Dancing Diva

Oh my, we're in trouble....our little dancing diva was having more fun looking/flirting at herself in the mirror, playing with her skirt, and pawing the cool umbrella's than listening to the dance teacher.  Abby did amazing before class - she was amped to get into the studio practicing her pirouettes in the lobby; and, had no trouble waving goodbye to mumma and dada on her way in.  She did, however, have a bit of trouble following directions and staying focused.  She was clearly mesmerized by her beauty in the mirror.  We may have to start telling her she's an ugly duckling so her head doesn't get too big.  Just kidding.  Well, kind of....  :-)

I didn't take too many pictures as not to distract the class and these are cropped to exclude other participants and the two teachers.  There were about 12 girls in the class and their outfits were ah-maz-ing.  Who knew a three year old could rock the leggings?  We didn't realize it was a barefoot class, so we'll save her footed tights and slippers for later and rock out the footless tights (and babylegs??) next week.

Meeting the Dee's!

How could I forget the other half??

Grampy

Mimi

Uncle Rob

Trish

  

Uncle Chris

Jen

Lots of family time!

Meeting the Proctors!

We were lucky to have all of Tim's side come up in one weekend to meet Baby Sam.  It was a busy, yet fun weekend!  I didn't get a picture of GJ with Sam, so hopefully next time!!

All four grandkids

Abby's Three Year Old Picture (better late than never!)

I realized that as I was preparing and printing Sam's monthly signs, that we never took Abby's three year old picture.  (GASP!)  How rotten of us.  The good news is that the pictures that Susie took were closer to her third birthday and are the "real" ones.  Here is the obligatory one!  and a few extra...

 

And, I'm missing the bear in her three-year picture.  Oh well.  We'll get it next time!  :-)

Getting Ready for DANCE!

We have one excited little girl on our hands - Abby is super psyched to start dance class on Saturday!  This is NOT a parent led class, so we've been preparing her for an instructor led Dance Imagination class.  Parents wait out in the lobby/viewing room.  Apparently there is a window for us to see the magic happening, but it might have a curtain.  Giddy!

Yes, she is a bit small for her dance attire, but we have a few options!  A friend gave me her almost kindergarteners outgrown leotard and Aunt Kelly gave one to Abby for Christmas! We'll have to see which one fits better.  We've been spending lots of time practicing to Disney's music channel on Sonos.  She is loving it!!!!!!!!!

Second Week Appointment

Today we had Sam's TWO WEEK appointment.  How quickly it goes by....very cliche, but so true!  I didn't even get the chance to post a recap of his one week appointment, but in both cases, all went well!

In his one week appt, the concern was his weight - (SHOCKING, I know!).  He was born at 8lbs, came home at 7.8 and weighed in at 7.9 one week.  The Doc believes that he lost more weight after he came home and wasn't too concerned.  The good news is that at his two week appt, he gained 4 oz and clocked in at 7.13.  Which is perfect!!!! Since newborns gain about an ounce every two days, he'll be back at his birth weight in no time. So, Mr. Sam is eating well, gaining weight, sleeping well, and doing just fantastic! 

We welcomed Sam home with out the anxiety or unfamiliarity that we had with Abby.  I distinctly remember driving away from Fletcher Allen with Abby thinking - "well, what do we do now???".  With Sam, we knew he'd get settled into his own routine of waking, sleeping, eating, pooping - and that was it.  There's no playing or rough housing.  I sing during diaper changes and snuggle when we can, but these newborns can be so boring :-) hehe We've been lucky since his routine is fabulous (knock on wood!!).  We can count on Sam waking every four hours to eat.  He eats, is active for about a minute or maybe five, and then sleeps for another three hours.  We'll take it!

Sam is awfully cute, even with his baby acne.  We can't wait for his aunts to meet his this weekend! 

Professional Shots

We are blessed to have such talented friends and bribed Susie of http://www.suzannesimmonsphotography.com/ to take some shots of Sam still in the womb and of course when he was just a wee one - just five days old!  Here are a few of our favorites for those not on facebook....

Working on "I Love You"...

I'll be sure to post more after our New Year's cards go out!  Enjoy!