It's All Over Now, Baby Blog

Six Months or Compare/Contrast

2009-01-06T22:28:00.001-05:00

The top picture is Nellie, nearly 6 months old.
The bottom picture is Sadie, 6 months old.

I love when we happen to get pictures at a similar age in a similar pose!

Back to Routine

2009-01-05T10:34:00.001-05:00

quilt baby
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Our holiday weeks are over and we are back to our routine of work and school. We had a great break, but it feels good to be getting back to our schedule.

Over the break, Sadie and Nellie's daycare was purchased and is now being run by Green Mountain/White Mountain Daycare. So far, so good. Many of the teachers are the same and Sadie's beloved Jennie is back. They've done lots of renovation and changes to the building and it looks great.

Fun Times with Sister

2009-01-03T16:41:00.005-05:00

It's very hard to get a good photo of the girls together, but here are some cute ones from the past week or so.

New Year's Eve (matching dresses from Auntie Kara):

Sadie teaching Nellie how to use the baby piano toy:

Sadie set up this tea party for her dolls and then invited Nellie to join in the fun:

(left to right: "O'Ryan", "Marissa", Nellie, "Eleanor")
There were tea cups and plastic food set on the table but Sadie took them away when Nellie tried to put them in her mouth.

First Tooth

2009-01-02T13:36:00.001-05:00

Apple Oatmeal Smile
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Dan discovered Nellie's first tooth peeking through on New Year's Eve. It's a front bottom tooth. She doesn't seem to be much bothered by it, thank goodness!

The tooth will come in handy as she starts solid food. Here, she's enjoying applesauce mixed with oatmeal.

Happy New Year from Sadie and Helena

2008-12-31T15:19:00.000-05:00

We wish everyone the best for 2009! We love you all!

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-28T15:22:00.001-05:00

Sister Love
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

We hope everyone had good holidays. We had a lovely Christmas Eve and Christmas with Bob-Bob, Nana, Auntie Lauren, Uncle James, Auntie Kara, Almost Uncle Kyle and the great-grandparents. We've also enjoyed several nice nights of Hanukkah, including latkes with Isaac, Naomi, Laura and Andy. We'll also celebrate Hanukkah again in January when Grandma, Grandpa and Jenny come to visit.

Nellie is now rolling in both directions and is getting very mobile. She is trying to crawl, but only succeeds in moving herself backwards. She is quite efficient at moving away from the thing she wants, which makes her very angry.

It's good to be home again and finally getting unpacked and reorganized.

Snow!

2008-12-23T10:17:00.001-05:00

Snow!
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

We have about 2 feet of snow on the ground here and Sadie is delighted. After school yesterday, she really wanted to play in the snow. Of course, it was dark and very cold, but she was undeterred.

This is on our deck. If Sadie stands in the snow, she sinks into it to waist height. The snow is very powdery, not good for snowmen, but luckily, it's relatively easy to shovel.

Congratulations Lauren and James!

2008-12-22T10:14:00.001-05:00

Sadie loves to dance
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

We had a wonderful time at your wedding! We wish you lots of happiness in the years to come.

Important Conversation

2008-12-17T09:42:00.001-05:00

Sadie and Abby talk to Santa about dolls
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Sadie and Abby are talking to Santa about dolls. Santa was very patient listening to the girls. I was eavesdropping on them and heard Sadie explaining to Abby about her Little Mermaid bath doll, a special birthday present from Grandpa.

Annual Holiday Party

2008-12-16T10:24:00.001-05:00

Sadie and Nellie
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Saturday night was Dan's annual department holiday party. We all had a great time. It's nice to see everyone and there are always lots of children around.

Sadie enjoyed the food, dancing and seeing Santa Claus. She wasn't scared of him at all this year. He gave Sadie a nice paint with water set and a cute rattle for Helena.

Helena ostly enjoyed playing with the overskirt of her dress. She was mesmerized by it and kept trying to put it her mouth.

Note: It is proving to be very difficult to get a photograph of both girls looking at the camera, let alone both girls smiling.

Countdown

2008-12-15T11:43:00.001-05:00

Joyful
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

In less than a week, Auntie Lauren and Almost-Uncle James wil be married. We're getting very excited for all the celebrations. Sadie is practicing her "flower girl walk" and Nellie is practicing her sitting quietly and not squealing.*

This weekend was busy, with two fun holiday parties, but this week looks nice and calm, which is great. the only special activity is Mommy's annual Hanukah visit to daycare. We head down to Concord on Thursday afternoon for the big event!

*Actually, she is not working too hard on the sitting quietly. Luckily, Grandpa and Grandma will be around to keep her from disturbing the wedding!

Hat Face

2008-12-11T09:15:00.001-05:00

bonnet cutie
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Here's a picture of Helena in a cute hat. We're expecting some gross winter weather this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow, so I thought a nice, cozy hat picture would be just perfect for today.

Helena, 5 Months Old

2008-12-09T08:12:00.001-05:00

Helena and Mommy
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Helena was five months old on Sunday. She's getting to be a big girl! Some new things for her this month include starting to eat some solids (cereal, applesauce, carrots) and doing lots of rolling. She is beginning to sit very nicely on her own.

She and Sadie are great friends. In the morning, they are so excited to see each other and daycare reports that whenever Nellie catches a glimpse of Sadie, she is full of smiles.

With Sadie's birthday finished, we are getting excited for Lauren and James' wedding, Hanukkah and Christmas. December is going to be a fun and busy month! Sadie and Nellie will get to practice wearing fancy dresses at Daddy's department holiday party this coming Saturday.

Birthday Party

2008-12-08T12:19:00.002-05:00

Sadie had her fourth birthday party yesterday. We had lots of fun. Thanks to all the friends who came to celebrate with her, and to Nana and Bob-Bob who came to celebrate and help out.

Museum of Natural History

2008-12-04T10:15:00.001-05:00

Museum of Natural History
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Or, Museum of A Million, Zillion People Who All Want to See Dinosaur Bones. Do not go to the Museum of Natural History on the Friday after Thanksgiving. It will be extremely crowded and chaotic.

Luckily, Sadie was not particularly interested in seeing dinosaur bones so when we saw how crowded the dinosaur exhibits were. she was fine to go find some other exhibits that were less busy. This in in the Hall of Aztec Peoples. We are copying the pose of the statue.

We also had fun looking at African Mammals, seeing the Live Lizard and Snake exhibit and the Live Butterflies. Sadie started out very nervous that a butterfly might land on her, but she relaxed and enjoyed seeing the beautiful creatures up close. Nellie seemded to enjoy the museum as well. She took a very long nap!

Sadie is Four!

2008-12-02T08:12:00.001-05:00

Happy Sadie
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Happy Birthday Sadie! Today, you are four years old. We can hardly believe our baby girl is so grown up. You are learning so much and doing so many new things. We are so proud of all that you are: sweet, loving, funny, friendly, imaginative, smart and so happy.

This year, you learned to write your name and lots of other words. You are starting to read and spell. You can ride your tricycle all over. You help us with lots of stuff around the house. It's always fun to be around you.

You are a big sister now and Helena is so lucky to have you. She loves you so much and you love her too. We love to watch you two play together.

We're so happy that you are part of our family and we wish you many, many more happy birthdays.

Happy Birthday Jenny!

2008-12-01T13:48:00.001-05:00

Happy Birthday Aunt Jenny! We love you!

Thanksgiving

2008-11-30T16:00:00.001-05:00

Parade Amazement
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

We had a great Thanksgiving in NYC. The train was a perfect way to travel with little kids and much more relaxing than driving. We'll get some more pictures up soon.

Sadie is staring at the Dora The Explorer balloon at the Parade. She really loved the parade this year and was very into all the balloons and floats.

Early Birthday, Take Two

2008-11-24T14:57:00.001-05:00

Party Hats
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

We celebrated another early birthday for Sadie this weekend with Nana and Bob-Bob. Nana found these party hats leftover from one of Auntie Lolly's birthdays when she was a little girl. Nellie was a surprisingly good sport about wearing the party hat and Sadie was delighted.

We had a fun time in Concord, visiting with Nana and Bob-Bob. Tomorrow, we're off on the train to NYC for Thanksgiving.

Story Time with Daddy

2008-11-19T19:32:00.001-05:00

Sadie and Nell love to hear stories. It's nice to relax with Daddy after a busy day.

They are enjoying the little books from the Maurice Sendak Nutshell Library.

Fun Weekend

2008-11-16T12:52:00.003-05:00

We had a fun weekend with Auntie Kara and Almost-Uncle Kyle. Although the weather was rainy and Dartmouth football was terrible, we still had a great time. The highlight for Sadie was her "unbirthday party". They won't see Sadie on her real birthday, so we celebrated this weekend.

Kara and Kyle brought an ice cream cake and lots of great presents. This was Sadie's first time having ice cream cake and she was delighted. Thank you so much!
Nell was really happy to see them too!

Thanks for visiting us...we had a great time. We'll see you in just a few more weeks at Lauren and James's wedding!

Striped

2008-11-13T22:08:00.002-05:00

Fun in the striped PJs:

Nell had a great check-up. She weighs 15 lbs, 7 oz. Her doctor was pleased with all her milestones. Nellie had a great time and was smiling and cooing at everyone up until she got her shots. She was none to pleased about that. Sadie couldn't bear to watch her baby get poked, so I took her out to pick out Nellie's book and Dan stayed for the shots.

We took the opportunity to measure and weigh Sadie while we were there. We're hoping that Sadie will grow out of her carseat and into a car booster right around the time that Nell grows out of her baby seat so that Nell can move into Sadie's carseat. It looks likes it's going to work out perfectly.

Clean Little One

2008-11-12T21:15:00.001-05:00

Helena is 4 Months/Quotable Sadie

2008-11-09T20:29:00.002-05:00

Our little Nellie is four months old!

She's been growing so fast and doing lots of new things. On Friday, she rolled over from her back to her front for the first time and slammed her face hard into the floor. She was not pleased. It may be some time before she tries that again! She's starting to sit on her own. She smiles, giggles and screeches with delight. She also coos and gurgles. It's pretty cute. She has lots of cute baby chub. Her four month appointment is this week and we are eager to see how much she weighs.

We borrowed an exersaucer from the Isaac/Naomi family and Nell loves being in it. She has been having a great time with it all weekend.*

She and Sadie are loving each other a ton.

Sadie's learning how she can play with Helena and do things the baby likes. Helena remains very cooperative to Sadie's ideas for activities. She actually really enjoyed being rocked in this doll cradle.

And now for Quotable Sadie (or, PreLiteracy Sadie):
Dan: Sadie, what's a word that starts with "i"?
Sadie: iTunes!

Sadie is having a literacy explosion over the past 10 days and can read a bunch of words. And she understands us when we spell. Yikes!

*Yes, we used to own an exersaucer, but we lent it to Aquila, Sadie's old daycare provider, and it got broken.

Sadie in the News

2008-11-06T18:49:00.003-05:00

This is our local weekly paper, the Connecticut Valley Spectator, which we rarely read. My co-worker subscribes and she noticed this picture of Sadie. With the excitement of the election, I had forgotten about the photographer who took Sadie's picture and hadn't checked to see if it was published. I hurried out and bought a few copies.