One Month

So I'm two weeks late but Laura is now one month old. I can't believe my little baby is already so big. My other baby will be two in a week but I'm not thinking about that yet. I've seen other people count down each month of the first year of their children's lives by writing about all of the things their child learned to do that month. Now that I have a blog I've decided to do that.

• Laura hates doing tummy time. So much in fact that when she is placed on her tummy she rolls over onto her back.
  
• She's starting to smile.


• She's starting to sleep more during the night. She now only gets up to eat and then sleep again. No more parties at 3 am, it's great.


• Laura will go anywhere and do anything as long as I'm with her.


• Laura loves to cuddle. I mean LOVES to cuddle. Every waking moment is spent being held by me (perferably) or Stuart. I never get anything done anymore because I'm holding her so much.


• She is very patient with her sister. She lets Grace hug, kiss, hold, cuddle, push her in the swing and lecture her whenever she cries. She's a very patient baby.

We love having Laura in her lives. I mean it's so much better now that she actually sleeps at night and I do love that she's a cuddler even though my house is slowly falling into disrepair. She's such a wonderful little person.

Happy Birthday Dave!!

Ok so his birthday's tomorrow and I'm the worst sister ever because I don't have a picture on this computer or my camera of him but my baby brother is going to be 14!! (I'm writing this a day early because everyone in my house is co-operating so I can and I don't know if they will be this understanding tomorrow)

Dave is Grace's favourite person in the entire world. Her face lights up and she yells his name if you even mention it. Dave is not too cool to play with his nieces, hang out with me or Stuart. He's one of my favourite people to talk to and he always makes me laugh.

I will admit that when we were growing up I picked on him a lot simply because he was nine years younger than me. And I'm sorry for tickling you, giving you wedgies and teasing you until you cried. I'd take it back if I could but you know I can't so...

But I can wish you a happy birthday!! I can't believe you're 14 and going to dances and high school and be driving in 2 years. (Giving up my license when that happens) I'm glad you're my brother and you'll still hang out with me.

Happy Birthday!

The Newest Singing and Dancing Sensation

When Grace started nursery, she started learning songs. Now I have always sung to her but lately she hasn't been enjoying my singing (she gets mad and starts yelling at me to stop) and has started singing on her own.

Now she doesn't sing any of the songs she has been learning or that she hears around and about. She sings her own songs. It's really cute and Stu and I really wish we knew what she was saying. Every now and then I can recognize a word like "momo" (her fish) but most of the time I have no idea what's going on.

Well tonight during Family Home Evening she ran off on her own and started singing. Except this time she had a whole dance routine to go with it. I got some of it on video but this is after most of the dancing was finished.

Little Picasso

For Christmas Grace received the single coolest books ever from my cousin Laura. (Whom baby Laura is named after) They are a series of childrens books where the illustrations are great pieces of art; Mona Lisa, The Starry Night, Water Lilies and many more. However, the pictures have pieces of them replaced with pop-out stuff that children can touch and play with. For example: you can brush Mona Lisa's hair or feel the tutu on the dancer in a Degas. It's SOO cool.

After Laura was born my parents gave Grace a paint set. Grace thinks its amazing and paints all the time. Usually the paper doesn't survive, she's so over-zealous. The two gifts combined have made for a great time in learning art appreciation but also helping Grace discover her inner artist.

Yes the entire day was like this.

So Grace has discovered another medium she likes to paint: anything that stands still long enough. Laura tries to avoid her whenever a paint brush appears and Grace must now stay in her high chair. The high chair is starting to resemble a Jackson Polluck.

So thank you Auntie Laura, Grandma and Grandpa. You have brought Grace an endless amount of joy, Laura a fear of paint brushes and a new appreciation for stain remover for me.

She has Arrived!!

Last blog entry I made I was six, seven months pregnant but no longer.

Laura June Watt was born on Decemeber 14, 2009 at 8:18 am, weighing in at 7 lbs 14 1/2 ozs and 19 1/2 inches long.

She was born after 12 hours of labour. I absolutely hate being pregnant but I love giving birth. My water broke and it took me a few hours to be sure that it had/track my parents down at my grandparents so they could come get Grace. Once Grace was picked up we went to the hospital where they induced me right away. That was a pleasent surprise. When Grace was born I was sent home after my water broke to wait until I was in more labour. I was told I would have my baby in 48 hours but to go home and come back in 12 so they could reassess me. I'm so glad those days are over. I wouldn't have waited to go to the hospital for so long if I knew the policy had changed. After I got an epidural Stuart feel asleep. It took a lot of work to get him to wake up for show time. A lot of work. I almost lost it on him as he sat on his camp bed instead of coming up to me to help me through everything.

Unfortunately--or not--depending on who you ask, Stu had an exam three hours after Laura was born. He got to miss it, children being born is a good excuse, and wrote it two days later. He got perfect on it. He's so smart.

Laura looks just like her Uncle Jeff did when he was a baby. Well, Jeff without the dark hair, dark eyes and tannable skin. Sorry kids but you inherited my skin.

Grace is the greatest big sister ever. She loves her sister so much and shows her "baby" to everyone we meet when we leave the house. Grace kisses her, hugs her, always wants to give her a soother (even though Laura is anti-soother most of the time) and pushes Laura in her swing.

Grace is hardly ever jealous which I am very greatful for.

However, Laura doesn't like to sleep at night. Well, she's getting better at sleeping at night but still enjoys to get up and party. She loves to cuddle so I spend most of my time rocking her, holding her and telling her how wonderful she is. I am so very grateful that Grace is so independent. She is happy to just be in the same room as me as I try to make Laura happy. Grace doesn't get upset when her sister cries but she does run to me saying "oh dear" and then tries to "sush" her.

Life is pretty hectic. I haven't slept more than four solid hours in almost a month but we wouldn't change this for the world.

Internet's Back

After many months of no internet at our house we finally have it back. Back to the world of instant communication!! I'm excited. So maybe I can get back to this blog which my brother so kindly pointed out to me hasn't been updated in over three months.
Thanks Jeff. However he sent me this message in December and since I didn't have the internet I didn't get that update until today. Oopsy.