All Smiles!!

The last two weeks have been the best and the worst weeks of Maddie's life thus far! When Madelyn was born, the pediatrician that looked at her was concerned about her hips forming correctly. Because of Madelyn being in a breech position in my stomach, there was a little concern when she was born, which apparently is very common with breech babies. At first, it seemed like Maddie's hips were forming well on their own after her first two weeks. Last week, we revisited the Children's Hospital in Seattle for a follow-up ultrasound to see if her hips were continuing to form correctly. The ultrasound found a very slight case of hip dysplasia. The doctor decided to have Madelyn wear a soft harness that would hold her hips at a 90 degree angle to help form the sockets the way that they need to be. This, of course, was hard for me to hear, but I know it's the right thing and it is very minor so Madelyn won't have to wear the harness but a month or two.

So, needless to say, it took some getting used to, for all of us. Long nights of crying, rocking, feeding...basically whatever it took to calm her down. It was a very tiring week for Kurt and I and quite frankly, a very frustrating week.

This week has been a complete change from last week. Maddie is getting used to her harness and things are settling into what seems to be a good schedule. I realize that things always change when you have a baby and I can't be guaranteed a good night EVERY night...but we are very thankful that this week has been so good. Maddie is allowed 2-3 hours out of her harness every day, and you can tell from the following pictures that she really loves her playtime on the floor.

Madelyn is really starting to look around and Kurt and I will do just about anything to see that adorable smile of hers :)

Maddie is really interacting with me more these days, which is so awesome!

Of course she is still a newborn...so when Madelyn is tired, nothing will wake her up!