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!

Chip and Claire's Wedding Week

It has been too long since I posted any pictures, so I apologize. We've still been having some computer/internet issues and I've been kind of tired as I wrap up this pregnancy. The first full week of December Julianne and I drove to St. Louis for my friend, Claire's, wedding. Stephen flew to St. Louis in Friday evening. We actually spent a week there before the wedding and had a great time helping with a wedding shower, assisting with last minute wedding preparations, hanging out with family and friends, and then attending and taking part in the wedding ceremony.

Thanksgiving 2009

We were able to see several friends and family members on Thanksgiving and on the days surrounding Thanksgiving. On Tuesday evening our good friends, Lee and Charity (used to live in Louisville, but now live in South Carolina), came in for a quick visit. We enjoyed some good food, great conversation, and some wonderful hang out time with them. Julianne loved having them in and spent the entire time showing off for them. On Thursday we drove to Indianapolis, IN for the day to celebrate Thanksgiving at my aunt and uncle's house.

Fall Fun

We've been learning about fall during our school time during the past several weeks. We've gone on a leaf walk, raked leaves, made a leaf girl (based on the book Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert), tasted different colors of apples, painted with apples, and made a yummy Dutch Apple Pie. It has been such a joy to see Julianne learn different concepts and skills. Some of these new skills include naming most shapes and colors, counting from 1 to 13, matching colors, completing puzzles, naming letters and even some letter sounds, and learning some calendar concepts(month and day of week).

Halloween

Julianne got to dress up several times in her costumes. First, we went to the Louisville Zoo's Halloween Party. A few weeks later we went to our church's fall festival. Julianne enjoyed playing games, jumping in the bouncies, going on a hayride, and eating a snow cone. Last weekend Julianne and I went to St. Louis and on Friday night we went to the St. Louis Zoo for Boo at the Zoo. Julianne ran around the entire evening while we followed her. She dressed up as a bumblebee for these first three events.

"I Learnin"

I came into Julianne's room one day and she had one of our school poems out and was pointing to the words. I asked her what she was doing and she said, "I learnin." She definitely is learning a lot. She is interested in what words say and constantly asks "What that say?" She continues to love books and although sometimes silence means trouble, she can often be found in her room completely quiet for indefinite amounts of time "readin" her books. Here are some pictures of our "learnin" girl.

The First Half of October

I cannot believe that we are already into mid-October. I have been quite delinquent in making regular posts the past couple of months, mainly due to the photo program on our computer not being very compliant and also due to the fact that pregnancy the second time around (especially with a two year old) is exhausting.

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