Welcome Madison JoAnn!!

Madison JoAnn Kent came into the world on December 8, 2009 at 5:06pm. She was 6lbs 7oz and 20 in long. Madison has a set of lungs that we've heard from the time she was born. She is a wonderful baby though. Daisy has been very accepting and caring of her. She loves holding Madison and taking pictures with her.

We went into the hospital on the morning of December 8 at 5:30am. My doctor had scheduled to induce me. My dad came up the night before so he could stay with Daisy at home and Matt could be at the hospital with me. The labor and delivery went well and Madison came about 10 hours after being induced. We moved to a recovery room a couple hours afterwards and then Matt went home for the night since he was going to work the next day. Madison shares a birthday with her cousin, Mary Kate Godowns.

We have had family come and go since Madison's birth. My parents, sisters, grandparents, nieces, and brother-in-law came about a week afterwards. They came to see Madison and for my graduation from Austin Peay State University. It was a wonderful long weekend with family!! We then were able to celebrate the birth of our Savior as a new family of four. It was lots of fun watching Daisy open presents this year and helping to pass them out. For Christmas dinner we joined family friends, the Klawinski's, and other friends to celebrate the season. For the holidays this year we chose to stay in Clarksville with the birth of Madison being so close. On Christmas night Matt's parents arrived. We had a wonderful few days with them before Matt's brother and sister-in-law flew in. Daisy and Madison took quickly to everyone. Most of the time we spent at home teaming up to play the Wii or cards (Spades or 63). Good times!!

Now it's almost been 5 weeks since Madison joined our family! And we are preparing for Matt's departure on yet another deployment. Soon Daisy, Madison, and I will be heading to Georgia to visit with family while Matt's away. Along with the happy times are sad times. We will miss Matt a lot, but will be looking forward to his return!!