tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-215227482024-03-13T14:42:42.245-04:00whitmans' samplera peek inside the lives of<br>kevin, sarah, libby, lilah & gilmoresarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-73843279473235788242011-05-16T15:43:00.004-04:002011-05-16T16:14:19.595-04:00lilah's 9-month check-up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmchPmxx_issl7m9uxhygG4_19Wtdmca2tvRhusJ9fAN8bxQDMeu1HKdAFP2fpoiGs25yKXIrwTaQ0HCTA_DqKerA8JQsAr2h_GGhWpv0bnPKOaqSeuCfPEA-u4ro81Gyac_XjQ/s1600/IMG_6325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmchPmxx_issl7m9uxhygG4_19Wtdmca2tvRhusJ9fAN8bxQDMeu1HKdAFP2fpoiGs25yKXIrwTaQ0HCTA_DqKerA8JQsAr2h_GGhWpv0bnPKOaqSeuCfPEA-u4ro81Gyac_XjQ/s320/IMG_6325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607407837763564802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD1Ardl5mDy3slHljYdZiF_GnEgacdn9ubvAltdrgw2b06gCuEChFznmh3f2KVsPZ1W8tliRJbIJX8OU7eQF8MuQTlw6Y7NzLSg5H4-MsPMHLw738Wj39bwkg6RL1DhrK-f8w_Q/s1600/IMG_6316.JPG"><br /></a><br />Lilah had her 9-month check-up today, and she's growing like a weed! She's 18 pounds, 11 ounces (50th percentile), and 28 & 1/4 inches (75th percentile). (For comparison, Libby was 16 pounds and 27 inches as her 9-month visit.) She also has an ear infection, which is her fourth in less than 2 months (third in 4 weeks), so we got a referral to the ENT. That's scheduled for May 31st with the same doctor at Children's Hospital that did Libby's tubes. Looks like Lilah's headed down the same path, which is actually a relief, because these ear infections just make them miserable. Antibiotics knock out the infection but not the fluid, so that fluid just gets re-infected as soon as we stop the antibiotic.<br /><br />Lilah's been a busy girl lately. I was filling out her baby book this weekend, and it seems like I was writing down "8 months" for every milestone.<br />• She has 2 bottom teeth and seems to be working on the upper ones from the way she's sucking on her lips, chewing on teething rings and drooling.<br />• She's eating three good solid meals and day, and loves Puffs for a snack. We're going to introduce some other finger foods very soon.<br />• She waves enthusiastically, especially at Daddy.<br />• She babbles "dadadadada" all the time, and "mamama" sometimes.<br />• She's crawling everywhere, although still with her belly on the ground.<br />• She can get in and out of a sitting position by herself.<br />• She can pull up to a standing position by herself, her new favorite activity!<br /><br />She's delighted by Libby and all her dancing and silliness. They're starting to play together and it's awesome to hear them laughing together. She's also in love with Miss Kimmy, her primary caregiver at daycare. We recently found out Miss Kimmy babysits on the weekends, so we're going to have her watch the girls for us so we can go out soon, and hopefully make that a regular thing.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-26830429725448022992011-02-17T20:24:00.002-05:002011-02-17T20:38:56.536-05:00happy half-birthday, Lilah!Sweet little Lilah turned 6 months today! Here's what's going on in her world:<br /><br />• Her cute habits include kicking her legs whenever she's excited or sees you coming, rubbing her head when she's sleepy and blowing raspberries. She loves the jumper that hangs from the doorway, Sophie Giraffe and TV (we don't turn it on for her, but she sees what Libby is watching).<br /><br />• She started eating rice cereal about two weeks ago, and we added applesauce this week. She still mostly spits it out, but she'll get the hang of it soon. We're going to try sweet potatoes this weekend and see if she takes to them better.<br /><br />• She has her 6-month appointment on Monday, but unofficially she weighs about 16 pounds. She has the cutest little roly-poly thighs (Helen says they're juicy, tee hee). So we're not sweating the fact that she's not really eating solids yet.<br /><br />• She's been rolling both ways for about 6 weeks but isn't sitting up unsupported yet. She reaches for toys and rakes things toward her when she's on her belly, a good precursor to crawling.<br /><br />• She's not really digging her pacifier lately, so we're going to try to just stop offering it and see if she's cool with that. I'd love to not have to keep track of and wash those, and it will be nice to not have to wean her from them later on. She sucks her thumb a little.<br /><br />• She's still getting exclusively breastmilk. My goal is to nurse her for at least a year, like I did Libby. I'm very proud of this.<br /><br />• We started sleep training her this week using the Ferber method, which we've used very successfully for Libby. It went pretty well Tuesday night and great last night. She just started fussing again tonight, so we'll see how it goes. Even if we have to go in there several times to soothe and reassure her, it's wonderful to have both girls in bed by 8. There's not a lot of free time for two working parents of a 2.5-year-old and a 6-month old.<br /><br />I'll post her official stats after her appointment on Monday.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-88813913459520984592011-01-23T08:24:00.004-05:002011-01-23T08:38:42.334-05:00neighbor girlsWe are so fortunate to have a little girl just 2 weeks older than Libby living right next door to us. Even better, Ariella has super nice parents, so it's fun to have play dates with them or just socialize in the driveway. The week before Christmas they invited us over to bake holiday cupcakes. The decorating didn't last too long, but they loved it, and I think they enjoyed <span style="font-style: italic;">eating</span> their cupcakes even more.<br /><br />Yesterday we took the girls to Joseph Beth Booksellers to see a little preview of the Cincinnati Ballet's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and Ariella was there, too. Libby and Ari are both really interested in ballet and love to dance. They were both smitten with the older dancer dressed as a fairy and had their pictures taken with her. Libby went back a second time just to give her a hug.<br /><br />So enjoy some photos of Libby and Ariella (and Lilah) as their friendship blossoms!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKOIebJug2ilYc3q08wdD4QlwAl11PfddNg8fIjTNLYStYA0SZ-jFwaH_AmUP4v2moM_C7pyrBKQS1Up8V8h9mSQIfsMdO6Zjz9V8Qw6f5ZSPfZDtHdf_RMRiPC9wmXEoosHnFg/s1600/IMG_5690.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKOIebJug2ilYc3q08wdD4QlwAl11PfddNg8fIjTNLYStYA0SZ-jFwaH_AmUP4v2moM_C7pyrBKQS1Up8V8h9mSQIfsMdO6Zjz9V8Qw6f5ZSPfZDtHdf_RMRiPC9wmXEoosHnFg/s320/IMG_5690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565374962240852386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0ymVn7Tt7L8pdoKpiaMNT6iJIFi7VWy8aA4V65zmqpW286ESkkCg0D29Tmaxd9KtJMlmIECPI3sQCli8-zCKqPYi-6DmuFWqbsNAL8ac3G0sZICyatpixbG-WR_MsdkwoqhGWA/s1600/IMG_5691.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHkYdErJ90-thYjd4RXsWR7ehn_Ze3r-vp_G7N0WAkL-mI0O3cDH7F53hVv4eYGu8pGkZYJ49leHcG6CT1z1-HHdLnr9FTRQT-P_CgMY4PvxFqO47yoEd0cxZzP2YLGIvJz8ouw/s320/IMG_5702.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554330647705771266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-und6P2RygWA-FLo4Tw20GiPmRBiJgici_2__K0VQ80JgHKHbdGEDJgR4hRrRJ1B54QRDWlhDsKgl0r_HJ457zDkgsOTL9yXXbkrPD9rrnivLf-PzOCXEDGeRDrAIDllr-tAgJQ/s1600/IMG_5699.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-und6P2RygWA-FLo4Tw20GiPmRBiJgici_2__K0VQ80JgHKHbdGEDJgR4hRrRJ1B54QRDWlhDsKgl0r_HJ457zDkgsOTL9yXXbkrPD9rrnivLf-PzOCXEDGeRDrAIDllr-tAgJQ/s320/IMG_5699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554330641067187218" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday we took the girls downtown to see the Duke Energy train display and to see Santa at Macy's. The line was way long for the train, and Libby isn't really a train-enthusiast—just a big Polar Express fan—so she was satisfied to peek through the window. Then we walked across Fountain Square so Libby could watch the ice skaters on our way to Macy's. This is the third year we've taken Libby to see Santa there, and it's the same Santa every year, which we love. Plus, there's nothing for sale—you see Santa, take your own photos and get a candy cane. You can even write a letter while you wait. And we did have to wait a while this year, but Libby was very, very good in line. Lilah slept from the time we left the house until it was her turn to sit on Santa's lap, then went back in her stroller and fell asleep again. She's a super easygoing baby! As you can see from the photos, Lilah grinned away on Santa's lap and Libby told him exactly what she wanted this year: "presents." More specifically, "two presents." I suppose we should appreciate her lack of specificity for now because I'm sure it will only be a year or two before she has a list a mile long with princess this and princess that on it.<br /><br />When we got home we baked cut-out cookies and plan to decorate them tonight. We'll also be partaking in our annual Christmas Eve dinner of all appetizers and snacks. We'll post cookie-decorating photos and Christmas morning photos soon. Until then, Merry Christmas to all!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-71948689394446727992010-12-15T10:20:00.003-05:002010-12-15T10:29:16.519-05:00lilah's 4-month statsLilah had her 4-month check-up today, and she's growing like crazy! She weighs 13 pounds, 13 ounces and is 25.25 inches long. That's the 75th percentile for weight and the 90th percentile for height! You can definitely tell she's chubbier and taller than Libby was at this age. Lilah has long arms too, and she's outgrowing her sleepers sooner than Libby did. Libby weighed 12 pounds, 6 ounces and was 23.25 inches long at her 4-month visit, so Lilah is a pound and a half heavier and two inches longer!<br /><br />Lilah looked great and was smiling and laughing at Dr. Z the whole time. And she only cried for about 10 seconds when she got her 4 shots. She and Libby both have little colds (our new constant reality), but no fever or chest congestion. I'm hoping we can all stay relatively healthy through Christmas and New Year's this year. If so, it will be a first since Libby was born.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-77961905974977321892010-10-29T15:04:00.007-04:002010-10-29T18:00:33.057-04:00play date with maddie & sydneyWe had Maddie & Sydney—my friend Melissa's little girls—over for a play date this morning. Libby ADORES Maddie, who is 4, (and Maddie adores Lilah, lol) and she loved swimming with the girls at their grandma's pool this summer, so we thought we should host. It's hard to get posed shots of two 2-year-olds and a 4-year-old, but here are a few and some candids from our fun morning!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzGi0Rp2EoqpSqcbXU5lkFO0EL0gdgaxG4vHnWp4PeLD4UAc48LuQWN83QRLAR-ew98QjGJExUs0F2Hrz81XZ5whjpLoGioRjdFCa1Bgs-CaSKOMMWiFQdz8MZW_dUJpC1Xwjug/s1600/IMG_5425.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzGi0Rp2EoqpSqcbXU5lkFO0EL0gdgaxG4vHnWp4PeLD4UAc48LuQWN83QRLAR-ew98QjGJExUs0F2Hrz81XZ5whjpLoGioRjdFCa1Bgs-CaSKOMMWiFQdz8MZW_dUJpC1Xwjug/s320/IMG_5425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533548354194947314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnu4MSvGLcTqNHXVirlU0s2AQlU6Kn-SjTEDDasgEjeU5nnaA-a6v5X62FQ5rWBrA_txFePP2NO2z64KEOCAYRhReXfbVgdN6AIzAb6gDDxaWFhMv7-EXHeVENZPcP_3XDMIBtQ/s1600/IMG_5428.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQUYgA37rue-MuRn4vghDrnFUSP5sTi7A9slrLjA0LedGHncGiWMtUtD34O8AxR19JUq9vhaViuhbXcgGSwdGXJmlHLHX87LQ5kbCvduFEr31_f-hIu2jy44MeDY7yfl6nQuoqw/s320/IMG_5435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533547773726642482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNc9YDHB7gRKJ9lDb6CRRe7miL6tkcIq71YYZyT-GtUL-hmmoaViwwJQkMkbawHg9ozVC4JcHseQSZfZvaOnWe7UFq6A4KW0aT-uyWvp824WoPVVrtUiKe5IjOZl1uY1NEhYpmA/s1600/IMG_5436.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNc9YDHB7gRKJ9lDb6CRRe7miL6tkcIq71YYZyT-GtUL-hmmoaViwwJQkMkbawHg9ozVC4JcHseQSZfZvaOnWe7UFq6A4KW0aT-uyWvp824WoPVVrtUiKe5IjOZl1uY1NEhYpmA/s320/IMG_5436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533547765815682690" border="0" /></a>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-56561595891769686722010-10-29T13:56:00.007-04:002010-10-29T14:16:12.534-04:00little mamaLibby has been very into mothering her dolls since Lilah was born and has been mimicking everything we do to care for Lilah, including changing their diapers in the pack n play (we have to keep the diaper ointment out of reach) and "nursing," which mostly involves using the Boppy pillow to feed her babies bottles. Here's a pictorial of "daycare" with Libby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkFytbH-FN6lzSTB7sCmXRMFszBIrLQAM-2opr4w9H7s1JnQmJnRcDCOM9nNJwcpNL6U0WxuQ4wg1s3F61sDDGPMc7MIQCW5vwQ3D7kX0hedmlNTdhZLS_dKrAvwBdppsscH0-A/s1600/IMG_5371.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkFytbH-FN6lzSTB7sCmXRMFszBIrLQAM-2opr4w9H7s1JnQmJnRcDCOM9nNJwcpNL6U0WxuQ4wg1s3F61sDDGPMc7MIQCW5vwQ3D7kX0hedmlNTdhZLS_dKrAvwBdppsscH0-A/s320/IMG_5371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533532327669299938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxOoG1_jm1m6hbKMiFq5tZTH-EhX1GdWnqXRuSRIAusju7L8UshL8YVCgUuBQZPuMdGs-MC0jBbpTK3PiLB_vUVGfgiZu1RUKWC5VAq-dNE4mbzaYyoCAm9VxkorUisCaGAzfdA/s1600/IMG_5415.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClRKRAO7ruHoFZjqe5YIIWU3_qxH6raFbZAkvpAagl_awAw8xGrcdNZPLeYlAobHmJV4vBnLytdr9FwmI8-IAOJp_lgzWfu68tsY6IUg-iz3Eou5wR09WgoTQKqkbbzSLIT5w2Q/s320/IMG_5418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533531857102082722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpp-uk3W6clt-FZV36ibsrpoDHt36LDMwrXEgPlADoXP0i6UtaNfnEkj9QX5GJDgmhG582rz4aw8wDX_LjlvoXP_Ym0CcXR5MpS6s6gJRouASv-S_lhrXTKyHiEnv7oEX7lqcDTg/s1600/IMG_5419.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpp-uk3W6clt-FZV36ibsrpoDHt36LDMwrXEgPlADoXP0i6UtaNfnEkj9QX5GJDgmhG582rz4aw8wDX_LjlvoXP_Ym0CcXR5MpS6s6gJRouASv-S_lhrXTKyHiEnv7oEX7lqcDTg/s320/IMG_5419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533531850889398530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpNPrnWp2MDAVPG63iQTYacbgM8gG5hCfbKLEvAfZjuT0nEGaPP_3WgnPeoGf2zjGnXKFcGHHX5hNNJ8sy9cGY3HAufK-MxWbvewW10Aq0peDr4JMotBvQ4x1J3Sw9npygXX-sA/s1600/IMG_5417.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpNPrnWp2MDAVPG63iQTYacbgM8gG5hCfbKLEvAfZjuT0nEGaPP_3WgnPeoGf2zjGnXKFcGHHX5hNNJ8sy9cGY3HAufK-MxWbvewW10Aq0peDr4JMotBvQ4x1J3Sw9npygXX-sA/s320/IMG_5417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533531841900630818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNp1LJHfKH3XqQXLWfk4yfzLDNqugfzyga9U9p_YEK_XcVArFOVWT_RT5k9Fdfra4Q7A5iuVk_p057nxN2ycfuG5naS3xe4L1MuQUYjbnxyT69sZ9fuDnTZSDqESARhVcnVe1Wg/s1600/IMG_5410.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNp1LJHfKH3XqQXLWfk4yfzLDNqugfzyga9U9p_YEK_XcVArFOVWT_RT5k9Fdfra4Q7A5iuVk_p057nxN2ycfuG5naS3xe4L1MuQUYjbnxyT69sZ9fuDnTZSDqESARhVcnVe1Wg/s320/IMG_5410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533531839143602514" border="0" /></a>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-35518983891183474242010-10-11T08:54:00.004-04:002010-10-11T09:16:07.486-04:00fingerpaintingIt was 80 degrees yesterday, so I decided it would be fun to take Libby outside and introduce her to fingerpainting. She was super excited about the Crayola "art dress" I bought for her to wear. When I first squirted the red paint onto the paper plate, she happily exclaimed, "ketchup!" I think her favorite part was mixing the colors together on the plates. It was a quick project, but I think she had fun because first thing this morning she said, "Mommy: color outside. Get shoes on!"<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LWXBMFTV1yBo3tSUlNwHBAkHtSgnlymw0K_boYt6_38be5dzp7xNZ6hHbQwTnwCLamG0SR9LMKPXo_bFXkJ3MovzmoBzM5BqPE8REXgXuPvpBVa5LdBLn8xbE5nXDcI5r1DXZA/s1600/IMG_5326.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LWXBMFTV1yBo3tSUlNwHBAkHtSgnlymw0K_boYt6_38be5dzp7xNZ6hHbQwTnwCLamG0SR9LMKPXo_bFXkJ3MovzmoBzM5BqPE8REXgXuPvpBVa5LdBLn8xbE5nXDcI5r1DXZA/s320/IMG_5326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526775203433750946" border="0" /></a>pre-painting snack<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWYfo5DlMGtSBsXDMh4NMVoVjGGcJoPjMRhxL0KIBtMkqJRLa5LUitr7s01zhr2JIGCs0dG8NL0AKLSvtojMGm2uh3XcNDsJ9tyjrmf3NnlJaeuEOEi-1FICny6AVh45QKfWOTw/s1600/IMG_5327.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguelNKVFjf66SVR1kxe0jdjMZMtYAxR6SxqqQxBpZJS_1i1l5enmNnUKN_ioCgTCFuXACJ1NfuEZK_YCSvmMeTo2Yit4jpZFEXgwEEW_1-O7yuKxj6cnYQdZ4IovzppNloPNge5Q/s320/IMG_5330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526775186875934914" border="0" /></a>all done and ready for more snacks<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jmUrzAK3WPHcmvGRa0j7qoAM1nUFgGqH7a6BcbwdJt2di6wJPUU4oXg8s3I6rh9vm3PWNKkazX-YgQ1SXbgKcDu63Zu9qi75fQSccoqcByEoiVboyfQnWhP12cFPRR4yM5_mLw/s1600/IMG_5337.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jmUrzAK3WPHcmvGRa0j7qoAM1nUFgGqH7a6BcbwdJt2di6wJPUU4oXg8s3I6rh9vm3PWNKkazX-YgQ1SXbgKcDu63Zu9qi75fQSccoqcByEoiVboyfQnWhP12cFPRR4yM5_mLw/s320/IMG_5337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526775185736588226" border="0" /></a>Libby's masterpieces<br /></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-65547726832006942572010-08-21T16:14:00.002-04:002010-08-21T16:26:39.014-04:00welcome lilahHere's a video of Lilah's first moments in the world.<br /><object height="226" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/484367997563"><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/484367997563" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="226" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br />And here's another with Libby's first moments with Lilah.<br /><br /><object height="226" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/484372882563"><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/484372882563" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="226" width="400"></embed></object>kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06742759374192146641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-15892752110187465582010-08-18T14:38:00.002-04:002010-08-18T14:48:41.633-04:00introducing lilah grace whitman<span style="font-family:verdana;">Our latest addition arrived yesterday morning. Lilah Grace Whitman was born August 17, 2010 at 9:27 in the morning, weighing in at 7 pounds, three ounces and measuring 21 inches long (another string bean).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mother and baby are doing fine, recovering well in the hospital. Libby is having a blast hanging out with Pop Pop & Grandma Whitman, so I'm sure she hardly misses us. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">We're looking forward to coming home on Friday so "our girls" can meet for the first time. Here are a couple of photos to wet your appetite, but check back often at our </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.gallery.me.com/whitman">Mobile Me Gallery</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (see link on the right) for new photos and video. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWeUGCaPF_uc6_Gkdf664OcApvxWOmmq9_kAjAHQae1qD8y2PfyvqMJa5pzIO07T_xDK_1QESTVEIyXXTQQ7XvC56LIvJOYYHyrImMbxTez8Yk4DwyI16cJlsJCT2wnkYB9C1/s1600/IMG_5070.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWeUGCaPF_uc6_Gkdf664OcApvxWOmmq9_kAjAHQae1qD8y2PfyvqMJa5pzIO07T_xDK_1QESTVEIyXXTQQ7XvC56LIvJOYYHyrImMbxTez8Yk4DwyI16cJlsJCT2wnkYB9C1/s400/IMG_5070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506823307243944530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWOB0L1YVOEVa-y7jranfakqYIzIe-tegtmmdLUq1QZdZkcfX-N1EvPZKcNO4aF391lyQAX0zf-Wj8FB_ImhSYQ47m_mjYC7E8NEQ09YLTzfw7fp6T5UgGfPoeVoSvXb_Ep9G/s1600/IMG_5076.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWOB0L1YVOEVa-y7jranfakqYIzIe-tegtmmdLUq1QZdZkcfX-N1EvPZKcNO4aF391lyQAX0zf-Wj8FB_ImhSYQ47m_mjYC7E8NEQ09YLTzfw7fp6T5UgGfPoeVoSvXb_Ep9G/s400/IMG_5076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506823290722231826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXgCNA7wWxrdU0nIeTNeZom7KBZ8L5zkov81GYv4LlLb8wO0pSKBIKqB2KWVNuGCS-tIpZIaZriJr0z6mv4MqRF5aOMBh-2PZ4taLYJZumke7Mh0_pCgfHNYg3FnsJNklfjYQ/s1600/IMG_5085.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXgCNA7wWxrdU0nIeTNeZom7KBZ8L5zkov81GYv4LlLb8wO0pSKBIKqB2KWVNuGCS-tIpZIaZriJr0z6mv4MqRF5aOMBh-2PZ4taLYJZumke7Mh0_pCgfHNYg3FnsJNklfjYQ/s400/IMG_5085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506823275963207666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9ckpVAR2frfAhvhw49yVL2_OMJ_3sjh0JhaxMBfuR5TjH7yw8FLyMURWBShK3psERoJ2GwVNVTYi_q7R6dMaFCEo61zNK8_iIXogC2Nc1otcanReRzGTL1hEU5zi5dj2SjZG/s1600/IMG_5100.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9ckpVAR2frfAhvhw49yVL2_OMJ_3sjh0JhaxMBfuR5TjH7yw8FLyMURWBShK3psERoJ2GwVNVTYi_q7R6dMaFCEo61zNK8_iIXogC2Nc1otcanReRzGTL1hEU5zi5dj2SjZG/s400/IMG_5100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506823263187490482" border="0" /></a>kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06742759374192146641noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-25335370392911379082010-08-07T18:02:00.005-04:002010-08-07T18:16:01.327-04:00toddler tunesI babysat Casey and Morgan (and Libby) for a few hours a couple of weeks ago while Kevin and Katie helped move my mom into an apartment down the street from us. (We're excited to have her so close by now instead of all the way up in Middletown!) The kids love the piano, and it's hard to keep them all in one room or chase them around while I'm pregnant, so I broke out the piano rolls and lined them all up on the bench. They loved playing along to the music. Here are a few photos and a short video. Enjoy the performance!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoiIo1VfNKk-IyeHGahlhknlUnq2xkNp510wGmdhjnDNjM0FZOrXBRoinqdstST9BvGCvUaIOZFiZHnopgMgdAfvbzuSE9FIdbroVxxE6mVAyYvNn0Wibai3uiPg8UAQ0KzzRpA/s1600/IMG_5031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoiIo1VfNKk-IyeHGahlhknlUnq2xkNp510wGmdhjnDNjM0FZOrXBRoinqdstST9BvGCvUaIOZFiZHnopgMgdAfvbzuSE9FIdbroVxxE6mVAyYvNn0Wibai3uiPg8UAQ0KzzRpA/s320/IMG_5031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502793115841394770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9aeX0hgkV2YW3DNow8a7sDQqWpzzFpAdgH4xtmRq4ZNLi0eXhzdfenFqcWTJeJn9vcpjYp-Vcb_MSE_IS6PJIZBlcEO8hD0YgdxmwPfiCh2atqaATLmNr7OVWOp3kaeFo1-tCQ/s1600/IMG_5030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9aeX0hgkV2YW3DNow8a7sDQqWpzzFpAdgH4xtmRq4ZNLi0eXhzdfenFqcWTJeJn9vcpjYp-Vcb_MSE_IS6PJIZBlcEO8hD0YgdxmwPfiCh2atqaATLmNr7OVWOp3kaeFo1-tCQ/s320/IMG_5030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502793108552200002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl8aCLI2zU7zZHiFEQrtx5JA70Tt22fjjsbi_zb1WCI4KEnJT95WimYan_g-ng2RLTsCdwNuWYDc1xUSFuMBzo4aGHH2HapJAU5zXv0a9B_VPLy2B-96r_Ilih15f2NZh6hNOfg/s1600/IMG_5029.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl8aCLI2zU7zZHiFEQrtx5JA70Tt22fjjsbi_zb1WCI4KEnJT95WimYan_g-ng2RLTsCdwNuWYDc1xUSFuMBzo4aGHH2HapJAU5zXv0a9B_VPLy2B-96r_Ilih15f2NZh6hNOfg/s320/IMG_5029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502793102092096706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaYg7TWKgC0M2rBI415Ql-1ZLJ9PsgPvEpw1kFU8MAhrZ2lX4c7jPNStkAdOt3IFxQzqa5n3tMaFs7O-eol1xUxCK8VBKqLJwzCK20LHAz1eVY3xk3MD9_A02Vvg0kK8YS0Nt_A/s1600/IMG_5028.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaYg7TWKgC0M2rBI415Ql-1ZLJ9PsgPvEpw1kFU8MAhrZ2lX4c7jPNStkAdOt3IFxQzqa5n3tMaFs7O-eol1xUxCK8VBKqLJwzCK20LHAz1eVY3xk3MD9_A02Vvg0kK8YS0Nt_A/s320/IMG_5028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502793093580742146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyTEX1-9v0cJlqXyII9SLOTGn6Qdm26qeqn0qfnEqpHi9T4vA6v6ONw67cU9sEOM0rnKqT9arDjIx0' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-51719402088731981452010-06-28T14:49:00.004-04:002010-06-28T15:10:57.237-04:00fifth third day at the zooFifth Third held its annual picnic at the Cincinnati Zoo this year. We skipped the picnic lunch because it fell during Libby's nap time and the hottest part of the day, but we took advantage of the 2 extra hours the zoo was open just for Fifth Third employees in the evening. It wasn't crowded at all, so Libby got to see lots of animals up close, including several big cats, which is usually a challenge from her stroller-bound vantage point. There were lots of zookeepers out with animals, so she got to pet a baby crocodile and meet a real bearcat. We also went to Lorakeet landing where you can feed the birds seeds and nectar, and they'll land right on you. Libby LOVED this part, including the bird that sat on her head and tried to steal her barette, until a bird actually landed on the stick she was holding and she kind of freaked out. After that we rode the train, fed some goats and sheep in the Children's Zoo and played on the brand-new playground. We had such a fun time and, even though we have a zoo membership, it was well worth the price of our picnic tickets to enjoy the extended hours!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLa9G_orYsBYccXx7erRyOkf2_NwoCuKnhdb4HS-LN0dIAXyv431NhqBwtYT3Y5i2bPcBUx9-fRo-ueCx0r5YY2dp3abN_PWmuG7XovRlrbMbMn3o3PQGkLJl0Gm1a0X2teASUw/s1600/IMG_0065.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLa9G_orYsBYccXx7erRyOkf2_NwoCuKnhdb4HS-LN0dIAXyv431NhqBwtYT3Y5i2bPcBUx9-fRo-ueCx0r5YY2dp3abN_PWmuG7XovRlrbMbMn3o3PQGkLJl0Gm1a0X2teASUw/s320/IMG_0065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487903119325410562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsTQTdtiofEPbDMZSHEjaQnRLVUGp4hTah-_RmafRqFP5UClWNLkrBkkEdukfg6GFpYd1JLumpYtv2OvRQmYCHfumUAJrUcIgmxqu6KkJSZZG0n8CKF9a4EngrttjmAGJOiTF9g/s1600/IMG_0063.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCvyZnU4HEgeipRI4vodEuCuhTcZDCmul_0dQ7gtOpOYjrqNgv79UpjF3KUdhTye5xNKAdU7dk6kIXY01LrJTfoxmIs-1OptfE693SQHisyHZabWx9-xWX2HvowybYhT-uaV-Ig/s320/IMG_0076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487901286547866594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQPTo0m6odhHXdA7LbsB_Co5cF_4I4y2EFgryleVwR_NI0vwWIdBx_faRloI3rSIjQuXhLpkqpoTV7BeuvE55Z20OCYEJF-cSTRdZHiVFQNOuJhOp1JKNWk27F1OITN5k8s0QNA/s1600/IMG_0078.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQPTo0m6odhHXdA7LbsB_Co5cF_4I4y2EFgryleVwR_NI0vwWIdBx_faRloI3rSIjQuXhLpkqpoTV7BeuvE55Z20OCYEJF-cSTRdZHiVFQNOuJhOp1JKNWk27F1OITN5k8s0QNA/s320/IMG_0078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487901270481378706" border="0" /></a>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-31138764021746394362010-06-07T20:33:00.005-04:002010-06-07T20:54:33.665-04:00swimmingLast weekend Libby kicked off summer with 2 days of swimming. On Saturday, we broke out the awesome inflatable pool Daddy got on clearance at the end of last summer that has not one, but two flower sprinklers! Libby loved splashing in the pool and getting sprayed! On Sunday, Libby went to Sydney's 2nd birthday party and got to swim in a big pool for the very first time (at the Carusos' house). She loved floating around in the little inflatable boat with Daddy. She can't wait to swim with Sydney and Maddie again this summer!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RM8pehIcPuBcX553YZELuzRX3kUmkZ_aLFIGv1ShYZURIFbAA7gaPtFiTKm6j8HsKLhY9XEi0kLEro2GS-vW7nPK4kvVeQ2fgRuz5JBLAf9jff_tudce1yrwxqVSuH1SxKfKIg/s1600/IMG_4968.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RM8pehIcPuBcX553YZELuzRX3kUmkZ_aLFIGv1ShYZURIFbAA7gaPtFiTKm6j8HsKLhY9XEi0kLEro2GS-vW7nPK4kvVeQ2fgRuz5JBLAf9jff_tudce1yrwxqVSuH1SxKfKIg/s320/IMG_4968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480198671450014306" border="0" /></a>getting sprayed!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip83LtrEC9eNCPY38_yRNQprK8D3LD7J3hWZ8Z6dhSrqwzzaJjdWVJ_N_OjFq3y6nVkRR08Gjb3VeXRROZHRN2m4tdhAJutfAmf8m2PW4NTPqUuZlAoCbiTpQf3d1jrBnmymafIQ/s1600/IMG_4967.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip83LtrEC9eNCPY38_yRNQprK8D3LD7J3hWZ8Z6dhSrqwzzaJjdWVJ_N_OjFq3y6nVkRR08Gjb3VeXRROZHRN2m4tdhAJutfAmf8m2PW4NTPqUuZlAoCbiTpQf3d1jrBnmymafIQ/s320/IMG_4967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480198666154881794" border="0" /></a>flower power<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ugoVPGumUUPlaRzrPsoDEZJ04qsXfXmhBkqPnIBIygLzaDDclpVv7kF5BNoPN6-jeRCJ_001uUhyphenhyphentDtrOhZAZTxfYFt-L4BY9agXlB-bcZfKpKpaXPLB3VR7xnZsD_JQ5A_1JA/s1600/IMG_4969.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ugoVPGumUUPlaRzrPsoDEZJ04qsXfXmhBkqPnIBIygLzaDDclpVv7kF5BNoPN6-jeRCJ_001uUhyphenhyphentDtrOhZAZTxfYFt-L4BY9agXlB-bcZfKpKpaXPLB3VR7xnZsD_JQ5A_1JA/s320/IMG_4969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480198650010123554" border="0" /></a>having a blast<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW2su6gkTHy6yBeiioz3xLynz2l4fXCHvlUbob0VfDo42Z_czuLCjSayG7zn_wO03jTBldIyOks2ZyNoR4XkpamGrxed8FEjHVJT1gjCry8Lrv4mWpeDagjeUD-9DqBDdzkl8OA/s1600/IMG_4978.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW2su6gkTHy6yBeiioz3xLynz2l4fXCHvlUbob0VfDo42Z_czuLCjSayG7zn_wO03jTBldIyOks2ZyNoR4XkpamGrxed8FEjHVJT1gjCry8Lrv4mWpeDagjeUD-9DqBDdzkl8OA/s320/IMG_4978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480197925869333282" border="0" /></a>pimped out for the pool party<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiun8IVbZbqfuUotAK-aIZ7jvLveE7GhSkFLdb9wMZQ6rSi1j4OxCchzWkX6Pf80DVAC8iY54uajtMoYbgsJ-6BODN-LhNrsgg2ebk8DvfJuRcibgOju-uxkbGFWqcuyh1anxSgOg/s1600/IMG_4980.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiun8IVbZbqfuUotAK-aIZ7jvLveE7GhSkFLdb9wMZQ6rSi1j4OxCchzWkX6Pf80DVAC8iY54uajtMoYbgsJ-6BODN-LhNrsgg2ebk8DvfJuRcibgOju-uxkbGFWqcuyh1anxSgOg/s320/IMG_4980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480197911490683506" border="0" /></a>not so sure about getting in the water but her suit sure is cute!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTv4AWV0pb1Sy_aVqQ2GzieY4Bcuo4pK3l1kGAY1K0cmYQJK4dl34HW-Yr8mNoJfG0Pf0NzNtF2JUwd_iLQuWp4WbHxuGiLm8f3u5-sJFxDd17RVh4CJI4L6nPxKwAfdUbyHPx1g/s1600/IMG_4983.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTv4AWV0pb1Sy_aVqQ2GzieY4Bcuo4pK3l1kGAY1K0cmYQJK4dl34HW-Yr8mNoJfG0Pf0NzNtF2JUwd_iLQuWp4WbHxuGiLm8f3u5-sJFxDd17RVh4CJI4L6nPxKwAfdUbyHPx1g/s320/IMG_4983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480197906316015570" border="0" /></a>of course, she loved it<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6fNJny9zfM6cjVYs60kVXSAbQwS1NXWJ6L98I7OaepbWKixhjIO6qlQ9pAvVxYkXTcCrcRUI9t_Wb4jSxoi6a-vG7Wx17yE8vXJkkgrpPIBFYryh_Fr78bM9vhZhJKa8Hv-fBA/s1600/IMG_4985.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6fNJny9zfM6cjVYs60kVXSAbQwS1NXWJ6L98I7OaepbWKixhjIO6qlQ9pAvVxYkXTcCrcRUI9t_Wb4jSxoi6a-vG7Wx17yE8vXJkkgrpPIBFYryh_Fr78bM9vhZhJKa8Hv-fBA/s320/IMG_4985.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480197896824441106" border="0" /></a>posing with daddy<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YrKnJe0IwA_yDs7MulmQTNLTJChcsMFXYdU8LSoq1EI_F6_GaoFZ_6tqJ3vO3-ZsrFCgjTZrSFhFTDrwef8ZfHKGPfOqyC4F1-HdypAWHwp6qWd2NWjf87vMbVU4yysonTBzxA/s1600/IMG_4984.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YrKnJe0IwA_yDs7MulmQTNLTJChcsMFXYdU8LSoq1EI_F6_GaoFZ_6tqJ3vO3-ZsrFCgjTZrSFhFTDrwef8ZfHKGPfOqyC4F1-HdypAWHwp6qWd2NWjf87vMbVU4yysonTBzxA/s320/IMG_4984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480197886759277218" border="0" /></a>refreshment break!<br /><br /></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-83954450774156965362010-06-01T13:03:00.003-04:002010-06-01T13:08:00.682-04:00goofy grin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCaAlQ15yVwCqUEnE2ooYoFu5LtdaLm9O2f9iroklBkbe7oXgPZ5hBQVFXfvdZjYMEs9n9Y0id7haIVbS13uAg-DFc9k-6LuqhvGpaEQYX4bCdkiEI3chT6KZEhJGA5e4WW0rWQ/s1600/IMG_4976.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCaAlQ15yVwCqUEnE2ooYoFu5LtdaLm9O2f9iroklBkbe7oXgPZ5hBQVFXfvdZjYMEs9n9Y0id7haIVbS13uAg-DFc9k-6LuqhvGpaEQYX4bCdkiEI3chT6KZEhJGA5e4WW0rWQ/s320/IMG_4976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477853013163028466" border="0" /></a><br />If Libby looks a little goofy in this latest chair photo, it's because we told her to smile and she gave us her first-ever fake one. The chair photo has become a bit of a challenge, so we were just happy to have her cooperation. It seems she's suddenly able to connect an action with a consequence or reward, so we finally got her to sit still for a quick snap by telling her that she could go to Sydney's birthday party and swim after we were done. Of course, when we start taking chair photos of her little sister, she'll probably try to sit on top of her just to have her own photo taken. She has a bit of a jealous streak!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-33050412653229067532010-05-30T09:42:00.004-04:002010-05-30T09:53:58.386-04:00butterfly show 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqJXW5_7g5bRa9nkyhOwmau1PcbNbIzgW326Lc61cR37_x1QcNV0PpsJlsm0Wc0JW7KHgvQDpbprb9xvUnhaf2QUtPtJVczu_zs0bhj6cjUAe8g3MpeXY8jIrGmVTwau_EzFCwA/s1600/IMG_4960.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqJXW5_7g5bRa9nkyhOwmau1PcbNbIzgW326Lc61cR37_x1QcNV0PpsJlsm0Wc0JW7KHgvQDpbprb9xvUnhaf2QUtPtJVczu_zs0bhj6cjUAe8g3MpeXY8jIrGmVTwau_EzFCwA/s320/IMG_4960.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477060381359763506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlLARChPwb9qNFLbK-Qbeazh_ZTh2NSjCrqpUJSN0gbEs7efRn0NWnVt4jo8SqwzmKSSzjLIq8FSEPGiolWDzXDK7rs2xJyBczDehYXw1fkLSQ_9eUijuF9qRk8PTJLpR8m10nA/s1600/IMG_4958.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-Ma1PblhZiItp7PdHIRijJu7-dJgFGVfji7d5bRjV0nziVB3GETbjURhvaoPxWcbT_AzKo_cRktupL2Ao_CtA9b0TR-vwlPNHXcUq48Sf2jZe8E13tbDTVfAHffV2kA5w-xgow/s320/IMG_4937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477059085219180962" border="0" /></a>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-48200593292605786812010-04-29T10:40:00.003-04:002010-04-29T10:49:20.997-04:00photo potpourri<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">We're long overdue for a blog post, but we have some good excuses: Kevin has traveled Monday through Friday 4 out of the last 5 weeks, the hard drive on our one-and-only home computer died last week, and I'm pregnant and tired. So I thought I'd do a quick workday post of some photos from the past week. There's also a new Watch Baby Grow pick to the right, and we'll add Libby's 20-month chair photo next week. Enjoy!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdEO0TX_bHcKfG7f1i-RlFFRZjU-rgjejw9zytefj9W6bjYWSXkcWbrofaj0xFpuXOr_WF2r4grQcpMoWk5uO_dmxLwb-k4zqXfR0nInf6-n5zHqklcKTeUq78W_D2jpbOtoorA/s1600/IMG_4907.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdEO0TX_bHcKfG7f1i-RlFFRZjU-rgjejw9zytefj9W6bjYWSXkcWbrofaj0xFpuXOr_WF2r4grQcpMoWk5uO_dmxLwb-k4zqXfR0nInf6-n5zHqklcKTeUq78W_D2jpbOtoorA/s320/IMG_4907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465570718194507074" border="0" /></a>Little Shopper<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-IMtEP5AqUcq9yuPIF4EGgXVLNJChpeDs6MtgR7q6wBkFhUEV-mRYuxaNXk4e2JgoF8hV18iAcqwquiyorP70mvR6Wi9aVA-yimCBjTjfLBJXVXMagxdf3zqqHuKWNFK-HciRw/s1600/IMG_4910.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-IMtEP5AqUcq9yuPIF4EGgXVLNJChpeDs6MtgR7q6wBkFhUEV-mRYuxaNXk4e2JgoF8hV18iAcqwquiyorP70mvR6Wi9aVA-yimCBjTjfLBJXVXMagxdf3zqqHuKWNFK-HciRw/s320/IMG_4910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465570710528812402" border="0" /></a>Shopping in Mommy's Shoes<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWOlvgc9hHDlLLcSsxis9Lhn9Zk_XKhLdGCIWJzIxcaKuNSLNnt19X-VF1Gk1IR4rmzbwnwlOSVJoH63jawPO3a2z70YmOft-l4yhIwcWtAlCl40dPVu0OH5Tl7I7R6RM5xndeg/s1600/IMG_4916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWOlvgc9hHDlLLcSsxis9Lhn9Zk_XKhLdGCIWJzIxcaKuNSLNnt19X-VF1Gk1IR4rmzbwnwlOSVJoH63jawPO3a2z70YmOft-l4yhIwcWtAlCl40dPVu0OH5Tl7I7R6RM5xndeg/s320/IMG_4916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465570697391578674" border="0" /></a>Strollin' in Style<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxOJXC_RZ4Q6obApgzdS89B41Ox7ailC_eTEU-9vHsBIhsZbXo2t57hDD1JnI1_3BDKaYlrBfLyx6RJM8SmVLpm50zA2b0EB_xV43X7pnWNwY5NSbxKoJ38INSIDdMSCmP4an5w/s1600/IMG_4917.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxOJXC_RZ4Q6obApgzdS89B41Ox7ailC_eTEU-9vHsBIhsZbXo2t57hDD1JnI1_3BDKaYlrBfLyx6RJM8SmVLpm50zA2b0EB_xV43X7pnWNwY5NSbxKoJ38INSIDdMSCmP4an5w/s320/IMG_4917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465570690110806018" border="0" /></a>Silly Girl<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfJ-I5Ss8Tt2sZAXTS3occDVBCeFaZRQ2PotKu_umiqmPCLEXbOOPpSderwS24mMI1PtCiPb3yY69TdJ2J4DJ4hd4Wtvn3CtxOlC6lDicDCKUxX8pHrgKsSH0GzDChFSSf1gnaA/s1600/IMG_4919.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfJ-I5Ss8Tt2sZAXTS3occDVBCeFaZRQ2PotKu_umiqmPCLEXbOOPpSderwS24mMI1PtCiPb3yY69TdJ2J4DJ4hd4Wtvn3CtxOlC6lDicDCKUxX8pHrgKsSH0GzDChFSSf1gnaA/s320/IMG_4919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465570681772882146" border="0" /></a>Kickin' Back for Some Sesame Street and Snacks<br /></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-30738467190236254292010-03-28T16:09:00.004-04:002010-03-29T15:28:02.545-04:00table & chairs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrn4LSfCVpkxoXHI8onxoVCfcJK_jczCDeyAmoVamLBohrHBSpQKY1FX8S61NSSzE6Uqi3eA8BbXnXYK8OaGef280xK09JyF3Q9zOPM8c2puDSVwYUzbkSMCddkY0VBToMDfMFA/s1600/IMG_4838.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrn4LSfCVpkxoXHI8onxoVCfcJK_jczCDeyAmoVamLBohrHBSpQKY1FX8S61NSSzE6Uqi3eA8BbXnXYK8OaGef280xK09JyF3Q9zOPM8c2puDSVwYUzbkSMCddkY0VBToMDfMFA/s320/IMG_4838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453783512009784210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDG8E1542t7-qAabKTKpPE0Ap_voTcfQFtJeG8bQ03iLP6AbCdTkVOY3BQ_ITyqfpOJYQP0FEcxL_9CUCaIcrSvwqeVYQBBjwZsGmuUgIjmwbajZkWBSD8Fxm6uqUKImdT55fL7A/s1600/IMG_4839.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDG8E1542t7-qAabKTKpPE0Ap_voTcfQFtJeG8bQ03iLP6AbCdTkVOY3BQ_ITyqfpOJYQP0FEcxL_9CUCaIcrSvwqeVYQBBjwZsGmuUgIjmwbajZkWBSD8Fxm6uqUKImdT55fL7A/s320/IMG_4839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453783497445251362" border="0" /></a><br />Libby got lots of new, fun things last weekend. Sunday, Kevin, Libby and I made a trip to IKEA and got her a table and chair set. We thought it would be nice for her to have one for snacks and art projects, and for when other kids her age come over for meals. She seems to like it, as you can see here. We also got her potty chairs for the bathrooms. We're not planning on potty training her until she's 2, since there will be so many other changes going on between now and then (new daycare, transition to toddler bed, new sibling, holidays), but she's started to show some recognition when she poops in her diaper and is signing "potty." So her doctor said we should go ahead and get a chair so she can check it out and get used to it.<br /><br />IKEA is sooo kid-friendly, by the way. We ate lunch in their cafeteria, and they offered your choice of 3 kids items for $2.50, plus they supplied high chairs, bibs and kid-sized silverware. And they offer free Huggies diapers in both the men's and women's restrooms in case you're out.<br /><br />Katie and I also went to a "Mother's Swap" at Lakota High School on Saturday. Basically it was a big, very organized yard sale inside the school. I scored lots of very gently used toys, including a Fisher Price Little People Farm (without the people), a Fisher Price Little People Plane (without the people), a Fisher Price train track/train station set (with most of the people and accessories), a Melissa & Doug wooden Noah's Ark, a Fisher Price ride/pull toy for outside, a Matchbox Car race track, and "The Aristocats" (on VHS), all for $25! I don't really mind that the people are missing from the Fisher Price sets, since the ones we already have work with these sets too—and we paid $3 for the farm instead of $40. They have these sales a few times a year, so we definitely plan to go again. They also have lots of clothes, but it was all summer stuff at this one, and we're pretty set for summer.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-90245138406676097612010-03-27T16:55:00.006-04:002010-03-27T17:13:16.762-04:00it's a girl! again!<span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm sure most of you have heard the news by now, but we found out on Tuesday that we're having another girl! I can honestly say I don't know when I've seen Sarah get so visibly excited -- if she hadn't been laying down, I'm sure she'd have been jumping around the room during the ultrasound. I honestly didn't have a strong preference, but I'm very happy that Libby's going to have a little sister and I'm always going to have "my girls." (And I'm happy that Libby's adorable bedroom won't have to be "neutralized" by sharing with a boy.)</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here are a few shots from the ultrasound, I'll spare you from the creepy frontal face shot and the very personal shot that proves we're having a girl, but I thought these were too good not to share.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">tiny hand...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_CyNdasFPHNmqUz0JjHs0Kxf6HjSoFfZIJ4QzCNS63Tg8RqIBwqavM4mqaAbZq71A72g06sjRonqNBUsjsoFc-R_NGRP0uKDdt7Wjb7fvglF6NXzgd-5_V15-dETToLAUdba/s1600/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_CyNdasFPHNmqUz0JjHs0Kxf6HjSoFfZIJ4QzCNS63Tg8RqIBwqavM4mqaAbZq71A72g06sjRonqNBUsjsoFc-R_NGRP0uKDdt7Wjb7fvglF6NXzgd-5_V15-dETToLAUdba/s400/IMG_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453421525804101810" border="0" /></a><br />...tiny foot...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjkAPki0q_K6GiWRfWVWJkHHXlvv82clzTM2uK6-XAJ8roxBVk2RMZ5aOCmf_ndf3pCuU4Jfhdje7TzSTvc76Tk5EBbZOadwmiIoIGJDcCVbM3O6vyIpzcVv-DXckg6v4GqqU/s1600/IMG_0001_3_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjkAPki0q_K6GiWRfWVWJkHHXlvv82clzTM2uK6-XAJ8roxBVk2RMZ5aOCmf_ndf3pCuU4Jfhdje7TzSTvc76Tk5EBbZOadwmiIoIGJDcCVbM3O6vyIpzcVv-DXckg6v4GqqU/s400/IMG_0001_3_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453421517179477106" border="0" /></a><br />...perfect baby.<br /></div><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qeQ7F5CgUoXW8hK5qr9-dOHNuk0HjDmng4ehyoP2SMnQQ_9Tp2V4cC8exeWj-2ysngVly9wzhf-MItEtWpu0m7E96pElYJ7vmFyveVgSl6PVyMp3P8oicVX7a3Ymt2gPKvNJ/s1600/IMG_2_2_3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qeQ7F5CgUoXW8hK5qr9-dOHNuk0HjDmng4ehyoP2SMnQQ_9Tp2V4cC8exeWj-2ysngVly9wzhf-MItEtWpu0m7E96pElYJ7vmFyveVgSl6PVyMp3P8oicVX7a3Ymt2gPKvNJ/s400/IMG_2_2_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453421509843657762" border="0" /></a>kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06742759374192146641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-85769829484381264742010-03-12T19:52:00.005-05:002010-03-12T20:24:12.627-05:00libby at the libraryLast weekend we discovered that they have story time at the downtown library every weekend. We weren't sure how Libby would do, but we decided to give it a try. She loved it!<br />They had a big saltwater aquarium and she loved checking out the fish. When we walked in to story time, she squatted down, looked over at the little boy next to her and said, "hi!" She was certainly the most animated, but overall was very well behaved (pardoning a few awkward moments where she'd stand in front of another kid and just stare at them).<br />After story time, we looked at a few books (see photos and video below). If we had let her, she'd probably still be there. Taking a book off the shelf, walking over to the table, opening one page of the book and returning to the bookshelf for another book. Over. And over. And over.<br />Because she had so much fun, we're heading back tomorrow and meeting up with our dear friends the Whites for a little story time followed by lunch at Lavomatic, one of our favorite weekend restaurants.<br />Here's to enjoying our city now that it's finally thawed out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpyt9Wb7jgqrJrYhytIDMNt4QZkpzOw3XuZK0r8onyciNmfOnBj2MI26sa9h97MJqxPn9AGerRie_AA9ucKdebgb1RKY56-iIzj7i4rbULPqCeWFALC2ZleyRJJei3X68YB0a/s1600-h/IMG_4799.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpyt9Wb7jgqrJrYhytIDMNt4QZkpzOw3XuZK0r8onyciNmfOnBj2MI26sa9h97MJqxPn9AGerRie_AA9ucKdebgb1RKY56-iIzj7i4rbULPqCeWFALC2ZleyRJJei3X68YB0a/s400/IMG_4799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447917757908187746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmeGLfKv7pf3QaDlnEfwR24fOHYOjkNVUpugNaOcKMusB31MQyB_M7KRdZk4ev91y0N3S8iUwS3-n0Z4KcJNiDXwa7-HqmvSqwTDA2PtR9EZQXsMnapHuktz8Y5iurSDz2j5B/s1600-h/IMG_4801.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmeGLfKv7pf3QaDlnEfwR24fOHYOjkNVUpugNaOcKMusB31MQyB_M7KRdZk4ev91y0N3S8iUwS3-n0Z4KcJNiDXwa7-HqmvSqwTDA2PtR9EZQXsMnapHuktz8Y5iurSDz2j5B/s400/IMG_4801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447917750025268658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFZ8LJPqpYeWw95JVwc7GzTOVTTAPyJdHOTMuwq_aH2zSEDMdebA7MY96i2K2MjJgqhKdC5Vzs0579Gd5UyBO6TfAZ4nAQKh10EmAPNH1_QHS1z9EGVE2QM0547H18wVy_YMg/s1600-h/IMG_4804.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFZ8LJPqpYeWw95JVwc7GzTOVTTAPyJdHOTMuwq_aH2zSEDMdebA7MY96i2K2MjJgqhKdC5Vzs0579Gd5UyBO6TfAZ4nAQKh10EmAPNH1_QHS1z9EGVE2QM0547H18wVy_YMg/s400/IMG_4804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447917741784716578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/387763777563"><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/387763777563" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="300" width="400"></embed></object>kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06742759374192146641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-10208115746141178902010-02-27T10:38:00.002-05:002010-02-27T10:41:32.783-05:00watch baby grow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hSbW2NoJ_8vzDOa6aQIMlIqUQ6SwiXzIkIHrSITozh3ba2X2elCL6dRpYVvOHUbXdjsTIUmtFSMUrHSuvwiZQQzOoK_NOkhWEDV912H-euejPY3wqF8N3D-7sIkg1-_oCRED_Q/s1600-h/IMG_4768.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hSbW2NoJ_8vzDOa6aQIMlIqUQ6SwiXzIkIHrSITozh3ba2X2elCL6dRpYVvOHUbXdjsTIUmtFSMUrHSuvwiZQQzOoK_NOkhWEDV912H-euejPY3wqF8N3D-7sIkg1-_oCRED_Q/s320/IMG_4768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442948814228931266" border="0" /></a><br />Now that I'm starting to show, we're going to post a baby bump photo on the right-hand side of our blog each week, as we did with Libby. I'm not going to wear the same outfit every week, though, like I did last time. That was such a pain and, although the continuity was interesting when we looked back at the group of photos as a whole, most of you thought it was pretty boring and requested photos of cute maternity clothes. So, you got it!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-45912924408808806062010-02-20T10:45:00.009-05:002010-02-20T11:07:08.551-05:00how to tell a 17 month old she's getting a sibling<span style="font-family:verdana;">Daddy: Libby, come here. We have something to tell you. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Libby: *blank stare*</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Daddy: Libby, you're going to be a big sister!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Libby: K!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Daddy: There's baby in Mommy's belly. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Libby: bee...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />*Mommy shows Libby her belly*</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">*Libby kisses Mommy's belly*</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">*Libby kisses Mommy's belly*</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">*Libby kisses Mommy's belly*</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">*Libby kisses the dog*</span>kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06742759374192146641noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-33478310115460145012010-02-17T13:32:00.003-05:002010-02-17T13:51:35.255-05:00libby is going to be a big sister!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BggEF1YMvvvQaXGrjfbldZpOfkaSV3Ie6q8ncy3Kvw56F4j8iBmC-t1Z_3cSmuv23hvti3XuzL_kIiO5oQRtAYBzqrLuMuCUB2n9Hq-k65wk5W0OXQ2nSE0VPXOSncWGXcrrxg/s1600-h/image6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BggEF1YMvvvQaXGrjfbldZpOfkaSV3Ie6q8ncy3Kvw56F4j8iBmC-t1Z_3cSmuv23hvti3XuzL_kIiO5oQRtAYBzqrLuMuCUB2n9Hq-k65wk5W0OXQ2nSE0VPXOSncWGXcrrxg/s320/image6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439284175136511554" border="0" /></a>waving to us<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLyBkiW_X4lrbyrRIjs4AcJYYqRCbi-Z-5DikInBQxK8z0KFlkV5jFxwEGJToyUKwbISR6QfxnmhF-2pN50XHirDrgCgIH_jDv8wb577lbG0gJSzpk-Lv8_Yh-FHddNkVF0OvRw/s1600-h/image3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLyBkiW_X4lrbyrRIjs4AcJYYqRCbi-Z-5DikInBQxK8z0KFlkV5jFxwEGJToyUKwbISR6QfxnmhF-2pN50XHirDrgCgIH_jDv8wb577lbG0gJSzpk-Lv8_Yh-FHddNkVF0OvRw/s320/image3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439284168582716978" border="0" /></a>abdomen and head (the dots going up on the left-hand side are the umbilical cord)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlumyZ65j0OxyQNMIzFqLsFzDF-vPD1XYB5a3caqDArJWWR_Kp53M4cYrdXqJe7Lad9n1fVsr1y1JEYvqp3v6gn0rAZf4J_2J-QOQwOSlYr4yYJmn0NIdSLi4ikpzI1K7Iim4pQ/s1600-h/image7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlumyZ65j0OxyQNMIzFqLsFzDF-vPD1XYB5a3caqDArJWWR_Kp53M4cYrdXqJe7Lad9n1fVsr1y1JEYvqp3v6gn0rAZf4J_2J-QOQwOSlYr4yYJmn0NIdSLi4ikpzI1K7Iim4pQ/s320/image7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439284166418426994" border="0" /></a>obligatory creepy face shot (sorry baby!)<br /></div><br />We want to officially announce that we're expecting Baby #2 August 21st, about a week before Libby's 2nd birthday (and 2 days before Libby's expected due date of August 23rd)! I'm 13 weeks pregnant and just started my second trimester. We've had a couple of ultrasounds, the most recent one at 11 weeks, and everything is looking good. The baby has a strong heartbeat (161 bpm), and we could see his/her little hand waving at us during the ultrasound. We'll find out whether it's a boy or a girl at 20 weeks, around the first of April.<br /><br />Everyone keeps asking if we've told Libby yet, but I think she's too young to understand. She's recently starting mothering her baby dolls—kissing them, dancing with them, feeding them with their bottles and her sippy cups, wiping their noses—so all signs point to her being a very good big sister!<br /><br />I'm posting our most recent ultrasound photos here. Feel free to share the good news, and we'll try our best to post updates here and on Facebook!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206658766483347369noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-56691781652802819472010-02-15T19:40:00.004-05:002010-02-15T19:42:50.576-05:00three more moviesI told you I had a lot to catch up on!<br />Here are three more movies from our lives over the last several months. <br /><br />Libby's First Recital<br /><object width="400" height="224" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/348153072563" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/348153072563" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed></object><br /><br />Libby + Gus (and I'm not too thrilled with how forward she can be with the boys)<br /><object width="400" height="224" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/347827337563" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/347827337563" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed></object><br /><br />Feeding a Giraffe at the Zoo<br /><object width="400" height="224" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/347920052563" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/347920052563" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed></object>kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06742759374192146641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-92140562822456520142010-02-15T15:35:00.007-05:002010-02-15T15:51:36.917-05:00christmas in february?Like Sarah had mentioned in a previous post, we were waiting on a new external hard drive to have enough room for all of our videos. Now that we've got that, I've been waiting for a free day to get caught up on video editing. And since today I'm doing everything I can to avoid going out to shovel the snow I'm actually getting some things done. Here's a video from this Christmas. We didn't have a lot of video footage, so I supplemented with some photos.<br />Merry Christmas!<br /><br /><object width="400" height="224" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/347745042563" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/347745042563" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed></object>kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06742759374192146641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21522748.post-32861586037557846022010-02-14T22:05:00.008-05:002010-02-15T08:09:58.033-05:00valentine cookies & gilmore's birthday!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">It's hard to believe that our little puppy is five years old today! We love you SO MUCH Gilmore!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGMjhDHnY091eqm8QnCQZTmOqGqrYciJpSxUU_LI5vHa863u9knJa2lJ56gnjPuAHT7o_ELWNr1oFERLcerTrpMAxmCxhr85fIQDBcOskxhM6qa88YlqXTan1LkFcH0Q_3IG7/s1600-h/Val+Playdate004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGMjhDHnY091eqm8QnCQZTmOqGqrYciJpSxUU_LI5vHa863u9knJa2lJ56gnjPuAHT7o_ELWNr1oFERLcerTrpMAxmCxhr85fIQDBcOskxhM6qa88YlqXTan1LkFcH0Q_3IG7/s320/Val+Playdate004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438304651192851426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ1rc9757VEE19KaZ91-mAY69p9LhMd7BFYpcVVebTe6GiVdXuBl1r_Zr_MV8l_C3DCrjK8sxUOmqflsJ_yW-jQKdRRv79dhzolAO8u2DoZns1iCwrjpWxERjqP-in-7CHVyX/s1600-h/IMG_4720.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ1rc9757VEE19KaZ91-mAY69p9LhMd7BFYpcVVebTe6GiVdXuBl1r_Zr_MV8l_C3DCrjK8sxUOmqflsJ_yW-jQKdRRv79dhzolAO8u2DoZns1iCwrjpWxERjqP-in-7CHVyX/s320/IMG_4720.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438304641748877490" border="0" /></a>Today, Libby helped us bake some Valentines Day cookies. She was a very good helper, but I think she thought she was in charge. Here's a little instructional video she put together.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrwIkeCbEh6hXUtCgbVMhyA_Cw-13WUtYi37H1leb7C8aMbXEVPlzf2tDI9C-fHSoV3TwR4eVLZs3E6FxsuIdUee4pP6CNNuct-2drgz3UbH9BZ1Gl6ODxac_7OeEDzvCW8WN/s1600-h/IMG_4713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrwIkeCbEh6hXUtCgbVMhyA_Cw-13WUtYi37H1leb7C8aMbXEVPlzf2tDI9C-fHSoV3TwR4eVLZs3E6FxsuIdUee4pP6CNNuct-2drgz3UbH9BZ1Gl6ODxac_7OeEDzvCW8WN/s320/IMG_4713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438304635436264418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQXsK_7c9YVOX-6qMKFdDz9dBvvcZ2JCsYwqFfDdkXXs8vWTIFV8OnTUuc7bU_CqRmtdVHNQTlwHrK73C8474B44S7DduHLcIXbrwAdsipquhts74uCOXT9qlZgorLstqU92C/s1600-h/IMG_4719.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQXsK_7c9YVOX-6qMKFdDz9dBvvcZ2JCsYwqFfDdkXXs8vWTIFV8OnTUuc7bU_CqRmtdVHNQTlwHrK73C8474B44S7DduHLcIXbrwAdsipquhts74uCOXT9qlZgorLstqU92C/s320/IMG_4719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438304631379741954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFpJKWo9NOSfWYTrl0slInBMuzmZY7CJLIdNAHHRDtpHDRm2BmazZ8FzH5A_BGyJ8WmOx6VW80wLReTIndUQ-b_JJ2a-5MzvMtlL_QhMmvIPu1oI-GJE1kSNeZKfs3KQGM6wf/s1600-h/IMG_4753.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFpJKWo9NOSfWYTrl0slInBMuzmZY7CJLIdNAHHRDtpHDRm2BmazZ8FzH5A_BGyJ8WmOx6VW80wLReTIndUQ-b_JJ2a-5MzvMtlL_QhMmvIPu1oI-GJE1kSNeZKfs3KQGM6wf/s320/IMG_4753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438304621655886002" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object height="224" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/346301782563"><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/346301782563" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="224" width="400"></embed></object></div>kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06742759374192146641noreply@blogger.com2