i will sleep well tonight.
now if we californians can just defeat prop. 8…
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Aren’t pictures of sleeping babies just the best?!?
gobama!
Amen. Well said Madeline…sleep well little one!
Amen and Amen. Fucking Amen.
I knew you and Madeline would be extremely happy tonight!
FUCK these people who are voting yes on prop 8. It’s not looking good. Seriously these fucking bigots. I am so angry. But so happy Obama won. Such a mixed emotion night
We will be sleeping well here to Madeline! Except for the girls who are still too excited to sleep. Can’t wait to tell the boys in the morning.
Amazing, absolutely wonderful and amazing!!!
Madeline is so cute…
Thank God. Now if only we can get rid of Norm Coleman in MN, I can sleep well.
Madeline is so beautiful. Thank you so much Matt for sharing your lovely daughter with us. Pictures of her always make my day brighter.
I love what Jen said!!! FUCKING AMEN! Not to worry, it will be overturned!
Adorable! I think a lot of us will sleep well tonight.
Halle-fucking-lujah! We have truly just witnessed history and I’m so happy I could cry.
Sleep tight Maddy (and Matt)
I’m from Canada, but I’m so glad Obama won tonight!
I really hope that Prop8 is flushed down the toilet.
Good Luck!
Maddie is the most beautiful baby girl i’ve ever seen. I can say that without feeling bad because i have 2 boys.
::clink::
Here’s to Liz Logelin, and to the new prez she would have helped elect,
BARACK OBAMA!!!
w00t!
Me to Maddy, me to!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been ridiculed for being a Texan (not to mention a conservative Christian) and voing for Obama. It is nice to see the other side
So happy America didn’t let you down, Maddie! Sleep well because tomorrow is looking brighter.
Yay! Its a new day, and a new hope for our kids!
Your kid is so freaking cute and that Obama shirt just adds to the cuteness. Congrats on our guy winning. I’m so excited, I’m shaking.
Amen! Watch out for the religious crazies rioting over prop 8…
FUCK YEAH!!!!!
I cannot stop crying tears of joy!!!
fuckin’ a!
YES YES YES!
Good night sweet Madeline–Yes You Can sleep well tonight;-).
She is so sweet!
http://andria-and-co.com
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wahoooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hell yeah! Oh my God, Obama’s speech had me in tears.
awesome!!!!!
Sweet dreams baby girl! Your future is shining very bright tonight!
Sleep tight, Madeline. Rest well.
What was Prop 8? It was in Cali, I’m in michigan so it wasn’t on our ballot. I heard it wasn’t good though. Thanks! And THANK GOD Obama Won! Yes we can!!
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. baby
i will sleep better tonight too.
hugs and high fives from nj,
erica and Landon
Well we may have made strides by electing the first African American, but apparently we still have a long way to go as far as equality is concerned. Only 17% of the precincts are in, so maybe there’s still a chance that Prop 8 will fail. One can still hope.
Fuckin A!!
I wish the country had the vote for prop 8.
I am so happy I have cried.
My parents on the other hand is the opposite. Dont care. They hate McCain but voted on abortion. Retards.
What a sweetheart!
Amen sista
very impressed americans could vote an african american in – very impressed. although, i do still disagree with him in most (if not all) respects.
BUT… i can accept defeat, and support Obama with prayer over these next four years!
maddy is so peaceful!
be blessed!
Amen!
I hope Prop 8 is defeated, I’m trying to keep an eye on it, but it’s almost midnight in WI and I must go to sleep.
Yes we can and yes he fucking did.
Obama ‘08
YAY!
Prop 8 need to be defeated – I can’t the bittersweetness of this election thus far
aww, she looks like you there! C’mon CA, don’t disappoint on Prop 8!!!!
amen =) the only thing that could make me happier right now is a defeat of Prop 8!!
SOOOO happy about Obama! OMG so happy! I am in NC and am watching the Prop 8 results, so frustrated, hoping for a miracle that it will be defeated. What a night!
Amen, is right! So sweet.
Amen Maddy & Matt….fingers crossed for Prop 8….and so cute Maddy, so cute.
Way to campaign.
Sweet dreams for sure tonight…and hopefully we’ll wake to more good news on Prop 8 and Franken. You can’t win ‘em all, but I hope we do anyway…if not today, then before too long.
FYI: Bailey got tossed out of the polling place today because she was wearing her Robots for Obama t-shirt! I don’t know that I’ve ever seen that girl look prouder.
We are so excited for the US and Obama – awesome, awesome, awesome.
woot. obama ftw
Crap!! I meant DEFEAT of prop 8!
My daughter says “Obama yay!” Imagine, our kids’ first memory of a president will be this one, not Bush, not McCain. So sweet. I am sad that 8 seems to be ahead; I hope it turns out to be the death throes of old prejudices…
GOOD night!
Oh Madeline – you are such a smart cookie! I love the blanket serving as your pillow – reminds me of your mommy. Sweet dreams!
No on 8!
she’s getting so big! Adorable…gorgeous… a cutie… good night Maddy! sleep tight!
Oh Hell yeah. Yes we can and yes we did!!!!
Adorable! Thank goodness for Obama. US citizens don’t need to worry about rushing off to Canada now.
Hooray for Obama!!!
Boo on Prop 8, early number were not looking good for the defeat. Jerks!
the champagne was uncorked during obama’s speech.
it was the best champagne i’ve ever had and i don’t even like champagne.
now, the bottle sits, the bubbles dying as i sit with an anxious heart awaiting the outcome of prop 8.
i don’t want to have to explain to my baby girl about the pictures we took of her in front of the ‘no on prop 8′ sign and how too many people let us down.
If only I could fall asleep like Madeline. I think I had too much caffeine tonight. lol
Virginia is blue baby! Woohooo a defining moment in our history.
Boo on prop 8, I hope there is still some miracle out there.
So neat to have something to celebrate for a change!
I’m so relieved Obama won! :O)
yeah! i read your blog from australia, and i’m so fucking pleased – for you guys, for the world…
All around the world people are celebrating for America, I know everyone here in New Zealand is stoked! Its a step in the right direction guys!
Sleep well Madeline!
What a night! He won FL as well. I can’t even believe that.
Boy am I going to be outnumbered when I go to work today. I work with a lot of Bush Conservatives and they are crying right now.
NOT ME! WHOO HOOO!!!
Your daughter is beautiful xXX
Yes we did.
Warm wishes and congratulations to America this morning. And how wonderful to wake up to the news that tomorrow begins today.
Madeline and I said the same thing at the same time. Great minds think alike!
We’re not happy about prop 8, though.
Wish I could vote in CA….a big NO NO on prop 8!!
Yippee for change! Yeah Obama!!!!!!
Thrilled with the outcome!
Stayed up way to late watching it. Cannot believe Indiana was too close to call (and may still be – not that it matters). Proud of my state for it having been so close since we haven’t been a blue state since Johnson.
Excited and hopeful for the future!!!!!
Maddy is adorable as always.
Thought of you and Maddy as I watched Obama’s victory speech…
Sleep well Madeline!
I like that Maddy has so much to say. I also like that you pass it on for her. And she’s about the cutest baby out there. (My kids are old, so they can’t be jealous).
GOBAMA! GOBAMA!
we were celebrating here in milaca!!!
@em–that is TOO funny about bailey!! i’m proud of her & i love that she was so proud too!
Hope you slept well little angel
I like these ‘Madeline Says….’ posts very much.
Yeaaaa. Even though he didn’t win here in Tennessee
I love her Obama t-shirt! Last night was an amazing night for America. I was in Grant Park last night, and it was a truly fantastic night. My friend took some amazing photos of the event. You might like them: katieryanphotography.blogspot.com
YAY!!!
I think a lot of us slept well last night!
Exhausted after the victory party was she
I feel a lot better about the world my son will inherit.
I think every single anti-gay-marriage measure passed. Who ARE these people? They should be ashamed to call themselves “Americans.” I’m very sad.
Woohoo! Sleep well indeed!
No to H8!
Matt and Maddy,
Look at what we did! My heart is so full right now.
God bless you both!
Myrna
We all slept good last night….
I think we all slept better…and work up a little skip in our step today! What a night…
SOOOOO CUTE! I heart Madeline and OBAMA!
Good job Madeline! My 3-year old was cheering (and then snoozing) along with you. Her choice was Obama because “his name sounds like Brock at preschool” and McCain was “old like Grandpa.”
*happy dance* I’m so glad Obama won.
How did the defeat of Prop 8 go??
She’s so stinkin’ cute, even when she’s sleepin’. And my kids love her. I was watching her video yesterday and my younger 2 came up to the desk all happy, saying “baby baby” over again. =D
Go you AND your baby! I live in DC and it was complete (and awesome) mayhem. Breathe out…
I’m ecstatic that OBAMA won! I knew he would! He is the right guy for the job!
Just heard about Prop 8. So unfair.
Madeline is the cutest little Dem I’ve ever seen!!! GOBAMA!
We all slept well. As we woke our older two for a midnight potty break we told them and they both smiled as their heads went back on their pillows. Sort wished I was downtown in Grant Park, but realistically more happy to be dozing on the couch!!!
Awesome picture… Madeline is so cute with her Obama shirt!
We’ll all be sleeping a little better now!
Is there still a chance prop 8 can pass? From what I am reading there is still 5% of precincts not counted in California, and its only behind 403,572. Thats a pretty high number but depending on the precincts it CAN happen right?
I just wonder about the mindset of people against it, saying it would ruin the sanctity of marriage. Its THEIR marriage, worry about your own and the sanctity will be just fine.
Best night’s sleep we’ve had in 8 years…
Gobama!!
Been reading your blog for months now. Have never posted. Was moved to comment because of baby Madeline’s pic. Thanks for posting it! I live in a multi-political party household and was forced to put my baby to bed in a “totally nonpartisan” onesie. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for all your hard work, Matt and Madeline!
Matt, Mae and I will join you for the Prop. 8 protests…. when it’s time. We’ll be there in force, from southern Cali up here, to the north!
My face literally hurts from smiling so much!!! YAY OBAMA!!! I am so happy to have witnessed history!
Madeline – You are adorable!
http://www.leahomar.wordpress.com
So adorable! A good (and pretty) head on her shoulders already.
Even robots love Obama!
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/05/even-robots-love-obama/
my thoughts exactly, Madeline. I was just telling someone this morning that I think I will sleep better knowing that change is coming and it will be good. peace to you little sweetie- sleep well.
Yay, I look forward to a new era. I’m a little shocked that 8 passed. I thought we Californians were more accepting now than when we vote to ban gay marriage more than a decade ago. It seems because I live in the SF Bay Area that I would think so, but it’s different elsewhere in he state. It’s disappointing. If you ever have gay friends, they’ll let you know being gay is not a choice, just let being straight really isn’t. That shouldn’t preclude them from having loving relationships and getting married, if that’s what they want. Some gay relationships are better than some straight ones. But there are those whose religious viewpoints don’t like word marriage for anything beyond a man and a woman.
We wouldn’t have won without Robots for Obama!
Sorry about Prop 8. But I am still pinching myself over Obama’s win. Someday, you can tell Madeline that you voted for the first black President! (And by then, you can tell her about all of the things in the world that she takes for granted that Obama did for us.)
I thought of Madeline, my teenage son, and my daughter in the Army when I voted for Obama. He not only put a crack in the ceiling, he blew off the whole roof. We can now work hard to make this world better for Madeline.
She makes me smile, by the way. When I need a lift, I come look at her photos, and when I think my life is hard, I cry with you.
Liz would be proud.
Re:
the Adorable Madster standing on the couch.
I know its not fun to read “parenting advice” from some stranger on the web, but…
I just want you to be aware that since she cant stand yet by herself, she could topple over in a heartbeat, ~way~ too fast for you to catch her (especially with a camera in your hands!).
You really should’nt let her stand alone on the couch.
I’d hate for her to hurt herself
Hi Matt and Madeline! I haven’t posted to your blog in forever but have been a faithful reader. I had to post this for you, though Matt to let you know how popular you are, LOL (as if you didn’t already know, duh). My husband and I took a cruise last week to parts of Mexico and I brought with me “I’m a flower in the garden of awesome” shirt, which I love to wear everywhere I go. So we’re there like 7 hours inland from Mazatlan in some tiny little village in the Sierra Madre mountains, where you’d think nobody even HAS the internet, let alone can speak english (oh how naive I was, LOL) and out of nowhere comes a woman running over to me and saying, “That’s MATT’s daughter! From California!” in broken English. We didn’t know each other but had a great smile and hug and both wished you well (though you weren’t there to hear it, LOL) and went our separate ways. So – even in remote parts of who-knows-where…. people are reading your story and wishing you well. Just thought you’d like to know (plus it was great to venture out of the armpit of America!!!)
All the best –
~Melissa & family
I too passed out hard and early with such a good feeling of content!!
Love it!
So happy about Obama!!
So sad about Prop 8 – what a step back that is.
@Kibbles, Maddie is only 24.5 inches tall (couch cushions tend to be longer than that, and she is propped with her butt to the back of the couch, which would mean if she fell over she would fall face down on that VERY thick sofa! She cant jump yet! And how do you know there isnt someone standing to the side of her in any case?
Like he has said before, he isn’t the village idiot!
::Cracks open a beer and grabs some popcorn for the commentor show::
if only MN had voted out Michelle Bachman, that would be cause for a good night sleep. here’s hoping CA voted NO Prop 8, I wish I could vote but being a MN resident I am not allowed.
I think about the 2 of you all of the time.
Shannon
One of my friends said, “I used to think that HOPE and LOVE went together. I have now seen Hope and Hate holding hands in California.” I thought that was well said.
Yea Obama! Boo prop 8.
I am a Dutch woman living in Canada. I am happy for all of us. The world is waiting with open arms for a new America..where everyone gets treated equal. I truly hope for a prosperous future for the USA and for all of us..no more war and more understanding. And it’s time to start healing the economy. And as always…Madeline put a smile on my face! She is absolute precious.
Anja
Asalamalaykom Voters,
@Katherine: the first election in which I involved by little girl was Sen. Paul Wellstone vs. Norm “Chicklet Teeth” Coleman. We were overjoyed to see Sen. Wellstone at the State Fair that year. Since it was her bday, he sang to her. Subahanallah! Weeks later he was dead and I screamed at work and had to leave early to pick up my little girl.
Hope didn’t die with Wellstone. This election re-ignited my altruistic beliefs.
I am sorry that Prop 8 passed. Though Islam doesn’t endorse homosexuality, I don’t need to push that belief on anyone else. America is built on personal freedoms and we better all be getting equality. Afterall, I shouldn’t be the only one allowed to screw-up legal monogamy.
As for Miss Madeline sleeping…bliss…pure bliss.
You know, my friend and co-worker from Costa Mesa said it rather bluntly while we were discussing the election (yes she is straight with children) and Prop 8 said something that was just cemented in my head when speaking with my father just now.
It WILL happen, we will all be equal one day, yesterday was a HUGE step. BUT, the conservatives are generally aging, and they will die off (and yes she said she knows that sounds bad, but its true too). From Gen X down, we generally are live and let live and are all for equal rights. We for the most part are not racist, nor do we hate (I am not talking EVERYONE here).
Everyone will be able to love the way they want someday, everyone will be able to be free to do what they want unless it effects society.
My Dad’s stance on Prop 8 is what the vote went, and he thinks it will happen in Mass and CT too, (I dont). He couldnt come up with ONE argument how someone else’s marriage affected his except that it made it a joke. He said it would destroy the sanctity of marriage, but he is staunchly Catholic. When I asked about people that arent religious and get a civil marriage how it effected his, his answer that it would make his marriage less.. Um I forgot the word, but basically less respectful for the sanctity thing again. Basically a round and round. In the end he just said that God didnt want it that way and if gay people married that would be an insult to his.
As the conservatives die off (not being mean here) I think that we will be more accepting of what equal rights means.
BTW, he never came up with an answer as to what rights would be taken from him if gay people were allowed to marry. Go figure. I still love him!
All i have to say is hells yeah!
While I am thrilled by Obama’s win (getting Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio is HUGE) I am saddened by the Prop 8 in California. Why is my marriage (if we could) to my partner of 7 years the downfall of the US?
Matt, my cousin told me about your blog and I have been totally sucked in. My heart goes out to you — but I know you are a great dad and that Madelinie will know what a wonderful mom she had. If you are ever in the DC area you have a place with us.
Well done Obama,
Madeline is just adorable. She is getting so big. Hope you are keeping well, thinking of you both.
heading to the cities this weekend.
cafe maude. yum.
we’ll think of you!
Precious! I love the Hello Kitty socks as well. Just a cutie pie.
Asalamalaykom,
Either my first comment didn’t really go through or Mr. Matt has finally decided to bump me off the comments.
@Katherine: What I wanted to remember was my daughter’s first political knowledge and that was with Sen. Paul Wellstone. She got to meet him at the State Fair, and since it was her birthday, he sang to her. Subhanallah, in a few weeks, he was gone.
My hope for political dreams becoming realized kind of died too that day, but they have been resurrected with President-elect Barak Obama. Alhumdulillah.
As for Prop. 8, I’m sorry that it passed. Islam does not sanction homosexual unions but that doesn’t mean I have to push that belief on anyone else. As Americans, we should want the same rights for our neighbor that we have ourselves. Equal opportunity for screwing up a legal marriage as much as me, I say! I mean, it’s not like the U.S. divorce rate says that we hetros are keeping the sanctity of marriage all that well. Let’s see what our counterparts can do with it
I wish them well (I really do).
And Miss Madeline…bliss…pure bliss…mashahallah.
I am more bummed about Prop 8 not passing than my candidate losing. I am thrilled to see history in the making and know God is in control so no matter who was President we will be taken care of. Nice to meet another believer in equal rights for ALL!
it’s incredible to me that Madeline will live her whole life in a time when Americans vote for a candidate, not a black or white candidate. add that idea to the garden of awesome!
We will continue to wear our Robots for Obama shirts happily in St. Paul, MN! My take on it was that Obama is so great, even robots support him. I am a huge supporter of Obama, but I also am thrilled to bits to have Michelle as our first lady. Imagine how fantastic that’s going to be!
Madeline looks beautiful in her t-shirt
I am so disappointed in our state for passing Prop8. Here our country makes history by electing Obama, but then we (well not me) tell a whole class of people sorry you don’t get to marry. Sad.
YES WE CAN !!!!!!!
Hell yea…….
@ Becca – on a blog I read (which is funny as hell, Y’all should read it, its called Why Mom Drinks Rum) she had the funniest post today. She is Candadian, but loves Obama too btw.
But here is a quote of her post today..
“Hubby pointed out over the bathroom sink….after dripping water and tooth paste down my arm….that,
“Hey, I think he plagiarized that line!”
“What the fuck are you talking about? Can you get that IN your mouth please? Ugh!”
“Whatever…it’s just water. That whole ‘Yes we Can!’ line. He totally stole that from Bob the Builder.”
“Impeachment is imminent.”
“Your not nice in the mornings.”
“Clearly.”"
Yee Gods, is she the adorable one?
The face of an angel. Oh, and such advanced awareness & progressive views on social and political issues. You got one amazing baby on your hands.
Madeline, we send you love,
Eva (XXyrs) and Josephine (6 mos)
Alright! Awesome!
Madeline, you are such a smart little girl already. Let’s overturn prop 8 and not let the people who discriminate win.
She’s so cute!! and it’s a great time for her to be growing up in America.
OBAMANOS!!!
(we’ll continue to hope for prop 8 to fail or be blocked)
Glad she was able to sleep well–wish Prop 8 hadn’t passed. Here is something that I thought was really cool!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/3006416363_95ef8de914_o.jpg
She is Adorableeee! You are a very lucky man!
I’m glad to hear some kind of closure is happening. And yes, pics of sleeping babies rock.
@ yosra – so true!!
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