In the beginning

 Sarah's first two weeks at home have been full of lots of love from her siblings.

 She was not a big fan of her first bath at home, but has liked them better ever since.  She likes the water WARM.  Much warmer than her siblings even now.

 Rebecca loves to hold her & talk to her whether she is awake or not.  She can giggle non-stop for ten minutes at the funny faces that Sarah makes in her sleep.

 She's a fabulous sleeper & I have been so grateful!  Generally she falls asleep around 8:30 in the evening & has a good 4 or 5 hour stretch to start the night.  So, I've been trying to hit the hay by 9:00 to enjoy it.  After that & most of the day she likes to eat about every 1 1/2 or 2 hours... another snacker just like her siblings.

 Teresa decided she needed a kitty to play with.

Sarah turns her head whenever she hears Daddy's voice... & he's most likely to receive an awake smile.  :)

She's here!!!

 She's finally here!

 Our beautiful Sarah Anne arrived Friday, June 14th at 10:03 p.m.  She was 7 lbs. 6 oz. & 20.5 inches long.  Perfectly lovely. 

 "I'm so proud of the baby for being born."

~Teresa Rose, 3 1/2 years old

Welcome, baby Sarah!  We love you!

First weeks of summer

 Since we only have a few weeks of summer before baby is born, we decided to have as much fun as we could.  It's been a busy couple weeks!

 Besides all of the walks, Legos, zoo, & playing with the neighbor's puppy, we've also...

 went out to the lake & then out to dinner at Dairy Queen.  It was here that I went up to the counter to ask for a fork & a 3 year old little boy remarked,

"WOAH!  Does she have a baby in her tummy or what, Mom?"

 Excursion to Morrill Hall

So much more fun with friends!  Thanks, Jakubs.  :) 

 Inspecting every tree for baby birds & nests

 Enjoying the "new" pages of their scrapbooks as I frantically try to get caught up before I need to make another one

 Playing in our pool

 Fun at the park & library

 With a full week of Totus Tuus & VBS we didn't have to do too much to fill the rest of the time.

Just a few more days to go.  Come on, baby!