Around Here

We went to a Farmer's Market and we thought Corban would be super excited about drinking from a coconut (he's talked about it several times before). While he was appreciative, he was not thrilled...he said what he wanted was to "put lime in the coconut and drink it on up, like the song!" So when we got home we added some lime juice to his coconut water and that made him very happy!

balancing with Daddy

game of hide-and-seek

"Creamy" (one on the floor), the Minnie Mouse phone (Abigail likes to take pictures and call Minnie throughout the day to give her updates on what she is doing) and "Other Lambie" (one in the purse) are favorites right now!
I painted Abigail's fingernails for the first time! It was as incentive for her to stop sucking her thumb, and she was very excited about it. Until that night, when I tucked her in and she told me I should take off her polish (her way of saying she'd rather suck her thumb but knew she wasn't suppose to!).

Daddy surprised Corban and Abigail last week by coming to watch their gymnastic classes!

Hadassah has tried a bottle twice, she wasn't sure about it but didn't absolutely refuse.




I carry Hadassah in a sling alot, it allows me to have both hands free and she is so comfortable in it!

One Month

Hadassah is a happy baby and a wonderful part of our family!

She sleeps well (2-4 hours at a time, shorter naps during day and longer at night), snores (pretty loudly!), is healthy, likes to be held, nurses really well, but also spits up quite a bit (I'm on my 4th shirt of the day because she has a talent for missing the burp cloth and getting my left shoulder), and still has her newborn cry.

Hadassah's hair is turning blonde underneath and she talks with squeaks, Oohh's and Aahh's. She has soft smooth skin, beautiful blue eyes, sweet milk breath, and the BEST toothless smiles!One Month

10 pounds
22 inches

Beach Babe

Hadassah's first trip to the beach!

sun bather

wave chaser

castle builder

Comedy Team

I love this face!

Corban and Abigail are both really funny and make us laugh all the time! Corban likes to be silly and has a great imagination. He is also very literal and if you tell him he's silly he will usually reply with, "no, I'm serious." Abigail's humor is more natural, often completely uncaring of whether she has an audience and just to entertain herself! She is quite the actress and we've found she can both laugh and cry on cue (or whim!).

How Corban came to tell me he was ready for bed one night!

ride with Elmo after a trip to Toys'r'us

Corban has always been very orderly and likes to help clean...so vacuuming is fun for him - something that I definitely don't want to stifle! So, last weekend we bought a cordless/hand-held vacuum... GREAT purchase because now after meals instead of me sweeping, Corban and Abigail remind me who's turn it is to vacuum!

Sing Along

Head andShoulders,Knees and Toes.Knees and Toes!

Eyes and










Ears,















and Mouth,














and Nose.

Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes!