I took these next pictures on my phone. They didn't turn out great but as you can see, she was a little ghost this morning. 
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The spirit of the season
Tanya was taking pictures of Leah and her kids (Ethan and Megan) last night when I pulled up to get her. Leah is so "go with the flow". The kids love holding her and playing with her. You should see the big ole' smiles Leah gives them when they greet her in the mornings.
I took these next pictures on my phone. They didn't turn out great but as you can see, she was a little ghost this morning.
I took these next pictures on my phone. They didn't turn out great but as you can see, she was a little ghost this morning.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
My evening
Have you ever just had "one of those days"? Yesterday was that day for me. There wasn't any one thing that went wrong, just a whole lot of little things. It started with my phone dying -- DEAD without warning! Of course that means I lost all of my pictures and contacts that were saved on it. I spent my lunch hour at the Cingular store getting a new phone. It seemed like I bumped into everything I passed and dropped everything I touched. Plus, it is the end of the month and I have a lot of deadlines at work. Long story short, it was a rough day. BUT......here is a glimpse into my evening.
Isn't it amazing how such a rough day can become so wonderful with just a cuddle?! I love my little girl and I love my life! She really forces me to put things into perspective. My "rough" day is still so blessed and I thank God for that every day.
A bright note to my new phone is that I now have the capability of getting my pictures that I take with it to the computer. Here is a picture that Jeff sent me from Leah's big day with Grammy on the 17th. (Thankfully he still had many of the pictures on his phone and just re-sent them to me)
Isn't it amazing how such a rough day can become so wonderful with just a cuddle?! I love my little girl and I love my life! She really forces me to put things into perspective. My "rough" day is still so blessed and I thank God for that every day.
A bright note to my new phone is that I now have the capability of getting my pictures that I take with it to the computer. Here is a picture that Jeff sent me from Leah's big day with Grammy on the 17th. (Thankfully he still had many of the pictures on his phone and just re-sent them to me)
Welcome Connor Matthew Kendall
Some of our best friends had their little boy yesterday morning. Connor Matthew Kendall was 6 lbs, 9 oz and 20 inches long. I haven't seen him yet but I hear that he has some reddish-brown hair. We are very excited to meet him this weekend. In the meantime, the Garbers sent us some pictures.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Some things never change.
She still loves bath time!
And she still loves to cuddle.
We had to make sure we captured those socks.
And she still loves to cuddle.
We had to make sure we captured those socks. 
Jump, jump, jump!
Leah's newest toy is the rainforest jumparoo. The toys light up and make noise and the seat spins around for the optimal toy experience. The springs make it so she can jump up and down. She likes it more and more each time we put her in it. She is growing so quickly. Just a few days ago I put her in it and she just watched the lights. I put her in it again today and she was smacking at the toys.
Ok, so maybe she isn't THAT big yet, ha-ha. Here is a sneak peak at the whole picture.
Ok, so maybe she isn't THAT big yet, ha-ha. Here is a sneak peak at the whole picture.
Bumbo Buddies
The computer and camera have finally decided to cooperate with each other!
Here are the pictures I promised you from our afternoon at the Garber's. Leah and Ethan had fun in their Bumbo's. I think they will be great friends. Ethan was very intrigued with Leah......
and she was equally intrigued by his toy
They were in a deep conversation.
Leah watched as daddy carved her 1st pumpkin for her.
I guess she wanted to pumpkin to look like her daddy. Notice the tongues.....
She found time for a quick cuddle with daddy after all of the excitement.
Here are the pictures I promised you from our afternoon at the Garber's. Leah and Ethan had fun in their Bumbo's. I think they will be great friends. Ethan was very intrigued with Leah......
and she was equally intrigued by his toy
They were in a deep conversation.
Leah watched as daddy carved her 1st pumpkin for her.
I guess she wanted to pumpkin to look like her daddy. Notice the tongues.....
She found time for a quick cuddle with daddy after all of the excitement.
Buddies
Dudley and Finnigan have became quite the pair in the past few months. One big change for them is that they now sleep downstairs. They have gotten used to it and seem to be sleeping quite comfortably together......
Someone likes to sleep!
We hit a few more milestones this week. The first was Jeff and I leaving her overnight. Yes, I know we left her for several days when she was 2 weeks old but that doesn’t count – I was hooked up to IV’s and it was against my will! Last Saturday my mom came to our house and stayed with her. We went downtown for dinner and shopping. We were gone for less than 24 hours but it was long enough. It was great to get to spend some time together but we were ready to get back to our little girl! Of course we couldn’t avoid the baby clothes when we were shopping. She got some pj’s with snowmen on them. I can’t believe it is almost that time of year! Where did the time go?
The next milestone happened while we were gone. I called my mom 1st thing on Sunday morning to see how she slept and she told me she slept all night! I couldn’t believe my ears. She has always been a pretty good sleeper at night but was still getting up once to eat. She has slept through the night every night since. She is such a happy baby when she wakes up so I have been trying to avoid waking her in the mornings. There is a slight problem with that though --- she likes to sleep until after 8. I have been late to work almost every day this week, ha-ha. The last few nights I have tried an earlier bedtime but she doesn’t seem too receptive to that. She is in a routine. Maybe after the time change on November 2nd, we can put her down a little earlier and have her wake up a little earlier.
Grams was on Fall Break and came down last Friday and played with her all day. Gramps came down on Friday evening. Leah’s sitter, Tanya, was on vacation all of this week so Leah got even more special care. My mom (mamaw) was with her Monday with Papaw coming down to see her Monday evening. Grandma was with her on Tuesday. We are very happy that Leah can spend so much time with each of her grandparents.
Leah also got a lot of extra time with her daddy this week. Since the grandma’s watched her at our house, he was able to see her on Monday and Tuesday before he went to work. Normally he doesn’t get to see her on the days he works. I went into work late on Wednesday so he could get some sleep but then he had her all day on Wednesday. I don’t know which one of them was more worn out when I got home Wednesday night --- they play a lot! Leah went to work with mommy on Thursday while daddy worked as court bailiff. After he was done, he picked her up and they played all afternoon. Just in case you are wondering – it is not easy to work with a baby on your lap.
Leah is at our friend’s house today. Jess and Chris have 2 boys, Bryce and Drew. Drew was very excited when he saw Leah come in this morning. She is having all kinds of fun over there. I told Jess she isn't going to want to come home -- they have all of the fun toys.
I have a lot more pictures to post but I have had some technical difficulties getting them to load on here from my home computer. I will work on it more this weekend. In the meantime, enjoy these pictures that Jess sent me from today. We learned today that Leah loves bubbles!
She is also very fascinated with mirrors. They may be the one thing that catches her attention more than ceiling fans.
The next milestone happened while we were gone. I called my mom 1st thing on Sunday morning to see how she slept and she told me she slept all night! I couldn’t believe my ears. She has always been a pretty good sleeper at night but was still getting up once to eat. She has slept through the night every night since. She is such a happy baby when she wakes up so I have been trying to avoid waking her in the mornings. There is a slight problem with that though --- she likes to sleep until after 8. I have been late to work almost every day this week, ha-ha. The last few nights I have tried an earlier bedtime but she doesn’t seem too receptive to that. She is in a routine. Maybe after the time change on November 2nd, we can put her down a little earlier and have her wake up a little earlier.
Grams was on Fall Break and came down last Friday and played with her all day. Gramps came down on Friday evening. Leah’s sitter, Tanya, was on vacation all of this week so Leah got even more special care. My mom (mamaw) was with her Monday with Papaw coming down to see her Monday evening. Grandma was with her on Tuesday. We are very happy that Leah can spend so much time with each of her grandparents.
Leah also got a lot of extra time with her daddy this week. Since the grandma’s watched her at our house, he was able to see her on Monday and Tuesday before he went to work. Normally he doesn’t get to see her on the days he works. I went into work late on Wednesday so he could get some sleep but then he had her all day on Wednesday. I don’t know which one of them was more worn out when I got home Wednesday night --- they play a lot! Leah went to work with mommy on Thursday while daddy worked as court bailiff. After he was done, he picked her up and they played all afternoon. Just in case you are wondering – it is not easy to work with a baby on your lap.
Leah is at our friend’s house today. Jess and Chris have 2 boys, Bryce and Drew. Drew was very excited when he saw Leah come in this morning. She is having all kinds of fun over there. I told Jess she isn't going to want to come home -- they have all of the fun toys.
I have a lot more pictures to post but I have had some technical difficulties getting them to load on here from my home computer. I will work on it more this weekend. In the meantime, enjoy these pictures that Jess sent me from today. We learned today that Leah loves bubbles!
She is also very fascinated with mirrors. They may be the one thing that catches her attention more than ceiling fans.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Stuffy nose update
Leah is feeling much better. She is still a bit stuffy but her fever is gone. YAY! She is such an easy-going baby. She doesn’t even mind when we put the saline drops in her nose or when we use the nose sucker. I am very thankful for that.
Did you hear about the recent study that said fans in a nursery can help to reduce the risk of SIDS? I am not sure of all of the details but the reports sound pretty credible. Even if it does not reduce the risk as much as they say, any reduction at all is reason enough for me to try it. We already planned to put an air purifier in her room. The reasoning behind the fans is air circulation and her new purifier works to do that as well. It is amazing that we are already running out of space in her room. We will need to do some rearranging once she is mobile and needs floor space to play.
I have more pictures coming soon. I tried to upload the pumpkin pictures the other night but had a few computer issues. I will end this post with a quick little funny about our little drama queen. Leah spit up this morning on the way to the babysitter. Leah is a professional “spitter-upper” so it was a doosy. It resulted in one of her arms being completely soaked. I dropped her off at Tanya’s just as they were ready to walk to the bus stop with Ethan. I mentioned the spit-up and that she would need her clothes changed. A little while later Tanya called asking when Leah had eaten last because she had been crying since I left. Nothing would soothe her, not cuddling, not playing, not her pacifier. (Of course my initial thought was --- oh, she misses her mommy). Nope. I asked if she had changed her clothes. They had just gotten back from the bus stop so she hadn’t. Bingo! She called back a little while later and said Leah started smiling as soon as she laid her down to take off her clothes. I can picture the future now……..I know one little girl that may be a little dramatic about getting dirty. You just can’t help but laugh when she gives you that big cheek to cheek toothless grin!
Did you hear about the recent study that said fans in a nursery can help to reduce the risk of SIDS? I am not sure of all of the details but the reports sound pretty credible. Even if it does not reduce the risk as much as they say, any reduction at all is reason enough for me to try it. We already planned to put an air purifier in her room. The reasoning behind the fans is air circulation and her new purifier works to do that as well. It is amazing that we are already running out of space in her room. We will need to do some rearranging once she is mobile and needs floor space to play.
I have more pictures coming soon. I tried to upload the pumpkin pictures the other night but had a few computer issues. I will end this post with a quick little funny about our little drama queen. Leah spit up this morning on the way to the babysitter. Leah is a professional “spitter-upper” so it was a doosy. It resulted in one of her arms being completely soaked. I dropped her off at Tanya’s just as they were ready to walk to the bus stop with Ethan. I mentioned the spit-up and that she would need her clothes changed. A little while later Tanya called asking when Leah had eaten last because she had been crying since I left. Nothing would soothe her, not cuddling, not playing, not her pacifier. (Of course my initial thought was --- oh, she misses her mommy). Nope. I asked if she had changed her clothes. They had just gotten back from the bus stop so she hadn’t. Bingo! She called back a little while later and said Leah started smiling as soon as she laid her down to take off her clothes. I can picture the future now……..I know one little girl that may be a little dramatic about getting dirty. You just can’t help but laugh when she gives you that big cheek to cheek toothless grin!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
More firsts for Leah!
Last Sunday we went to the Garbers and had dinner with some friends. Carol had pumpkins for all of the kids to carve. Autumn is my favorite season so having pumpkins was a great reminder that summer is coming to a close (although my favorite reminder is the pumpkin spice shake at Culver's!). We got some adorable pictures of Leah and her friend Ethan in their Bumbo's. They weren't too sure what to think of each other. I will be sure to add those pictures as soon as I remember to ask Jeff where the cord is to get the pictures from the camera to the computer. (If you want a sneak peak, take a look at Kim Garber's blog -- there is a link at the bottom of this page).
Unfortunately not all of Leah's firsts are going to be good. This week she has been battling her first cold, fever and all. It started with stuffiness but was all down hill from there. Her fever started Friday morning. Jeff and I are very thankful that we have a babysitter that we can trust. Tanya took great care of Leah and treated her like one of her own. Sometimes sick babies just want a little extra cuddle time and Tanya was willing to give it to her until I could leave work.
I am pretty sure when the little light comes on to alert the nurses at the pediatricians office that they have a message, they say "Oh, it looks like Leah Sedberry's mom called again"...ha-ha. Most of you that read this blog know me pretty well, so I am sure you are not surprised by that. I know she is going to get sick but I just want to be 100% sure that I am doing everything I can for her. I would just feel horrible if she suffered just because this new mom didn't know what to do. I have learned that everyone has a piece of advice to give you and it often conflicts with the advice you got 10 minutes earlier from someone else. I am grateful for everyone's willingness to help us out. After taking all the advice and putting it together -- I think we are on the road to recovery. We have a cool mist humidifier going in her room and her bed is tilted. We got a smaller "snot sucker" -- technical term -- and saline drops for her nose. Grams is a nurse and advised us not to treat the fever until it got to a certain temperature. She said the body temp will help to burn out the virus. Makes sense to me. Her fever has came and gone, and came back. It is still low grade at this point and her congestion seems to be getting better.
Back to some good news, another first came today. Leah took her 1st good nap for us at home! She sleeps great at night and will go down ok for her naps but we have been having a hard time getting her to stay down for more than 1/2 hour or so on the weekends. We were told that it could be just an attachment to us on the weekends since she is with the babysitter through the week. Well, today she took a 3 1/2 hour nap in her bed! Jeff was a little disappointed because it was from 12:30-4 and he was already gone for work when she woke up. It is good for her to get good naps in though, especially when she is trying to fight this cold. Yay! (Tanya -- it was all in the blanket!)
Unfortunately not all of Leah's firsts are going to be good. This week she has been battling her first cold, fever and all. It started with stuffiness but was all down hill from there. Her fever started Friday morning. Jeff and I are very thankful that we have a babysitter that we can trust. Tanya took great care of Leah and treated her like one of her own. Sometimes sick babies just want a little extra cuddle time and Tanya was willing to give it to her until I could leave work.
I am pretty sure when the little light comes on to alert the nurses at the pediatricians office that they have a message, they say "Oh, it looks like Leah Sedberry's mom called again"...ha-ha. Most of you that read this blog know me pretty well, so I am sure you are not surprised by that. I know she is going to get sick but I just want to be 100% sure that I am doing everything I can for her. I would just feel horrible if she suffered just because this new mom didn't know what to do. I have learned that everyone has a piece of advice to give you and it often conflicts with the advice you got 10 minutes earlier from someone else. I am grateful for everyone's willingness to help us out. After taking all the advice and putting it together -- I think we are on the road to recovery. We have a cool mist humidifier going in her room and her bed is tilted. We got a smaller "snot sucker" -- technical term -- and saline drops for her nose. Grams is a nurse and advised us not to treat the fever until it got to a certain temperature. She said the body temp will help to burn out the virus. Makes sense to me. Her fever has came and gone, and came back. It is still low grade at this point and her congestion seems to be getting better.
Back to some good news, another first came today. Leah took her 1st good nap for us at home! She sleeps great at night and will go down ok for her naps but we have been having a hard time getting her to stay down for more than 1/2 hour or so on the weekends. We were told that it could be just an attachment to us on the weekends since she is with the babysitter through the week. Well, today she took a 3 1/2 hour nap in her bed! Jeff was a little disappointed because it was from 12:30-4 and he was already gone for work when she woke up. It is good for her to get good naps in though, especially when she is trying to fight this cold. Yay! (Tanya -- it was all in the blanket!)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
3 Months!
We had Leah's 3 month pictures re-taken tonight. It was VERY hard to pick which ones we wanted. Enjoy a sampling:
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