We Have Poop!

For those of you still keeping up with the poop watch, the eagle has landed. Yep, that's right...Santa's got a brand new bag! As we have neared one whole month without poop, the tension has been running pretty high around here. Maddie has been suffering through screaming fits due to her constipation. As I walked into the school this morning I received a text from Lindsey that sinply said, "We have a POOPER!" That text was followed by another that said, "We have had 3 poopers...Woohoo!" Then anther that said, "Make that 4 poops!" By the time I got home today the total had reached 6 poops! I'm not talking about a little skidmark in your Huggies....I'm talking about the kind that comes out of the top of your diaper and gets all over your outfit kind of poops! Have you ever seen two people so excited about a diaper full of poo? If you have been here lately and seen Maddie suffer then you know what we are so pumped about. Praise God for poop!

Raise Your Hand If You've Been Busy!

My hand was the first to go up. I would like to appologize to everyone for slacking off on my blog postings over the past few weeks. Between umpiring and being a stellar husband and father, I have not made the time to update the rest of the world on what has been going on at the Tucker house. I am going to attempt to catch everyone up to speed on the past two weeks in one mass posting....

Maddie really likes taking baths. After getting over the initial shock of being suspended over water for the first few times, she started getting the hang of this whole personal hygiene thing. And yes, she has the time tested classic bath companions....rubber duckies! (We are still trying to convince her that they are just for holding, and not for eating)!

We have also greatly increased Maddie's veggie intake due to a little constipation issues. Okay, maybe I shouldn't have said little considering that Maddie has not pooped on her own in over 3 weeks. Lindsey has tried the supository route, but that has only served as a temporary fix. We've also tried cycling her legs, rubbing her belly, apple prune juice and water, MiraLAX, and eating prunes. Believe it or not, Maddie has taken a liking to the prunes. Lindsey and I have to practically wrestle the spoon away from her. She is really tearing up some prunes!

Between screaming fits Lindsey and I have been taking Maddie out for little strolls around the neighborhood. She loves riding in her stroller. While I just load her up and take off down the street, Lindsey errs more on the side of caution. Lindsey gave me some flak because she thought Maddie was going to get too much sun. When I explained to her that I simply shifted the visor on the stroller when we were walking into the sun Lindsey said that Maddie couldn't see. So Lindsey went out and got Maddie a little gilligan hat to wear out in the sun and put it on when they went out. About halfway through the walk she looked down at Maddie and the hat was so big that it had completely sunk down on her face and was resting on her nose....Maddie couldn't see!
As you can see, there's never a dull moment at the Tucker house! I know I may be a little biased, but I'm pretty sure that Maddie is the coolest kid ever!

Yummy!

Last week Maddie had her 4 month checkup. We walked in with our little list of concerns and questions for the doctor (mainly the fact that Maddie didn't poop for 5 days) and found out that Maddie was now 25.5 inches and weighs 14 pounds and 7 ounces. She was somewhere around 14 lbs. 4oz. last time she went, so apparently the Easter food wasn't as good to her as it was to me. Speaking of food, we got the go ahead to start introducing some Gerber veggies! Maddie absolutely loves them! Yeah right! She still can't figure out what to do with her tongue when the plane (spoon) arrives to deliver its cargo. She ends up lapping it up like a dog right before she makes one of those priceless faces.

Happy Easter!

Christian, Lindsey, and Maddie want to wish a Happy Easter to everyone! We hope everyone remembers what we as Christians celebrate today...Christ's resurrection!

Love Sick?

One night last week we found ourselves laying on the bed trying to make a homemade family snapshot. After several failed attempts we were finally able to catch that special moment. You see...Lindsey and I were going about it all wrong. At first we were trying to get a picture of both of us kissing Maddie on the cheek, but it was like trying to catch lightning in a bottle. Finally we were able to time the moment just right. Just like each time before, we checked to see if our picture turned out. Little did we know, but we were in for a treat. Apparently Maddie had grown "sick and tired" of our futile attempts and decided to puke in the middle of the only shot we were able to actually fit all three of us in. Yep, that's right. Up from the well came a fountain of breast milk! Only my child could carry out such a devious plan. Needless to say, we spent the next several minutes laughing it up on the bed.

Cannon Digital Elf Camera: $200

Double Prints at Walgreens: $0.39 each

Maddie defiling the family portrait: PRICELESS!

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Hey...Can Somebody Pass Me A Roll?

Next time you find yourself surfing the web take a moment and check out bumbobabyseat.com. The site is dedicated to the bumbo chair...a product that helps babies sit up on their own. Heck, there are even dozens of thank you letters from parents who absolutely gush over thie chair. For example...

"The Bumbo Baby Seat is a snug and cozy environment for your baby... This revolutionary infant chair is uniquely designed according to the baby’s posture...Bumbo enables babies to sit upright all by themselves!... Bumbo Baby Seats are suitable for babies from as soon as they can support their own heads unaided until they can get out of the seat on their own....It is manufactured to the highest safety standards from low-density foam material, which makes it lightweight and portable...It is soft and comfortable for the baby, hygienic and nontoxic... The integral outer skin of the material is durable and easy to clean....Bumbo Baby Seat is definitely the extra set of hands you have always been looking for – the perfect gift for that special occasion...The Bumbo is a wonderful new way to ensure maximum interaction and enjoyable communication with your child."

Now don't get me wrong. Lindsey and I love the bumbo chair and all, but are you serious? Our letter would go a little something like this:

Dear Bumbo,

Your product rocks! Thanks to your baby bumbo seat my wife and I have been able to say 'goodbye' to numb shoulders and arms. Whenever our daughter starts to scream and yell we can just put her in her bumbo baby chair in front of the t.v. and BAM!...InstaBabysitter! And the best part about it is that there is no way she can get out....at least until her feet can reach the floor. Who would have ever thought that a carved up piece of purple painted foam could be such a Godsend! Your number one fans...The Tuckers