February 26, 2009

Well spring had sprung for a very brief second and now it is cold again! Well ... cold for southern standards. My Canadian friends/family are not showing me any pity at the moment, I am sure!! My vacation is winding down, I have three days to go, but it has been wonderful. Paige and I have had lots of play time and poor Mickey has been working working working! He pulled out the last bit of carpet upstairs and is putting in laminate flooring and new moulding - hard work but looks fabulous!

March is just around the corner which means - visitors! My parents will be here next Sunday - I can't wait for them to see how much Paige has grown since they last saw her at Christmas. Yesterday she woke up and decided it is time to start "talking". She was never a babbler - her noises consisted of her fake cough and spit bubbles. But now she babbles nonstop. I think she is very close to saying mama - she says, "MMMMMMMM" a lot.

All is well for us on Batavia Court. Mickey is unemployed but we call it "FUNemployed"! It is great having him home with Paige everyday - he loves spending time with her. We are hoping his next job hours will be as flexible as the last. He had a good thing there. BUT life = change and change is good! So here's hoping he will find a job soon but in the meantime he is savouring his role as Mr. Mom!

February 10, 2010

Okay so I am not doing so hot with the resolution thing so far ... but I am here now. And I am officially Tracked Out! I get to play stay-at-home mom for the next 3 1/2 weeks! That means: leisurely strolls through Target, coffee/play dates with Chelle and baby Livi,and staying on top of the laundry and housekeeping and I am going to try new recipies - one of which is bulgogi, a delicious Korean dish. Life is good!

All is well on the home front. Paige is 7 1/2 months old and growing like a weed. She is bright, inquisitive, expressive and has a definite stubborn streak - she must get that from the Holts - heehee. She will do the army crawl when absolutely necessary but prefers to walk everywhere, which is breaking our backs! Luckily, our friends gave us a walker - a Jeep Renegade no less! That eases our aching backs but poor Chewy, Paige can cruise rather quickly in the jeep and always makes a beeline for her dog!

I celebrated my 35th birthday last month. It was bittersweet, as my grandmother died that morning. She was 91 and died peacefully in her sleep, just the way we all want to go, but still it is sad. Mickey talked me into taking the day off. We had breakfast at Big Ed's (best hotcakes in Raleigh)and then took Paige to Marbles Kids Museum. It was just the thing I needed!

Of course, here are a snaps of baby Paige. Isn't she incredible?

January 2, 2010

Happy happy New Year to all! and new decade ... my resolution: to update our blog on a weekly basis or monthly at the very least! but as you can see, I am already a tad late on starting the resolution! YIKES time has slipped away. Paige just turned seven months old on the 22nd! She is rolling, just starting to do the army crawl,but the girl loves WALKING (with assisstance of course) ... Paige is happiest when she has fingers to hang on to while she does laps around the house. Our backs are killing us!

We had wonderful Christmas visit to Riverview - it was everyone's first time meeting Paige (with the exception of Nannie, Poppie and cousin Alison!) She loved her cousins Justin and Jonah and I think they are rather fond of her too. Paige didn't care too much about her presents but had a blast trying to eat the gift wrap! Had we known, we would have forgone the gifts and bought her a roll of wrapping paper for Christmas!

I was just reading my dear friend Sarah's blog and she listed her highlights of the decade and that got me thinking about a fw of mine ...
2000 On a whim I decided to move to NC - actually the above mentioned Sarah was supposed to join me but at the last minute chose to go to Sweden instead ...lucky for me she did, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up in Rocky Mount ...
2001 I met Mickey: we were introduced through a mutual friend (yippee for Mormon ex-girlfriends!...another story for another time)
2002 We got married in Clayton, NC - I was so surprised and touched by the family and friends who travelled so far to share our wonderful day! Best wedding ever, I say!
2003 We bought our house! and adopted our sweet Chewy-Dog from the Wake County Animal Shelter.
2004
2005
2006 We started the process to adopt who we thought would be our first child
2007
2008 A bittersweet year: we heard the words we had never expected to hear, "You are pregnant!" It was a bittersweet moment as we had to let go of the baby we thought would be ours ... now we know our child was just not ready for us yet.
2009 A little piece of heaven landed in our lives - Paige Elizabeth was born June 22.
2101 Can't wait to see what is in store!

I best post some photos - I know that is what you are here for:

Tuesday, September 27, 2009

Wow where are the days going??? I can't believe so much time has passed since I last posted! Sorry. The days are just slipping away! As of the 22 September, Paige is a 3 month old! She continues to be the light of our lives - it is incredible how she grows and changes daily. Her new party trick: she arches her back when in her swing or carseat, trying to wiggle out - thank goodness for straps and buckles!

My mum is coming for a two week visit next Wednesday. I can't wait for her to get here - when she left, Paige was only 5 weeks old!

We seem to have settled into our routine nicely. Mickey works from 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm so he is at home with Paige until 2:00. On M,W,F, he takes her to our neighbours house and on T, Th his mom comes here. I am usually home around 4:30 and thank goodness it is a three minute commute from Wilburn to our house because I am itching to get my hands on that monkey by 4:15!! I am much better than I thought I would be at leaving work on time and leaving my work at work. I don't feel caught up, though, and I am sure I will never feel caught up again but hey,it will be there waiting for me tomorrow!

I started this post Tuesday, it is now Sunday morning....I guess it is true what they say about babies and how they eat up your time! I will add some photos as I am sure that is what you really want to see!!

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Hello out there!Well our baby Paige had her 2 month well baby check up yesterday (can you believe she is already two months old!?) Paige weighs 9 lbs 12oz and is 22inches! I think Dr. Medero was more excited than we were as she was very very slow getting back to her original birthweight (8 lbs, 2 oz). Our little peanut is not so little anymore! When Paige first came home, I wanted her to stay little forever, but now that she is smiling and cooing and blowing spit bubbles (sounds gross, I know, but is adorable) it is just so exciting to watch every little change - I look forward to seeing her crawl and toddle around ... I am excited for next summer when she and her best friends (Livi and Miles) will be a year old, playing in the pool together - so many good times to look forward to! But we aren't wishing our time away, we are enjoying every second of life with Paige - even those explosive diapers!

Cousin Alison was here last week for a visit! It was wonderful that she got to meet Paige and even more wonderful that she made us dinner and gave me some breaks! The days flew by but we had a good time catching up on each other's lives: we puttered around, did a bit of shopping... you know, all of that fun stuff! I hear the little pumpkin stirring - so much for squeezing in a nap. oops. Enjoy the photos of our
9lber!

Monday, August 17, 2009

Hi we are still alive and well ... baby Paige is so easy to please, knock on wood! She had a lovely visit with the some of the Holt clan yesterday, and they again verified that she has the Holt fingers and toes. (tree climbing toes, as we say,they are so looonnngggg!) Today we tidied up a bit, getting ready for cousin Alison's visit!! She is flying in tomorrow evening - especially to meet Paige the Wondergirl for the first time. It has been quite a while since we last saw each other so I am itching for her to get here! I will be sure to post photos of her visit.

We made a video montage of Paige's arrival and I am going to try to post it here, if I can remember how! Fingers crossed that it will work!

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Friday, August 7, 2009

I can't believe our little pumpkin will be 7 weeks old on Monday! How our lives have changed in 7 short weeks!! My mum is gone and now that we are left to our own devices, we find ourselves managing surprisingly well. It helps that Paige is such a content baby - so long as her tummy is full, she is happy girl. Speaking of Paige, she is smiling up a storm and kicking her little arms and legs around- she is growing so fast and becoming so strong!

Our ChewyDog is coping rather well with this new change, despite the huge shift of attention, poor dear! She ignored the baby for the first week or two but now that Paige is more alert and a bit vocal, Chewy seems to be warming up to her. I don't think Chewy trusts me with the baby as she follows us wherever we go: if Paige is in her swing, Chewy is lying beside it; if we go into Paige's room for a diaper change, Chewy is lying on Paige's rug; if it is bathtime, Chewy is waiting in the doorway (probably thinking, "glad it's you in that tub and not me, Paige!")

So all in all, we are surviving parenthood and I dare say we are loving our new roles! Mickey is now working 2nd shift (2:30-11:00)so it is nice having him here for most of the day. I have four weeks left of mat. leave and plan to savour every minute. Of course, when I do have to go back to work, I know the little stinker will be in good hands between Daddy, Grandma and Miss Michelle (our neighbour and mum of Paige's best friend, Livi). I am attaching a recent photo of Paige in her swing, a photo of Paige and Chewy snuggling and one of Paige and her best friend, Livi!!