Friday, July 30, 2010

1 month


Our baby girl is 1 month old! That happened so fast. And to celebrate, she smiled for the camera... yay! (though I only caught the tail end of it ~ my camera is just not quick enough). She has such a beautiful smile that just melts my heart every single time I see it... and it's even better when she's awake. I so love this little girl!
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Six

Six..... Already? Crazy!

It's been kinda busy around here for the last month or two... so birthday preparations sort of took a backseat to all the other craziness. I think in the midst of it, though, we were able to pull off a good birthday for our six year old Sam. We celebrated his birthday a couple weeks ago with Grandpa and Grandma (because birthdays are so much better that way, of course.) Adam pulled off another cool cake... a transformer. He went old school and just made it flat, but it was definitely very cool and would thrill any six year old boy.

For his "real birthday" today we just hung out at home. He made us a list of things he wanted to do on his special day so we spent the day checking them off. We watched a movie, worked on a craft project, ate dinner at Jose's Blue Sombrero, and ate root beer floats. I thought he would be bummed to not get any gifts on his birthday, but he never even mentioned it... He did get to open a birthday card at breakfast, one at lunch, and three at dinner.

Last week we sent him to an art and music camp that our church was having. Sam really enjoyed it. He learned so much about all the different instruments. He now knows such things as how many strings are on a harp, how many feet a French horn would stretch if you unwound it, and the names of the different parts of many instruments. He was able to throw a pot on the pottery wheel, make some sculptures with clay, do some charcoal drawing, and painting. On Friday night, they had a special awards night in which they had a little music program and an art show. It was really neat to see all the different things they worked on and learned.




I think all this birthday celebrating has worn us all out... well, 2 of us at least!


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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Adalie

Don't you just love all this pink?



Our little girl is 2 weeks old today!

I can hardly believe how quickly these 2 weeks have gone by. Adalie has already grown so much... maybe not in size but in many other ways. She is very alert (when awake), has rolled over already (yeah... I'm sure it was just a 1-time thing that won't be repeated for a few months, but it's something to brag about nonetheless), and she is holding her head up quite well. The first couple of nights we had her home she woke up screaming every hour so I thought we were in big trouble. But, she has settled into a very nice routine of eating around midnight and then once more between 3 and 5ish... not too bad! I'm sure she'll be sleeping thru in no time at all (fingers crossed :D).

Tomorrow is her 3rd doctor's appointment. Last appt. she was still stuck at 7lb. 7oz. so the doctor wanted to see her again to make sure she was gaining some weight back. With the way this girl eats I am sure we won't have any trouble at all. She's got quite the appetite. The only thing I am worried about is getting 3 boys, Adalie, and myself up and ready and to the doctor's office by 10:30... this should be an adventure!
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Big Boy!


Seth is pretty proud of himself today.... and so am I! We started the day out in underwear (Elmo underwear to be precise) and are only on pair #3 at 4:25 p.m. That's an accomplishment! We have tried this method several times and every time have run out of underwear long before lunch time. This is definitely progress. With 3 in diapers I am beyond ready to have this child potty-trained.

So anyway.... Yay for us! I just had to share my excitement and this totally cute photo. Love Elmo's little face just peeking out and the pride on Seffer's face.
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Sunday, July 4, 2010

Our Little Girl

Introducing:


She's here! I've been waiting so long to be able to finally say that!

Adalie Ann Weller
born June 30, 2010
6:03 p.m.
8 lbs, 1 oz. & 21 3/4 inches long


She's so sweet and absolutely beautiful... we are all so much in love with her already.

More pictures to follow... soon!
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