Young Beaver

In preparation for our trip to Corvallis, Sabrina tried on her Beaver fan gear! Go Beavers!

A gift of Grandma's skills

One of my mom's long time friends sent a gift for Sabrina that was in a way a gift showing my grandma's talent. Darlene's gift was a bag of fabric blocks that were sewed together. Some had letters. Others had shapes or designs. The card inside explained that these blocks were hand made with skills Darlene had learned from my grandma, who was Darlene's 4-H leader. That is so neat! Upon Sabrina playing with the blocks we discovered that the letter blocks spelled out her name.

Heather comes to visit

About two weeks ago, my friend Heather came to visit. She was super encouraging as she made us dinners and helped me go to the store. She and Sabrina bonded. We really enjoyed the visit.

More Sabrina poses

We tried to get a picture of Sabrina in the peonies but she was super hungry and wasn't sure she liked the photo shoot. She does love sleeping in the papasan chair.

Sabrina's third week

This week was a busy week for us. Sabrina attended her first bridal shower and we had a family party celebrating Julie's cousin's MBA graduation from U of W. Sabrina met many people who loved holding her. Saturday, Sabrina met Julie's extended family. Uncle John and Arthur held Sabrina for an extended time once Sabrina parted from Grandma Judy's arms. The afternoon was baby heaven with lots of attention. During the family BBQ, Randy was able to balloon sword fight with Arthur which was a great time for both. The weather cooperated and was blue sky! Perfect day!

Observations of Sabrina... she likes to sleep with her hands near her face. We have many pictures with her hands tucked underneath her chin or off to the side. She has long legs and they are strong. Usually, after a meal, she gets a little fussy and kicks her legs around until she gets rid of the gas. Also, noted this week is Sabrina's ability to track with her eyes. She appears more alert and focuses on faces. So far her eyes are a deep blue, but that may change. She loves to ride in the stroller or car. Also, noted this week, she likes the white noise of fans. If she is fed, she will sleep in her papasan chair in the bathroom with the fan on while her mom can take a shower. We have a system. The other place she likes to be is on a pillow in the bathroom sink. From here she can watch her mom get ready and will stay pretty happy.

More pictures

There are a few more pictures to post. First, Sabrina liked to be held and on her side, so while we were playing Bridge, Randy had her on the Boppy pillow. The other pictures are some more family pictures that were not previously posted.

Family visits

Friday, Uncle Mark stopped by for a visit and Saturday the Wycoff family stopped by for a visit. Sabrina was held by cousin Claire as Joey watched with excitement.

A week of change

To say things are different at household would be an understatement! Sabrina has done a great job gaining weight and has slightly passed her birth weight! We have been adjusting to the feeding/ hick-up schedule. And Randy has really been wonderful taking over many of the household chores that I am unable to do while recovering.

We also had some visitors: Grandparents, Aunt Alison, Uncle Mark and colleagues and neighbors. All found Sabrina usually sleeping. Thursday Randy, Sabrina and I ventured to the school to show her to the kids in my class. We parked her buggy stroller outside the cafeteria so students could look at her from a distance. I was touched by how many students were wanting to see her and who offered to babysit. We are truly blessed with people who surround Sabrina and want to be a part of her life.

Introducing...

Introducing our new addition to the family!: Sabrina Esther Carver. She was born at 6:55pm on May 25 (Memorial Day)! Stats: 8 pounds 5 oz. , length 19.5 inches.

Tulip Fest

Last week we had a date day that was absolutely perfect. First we drove up to Skagit County to the Tulip Festival. Talk about God's perfect painting! Wow! What variety! We walked around the fields and then continued our journey by driving around the beautiful country side! To end the day we had a great late lunch and a nap! Both of us needed the rest after a busy week!

Baby will be warm

We are so blessed with people who bless us with their gifts. This weekend not only did julie go to a shower and received beautiful handmade quilts, but Dad helped Randy with the bathroom project and painted the baby's room. By the end of the weekend, everyone was tired but there was a great sense of completion.

Oh, the days of yesteryear

We were looking at some old pictures from a couple of years ago. We both look fit and skinny. Maybe again one day.....

Future Grandparents visit

Over Presidents' Weekend, my parents came for a nice visit. With them they brought with them Baby's new "corvette" stroller. Randy's mom was also in on the gift, purchasing the infant car seat that snaps in to the stroller. The whole contraption is very cool and can be adjusted for many different stages of life. We had fun playing with all the things this system can do! Randy marveled at the engineering behind such a collapsable four wheeled baby transporter.
Along with the gift, we played Bridge a couple of nights! Randy and I are getting better but it does take lots of practice to play with experienced players.

Nesting projects

As mentioned in earlier posts, Randy and I have been nesting differently. While I have been making quilts, Randy has been redoing the bathroom. Both projects are getting closer, but have had their obstacles. My sewing machine stopped sewing straight and started dropping stitches as I was attaching the binding. So, the puppy dog quilt will have a hand stitched binding sewed onto the edges.
On the bathroom front, Randy has encountered some tedious tiling which requires lots of cutting and piecing and fussing. Last weekend, he did finish the shower. The next step is to place the tile floor in. Both projects will be done in due time. We are just hoping they are finished before May.