Today marks the end of our first week with Maddy being home with us. We can't tell you how exciting it has been to have her home, and also how challenging it has been, trying to adjust to having her home with us. Maddy seems to be doing well, and is getting into a pretty good routine. As parents, I think we are probably a bit more nervous having Maddy home with us (or "wireless" as my brother would say) than we would have been with a baby that did not have an 18 day stay in the NICU. Overall, Maddy and Ashlyn seem to be doing well, and I think we are starting to get the hang of this parenting thing.

One of the reasons that I wanted to make another post to this blog was to say again, how thankful we are to everyone that has prayed for us, that has helped us, that has cooked for us, and that has encouraged us. You are such a blessing in our lives, and honestly, we could not have gotten through the first 3 weeks of Maddy's life without each and everyone of you. I hope that as you read this, you will know that you have touched our lives. Please continue to check back here as we will continue to post pictures and periodic updates about our family.

If you haven't met our precious angel yet, we look forward to you being able to do so.

Love the Monza family.



ps. the picture of Maddy on the yellow blanket was taken on my cell phone during her photo shoot at our house. We are so excited to see the real pictures taken by Dimples and Curls photography here in Charlotte.