3 months and 4 Months old!

I need to do a little catching up:)

Summer Beauty!

This tree is actually in our neighbor's yard. I don't know what kind of tree it is but when it blooms it is gorgeous! I couldn't resist taking pictures of the kids before church this morning! Sarah didn't want to stand there too long. Now that she is a walking machine she is all over the place and very fast!

I thought it would look neat in black and white too!

A colour version too!

The computer has been giving me some grief lately so I have not been posting as much as usual. Hopefully, we got some of it sorted out!

Sarah is ONE??!

I consider myself to be very blessed! Blessed with such a great family. Part of this family is a little girl who came into our lives quickly April 17th 2008. Sarah Lynn Presley was born and weighed 6 lbs 15 oz. She was so cute a little!! A beautiful addition to our family.

Happy Birthday my Sweetie! I miss you lots!

I will post more when I return from Maui about all the wonderful things you are doing now! And of course a new picture to show how much you have grown!

Update coming soon!

Hmmmm...could I do that?

Okay already!

I have been looking at all the amazing cupcakes and birthday cakes my friends all make for their kids. It is inspiring but also FRUSTRATING me!:) I have been inspired enough to make some cupcakes for a little girl's first birthday party, but I have no ideas at the moment. Nothing, notta, zero! I think I may make a trip to Michaels and see about a book for some ideas. It has to bee girly, cute and something I can actually make. So if you have any ideas send them my way.

All the cupcakes and birthday cakes I have seen lately, VERY CREATIVE! I love seeing what Mom's are making for their kids.

I hope I can be as creative! Wish me luck!

Sarah loves the dishwasher!

Checking it out. Every time I load it up or unload it I have a happy little helper! I don't mind!

But today was a little different. She really wanted to check things out!


At least it was a clean dishwasher! We have a climber! Could be an interesting time in our house now. She will be keeping us very busy. I can not believe that in less than a month she will be ONE years old! The boys will have to stop telling people who ask how old she is, that she is zero.

Sarah is Ten Months Old!

Sarah Lynn 9 Months! Sarah Lynn 10 Months! She loves both teams!

Sarah is walking around things and standing up where ever she can. She has even attempted the stairs. She loves helping me with the dishes in the dishwasher and is crawling around the house very fast. She loves playing with her school bus and little people farm. She likes cars too. Her front teeth have taken a long time to cut through. The one cut through last month and number two is finally cut all the way through this week. So in a few weeks we should have a new smile on our hands!

I weighed her on the 17th and she weighed 16 lbs. 7 oz. She is small but soooooo cute! She is full of life and it is fun to watch her play with the boys. They love her so much and are great big brothers. Jacob likes to rescue her and Nathan likes to make her laugh.

She loves to eat mandarin oranges, bananas, and will pretty much try anything. She has tasted ice cream this month and loves it. She also had her first chocolate chip cookie. Spoiled girl, the boys never had any of this stuff so early! She loves the noodles from my chicken noodle soup. So many food firsts this month.

She is a fun baby. I love that she wants to be with Mommy! I love watching her play like a little girl does. I love shoe shopping for her! The girl has a better selection than I do! And the Easter dresses....I am having a hard time narrowing it down.

We came to Calgary this last week knowing that my Dad was unwell. I travelled with the three kids and they were awesome. People commented that they didn't even know I had three kids with me. I hope they are just as good on the way back! Anyway, the kids have had lots of Nannie time. Every morning Jacob and Nannie do the puzzle together. He loves word searches and is getting really good at them. She loves to do it with him too! I think she will miss their morning activity together. They are all going to miss Nannie when we have to go back to Waterloo.

The boys have really enjoyed seeing all of their friends! Of course I have loved every minute of it too! It has been good for the soul. My friends in Calgary....thanks for taking such good care of all of us. Thanks for picking us up and taking us to the airport. Thanks for lending us the van!!! That was a HUGE help! Thanks for all the yummy dinners and play dates! I am blessed to have such great people in my life!

As for my Dad. Well it was really nice for me to get too see him and know who I was. He has good days and bad days, but at least I got to see him on a few of his good days. Considering...our family was told he might not make it through the week he is doing much better. Thanks for all your prayers.

Sarah 4 Months!

Today was a busy day for us. A little shopping, some lunch, a trip out to Cambridge to see the Nurse Practitioner for Sarah's immunization shots. Thank the Lord for the Navigation system, it has become my new best friend! Anyway, things are done quite differently out here. At least for me. Back home as some of you would know the health nurser would instruct you on the vaccines being given, provide you with lots of developmental, healthy teeth, and safety information for the age your child was. Then they make a plan of attack for giving of the needles. Well here, she asked me about breastfeeding, weighed and measured her of course but then just laid her down and gave her two shots, one in each leg. And that was that! No reading material at all but she did say no solids until 6 months. I should say that the nurse was quite friendly and nice, just so different from home.

Sarah was weighed and she weighs 12lbs and 8oz. She is 23 and 3/4inches long. They did not tell me her percentile, so I will have to look it up myself. She screamed pretty good, and no bell here to distract the baby either.

Some of you may find this interesting though. Those of you who know Sarah, also know that she has blocked tear ducts. Well the nurse noticed this as well and she did tell me to message the eyes and use the warm compress, but to also rub in some breast milk!!?! She said that is what they do in places where people have no medical care systems. Anyone heard that before?

I also promised pictures of the jungle.

Yesterday was a great day! I got to talk with some of my friends I have been missing. So good to catch up! I miss you all!

We are finally having some nice weather here in Ontario. As I am writing this Chris and the boys are in the pool having some fun! I wasn't sure how I felt about having the pool, but rain or shine my kids and sometimes Chris have been in the pool everyday!

Sarah Three Months

Sarah had her three month check up early. She would officially be three months on the 17th. I can't believe she is almost three months old! She weighs 11 lbs 2 oz, and is 22 inches long. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful baby! She's been "talking" and smiling for awhile and seeing her smile brings me such joy! The boys are awesome with their sister. They love spending time with her and playing with her. I should mention that my 5 year old took these pictures. Not bad for his first time!

My three around the same age

I thought I would post a picture of each of my kids around the same age. It is interesting to see them side by side and see their differences and similarities. Where does the time go? The middle picture is of my oldest son who is 5 and will start kindergarten in the fall. The top picture is of Nathan and the last picture is of Sarah. Same order for the next set of pictures.

Sarah Lynn 2 Months Old!

We went went to the clinic yesterday. She was the lucky baby who received three immunization shots in the legs. Overall, she did pretty good. She cried for the one that the nurse told me would still. Almost 9 weeks old she weighs 10lbs 2oz, and is 21 3/4 inches long. Not a big baby but a healthy baby. I can't believe two months has already gone by. She 's at that wonderful stage of smiles and talking to you. The boys are great with her, very gentle and always checking on her. They love her very much!

Should be sleeping!

Little Sarah has decided to have some awake time. It is 11:45 pm and she is all smiles! I will post some smile pictures may be tomorrow.

Scapbooking too!

I haven't posted anything related to scrapbooking yet. So today is the day! Thanks to some really great friends who were able to babysit for me I attended a digital scrapbooking class and learned a few new tricks. I love the pictures I used on this page. We used Elements 6 to create the page.

Isn't she a cutie! We are so blessed!

Thanks lobbsters for taking the kids, all three! Auntie and Uncle have the magic touch because they managed to convince Sarah to take a bottle. Yeay!