

People come in to our lives for reasons. I don’t remember who or how I was sent to your blog, to your story, to your life, but I’m thankful that I’ve been part of your journey through the computer. I saw a truck the other day (while sitting with my 9 month old daughter) that said “Robotics and Repairs”. It was a company that fixes techno type things. Seeing “robots” reminded me of you, Maddy, and your blog. I looked at my daughter and smiled. During times of struggle and almost self defeating challenges, I have a stack of post-it’s that I wrote the word “Strength” on and place them in places that I know I’ll look. During the new days of screaming, gassy, crying baby…my strength post-it’s got their work out. It helped to remember that I (we, you) posses inner strength.

Happy 10-week birthday Maddy! They keep getting better and better.

Happy Strengh Tuesday, Matt! Hope they get better and better.

Tracy in Austin, tx

P.S. I think it’s amazing that the number dialed was Liz. She was watching you and Maddy. Love it.

By: Trina

Trina — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:05:16 +0000

Happy Belated Birthday Madeline! You’re getting so big!

Matt, here are some links that might help out with the picture framing:

Hang and Level – available at Home Depot
http://www.hangandlevel.com/

Pottery Barn Memory Wall:
http://www.potterybarn.com/stylehouse/decorate/mem_wall/index.cfm?cm_type=snav

Pottery Barn How-To Video for a Family Wall (I’m hopefully going to do this someday!)
http://www.potterybarn.com/stylehouse/videos/video_library/index.cfm#
(scroll down to the very bottom to watch the video)

Good luck!

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:07:46 +0000

Luckily, my son didn’t have colic. But my nephew did, and I do not know how my sister handled it. It sucks. No one knows what to do about it, and every parent has had a screaming kid in a store. Just wait til Madeline is a toddler – your ears will bleed with the volume and then they also develop this look of betrayal when they don’t get their way – it’s a fantastic weapon in the child’s arsenal.

Anyway, I found this for Madeline, but I’m not buying it for her because you said she has a ton of clothes. So, assuming you are (or Liz was) an Obama supporter, here you go – http://www.cafepress.com/buy/madeline+obama/-/pv_design_prod/p_2774467.251068039/pNo_251068039/id_27168921/fpt_/opt_/c_666/pg_1

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:16:58 +0000

Happy 10 weeks Madeline!

Hey, I’ve been dealing with a super fussy baby myself. If all else fails and you can’t keep get her to calm down, the vacuum seems to do the trick for us. Oh – and gripe water works wonders for us. Good luck with the fussies.

By: Jenn in NC

Jenn in NC — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:05:24 +0000

Hi Matt, I just wanted you to know that I have been thinking of you and Madeline all day yesterday and today. I say a prayer for you each day and hope that today was better than yesterday and tomorrow is better than today.

Jenn

By: Jill (in Mpls)

Jill (in Mpls) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:02:17 +0000

So true, so true…memories and the Electric Fetus. The scent of the Fetus finds a special place in the neurons of everyone who spends time there. I love to inhale my cds on my way home from a visit there.

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:57:46 +0000

Madeline looks great in that onesie.
The public outbursts never get any easier, you just get better at handling them.