I'm sitting watching tv... the ball will be dropping in 40 minutes! I thought I'd give everyone a recap of this year. It's been a great year!
January-
I turned 23 and had my first doctor's appointment. We got to see the little bean and everything started to become real!
February-
Happy Valentine's Day! My last day of work at Walgreens... yay! Went back to American Eagle part time
March-
I started this blog. We had the BIG ultrasound and found out we were having a girl! I started working on our great nursery and we got a fence in our backyard for our puppies :)
April-
I was nesting bad! Cleaned out the garage and completely rearranged so my big belly would fit in the car. Did my glucose test (yuck!). Started my birthing classes. Finished painting the nursery.
May-
Went to Gatlinburg on our babymoon. Finally finished our wedding scrapbook. Traveled down to Florida for my family reunion. It was my first Mother's Day... kinda, I think 2009 will be even better ;)
June-
I had my baby shower. Finished decorating the nursery. It's getting close to d-day! We aquired a new kitten, Butters!
July-
Alexis is here! July 24th 7:05pm 21" 8lbs 7oz. We love her so much! Unfortunately she had to go back to the hospital for jaundice, but she was home in time for August and Andrew's birthday. Andrew took 2 weeks off work, it was great to have him home.
August-
Alexis is one month old. Andrew goes back to work. The animals are adjusting well I think.
September-
Andrew went to play airsoft with some of his friends and I had a girl's weekend with Alexis and my best friend Sarah. It was Alexis's first roadtrip. Alexis started rolling over, holding her head up and smiling! She changes so quickly.
October-
Lots of fall fun and Halloween activities. Alexis is a princess for Halloween. We found a great church. We saw Wicked, leaving Alexis with her grandparents for the first time.
November-
Alexis voted in the election (or at least she helped mommy), we went to Mississippi to visit Andrew's family. Alexis and I went down to FL. for my family's Thanksgiving. Alexis started laughing a lot! Alexis also got RSV and we had to put her on a nebulizer :(
December-
Alexis is 5 months old and had her first Christmas! She had a great time and too many presents. We started Alexis on solids and she loves apple sauce and bananas!
Tonight Alexis is staying awake to ring in the new year with us! Only 15 more minutes :)
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
The year in review...
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas!
and happy 5 months to Alexis! I can't believe Alexis is 5 months old already! CRAZY!!! Tonight we're celebrating Christmas with Andrew's side of the family. We're going out to eat with them to Ted's Montana Grill (yum!) and then going back to their house to open presents.
Tomorrow morning we're just doing our little family. I'm excited about that... I think it's nice now that we're a family to stay at home on Christmas morning.
Unfortunately, Andrew has to work tomorrow night, but he at least gets to be here for Alexis's first Christmas morning :)
Then on Saturday we're celebrating with my side of the family. My sister and her little girls are coming up and staying with my parents for almost a week. I'm going down there Saturday morning and then Andrew is meeting me there when he gets off work.
Alexis is a lucky girl... she gets 3 Christmases! We'll take lots of pictures and I'll probably post them on facebook sometime soon :)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
prayer request
A friend of mine that I know through mymommytime.com posted this blog and asked her blog readers to pray... http://kayleighannefreeman.blogspot.com/ I thought the least I could do was to do the same.
This family needs your prayers. I can't imagine what they are going through right now. Please keep Kayleigh and her parents in your prayers.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
quick update
I realized I haven't updated in a while, besides posting videos. Alexis had her 4 month check up right before Thanksgiving. She gots shots and got measured. She was 13 lbs 5 oz and 26 3/4". She's average weight and super, super long! Andrew of course is very proud that she's going to be tall like daddy (and mommy, but he doesn't include that when he says it).
After her check up we were able to start her on solid foods. The first cereal feeding is on youtube... I posted the video a while ago. She's liking cereal a lot more now. I've also started giving her applesauce mixed in with her cereal now. She LOVES that! she eats the whole bowl and then wants more.
We tried giving her peas last night, but I think they had too much texture for her, so we're going to try a few more things that are smoother and then come back to peas.
I'm getting really excited about Christmas! It's Alexis's first christmas and I know she won't remember anything, but it's been fun starting traditions. We're taking her to see Santa on Friday before our anniversary date (2 years!) and we've got her stocking and presents all ready to go.
I haven't decided exactly when to read them to her, but we're also going to start the tradition of reading the Christmas story and The Night Before Christmas every year... maybe Christmas Eve, but maybe Christmas morning before we open gifts. We'll see!
As mentioned above, Andrew and I are going out Friday night for our anniversary. Andrew's mom is coming up to babysit and we're going to see a movie (Four Christmases) and then we're trying out a new japanese steakhouse/sushi bar in town that's suppose to be really nice for dinner. It'll be nice to have a date night without baby in tow!
On Saturday I'm going to get my Christmas present done... I still haven't found anyone to go with me, since Andrew will be babysitting. In case you haven't heard... I'm getting a tattoo in honor of Alexis. I'm getting this vine, with the larkspur flower on it. The Larkspur is Alexis's birth flower. I wanted something to symbol Alexis, but I also wanted to be able to add something else for future children. So with this I figure I can add more flowers for my unborn children :)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
100 things
Saw this on someone else's blog, and Andrew and I both did it :)
you bold everything that you've done...
1. Started your own blog (Sara and Andrew)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (Andrew)
4. Visited
5. Watched a meteor shower (A)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to
8. Climbed a mountain. (S and A)
9. Held a praying mantis (A)
10. Sang a solo (S)
12. Visited
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning (s and a)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France (S)
20. Slept in an overnight train (A)
21. Had a pillow fight (S and A)
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (S and A)
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in
29. Seen a total eclipse (solar) (A)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset (s and a)
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (S… A will in January)
33. Seen
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (S and A)
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke (S and A)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight (s and a)
46. Been transported in an ambulance (s)
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing (a)
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person (a)
50. Been to the top of the
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (A)
52. Kissed in the rain (S and A)
53. Played in the mud (S and A)
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class (A)
59. Visited
60. Served at a soup kitchen (A)
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching (A)
63. Got flowers for no reason (S)
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (S and A)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (S and A)
70. Visited the
l71. Eaten cavier. (S and A)
72. Pieced a quilt (S)
73. Stood in
74. Toured the
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the
80. Published a book
81. Visited the
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (S and A)
85. Read the entire Bible (S and A)
86. Visited the White House (S and A)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox (S and A)
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (S and A)- Sara- Hanson, Sara and Andrew- Mr. Belding J
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one (S and A)
94. Had a baby (S and A… S says A shouldn’t be included because S HAD the baby… but it doesn’t say gave birth)
95. Seen the
96. Swam in the
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone (S and A)
99. Been stung by a bee (S and A)
100. Read an entire book in one day (A)