Quinn has been practicing the guitar.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
just checking in
It has been a while since I have posted, so I just thought I would do a quick update.
Things are going very well for us. We are adapting quite well to the huge changes that have come to us!
Quinn loves Miles! It took a while, and he still has his jealous fits occasionally, but he loves him! He spends a lot of time just staring at him while he is asleep (that is one of the major pastimes at our house!). He gives him kisses and gentle hugs, and he loves to brush his hair (which has fallen out on top, mostly). Quinn likes to hold Baby Miles (for about ten seconds at a time); he always asks, "Hold it, please?"
Grandma Terri brought Quinn a set of books over the weekend. They are really cute books that teach a little lesson and then ask questions at the end. Quinn really likes them! The funny part of the story it this: One of the books, Seasons, has a picture of a cute little boy on the cover. Quinn gets SO EXCITED about that book because he is absolutely convinced that it is a picture of Dalton on the cover... did I mention the cute little boy on the book is black? So, he calls it his "Dalton book" and gives "Dalton" kisses. It is adorable! I am repeatedly amazed by the super-strong connection Quinn feels to Dalton, even though they are apart twelve out of every fourteen days. Maybe that makes it a little easier to forget how Dalton looks. ;)
Now, a couple pictures of my fellas:
QUESTION:
I need advice; It is my turn this year to splurge a little with our tax returns. I am going to buy myself a new computer since my laptop stopped working and it is a pain in the butt to share Travis' music computer (not because of him, just 'cause I don't want to mess anything up!). I am going to buy a photo editing program to go with it, and I don't have any idea what to get. I want to be able to do a lot of different things with it. I would love to be able to do that effect where it's mostly black and white with a little bit of color in an area of it, and things like that... any suggestions?
Things are going very well for us. We are adapting quite well to the huge changes that have come to us!
Quinn loves Miles! It took a while, and he still has his jealous fits occasionally, but he loves him! He spends a lot of time just staring at him while he is asleep (that is one of the major pastimes at our house!). He gives him kisses and gentle hugs, and he loves to brush his hair (which has fallen out on top, mostly). Quinn likes to hold Baby Miles (for about ten seconds at a time); he always asks, "Hold it, please?"
Grandma Terri brought Quinn a set of books over the weekend. They are really cute books that teach a little lesson and then ask questions at the end. Quinn really likes them! The funny part of the story it this: One of the books, Seasons, has a picture of a cute little boy on the cover. Quinn gets SO EXCITED about that book because he is absolutely convinced that it is a picture of Dalton on the cover... did I mention the cute little boy on the book is black? So, he calls it his "Dalton book" and gives "Dalton" kisses. It is adorable! I am repeatedly amazed by the super-strong connection Quinn feels to Dalton, even though they are apart twelve out of every fourteen days. Maybe that makes it a little easier to forget how Dalton looks. ;)
Now, a couple pictures of my fellas:
QUESTION:
I need advice; It is my turn this year to splurge a little with our tax returns. I am going to buy myself a new computer since my laptop stopped working and it is a pain in the butt to share Travis' music computer (not because of him, just 'cause I don't want to mess anything up!). I am going to buy a photo editing program to go with it, and I don't have any idea what to get. I want to be able to do a lot of different things with it. I would love to be able to do that effect where it's mostly black and white with a little bit of color in an area of it, and things like that... any suggestions?
Monday, January 19, 2009
Tag!
I was tagged by Amber.
Five Names You Go By:
Five Names You Go By:
- Sarah
- Sarah Jean
- Mom
- Mommy
- Baby
- jeans
- maroon shirt
- burp cloth on my shoulder
- a house with a yard
- a cola slurpee
- I don't know.
- visited Grandma Mona
- rocked my babies
- rice
- broccoli
- Grandma Mona
- my dad
- laundry
- go bowling with Quinn
- ginger ale
- Fresca
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Look Alikes
I have mentioned to a few people that I think there is a remarkable resemblance between Miles and Quinn and they have said, "I just don't see it." What!? Really?! Have a look for yourself:
The first picture is Quinn at four weeks and the second is Miles at three weeks (TODAY! ALREADY!!).
Here are a few other pictures I took of Miles this morning: (and by morning I mean around one o'clock in the morning... you know... the only time he is awake and alert for more than a few minutes!)
Sunday, January 4, 2009
15 Days Old
Miles is fifteen days old today! It is unbelievable how fast time goes by. I staged a photo-shoot in the living room today, but by the time I had the blanket set up, the baby was fast asleep.
We are having a lot of fun getting to know our sweet little baby! He is very mixed up when it comes to night and day; he sleeps for at least four hours at a time during the day and is up ever hour-and-a-half all night. It has been really nice being able to sleep during the daytime and have Travis here to watch the boys, but that is all coming to an end. Travis is going back to work tomorrow and I will be left alone to stay awake all day in addition to the night.
Quinn is showing more interest in Miles. By that I mean, he has started to acknowledge that there is a baby around. At first he wouldn't even look in his direction, but now he occasionally rubs his head, and twice he has wanted to hold him!
It has been a crazy couple of weeks, but there is nothing more worthwhile in the whole world!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Little Baby
No, this isn't a post about sweet Miles... Quinn is convinced that he is little all over again! My fella, who completely lost interest in his binky at around seven months, now insists on having one like the baby. He has completely taken over the bouncy seat. When I nurse Miles he begs in his heartbreaking little voice, "Please, Mom, a bite? Please, Mom? Quinn turn?" What a sweetie!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
A Whole Different Experience
Last Friday afternoon (the 19th), Travis and I decided to head up to the hospital around three-thirty. They hooked me up to the monitors and watched my contractions for an hour or so.
Dr. Noorda made a quick appearance to break my water and wish me luck at 4:45. The contractions got pretty strong, pretty quick. I stuck it out on the IV meds for a little while and around 8 took the epideral. I asked for pitocin to speed things along and then had them turn the lights out in our room.
They came back to check my progress every so often, but mostly from 8 pm until 1 am Travis and I peacefully slept in the delivery room!
When my nurse came in at one o'clock she told me I was dilated to an eight. Before she had the chance to leave the room I told her that she needed to check again. She did and said, "Okay, you are at a nine," and within two minutes she checked again and said, "I will go call Doctor Noorda, you are ready to go!"
The roads were really snowy and it took him half-an-hour to arrive. It was so tough to just breath through the contractions and wait for him!
Once he was there I pushed for three contraction (around ten or fifteen minutes) and had a beautiful little baby! There was a little scare because the umbilical cord was wrapped tightly twice around his neck. The doctor cut it before he was born and all was well!
When he was born, he just looked around for the longest time. The nurses slapped his feet, gave him shots, turned him from side to side, and did all sorts of other things to try to get him to cry, but he wouldn't make a peep! I was kind of worried, but they said they weren't concerned because there were no signs of distress! It was almost a full day later when I finally got to hear him cry! (My mom was in my hospital room with me around eight that night and I had got up to use the bathroom. I heard the faintest little sweet cry and shouted to my mom, "Don't comfort him! I want to hear it!")
I feel so lucky! I am just in a constant state of "warm and fuzzy" (and absolute sleep-deprivation)!
Dr. Noorda made a quick appearance to break my water and wish me luck at 4:45. The contractions got pretty strong, pretty quick. I stuck it out on the IV meds for a little while and around 8 took the epideral. I asked for pitocin to speed things along and then had them turn the lights out in our room.
They came back to check my progress every so often, but mostly from 8 pm until 1 am Travis and I peacefully slept in the delivery room!
When my nurse came in at one o'clock she told me I was dilated to an eight. Before she had the chance to leave the room I told her that she needed to check again. She did and said, "Okay, you are at a nine," and within two minutes she checked again and said, "I will go call Doctor Noorda, you are ready to go!"
The roads were really snowy and it took him half-an-hour to arrive. It was so tough to just breath through the contractions and wait for him!
Once he was there I pushed for three contraction (around ten or fifteen minutes) and had a beautiful little baby! There was a little scare because the umbilical cord was wrapped tightly twice around his neck. The doctor cut it before he was born and all was well!
When he was born, he just looked around for the longest time. The nurses slapped his feet, gave him shots, turned him from side to side, and did all sorts of other things to try to get him to cry, but he wouldn't make a peep! I was kind of worried, but they said they weren't concerned because there were no signs of distress! It was almost a full day later when I finally got to hear him cry! (My mom was in my hospital room with me around eight that night and I had got up to use the bathroom. I heard the faintest little sweet cry and shouted to my mom, "Don't comfort him! I want to hear it!")
I feel so lucky! I am just in a constant state of "warm and fuzzy" (and absolute sleep-deprivation)!
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