week 12 or 3 months old!!!!

we made it!
for three months aaron and i had a baby, survived on no sleep, a leaky kitchen ceiling, muggy cleveland days, going back to work, and the true test relaxing.
sadie seems well adjusted and happy so we celebrated with a 3 month party!
we had party hats and sadie got some new toys
she got a bumbo so she can sit up like a big girl, a teething bunny, a duck that sings, alphabet flashcards, a pull toy that lights up, and mom & dad got a present also we got some books on baby sign language
sadie loves music and being sung too
doesn't matter if you just make up a song or sing the texas cattle call (actually she really likes the texas cattle call)
she has started to let you know if you are not paying enough attention to her and if you don't include her in conversations she does get very upset
sadie was able to suck on a carrot and LOVED it, she also sucked on a plum and an orange, was not a big fan of the orange but actually grabbed my hand with the plum and stuck it in her mouth
on sunday sept 9 at 7:30 in the morning sadie rolled over completely!
she was rather surprised but very happy.
i have also learned the foods that sadie does not like and she actually turned her head from me and refused to eat (i am breast feeding which is great except now i have eliminated a lot of foods i really enjoy)

heres the no no list:
peppers
anything spicy
garlic
onion
tomatoes
so i guess aaron and i won't be going out for italian any time soon.
as far as the house we are still working on little things here and there to get ready for winter
this week aunt cyndie is visiting and plans to get curtains in the nursery are under way
paul and aaron are working on things in the attic that require 35 foot ladders and me i am busy reading papers about "isms".
the following movie is from two weeks ago but super fun! enjoy:

week 10 & 11 sadie has learned to drool!

its hard to believe sadie is almost three months old!
she is growing so much. every morning we wake up and wonder
has she gained a pound, will she be driving us to work, when will she start working on the house?
sadie has meet and played with her grandpa b this week, she has been to the holden arboretum, she has gone shopping at home depot and was stopped by every sample lady at the grocery store
the big question answered:
are we sleeping?
sadie is sleeping about 6 to 7 hours a night
she does not like it when mom eats anything with peppers and if mom does eat anything with peppers no one gets any sleep
we are managing the work schedule okay and are ALL starting to get a routine down
so for all of you who wonder what a day in the life of an 11 week old is like:
mom wakes up at 5:00 and lets me sleep with dad until 6:00
at 6:00 mom feeds me and i tell her how i really rather be sleeping than getting my diaper changed
6:45 mom straps me into this thing (car seat) were another little girl lives (a mirror) so i talk to her until all of a sudden i am in the arms of my mimi being hugged and kissed
mom kisses me bunches than disappears
mimi plays with me and i tell her stories
than around 9:30 i get super hungry
so i eat than i nap
than i play in my swing or i kick things light up and sing sounds
i have lots of power!
than at 2:00 i get really sleepy and this is my big nap (though i don't want any one to know this)
so i curl up on mimi and i sing her a little song until i fall asleep
than mom comes back
i eat!
i love this routine
sleep, eat, play and back sleep, eat, play
than mom straps me into the thing again and i talk to the little girl than we are home!
mom dances with me and we play or read winnie the pooh i like that silly ole bear
6:00 i start to get a little sleepy
so i sit in my bouncy chair and watch mom make dinner
sometimes i nap sometimes i just tell her how fun my day was
OH daddy is home!
i get squeezed, kissed and hugged!
i love my family!
bed time:
i take a bath and smell like lavender which makes me really happy and sleepy than
i sit between mom and dad in bed and we all talk about our days until i fall asleep.
that is a typical day with the extraordinary little girl named sadie.
new developments:
she has turned over from her side all the way onto her belly, she loves sucking her thumb, she can stick her tongue out, loves to chew things, and beware she DROOLS!
until next week enjoy the movie of her drooling and grabbing.

week 9 & 10 what one does at 6 in the morning

on a typical day before sadie, aaron and i would be sawing logs at 6:00 am
now i use it as quiet time
time to read e-mail, do homework, yup school starts this week
can not believe our little sadie utopia of sleeping and eating whenever is changing to an actual schedule and adult responsibilities.
since i could just sit here for the next twenty years and write about ALL of sadie's wonderful achievements i thought i would add in few other fun facts
we are still working on the house
aaron and paul just built some pantry doors we used chalk board and magnetic paint so we can leave notes to each other ie: baby laundry in wash needs to go into dryer and of course the new vocabulary words we have created to describe sadie:
hippolicous
cutiepotomus
gigglocity
if you can think of any let us know
the update on sadie:
she is 13lbs 1 oz and 24 inches long. she just got her vaccinations and was a trooper! i think mom had a harder time than her. she cried a little than wanted to snuggle ALL day which was not a problem for either aaron or i
mom is working two full days so she spends her day with mimi playing and talking to herself.
she loves the mirror and has surprised herself several times by watching the little girl in the mirror stare back at her.
she is becoming a pro at sucking her thumb, her hand, her shirt, and of course our arms, shirts, anything and everything, she has started drooling LOTS! and making bubbles.
so what are we doing now grandpa b is in town this weekend and we are taking walks and enjoy the last days of summer.
sadie slept her first night for 7 hours on august 23, how quickly things change!
the odd thing is none of us can actually remember what we did before her.
heres a movie of her nursing her in sleep
enjoy!