The Norman Nest

At only 3 weeks and one day old our little girl has completely captured our hearts! Perhaps one of the most unexpected things that has accompanied this new title of "parenthood" is how much is has caused my (Jen's) heart to grow in my understanding of what it means to trust and rest in the Lord.  This week we celebrated Jonny's first Father's Day and as I reflected on that I was overcome with the reality that Jonny and I would stop at NOTHING to meet Madison's needs.  Of course it is easy and tempting, even now, to think about giving your child the "American Dream" complete with every opportunity they could possibly imagine and every item they could possibly want.  But the reality is that her needs are really very basic...  Food, clothing, and some place safe to sleep.  I can't promise our little girl will always have the nicest or biggest or best (in fact, I can most assuredly say she won't!) - just like the Lord does not promise those thi

Our little girl is 2 weeks old today!  During our stay at the hospital we were given a plethora of information about how to get her birth certificate, her social security number, her vaccination needs, etc.  We began to notice though that regardless of who we were talking to or what they were supposed to be informing us about they almost all ended with the same advice...  " Enjoy her! "  We heard it again and again decided to take the advice to heart :)  The past 14 days we have really been enjoying our daughter!  The time is flying and she is already growing so Mom and Dad are happy to remind each other to let some tasks wait and savor little moments with our daughter at this tender age.   At her 1 week check-up her Dr. said she is healthy as can be - she even gained 10 oz., weighing in at 8lbs 8oz. and counting :) Here are a couple of cute pics from the last week.... LOVE this smile!!!  It's a reflex now but we can't wait to see her  smile on purpose one

Here's a video of Madison enjoying her swing!

Madison Lena Norman was born on May 29th at 7:41pm.  She was 7 lbs 14 ounces and 22 inches long!  After spending two nights in the hospital, we came home yesterday!  Both mommy and baby are doing great!  Here are some pictures from the last few days. Enjoy!