GO Team USA!!!!!

These pictures are from 4th of July, but since I didn't post any of them then I am posting them now in support to USA in the 2008 Olympics. GO USA!!!!!

Sarah is 10 months...Almost 11

So Sarah is 10 months and at the end of this week she will be 11months. I almost missed a whole month. She was at the Dr's a couple of days ago and she was 19 lbs. The reason I don't get to blog as much recently is because she is consistently on the move. She has been walking for almost 3 weeks now and everyday she is getting better. Michael is hoping that she will walk down the isle for Patrick's wedding. I don't know but I guess we will have to see. She is saying "all gone", "bye bye", "moma", "pap pap" (which she has been calling Michael and my dad, so we are working on that). She loves her stuffed monkey and won't go to bed without it. Now she is starting to carry it everywhere. She also has been getting attached to a "Snuggle" bear, so recently both her arms are full. Bath time is our favorite time of the day. She splashes, kicks her feet, and laughs as Michael and I get wet. We are two weeks into her self soothing at bedtime. This is the longest stretch of time that we have gone that I haven't had to get up several times at night. This month has been a huge developmental milestone month. Here are a few of the picture...

Summertime fun!

So, I hope that this is the beginning of me starting to blog more again. Sarah went to her first "Big" pool today. We sat in the baby pool all afternoon. She laid her head on my shoulder for the first half hour and then she slowly became more and more comfortable. She was walking between me and Aunt Stacy. She was splashing around and kicking. I think that we are going to do this more often. She really enjoyed herself. I just have to look into baby swim lessons.

In other news....Sarah is 10 months! I can't believe that in 2 months she will be 1 years old. I will be downloading more pictures of her from the last month and some video.

You will be glad to see that Sarah is beginning to walk! OMG!!!!!!!!! I thought that I had to lock everything down before.

Long time no see...

It's been weeks since I last posted and for Sarah 9 month B-day there was barely any update. Lets start by saying that things have been really nutso here. We have been sick sick sick. The week after Helen left, Sarah got a tummy bug that lasted a week before we started to see any signs of normallacy. Then came a really crappy flu-like cold for me, which I am still not over but feel better. Now Michael and Sarah are both showing signs of a cold. Will this ever end?

Sarah had her 9 month appointment last week and she weighed 18 lbs 2 oz. and she is 27.5 inches long. I can't believe how much she has grown. She is learning the different parts of her face. She can point out her nose and mouth and we are working on the eyes. She is all over the house. My mom bought her a "gated community" but she hates it and cries after about 10 minutes of being in there when she realizes there is no way out. So I let her go and we are constantly chasing after her and saying "no no Sarah." She now shakes her head "no" when you tell her "no no." It is really cute. Our friend Debbie sent Sarah a little bear that says the "Now I lay me down to sleep..." prayer and when you press it and it starts to say the prayer she lays her head down. It is the most adorable thing ever. Thank you, Debbie and the Souza Sisters. She is still cruising but now that she knows how to crawl and if she gets scared she just plops and crawls instead of trying. Although she has been standing alot more on her own with no support.

Big upset at our house - Sarah doesn't like to sleep and when she does it is not a good sleep. Actually this has been going on for 2 months now but it has been worse lately. There are several schools of thought on why. One, she is just an active baby that relives her days in her sleep. Two, she has major separation anxiety and when I go to work on the weekend she gets all out of sorts waiting for me to come around again. When people are here there is no such thing as a nap, she loves to perform and she is way too nebby (a pittsburgh word for curious) to go to sleep. Every Monday after a long weekend of work and lack of sleep it sucks because I work at getting her back into a routine. Only for Friday to come again and that sucks.

Now we are in July! Thankfully, my last weekend of over nights is this weekend. YEAH!!!!!! I will be working day shifts, well, I should say during the day sometime. Michael's cousin Sandra is coming to visit next week for a few days and we are very excited about having her. We have not seen her since September 2005. The week after that Michael is having ear surgery. Yes you read it right. It turns out that after years of ear infections and a history of polyps, it has lead to this. Don't get me wrong, I know that everything is going to be alright but I hate the fact that he is going under the knife. I think that we are all a little nervous. In all the times that Michael has taken me to the hospital for procedure after procedure, it has been nothing like what they are going to be doing to him. They are going to remove the polyp and try to fix his hearing. They actually have to move his ear to get to the area that needs to be worked on. EWWWWW!!! This time I get to baby him. Whatever he needs I am there. Or not there if that is what he wants. After every procedure that I went through, Michael was so gentle, loving and key to each of my short recoveries. I feel bad because the worst of it is that he will probably be really dizzy after for a few days and we don't know how long it will be before he can pick up Sarah again. How do you keep a hands on father away from picking up his daughter. Anyway, I will keep you all posted!

Well, that is the big mess that we have been up to for the past few weeks. I don't have any pictures to post right now or videos but I promise to have some soon.

Sarah is 9 months!!

I haven't posted in a few days becuase Sarah has had a tummy bug and then I have been at work! Here are some picture of her from the past month.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day Michael! I am so happy that this year you have Sarah to put your arms around. I know that you will be thinking of Abby and Morgan today and wishing that they were here; wondering what it would be like to have all three girls playing in the living room, sitting on the bed with us while you opened your cards and gifts. I know that you will never tell me how much you heart hurts for them, you have always stayed strong for me, but I know. You are the father that I always dreamed that you would be and more. When Sarah is grown and she talks to her children about their grandfather she will tell them about all the fun she had playing with you, all the things that she learned from you, how you helped her with her home work, how you taught her to ride a bike, how you stood at the front door when her first date brought her home, how you held her when she was sick or scared and made her feel better. She will tell them how you loved her mother, how we are best friends, how we still flirt with each other, how we argue and then laugh, how you were her mother's one true love.

You are everything to Sarah and I. I hope that you had a good day! Sarah and I enjoyed spending the day with you and I know that Abby and Morgan did too.

We Love you!

Nan's Visit

So Sarah's Nan, Helen, was here visiting this past 7 days. The weather has been soo hot, I think that it almost hit triple digits yesterday. All we have been doing is hanging out in the air conditioning, shopping, and playing with Sarah (and some more shopping). Anyway here are a few photos from her visit and a video.

Sarah at Kennywood for the first time:

Shopping at Babies R Us:

In her pool:

Tired from shopping all day:

This video is from her at dinner, I thought that the people around us were going to kill us because she was so loud and silly but it didn't help that Michael and I kept laughing...