This week...

Kara's Baby Blessing

We had a great weekend with my parents in town. Our family is truely blessed with wonderful extended family that is very loving and supportive of us. We just couldn't do without their examples, help, and advice!
Kara's blessing went great on Sunday. She started to cry, but then I heard she just stared at Larry for the rest of the blessing. We've got a wonderful baby girl. She is just over one month old and we are so happy to have her in our family.

Kara's Baby Blessing

This Sunday, the 12th, we will be blessing Kara. Beforehand, we will have lunch at our house (soup, salad, rolls, dessert) for anyone interested in coming. My parents will be visiting from Logan that weekend as well.
We would LOVE to have friends and family there.

The lunch get-together begins at 11, and church is at 1 pm.

Kara will be wearing the gown and bonnet that I made her.

Kara's Dreaming...and Other Stuff

I always think it is so funny how little babies make faces while they sleep. I was doing something on the computer while holding Kara and she started making some adorable faces, so I grabbed the video camera and took this footage.

In other news, Derek is compiling a list of things to buy. He wrote it out, and has decided to type it on the computer now. It is up to 93 things. Derek also made an "awesome ship with Star Wars Legos". The only way Larry convinced him to dismantle it, was to take pictures so that he could recreate it later.

Miranda is as goofy as ever. She painted a bunch of pictures the other day and did a puppet show for me. She is surviving soccer, but I think she'll be glad when it's over after this week.

Spencer loves to hum the Star Wars song (Derek says it's the 'Imperial March'). Derek is commenting as I write, by the way. He is enjoying his preschool. They are learning about fire safety. He told me that he has to "dig under the fire" to get out of the house. When I asked him how you shovel through carpet he seemed a little confused, though.

Lindsey is so funny these days. She is talking a lot more, although some of her favorite words are "mine! and NO!!" She also finally learned how to open her door (apparently Derek taught her this- as he just informed me). So, we had to put a childproof door thing on her door so she will stay in at bedtime.

I am doing much much better these days. I'm a little sleep deprived, but Kara is generally good at night and content when she's awake. Since I've been off my headache medicine, she is awake more. I am really enjoying having a nonpregnant body again! It is so nice to wear normal clothes and have a waist again.

Kara had a frenoctomy last Monday to cut the tissue that connects under her tongue. It was a quick snip, a minute of crying, and she was done. I was hoping it would improve her nursing, but it hasn't helped much at all. I am afraid she is not getting enough at feedings due to her poor latch, so she is having another weight check on Friday. I may have to pump or suppliment. We shall see. She is definatly my worst nursing baby- but so cute. Kara has also genuinely smiled at me a couple times in the past week. She is adorable. I think she'll be a little darker than the other kids and may have blue or hazel eyes.

Larry is going full speed with coaching. Soccer ends this week, and waterpolo in a couple weeks. He has really enjoyed it.