Baby and baby teeth

It is true that no pregnancy went on forever, but sometimes it sure felt that way. Addison Kate was born Friday, May 16 at 10:50am. She weighed 8lbs 11 oz. and a week later is 21 inches long. She was six days past her due date. I was able to go into labor on my own, which was a great thing considering the last birth was a c-section and my doctor did not want to induce me this time. So labor and delivery went as well as it possibly could.

She is sleeping well and eating well. Haley and Nicole are also doing really well. Nicole climbs into bed with me every morning and lies next to the baby's bassinet and watches her for about 30 minutes. It is very sweet. She and Haley always want to hold her and they are very gentle. Haley is a great helper, constantly fetching diapers and wipes and clothes for the baby. Nicole is a little obsessed with the baby's pacifier, always trying to give it to her when she doesn't want it. It is wonderful to see how much they have welcomed her into our family. She is "our baby" and according to her two sisters is "so cute."

Haley lost her first baby tooth a little traumatically. She was riding her bike and somehow lost her balance and collided with the handle bars. Luckily, dentist Fred is a friend of ours and took a look at her mouth. He said, despite what it looks like, her teeth will be fine and that the permanent teeth are due to come in soon anyway. So for now, she looks like a little country bumpkin. And she loves this picture.

really long bath

two weeks later for pictures... what can I say... the girls really like their baths...

Since my last post, Jeff's sister, Allison, got married, Haley turned 5, and Jeff was in a lovely car accident. And I'm still pregnant.

The wedding was beautiful, and the girls enjoyed getting dressed up and playing with cousins and second cousins.



Our nephew, Jakob. This pic belongs in a magazine.


























For Haley's 5th birthday she took some friends to see Horton Hears a Who, and had one set of extended family over for dinner and cake. The other set were recovering from a whirlwind trip to Ireland. Her favorite phrase these days is "I can do anything I want because I'm 5 now." Only when it really irks me do I try to correct her and let her know that really she can only do what mommy says is okay. I'm not sure which one of us is the delusional one.



Nicole has adjusted quite well to her hard cast. Yup, we replaced the soft one for a hard one because she is an escape artist and was able to remove even the duct-taped version. She gets it removed today, and whenever I remind her of that she seems very bothered by the prospect of losing her cast. Dunno why.

The car accident Jeff was involved in left him without a functional car. We're still waiting to find out if the Passat will be totalled or not. Luckily he is fine despite the general body soreness. He has seen a massage therapist and chiropractor twice now, but he should be fine. The accident was not his fault, so hopefully our financial obligation in all this will be minimal. Yeah right :)

And me...according to Jeff, I'm nesting. No I just need to make sure every nook and cranny of the baby's room is clean before she comes home...Lysol wipes are a wonderful invention. They even have the ability of involving a 5 and 2 year old in the cleaning process. They are both excited about helping mommy with baby sister. Haley often kisses my belly and Nicole seems to think that my belly button is the baby's mouth...

Well, if I follow past practice my next post will be post-baby. We shall see...

I have succumbed

I hate to admit it, but I have succumbed to the blogging community... I have resisted, but now realize there are so many family and friends that I haven't kept in touch with and I figured why not...so here I am.

Considering so much is always happening, I'll keep my first post brief...

Haley and Nicole are doing well. Haley starts kindergarten in the Fall and just had her shots. It made quite an indelible impression on her mind and even though it was almost a month ago, she still reminds us that she doesn't ever want shots again. Her pediatrician also told us she was the size of an average 7 year old. We knew she was tall, but it caught me off guard to think she looks two years older than she really is. Afterall, she doesn't even turn 5 until April 19th. She's very much looking forward to kindergarten and has told me that she would rather go to first grade instead so she can go to school all day... Would be nice for mom...

Nicole has had an interesting weekend--she decided to fall off a friend's bunkbed ladder and sustain a slight fracture in her forearm. She's only in a soft cast, which is good and bad. Good because we can take it off and bad because she can take it off. We are still recovering from the sleep deprivation of being at the hospital until 4am. She is also being potty-trained, which is ever so fun. She does well at home, but when we go somewhere that is another story.

Jeff is doing well. He likes his new job at Chep, and has just started a new quarter at Cal State. It seems like he has been in school forever, what with him changing universities and all, but we see the light. December can't come too soon.

I am feeling quite large these days. 5 weeks to go until my due date. Despite the ever increasing exhaustion, it has been an uneventful pregnancy, and the girls are quite excited to welcome a new baby sister.

So perhaps I will upload some lovely pictures after I fish the girls out of the bath tub.

Until then...