Soccer Practice

Apparently Munchkin and I are both taking soccer lessons. He will only participate if Mama or Dada joins him on the field. Munchkin is very reserved when he interacts with the other children, but it is a good social experience.

Munchkin and the Brownie

Wow, the chocolate went straight to his head.

Twelve Weeks Old

She is twelve weeks old now and I just don't think it gets any cuter than this. She is able to express her happiness through facial expression. Her smiles capture my heart! Dada claims to have made her laugh today, but he isn't officially declaring laughter until he has an audience to witness this mile-stone with him.

Sarah's World

"I am now ten weeks old. I love Mama's milk and am sad on days when she goes to work... I don't do too well with the bottle. I nap for about thirty minutes at a time in my swing. And I am developing some pretty awesome leg muscles in my jump-a-roo."

Easter Basket Mishap

Happy Easter from Taylor Hadfield on Vimeo.

Easter-Egg Hunt

Grandma and Grandpa's back yard was a perfect place for an Easter-egg hunt.

Fun Pictures from Easter Weekend

Sarah met new family members this weekend. Mark and Mikelle flew in from Seattle and Jeff, Amanda, Destiny and Gavin also met her for the first time.

Rainbow Cake and Cupcakes

Instead of dying Easter eggs we made this beautifully colored cake. The kids loved it and so did the adults.

Singing Practice

Munchkin is practicing his singing in this video. I think he is attempting to sing a song about a busy bumble-bee. Instead his lyrics go "busy round ter flower ter tree, don't you dare sit on me"... whatever that means. His singing tickles me to no end. Also, I love the look of satisfaction he gives at the completion of his performance.

Untitled from Taylor Hadfield on Vimeo.

Her First Pant/Jacket Combo

Here is a ridiculously cute outfit on a ridiculously cute girl.

Bumps and Bundles

Our photographer has a new web-site with many cool features including a slide-show of Sarah. Just access the new address by clicking HERE, then choose "slide shows", scroll down to see Sarah. Enjoy.

Jumping with Grandma

Both Ends of the Spectrum

So wide awake...

...and so sound asleep. Like putty in your arms, Grandpa Bob.

Spring Fever

It's that time of year again. The weather couldn't be better and Munchkin kindly invited Markie to join him for an afternoon drive in his John Deere, which Markie graciously accepted. Those boys are so cute together.


Here's Munchkin practicing his pose for picture day at school.

Wardrobe Malfunction

Here's Munchkin, or as he's being called more and more around the house, big-brother, modeling his own wardrobe creation.

Feeling Happy

I'm feeling good today. We got plenty of sleep last night and little-sister didn't go through her fussy phase during the late-night hours. I'm figuring out a schedule that she likes and I really like it when she likes her schedule. Also, her upper-respiratory-tract infection has not spread or gotten any worse. Yippee, we are doing well. Here's to another great night.

Baby Update

Any free time that I have goes, by default, towards sleeping. Therefore, I have been negligent in my posts about life with a new baby.
It has been an interesting few weeks and a lot has happened.
It took me a couple of nights to get the baby into a routine with a sleep/wake schedule. We were doing well and she slept for the majority of the night, waking every couple of hours for feedings. That schedule has now been tossed aside and we are making way for what I fear might be the beginning of infantile colic. This was my biggest fear while pregnant, as I went through this with Munchkin and it was HELL, no lie.
The doctors have alerted us to the fact that we are at the height of RSV season. We have been advised by her pediatrician to avoid any outings for the firsts few months. We've been super careful with her although we haven't halted life for other family members. In an attempt to provide normalcy to Munchkin's suddenly crazy life as a big-brother, we continued his routine preschool schedule. He brought home a cough and now baby-sister has the beginnings of an upper-respiratory-tract infection. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it isn't RSV. Being only three weeks old, this could provide serious complications.
So... possible colic and RSV? AGH!
After being home a few days I developed an allergic reaction to something. I still don't know what I was reacting to, but it was fierce. I have now had three outbreaks of hives. Being drugged with benadryl makes me so drowsy and kills my ability to demonstrate patience to my children. Oh, I become a bear.
Enough bad news, how about some good... Munchkin is a very sweet, attentive brother. He shares his mimi (his special blanket) with little-sister and tells her that he loves her every day. He is a great helper with diaper changes and bath-time.
She is a beautiful baby and we are having fun trying on all of her new outfits. She is doing a marvelous job at nursing and continues to gain weight.
Despite our rough patch we seem to be in, we are happy. Each day provides us with laughter and love and there is a glimpse of hope that life will return to normal in a few months.

Tina Miera Photography

We had a session with the photographer this morning. She has posted a couple of beautiful pictures on her blog under the title "Kissable". I am so excited to see the rest of the shoot. Click to view: Tina Miera Photography

Happy Valentine's Day to Us!!!

We were so happy to finally meet our little girl on Valentine's Day morning. After many months of anticipation she arrived just as planned with a scheduled c-section. She was breech, just like her brother. Unlike her brother, she weighed in at a whopping 8lb, 10oz and measured 21 inches long, nearly 2lb's more than Munchkin.
She has dark hair with an auburn tint and Jeremy's chin. She is gorgeous, healthy and we couldn't be more pleased with the outcome.

Hygiene Baby Shower Trifecta

Upon graduation from the hygiene program, three girls immediately conceived. Nicki, Mandy and I are expecting babies between next week and mid February. Our class mates put together this awesome shower for us. It was fun. See...

Happy New-Year! 2009

Thanks to Floor and Girlfriend for the invitation to a rockin' New-Years Eve party. We sure had fun. Munchkin LOVES you both so much. Thanks, also, for these pictures. We were only armed with Ry's kid-camera which, although it provides a lot of fun, doesn't take a quality picture.

Happy New-Year!

These were taken on Munchkin's kid-camera at the New-Year's Eve party we went to.
Munchkin sure loves his girlfriend!

Mama and Munchkin-

Floor and Munchkin-

Floor and Girlfriend

These pictures were taken on Munchkin's new kid-camera.