Happy Two Month Birthday...Yesterday!!

Holy smokes does time ever fly!!

Yesterday was Sari's 2 month birthday. We didn't have a party or anything, we figured she was a little young for cake! I can't believe how quickly time is flying. Every day she becomes more and more aware of her surroundings, and LOVES to carry on conversations with her mom and dad. I imagine that she'll be a talker like her parents...poor kid didn't stand a chance!! :)

Today was Sari's first immunizations at the doctors. It broke my heart. I couldn't even watch, Chris had to hold her legs still. But, she was a brave little girl and hardly cried at all. She has been soaking it up all day though. I think she knows that I felt bad, and all day has refused to be put down. I am such a softy! Our little girl sure is getting big though. She weighed in at 14 lbs. 2.5 oz. and was measured at approximately 23.5 inches long. She has gained quite a bit of weight since being born but has only grown an inch. She is, however, in the 90th percentile for both weight and height for her age. No wonder she eats so much!!

Not much else to report in the Potter house. We are desperately awaiting the sunny and warm weather, as I'm sure everyone else in Manitoba is as well. Chris and I have gone on a little bit of a health kick to both try and lose our baby weight, so my challenge to all you blog readers...if you have any yummy, but healthy recipes that you would like to share with us, I will attempt to cook it and let you all know how it went. Key word is yummy though!!! I am determined to have my bikini body back by July! We'll see if I'm living in a dream world or not!!

I've posted a few pictures below. The bottom two are from our trip out to Portage last Sunday to visit my aunt and uncles new house. Its on a beautiful acreage. We were so lucky to have a nice sunny day to enjoy their sun room.

She loves her daddy!

Carrying on a nice conversation with dad.
Giving cousin Tyler a realisation to parenthood!!!

Mmmm...cousin Ashley tastes good!

Fun Day in Deloraine!!

Well, yesterday we packed up the car and headed to Deloraine to see Great-Grandpa Schoonbaert. We met Grandma and Grandpa Potter, Auntie Carrie, Uncle Gord and cousins Ben and Ella there for a nice afternoon of family time. This was the first time that Grandpa Schoonbaert met Sari, so it was a really special day. We went for lunch when we got there and then headed back to the apartment for a nice afternoon visit. Even though it was a very rainy day, Ben and Chris managed to get outside and play in the trees! (see pictures below)

All in all, in was a great day, minus the rain. Sari was very good...she's becoming quite the little traveller! It was great to see Grandpa Schoonbaert. He looks great and is doing really well.

I've posted some pictures below of our outing and some extras for you all to enjoy!

A little blurry, but you can still see her beautiful smile!

Loving my daughter.

Loving my daughter.

The great-grandkids with Grandpa Schoonbaert.

Ben taking a turn in the tree.

Chris playing in the tree while hanging the bird feeder...silly daddy!

7 Weeks Old Already!!!

Well, I figured since I am the one at home with Sari all day, I should update our loyal readers on my wonderful days that revolve around my beautiful daughter!

I can't believe that Sari is 7 weeks old today. I just can't believe how the time flies. It honestly seems like yesterday that I had her, but yet my life before her is becoming more and more faint in my memory. Sari is growing like crazy and already eating us out of house and home! Right from the very beginning she has been such a good sleeper and content little baby...I am afraid to ever have a second child! Sari now sleeps anywhere from 5 to 8 hours a night with her bedtime slowly getting earlier. She has started to cat-nap during the day rather than having any real long naps, which is fine with me as long as she keeps sleeping at night! She has started smiling like crazy, which melts my heart every time that I see her beautiful grin. My favorite times with her are honestly in the middle of the night when she gets up to eat. She is always so happy to see me and smiles as soon as I pick her up from her crib. Again, my heart just melts! She likes to sit in her chair or on my lap leaning up against my knees smiling and talking to me with her very cute cooing noises. She has become so alert and aware of her surroundings, just taking everything in. I know that I am bias, but she is just so darn cute!! Sari is already a daddy's girl, and we have the t-shirt to prove it! I promise we'll get some pictures of her wearing it soon. Her little face just lights up when her daddy comes home from work.

Being a mother is nothing like I imagined...its better!! I feel so lucky to have Sari in my life. Just when I think I can't love her any more, I wake up the next morning and she looks at me and smiles and I feel my heart grow a little more to make room for more love for her.

Now that I know how to do this blog thing, I'll be sure to post pictures more often so that we don't get any nasty comments!! Here are some of the most recent for you all to enjoy!

Look at her big beautiful smile!

I don't want my picture taken!!!!!


Not to sure what's going on here, but still cute as ever!

She loves her daddy.

I love the flared nostril/smile look...she's so cute!

Enjoying a visit from Aunt Simone and cousin Emma.

Extreme Makeover: The Potter Home Edition

Well, we got our house painted...that is the makeover. We were kind of hoping Ty would show up, knock down this house and build another one. Unfortunately, just the painter showed up so we did that instead.

Before

After

Even Longer Time, No Blog!!!

Hey everyone!

Sorry it is taking so long between blogs. Busy, busy! I have noticed that a lot of you fellow bloggers are lollygagging with the updates as well, so maybe this post will give you the motivation to update too.

Everything is going really well.

Sheri's friends had a shower for her on Sunday at Grandma Brenda's house. Sari got a whole bunch of great gifts, including clothes, jewelry, books and toys. She is a spoiled little monkey.

Sari has been smiling so much lately. Sheri says she is happiest in the middle of the night when she is eating, just after pooping her pants while she is eating. Who knew the two activities could be that much more enjoyable together.

And....she is sleeping well. Last night, she actually slept from 10:30 p.m. until 6:30 THIS MORNING. I hope I didn't just jinx us. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a new sleep schedule that only gets longer for Mommy's sake. I can handle no sleep (from my experience as a partyer in a previous life), but I know waking up in the middle of the night every night, for an hour or two, has really taken it's toll on Mommy's sleep schedule. I feel for Mommy.

Sari's beautiful smile!

Sari seems to be enjoying bath time much more now.

Here, she is just kicking it (the air that is).

I asked her to show me her poker face.

Eating is a sooo tiring.

Eyes almost closed.

Eyes wide open!