Sadie is Six Months

Minutes after Sadie was born

Sadie 6 months later

What a sweet smile

Luke gals

Sadie loves her kisses :)

We had a big milestone in our family this week. Sadie is officially 1/2 a year old. :) It was a day of reflection for me. As you can tell in the pictures, she has sure grown and changed a lot...all glory be to God! She came in this world early, weighing 2 lb. 13. oz and was 14.5 inches long. She now weighs 11 lbs and is 24 inches long! In fact, she finally made the growth curve for her length - 5%! She's still a little shy for her weight. The doctor suggests I start her on some cereal. We'll see what she thinks!
Sadie is such a sweet baby...she is mostly quiet and content, but loves to interact with people. She smiles, coos, laughs, and on her six month day, she rolled over! She went from tummy to back.
On a bittersweet note, I think we are finished nursing. Once she was home, I tried nursing as much as I felt "allowed," but I seemed to dry up more quickly than I thought I would. I miss it, and if I could have chosen, I would LOVE to nurse exclusively, but with her circumstances, she needed the bottle with extra calories. So yes, I am sad, but I think I am also okay with it. I have lots of milk still frozen, and we can still snuggle with the bottle. Plus, we can look at each other while she eats, and she loves to give me big smiles. Even though the bottle gives me more freedom then I had with the other two, I still am selfish about her bedtime. Brandon put her to bed last night, and I really missed it! I gave her a bottle before I went to bed because I missed her. I think that is something only mommies understand.
Her O2 stats look good while she is sleeping. I will have the download sent to my doctor soon, so we'll see what he says. She is sleeping longer between feedings at night, so that is really nice! I am getting 5-6 hour chunks of sleep. I feel like a new woman!
Thanks for sharing in the journey of our miracle baby!

L is for Lady Luke Lions

I bought this lion mask the other day at Target for a buck...got to love that section! I figured it would be fun to have in the dress up box. Then Analise made a lion mask today in preschool, so I just had to take a picture!

Husker Days

Husker Fan

Amazing...all three looking at the camera

It's quickly turned into fall here. I miss the warm days. I've been scrambling finding warmer clothes in bigger sizes for all three girls. Sorting clothes is such a mess maker and takes time. We've been blessed by many generous people, so I didn't have to go buy clothes.
Along with fall comes football season. A couple of weeks ago Analise announced she was ready to watch some football and wondered when it would be on. My dad would be so proud. :)
Sadie got this Husker shirt from a special aunt when she was born. I remember being in my bed in the CCU (I don't remember much from that day...) and seeing this cute Husker shirt. I thought it was huge and Sadie might be able to wear it next year. The other day I saw it in the closet and thought it didn't look as big as I remembered...perspective changed as she grew. Now she is wearing it! Wow!
Speaking of Sadie, we had two appointments yesterday; both were a couple of hours away. She is about nine pounds heavier than her birth weight, and she is about nine inches longer! The pulmunologist says she is looking great, but we will keep her on her O2 at night for awhile yet. However, I am getting an oxsemeter (sp?) to test her O2 levels at home. I will check her while she is in a deep sleep, and if her numbers are good, then we can be done with it.
We also saw an eye doctor. She did awesome there...no fussing with the drops or the bright lights. They couldn't believe it. Praise the Lord her retinas look complete! He does predict that by 2nd or 3rd grade she will be nearsighted and need glasses. Sounds familiar...just like her mother.
Sadie is very alert and loves it when people talk to her. We are hearing more laughs, so that is fun.

We had a good weekend. My nephews (and the girls' favorite cousins) came over Friday night for a movie night. I think I was more excited then they were. We watched "Little Rascals." It's one of my favs and been years since I've seen it. All the lines came back to me, and I loved hearing all the kids laugh.
Saturday we did some shopping for a new grill since ours is like cooking over a light bulb. In the evening we got together with friends.

Today started Bible study....yeah! I go to a Bible study full of wonderful women who are vulnerable with each other. It's going to be another great year. I had Sadie with me, so it was neat for women to meet her who had prayed so much for her last spring. I got all teary eyed.

Enough rambling. I should get something accomplished while it's quiet around here.

And She's Off!

Camping in the living room

Ready for school

Like many others, I find it hard to believe that Labor Day has come and gone. Where did the summer go? We had a nice weekend, and we enjoyed having daddy around an extra day. We spent one evening at a local park with family. Analise rode on the rowboat, Maisie went for a bike ride in the bike trailer, and Sadie went for a walk with me and her aunt. We also spent another evening with family. Analise "camped in the living room", and I got a girls' movie night. Monday we ran errands and tackled some projects at home. Last night Analise went fishing with her daddy, and she was so excited that she caught seven fish.
This morning was the first morning of preschool, and she was excited to go. I was excited for her, too. She has great teachers, it's at our church, and I love her fellow classmates (and their moms!). It was quiet at home without her. When I picked her up, she said, "Mama, I was great!" She told me about her morning, and I already have one little song in my head.
Last Friday I wanted to spend some 1-1 time with her before this transition. So we dropped off her sisters at grandma's, and we were off. I asked her what we should do first, and she responded "Let's go to Menard's!" Such a daddy's girl. We went for a donut date instead. We then got her hair trimmed and the grand finale was grocery shopping! Not exciting for her, but it was time together. That was the first time I had been grocery shopping during the day on a week day since Sadie has been home.
Sadie is doing well...growing! She is finally drinking 4 oz. of milk a feeding. Her naps seem to be a little off. Some days she will take 30-40 minute naps. I like the two hour naps better. :)
In fact, she is up now so I better go get her.