Madeline

Madeline Claire was born on April 18th, healthy and whole.  The birth was a great experience, assisted by Nick, a doula and a midwife, born in a hospital in a huge birthing tub.  She has lots of dark hair, a narrow torso, long limbs, and darker tawny skin (likely inherited from her paternal grandmother, 'Nonni').  We think she looks a lot like her Daddy, but some of my aunts say that her narrow face might look like some of my uncles.  She tipped the scale over ten pounds in early June, but is still wearing newborn-sized clothes due to her narrow frame.  Lots of people call her 'a peanut'!  We carry her around in a sling and she is quite content to study her surroundings or sleep.  She sleeps well in particularly noisy environments like restaurants, parties, or church.  

At seven weeks she is expressive, smiley, and still sleeps a lot.  It's hard to capture her smile on film because she gets distracted by the camera; she wants me to be looking directly at her!  But trust me, she's a smiley, laughing little kicker.  Happy baby!