Christmas

Some Christmas Highlights...
pj's on Christmas Eve

Jake's 1st Christmas

Kate lit up when she got this sippy cup and sat in her favorite spot to enjoy it - Jake's bouncer

Grace opened about half her gifts and sadly said "Santa didn't bring my tutu!" Good thing Santa remembered.

What's goin on

Jake is 1 month now. He just started to roll over and smile -jk. This picture was taken on the day of his 2 week dr.'s visit. Everything was fine, except later that same day I went back to the dr. because Jake fell from my chair onto the hardwood. I had no one to blame but myself and an overactive bladder. I left him in the boppy pillow on the chair after a feeding (I had the U shaped pillow facing the unsafe way) and as soon as I heard him crying I knew what happend. He had a goose egg on his head so I went in and they did xrays, etc and all was well. I felt awful!

Grace is loving this nightgown from her cousin Sarah. She gets so many great clothes from family. Her hair is in buns because she's Princess Leia, but also a mermaid. She's been really good with Jake and very interested in my feedings. She said to me one day "Mom, I'm feeding my baby from my chest. This side is plain (milk) and this side is strawberry." delicious!

Kate is wearing a wig from my Princess Leia Halloween costume.

I've been so impressed as to how quickly Kate picks up on things. Since she was 12 months she copies everything we do. If she sees a brush she combs her hair, and in this case she was thrilled to get the headband on herself.

We got the xmas decor out after Thanksgiving and this bell was a big hit.

Thanksgiving

We had my parents and Amy's family over. It was nice because we each prepared a different part of the meal. It was very delicious and the cousins had so much fun. This year I am of course thankful for Jake and our families health, but I have to say Chad really makes everything OK for me lately. Without the help I'd go nuts!

Ally




enjoying a deviled egg

Update on Kate

Kate just had her 1 year Dr. visit. She's in the 5th percentile for height and 3rd for weight (16.9 lbs and 27 inches long). She also had a double ear infection; This is her 3rd ear infection/cold in the last 3-4 months! She is such a happy girl and loves to show off, but when not feeling well she clings to me which has been hard with a new baby. She's is also getting 2 new teeth poor thing. She has changed so much in the last month. Now she is walking everywhere and the dr. was impressed at how she goes from sitting to squatting to standing without using her hands. She's into everything but in a curious vs destructive way. She says "hi" whenever someone new walks into the room and claps for herself often. I wish I could freeze time and enjoy her more because after having Jake, she no longer seems so small. Here's what she has been up to:

Kate's 1st Birthday

Not so long ago..

We celebrated Kate's Birthday Nov. 2nd by going to the park - She loves to swing and go down the slide. Pumpkin pie is a favorite at our house so we just cut her a slice with some whipped cream on top.

Halloween

This year we ponied up and went all out for Grace's favorite holiday. She is of course Luke Skywalker.

He's finally here!

Jake was born at 9:45PM Wednesday the 4th and weighed 6lbs, 10oz, 20 inches long. I am so proud that he is our biggest baby! The delivery was bad the first half. I was induced and put on pitocin which made the contractions hard. Once I had the epidural I only took 45 minutes to dialate from a 5 to a 10. I literally pushed twice and he was out. Chad reminds me I have "easy" labors because of his small headed genes. I really enjoyed the hospital stay (pain meds and nursery for the baby at night), but was happy to come home on Friday. My Mom and Dad are here for a few weeks and Chad, Amy and Bonnie have all helped too, so I'm loving life right now!