Heidi is 2 months old

Today, I spotted a dimple on her right cheek. It was a nice little gift to me.

Heidi is 8 Weeks Old..

... and thriving! She is was 9 pounds, 13 ounces (33rd percentile for weight) and 23" long (83rd percentile for height) at her second visit with the pediatrician.

The biggest change is that she is is smiling and interacting now that she has gotten a little older. She seems to love sharing her smiles with everyone. I'm looking forward to hearing her laugh out loud.

She's now such a big girl that she goes to daycare, even though she is the tiniest one there.

23 Months & Almost a 2-Year-Old

I think this month is all about talking, talking, talking for Nicholas. He's combining words and making sentences: "Mama, sit down, please!" It's wonderful to see him express himself and watch how happy and proud he is when he realizes that we understand him. At the same time, it also involves explaining that just because he can ask for something doesn't mean that he is going to get what he wants!

As an homage to his blue blankie, Nicholas was Linus this year for Halloween. In fact, he inspired the costumes of the entire family: Scott was Charlie Brown, I was Sally Brown, and Heidi was Lucy Van Pelt.

22 Months Old...

Nicholas is 22 months old; just 2 months away from being 2!

So far he is shining in his new role as a big brother, though he really doesn't seem to understand why the baby is always sleeping or eating and not interested in playing with him.

He continues to be dad's little mini-me, and he loves to copy whatever Scott is doing. The other morning he "helped" dad scrub the bathtub--no lie--and the other day I captured him sitting with Dad on the love seat "working" at his laptop, too.

Heidi is 2 weeks old

How time flies when you are having fun!

Heidi had her 2-week check-up today and the numbers are in: She's 79% percentile for height at 21" and 29% for weight at 7 lbs. 10 oz. So in other words, she seems to take after her big brother.

Heidi Autumn Joins Our Family

Our daughter arrived on Tuesday, September 22nd at 10:35 am. She was 7 pounds, 5.5 oz., and 20 inches long. Her birth had been scheduled to be a c-section, which was a good thing because she suprised everyone, including the Drs., by being breech at the last minute.

We were a little worried how Nicholas would take to being a big brother, but it seems as though we had nothing to worry about. So far he adores her, and loves trying to get her to say "hi" to him and giving her a toy to play with. We are settling into a new routine as a family of four and are looking forward to many more fun times together.

21 Months Old & Almost a Big Brother...

Nicholas turned 21 months old on Labor Day. In less than two weeks he will officially be a big brother. We've tried to put out some baby toys and accessories, so we hope he is as ready for the change as we can help him be. In the following video, which we took right before bedtime, you can tell he might be starting to get the idea.

Our summer is officially over for 2009; Nicholas is back to daycare and I'm back to teaching.