On November 25, 2002 we welcomed Madeline Marie Roling to our family.
She was 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and 20.75 inches long. She was born at 9:17pm. Mom, Dad and Maddie are doing great!
Mom waits in the delivery room.
Taking a walk down the hall...
Madeline has just arrived!
Here's the star of the show!
Our first family photo.
Maddie and Mom!
A picture with Dr. Hightower.
Lynn, our nurse, was tremendously helpful.
Mother and child.
Madeline Marie.
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Congratulations, you guys!
And Welcome to the small one!
Congratulations Eric and Lisa! :-) She looks so sweet!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Kim
Hi Eric, Lisa, and Maddie,
We are so happy for you! She is gorgeous! I can hardly wait to hold her and smell that sweet little baby smell! Hope you are all doing fine.
Love, Jodi
P.S. I love your "Baby Steps" site Eric!
Blessings and joy of your new daughter, Eric and Lisa. With a stethoscope close by and a very contented star, Madeline Marie, less than 24-hours old, I am confident that she is already learning heart sounds. (Great photos!) Will her next steps be close to a guitar?
In gratitude for health and life,
Sr./Dr./Great Aunt Maurita
Herzlichen Gluckwunsch!
(Eric, for you that means congratulations!)
Whose turn is it to have kids next? Steve & Lyn?
Congratulations!! Pretty awesome experience, eh? Get some sleep while you can; it may be a few years until you get a full nights rest again ;)
Neil!! Steve and I are the village! THE VILLAGE! (You know.. as in "it takes a village.")
Eric, Lisa: Congratulations. And excellent name, too!
What a beauty! You did good! Happy to hear all are well. Love from all of us......Cindy, Jack, Johnnie, Anna, Becky, Clara, Mary Ellen, and Abby
PS: Abby is so happy to finally have another baby in the family after 10 yrs., and she's not the youngest anymore!
Welcome, Little Madeline! You are so beautiful! We can't wait to hold you. Love and Hugs from Iowa, Grandma and Grandpa R.
Congratulations Eric and Lisa! Madeline is beautiful. I'm so glad everything went well. But Eric, taking pictures of Lisa during labor???? Are you nuts????
Lisa and Eric,
Congrats on your new precious baby girl!! God knew what He was doing to send another angel down to keep us all aware of the miracles around us! God Bless you three and Happy Thanksgiving!!
Congrats, Eric and Lisa, on your darling daughter! What a beautiful name, Madeline Marie. Thanksgiving was always a very special holiday for you, wasn't it, Eric? Now it will REALLY be special...Take care...Love, Jim and Carol
What a beautiful baby girl you have, Eric and Lisa! Congratulations and blessings to you all as you celebrate Madeline's birth and look ahead to the wonderful joy of being a family together! We look forward to seeing Madeline and you sometime soon!
What a great gift to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! God is good all the time!!! ;-) >>
Your photos made me cry: they're so touching! All is well with our world: God still is in charge. Best wishes. Prayers. Judy
Congratulations Eric and Lisa! She is so precious and what a beautiful name. The pictures are great, thanks for letting us have a sneak preview!
Linda, Kristen and Ken
CONGRATS!!! Madeline is a beautiful baby. Babies are amazing, aren't they? They fill up holes you didn't know were there... enjoy the time and take lots of pictures -- little Kirsten is 4 months now and it seems so long ago that she was just Madeline's size. (and I'm with Kristine -- you are a brave man to post pictures of your wife in labor! although, she looked great!)
Amy, Bill, and Kirsten
Eric and Lisa,
Congratulations!! What a lovely baby girl--I am so delighted for your parents, Eric. I share in Grandma Juanita's joy in particular.
God bless all three of you,
Julie Johnson
Congrats to the Roling family! God has blessed you with a beautiful daughter. Eric, little girls are great-they always love their Daddy, and will rely on you to answer life's questions as long as you live.
How Great!!! We are all very happy for you (but Harry is a little jealous). What a great day to be born!!! With our love- The Thomas Family
Congratualtions Lisa and Eric, She is truly beautiful! Enjoy her because even though it may not seem like it now they grow up FAST!! Love Barb,Tim and Kyler.
Madeline, you are adorable! Love, your cousins Katelyn and B.J.
Congratulations! She is really beautiful and I loved the pictures. Can't wait to meet her.
Brenda Latterell
Eric and Lisa,
Congrats!!!!!!
What a beautiful baby!
May the Lord bless and keep you. May His face shine full upon you, and give you peace.
--Marc
Eric, Lisa and Madeline Marie,
You are a beautiful family and have added to my Thanksgiving joys. Madeline's arrival brought back fond memories of "little Alex's birth" at Thanksgiving time. I am truly enjoying the pictures from a distance.
Grandma Mary
Congratulations! May all the blessings continue as you head out on this new journey together as a family!
Eric, Lisa, Madeline Marie and Bailey,
The photos are special. Thanks for sharing. You have an open invitation to Spring Lake State Park.
Love,
Pat
She's Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
cute!!!!!!
She is so beautiful!! Congratulations! I can't wait to see her in person!
Eric, Lisa, & Maddie, I'm a friend of your Mother's,Eric, from St. Pius, Contratulations on the arrival of Maddie, she's beautiful! Your Mom is so excited, and can't wait to see her. God Bless your family, Cheryl Matus
Congrats Eric and Lisa!!! Madeline is beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing your special gift with us. I hope you can bring her in to the office and show her off to everyone here at D&T.
Cheers!
Eileen
Frau Roling~
She is adorable! 8th hour misses you tons! Our sub is great. We cant wait until you bring her in to show us. We are praying for you and Madeline. After all she isnt a baby cow!! Thank goodness. hehe!I cant wait until you come back next year.
Congrats! I have enjoyed hearing stories from Proud Iowa Grandma! My parents are up in Apple Valley so do you want to switch grandparents? Stay warm Maddie!
Eric and Lisa - Thanks for the pics! Keep them coming so we can keep up with our neice!!!
Congrats! She is just beautiful! So glad we got to see her while she is still little. It will be great to see the pictures as she grows. Our prayers are with all three of you.
Shannon, Angela, Emily and Elizabeth