Madilynn Marie Berg

Today we got to watch a VERY active little girl bouncing about and giving the technician an extremely difficult time. To top it off Madilynn had the hiccups and was also switching between kicks to thumb sucking. She is measuring right on track and very healthy. Everything looks great they said and the icing on the cake: my placenta moved and is no longer an issue for delivery. Whoo Hoo!

I have had no problems for the past four weeks straight and though this pregnancy is a lot harder physically, we are really getting excited to have another little beautiful girl in our family. We even went stroller shopping because now we need to upgrade to a double stroller. It was horrible and too much like car shopping but after trying out 10-15 different strollers, we finally found what will soon be the younger children's new ride. It isn't too heavy for me to lift or fold and doesn't take up the entire storage area in the van. Thank goodness we are done with that process!

Madisyn: Our big little girl will be spending Spring vacation with her wonderful great-grandparents Dieter and Beverly. We get a little pang at the thought of her being gone so long but they (including Madisyn) are all really excited about it and we think she is finally old enough. I think it will be wonderful for her to have quality one-on-one time so she feels special. I have noticed I do not get enough of that with her so I decided to take Madisyn to dinner after Girl Scouts every other Thursday. Just the two of us. She really seems to enjoy that time. She is growing up to be such a wonderful, caring, beautiful girl. I just can't believe she will be seven soon. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I actually gave birth to her. It seems to surreal.

Maelynn: This little monkey is at my absolute favorite age. Ten months and she has learned to play on her own awhile, she can get around by herself and her personality is starting to shine. The other day at church she insisted on waving and saying "Hiii" to everyone that passed by her. Then she would clap when someone would say "Hi" back. I was laughing so hard I thought I would wet my pants. She also surprised us by taking her first steps but not just one or two but FIVE! Yep, in a row and of course she thought it was hilarious, grinning ear to ear showing off her adorable dimples.

We are so blessed with these angels. I'm so happy God chose us to raise these little girls. They give us such joy everyday, and even when the times get rough there always seems to be a toothy grin or silly giggle to make it all better.