More Wedding Pictures

We recently received the photographer's pictures from the wedding we were a part of in December, so here are some pictures of our sweet flower girl and several other pictures too.

A visit fom the Faulkners

This past weekend our newly married friends, Chip and Claire Faulkner, came for a short visit. They are on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ in New Zealand and came back to the states to get married and raise support. We were in their wedding back in December and I've known Claire since second grade, so it was a really special time getting to know Chip better. We had a great time playing Boggle, eating, hanging out, talking, eating a little more, and watching some Arrested Development. Since we enjoy eating we took them to several of our favorite eateries.

Lorelei - 1 Month

Lorelei turned one month old last Thursday and yesterday (Monday) we went to her pediatrician for her one month check up. She is growing like a weed. Her stats were as follows: Weight: 9 lbs (40th percentile), Height: 21.5 in. (55th percentile), Head Circumference: 14.5 in. (40th percentile). Everything looked great and she even got a shot and did well.

Sweet Sister Moment

Tonight both girls were being a little whiny and fussy. I needed to give Lorelei (aka "the spit up child") a bath to get rid of her sour milk smell, so I told Julianne she could help me in order to distract her from her current temper tantrum. Lorelei has not been a fan of baths so far, so I was looking forward to some screaming (on her behalf, not mine). Julianne wanted to get in the bathtub too, so I let her, hoping that her mood would improve. I held Lorelei in the tub and Julianne helped wash her off and pour water over her. Lorelei loved it.

Three Weeks Old

Lorelei is officially three weeks old today. In some ways this time has gone so fast, but in many ways it seems like we've had her in our family for a lot longer. Perhaps it's the lack of sleep getting to me! Overall, Lorelei has been a great sleeper. She eats every 2-3 hours and has been spacing night time feedings out a bit more, although not consistently. A couple of nights she went 3.5-5 hours between the first and second feeding. I'm looking forward to these getting even more spaced out, so that I can get more sleep than 2-3 hours at a time.

Snow Fun

This past week Louisville experienced it's first snow storm of the season. We actually only got a few inches of snow but it was very pretty and is still sticking around. It has been really cold, so we haven't gotten to play in the snow for long, but we've gotten out in it a couple of times. One day I decided we would build a snowman, so I asked Julianne what we would need to make it. We went through the refrigerator and pantry finding things to make our snowman.

Sisters

We are now officially on our own as a family of four. After spending a week and a half helping us with food, laundry, taking care of Julianne, etc. my mom went home on Sunday morning. Our first two days have gone pretty well. Julianne has still been sick (now with an ear infection) and is getting used to having less attention, so she has been a bit of a pill, but overall she has done wonderfully during this time of transition. Although she's not always as interested in her little sister as much as I thought she might be, she is very loving, gentle and sweet toward her.

First Days at Home

Lorelei was born on Monday and we got to come home from the hospital on Wednesday. Julianne actually started running a fever on Wednesday morning and still is getting over some kind of virus, so it has been interesting keeping the girls apart. So far, so good, though. As Julianne has started feeling better, it has been harder and harder to keep Julianne from getting too close to Lorelei. She is just so interested in everything Lorelei does and she is very gentle and sweet with her little sister.

Lorelei's Here!

Lorelei was born on 12/28 at 3:37 PM. She weighed in at 6 lbs., 7.4 oz. and measured 19.5". Allison and she are doing well. Thanks for your prayers and encouraging words, and thanks, as always, to the professional medical staff of Baptist Hospital East. Enjoy the pictures!

Christmas 2009

We had a wonderful time celebrating our last Christmas as a family of three. Because it is so near my due date with little Lorelei, we had the opportunity to celebrate Christmas here in Louisville. My mom, Stephen's parents and his brother and sister in law came to visit us, which was such a blessing. We loved getting to spend the day with them!

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