tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84771215410509521152024-03-13T10:59:46.367-06:00Our Canadian CutiesSaschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-12414544507428022502012-06-04T09:51:00.000-06:002012-06-04T09:51:41.848-06:00And Beau Make Four<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Beau Bridger Jeffers made his debut on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 4:47pm. He weighed 7lbs 10oz and was 22 in long. His head circumference was 14 inches. Beau's arrival pretty much came out of nowhere. I had been feeling a little crampy the weekend Beau arrived, but it was nothing that struck me as <i>this could be it</i>! Lee was getting anxious for Beau's debut and had been dragging me on long walks. This particular Sunday morning he went to the grocery store for raspberry leaf tea. Raspberry leaf tea is supposed to be a uterine stimulant, and it is advised that a pregnant woman not drink it unless she is full term. It was quite tasty (it had a few other ingredients), so I was drinking it really strong and a lot of it.<br />
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I was in the middle of a phone call with my sister around 12:30 when I had my first contraction. It wasn't much, but I felt it. Lee was upstairs booking appointments to head out to work around 3pm that day. I went upstairs to tell him that I had a couple contractions. I told him to continue booking because I highly doubted that anything was going to happen until really late that night if at all. Around 1:30pm, I decided to keep moving around so the contractions didn't stop. I still wasn't convinced anything was actually going to happen. My sister called and asked if I had started timing the contractions. I told her to chill out because the contractions were super short and at least 10 minutes apart. After getting off the phone with her, curiosity got the best of me and I timed a few contractions. Just as I though...sort of. They were short lasting about 30 seconds long on average. However, they were coming every 3 minutes. How in the world did I get 10 minutes or longer? I went upstairs to tell Lee to quit booking appointments. He said he was finished booking and about to come downstairs. That wasn't what I had meant and told him he wasn't going to work today.<br />
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At 2:00, Lee and I decided we should shower and start getting Cora ready. I also called Eva to make sure she was home. I still was in denial and told her this was merely a precautionary call. Meanwhile, Lee was literally running through the house gathering things for the hospital. He was freaking out because the bags weren't packed. Yep, they were missing things like a tooth brush and other items I use on a daily basis. He was stressing me out, so I told him that if he didn't calm down that I would call a cab and uninvite him to the delivery. He rolled his eyes and reminded me that the nurse said second babies come faster. At 2:30, Lee got fed up with my antics and told me we were leaving whether I liked it or not. We had a lot of stops on the way to the hospital. Lee had to drop off all the information about those appointments he booked with a colleague. We also had to get to Eva's to drop Cora off and switch Cora's carseat over to her car. The contractions were getting worse in the car. I chalked that up to having to sit for so long and hitting bumps. Edmonton has really crappy roads.<br />
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About 3:45pm, Lee and I pulled into the drop off zone at the Royal Alex hospital. I had a pretty intense contraction in the elevator heading up to the labor and delivery floor. Of course there would be a family in the elevator with a young girl about 6 or 7 years old. It took everything I had not to double over and grab Lee in front of her. I certainly didn't want to scare her, so I stood straight and smiled the whole way up.<br />
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Once I got up to L and D, I was glad that Lee had made me come in. A lot had changed in that hour it took to get to the hospital. I knew I was definitely in labor at this point. I told the nurse at the front desk that I would like to check in for my delivery. It was a really slow day and about 12 nurses started laughing at me. The nurse helping me told me it wasn't a hotel (jokingly) and then asked me if I was actually in labor. I was in between contractions and super calm when I walked in. Ten seconds after asking me that, I had the worse contraction of the day and my whole body started convulsing. Lee grabbed me, and the nurse quickly pointed me to a chair to get "checked in". After about 10 minutes in the registration area, I got paired up with my nurse and shown to a room.<br />
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They first had to check me out on a monitor and such before they actually admitted me into the hospital. I changed into my gown and they hooked me up to the monitors to watch my contractions. I told Lee this would be a good time to go park the car. As soon as he left, the nurse asked me if I felt like I needed to push. I looked at her really weird and say, "NO! Why would you ask that"? She said she was just asking and then left the room to get a delivery table and the resident doctor. I have done this delivery thing before, and I knew this was strange because I hadn't even been fully admitted into the hospital yet. The nurse came back in with the table and my wrist band. I was officially admitted into the hospital at 4:10pm. Things were moving really fast. I was just laying on the bed watching people rushing around while my contractions were getting worse and worse. Lee came back moments later and the resident doctor came in right after him. I was asked what I wanted for pain relief if anything. I decided if I was only 5 or 6cm dilated, I would get an epidural. If I was 7 or 8cm, I'd try to go natural. Well, I was 6-7cm. Go figure. I opted for the epidural. It was about 4:25pm at this point. I first had to get an IV and a bag of fluid before they could give me the epidural. At 4:35 or so, the IV bag was just about finished. I signed the epidural waiver and the anesthesiologist came in to administer my epidural. It was about 4:40 at this point, and I had the sudden and incredibly strong urge to push. They quickly checked me and I was 9cm dilated. The anesthesiologist told me he could still get the epidural in for the delivery. Of course he offered during a contraction, and I demanded the epidural STAT. I sat up for the epidural and my water broke during a contraction. After the second contraction while sitting, I called off the epidural and laid back down to deliver the baby.<br />
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Beau was coming so quickly that there wasn't time to pull apart the delivery bed, so I was laying basically flat on my back. The side rails weren't up and I kept grabbing the nurse. She told me I had to hold on to something else because it was only her and the resident doc in there to deliver and she needed to help with the baby. The delivery doctor hadn't made it yet, which really wasn't that big of a deal. Beau came at 4:47pm after only being admitted for 37 minutes. Lee was a superstar and really helped me through it. I do remember him looking down there and saying, "OH HONEY! He's here!!". I quickly replied with "I KNOW!!!!". Such a loving moment from my end. Ha!<br />
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We hadn't been able to talk with the nurse about what was going to happen when Beau was born. While I was delivering, they asked if I wanted skin to skin and if Lee wanted to cut the cord. We both said yes. When Beau was delivered, they immediately cut the cord and took him to the incubator. He was super blue and not crying. The nurse was rubbing him really hard, and then he finally let out a good cry and pinked up. Turns out the cord was wrapped around his body and part of his neck. It was compressing really hard on his carotid artery causing the lack of responsiveness. Lee was with Beau taking pictures and was able to cut part of the umbilical cord. He looked like he was on cloud 9 over there. <br />
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As soon as Beau was born, it started raining. The raindrops were huge and were hitting my hospital room window. I thought the rain was fitting since Beau was my springtime baby. It was quite relaxing to sit in our delivery room with our new baby boy listening to the rain. Lee spent the first 20 minutes holding Beau. My body was completely exhausted. My arms were trembling from holding the bed so tight that I wasn't sure I would be able to hold him. I just needed some time to lay there. I am guessing that is what it would feel like after running a marathon. It was amazing watching Lee and Beau bond. When I finally held Beau, it was wonderful. He was so sleepy and content. The nurse weighed him before she left us by ourselves. Beau was a whopping 7lbs 10oz!! WHAT?? He seemed smaller than Cora, but he was nearly a pound heavier. Lee and I hung out with Beau enjoying our first moments with him before we started calling people and getting ready to move to our recovery room. It was quite nice. Before we were moved, the nurse who checked us in came by to say congrats. She was still laughing about me asking to check in for my delivery.<br />
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We called Eva as soon as we got to our new room and had her bring Cora to the hospital to meet Beau. Lee also sent out a text message inviting everyone up. I was feeling great and was on a mega high after having such a fast delivery. I couldn't wait for Cora and our friends to get there. Mara arrived first quickly followed by Eva and Cora and then Linnea. It worked out perfectly because Beau was getting his first bath. We were able to get Cora's reaction to her new brother on video when he made his grand entrance into our room. She was so excited to see her new brother. She held him right away and was all smiles. It was awesome! Mara, Linnea, and Eva all had their cameras in hand, so we have a ton of photos. Amazing. For a moment, I felt like a celebrity with all the flashes going off. During all of this, more friends arrived. Shaun, Amy, Rene, and Jamie all came to see Beau. Beau did excellent and slept the entire time people were visiting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He hated his first bath- just like his sister did 3.5 years before him.</td></tr>
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After everyone left, Cora almost immediately fell asleep in my hospital bed. Lee and I decided we would all spend the night together in the hospital. It was quite fun. Beau slept in his bassinet, Lee in the foldout chair, and Cora and I in my bed. Reggie was the only one left out and he was at home freaking out. Seriously. He has become such a worrier in his old age.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In true baby fashion, Beau pooped a soon as we had him dressed. The nurses gave us a bio-hazard bag to take the diaper home.<br />
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We were discharged by 9:30am the next morning. We had the room until noon, so we took our time leaving. Lee took Cora to daycare and then went to get Reggie. Lori and Amy both stopped by in the morning to see Beau. By the time Lee and I made it home, it was 1:00 in the afternoon. We had a few hours to enjoy Beau before picking Cora up. We pretty much just watched him sleep. He's pretty cute.<br />
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Beau's hair is light brown and not near as thick as Cora's. His eyes,
ears, nose, and mouth are smaller than hers, but his profile is nearly
identical to hers. I've had many déjà vu moments since having Beau. It
is very uncanny how much he looks like Cora from the side. He nurses
like a champ and rarely opens his eyes. In fact, it took us a few days to actually see his eyes fully open. Most of the time, he'll only open his left eye. He is such a lazy baby. He is very strong, but he hardly ever tries to use his strength. He is just a lazy little noodle. He arches his eyebrows a ton trying to keep his eyes open. It never works. His forehead wrinkles all the way up to the top of his head. He looks like a really old man when he does that. His hands are enormous and his feet might as well be swimming paddles. The nurses couldn't believe how long his toes were.<br />
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Cora is adjusting quite well. The first night was a bit tough. She was feeling left out, but handled herself as well as I could ask of a three year old. She has since fallen in love with him. He seems to be soothed by her voice -- yelling, growling, talking, crying -- it doesn't matter. She showers him with kisses and reassures him when he cries. She is extremely protective of him and doesn't really like people other than Lee or I holding him when he is fussing. She is a wonderful big sister and he is a great little brother. Our little family feels pretty darn complete.<br />
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For such a short labor and delivery (about 4 or 5 hours total), that sure was a long birth story. I am really thankful that Lee made me go to the hospital when we did. Having a baby on the side of the road or at a friends house would have made for a good story, but not a good experience from our end.<br />
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<br />Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-36268514564043457742012-04-24T16:21:00.000-06:002012-04-24T16:21:02.606-06:00CO Comes To ABGrandpa Bob and Grandpa Jim made their last journey from Denver to Edmonton to visit Blondie and Co before our big move back to the States. We had a wonderful long weekend with them. Alberta spring weather cooperated and we had our nicest weekend of 2012 thus far. What luck we had!<br />
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We started the weekend and spring off right by having a picnic and
flying Cora's kite. After 5 years of living in Edmonton, we are still
learning about the rules of the roads...I mean rules of the parks. It
turns out that Reggie isn't allowed in parks with or without a leash.
The warning didn't seem to affect our fun. Watching Lee talk to a Peace
Officer because of his dog might have actually been one of the
highlights of the picnic. Lee also got some casting in, which probably
was the highlight of his day. Cora ran and ran and ran. Open fields on a
nice day is good for her little soul. <br />
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Chasing the kite to help get it back in the sky.</div>
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Casting Lessons. Cora preferred chasing the fly like a cat. </div>
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The picnic is over and it is time to head home. Cora loves being responsible for Reggie.</div>
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Cora, always the performer and center of attention lover, performed many dance marathons for Grandpa Bob and Grandpa Jim. She got a new skirt (same one in above pictures) from her grandpas and didn't take it off for close to two weeks. Her dancing is very entertaining. She is really learning how to shake those hips.<br />
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We finally visited the Royal Alberta Museum here in Edmonton. I opted to not tote my camera around in the museum and instead enjoy as much of it as I could. Cora was on an animal high as soon as we walked into the exhibit showcasing all the animals of Alberta. Cora was sprinting from exhibit to exhibit. She was incredibly excited and yelling things like, "Ohhhh, Look at this!!!" or "Ohhhh, wolf babies are soooooo cute!!" and "Look Mommy! The bird flies!!" I'm not kidding when I say that we were had been in the museum for nearly an hour and she hadn't made it past the first few exhibits. Just as we got her to finally decide to move on, she spotted the Young Explorers area. I figured she'd get bored in there pretty darn quick because it looked to be mostly jars of dead stuff and computers. What I didn't notice were these really great microscopes that she could easily operate. I showed her how to use the microscope and we looked at bird feathers, snake skin, seeds, bark, etc. She was fascinated and had to get Daddy to show him all the stuff. After Lee sees everything under the microscope, we pick up our coats to leave this exhibit (still in the first one). The only problem is Cora has her butt firmly planted in the stool and will not move. As we're coaxing her out, she notices another microscope. This one was a dissecting microscope hooked to a computer screen. Here we go again. There were spiders, all the life stages of bees, plants, and lots of other stuff to explore with this microscope. It was really cool, and it was neat seeing Cora so excited about viewing spiders close up. Eventually we got her to move along to the second exhibit.<br />
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I was thinking that she would have used up a good stash of her energy by this point, but I guess that kid keeps a lot on backup reserves. The next gallery was full of stones and gems. I could spend hours looking at this stuff, but Cora was less than interested. I was OK with this because there were still more galleries to get through. Then we both heard a strange noise coming from the back. Cora stopped in her tracks and her eyes were the size of dinner plates. She wanted to know what the noise was. I didn't know because I hadn't been there, so we went back to check it out. It was a whole room of dinosaur skeletons. Dear God, please help me now. Cora loves dinosaurs. There was no way, on this green Earth, that I was ever going to get her to leave. Lee was able to check out what was still ahead. Lucky for us, it was a bunch of living bugs and spiders. I knew that would get her out. We finally persuaded her to come with us to check out the bug cages. As we were leaving the dinosaur exhibit she turned around said, "Sit Dinosaurs! Stay. I be right back!!" Yep, we weren't leaving any time soon. Sure enough, she checked out the bugs and spiders and then sprinted back to the dinosaurs. We finally dragged her out kicking and screaming. She and I had a long talk about her behavior. Seriously, the talk lasted a good 20 minutes due to sobbing and then needing to pee. I was exhausted, but we made a deal to look at the bugs one more time with Daddy and then we would make our way to the entrance. Meanwhile, Lee, Bob and Jim had peeked in the other exhibits. I was able to look through a great gallery of close up photos of moths which was incredible. I couldn't believe how much fun Cora had, and how much time she spent in so few rooms. We could spend an entire day at this museum and her little heart would be content. It was a ton of fun, but a lot of work for a pregnant lady who was 35 weeks along at the time. <br />
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We also spent a lot of time eating great food like sushi, Edmonton's best eggs benedict, Famoso pizza, and Lee's amazing steaks. Because we were being snoopy, we lucked out and got a private tour of a Sikh Temple along with a quick cultural education about Sikhism. Did you know that only Sikh men, who are East Indian, wear turbans all the time for religious and cultural reasons? Talk about wrong stereotypes! I have to say, I felt quite ashamed for not having a clue about Sikhs. In Edmonton, there is quite a large community of Sikhs. I just always assumed they were Muslim, but I am incredibly wrong and feel quite "white bred" after learning what we did that day.<br />
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Before sending Grandpa Bob and Grandpa Jim on their way, we made Easter crafts that Grandpa Bob had picked up for Cora. They were bunny die cuts that she helped decorate. After they dried, we hung them on some ribbon Grandpa brought making a lovely Easter garland. Cora had so much fun with all the sparkles. I am pretty sure we will all find glitter on something for the next few months.<br />
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The beginning of Arts&Crafts. It had been a long time since Grandpa Bob used glitter and glue. Good thing Grandpa Jim was there to lead the way.</div>
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One bunny done! It looks GREAT!</div>
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Bunny Garland. Mission accomplished and the perfect Easter decorations.</div>
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We had many laughs over the weekend. It was wonderful having Bob and Jim visit for one last time before we make the haul back to the USofA. We're all looking forward to many more wonderful weekends in the future with Grandpa Bob and Grandpa Jim.Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-16315207055706092842012-04-09T19:17:00.000-06:002012-04-10T21:54:55.498-06:00Getting Ready for The Boy Lee and I have decided to not set up a nursery of any sort for Baby
Beau. We'll be moving back to the States when he is merely 2 months old.
While I had pictures of Cora's nursery, there will be none for The Boy.
At least not for the first few months. I decided to take some pictures
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Since we rarely dressed Cora in anything other than footed PJ's until she was 6 months old, I imagine we'll prefer the same for Beau. So, I've been shopping for lots of footed PJ's and cozy little clothes. So FUN! We are doing cloth diapers again, but this time we've chosen to go down the diaper service route. I found with Cora that cloth diapering is a lot easier when you have an awesome washing machine, which we did not. I really don't want to spend my time standing over the stove boiling diapers again. To prepare, I had to buy some diaper covers that are a bit more masculine than what I had for Cora. Aww shucks. The last thing we purchased for Beau was a Moses Basket and a rocker. Since Cora is still sleeping with us, we can't safely co-sleep with a newborn baby. We got the basket so he can be right next to my bed. It will also be incredibly useful for camping this summer.<br />
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The end is near for Beau to enter this world. Lee and I have both been nesting. Weird, I know. We waited way longer with Cora. I know that we are near the end because we have finally settled on a name. A full name.<br />
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I honestly thought we would never decide on a full name. From a previous entry, you would know why we chose Beau. The whole Medicine Bow National Forest thing. Bridger is after the Bridger-Tetons. Lee and my first backpacking trip (my first trip ever) was to the Bridger-Tetons to hike along the Green River Lakes to Square Top Mountain. It was an amazing trip. Lee took me there shortly after my cousin passed away 10 years ago for me to clear my head. I remember the whole trip like it was yesterday. The drive there, the hike, the drive back to Laramie. All of it. We saw tons of wildlife from a beaver to a glimpse of a wolverine. I, not surprisingly, did not drink enough water and ended up getting altitude sickness pretty badly. Lee, being the pack horse he is, strapped my back pack to his and hiked my pack for a good portion of a day. He is a brute. I dragged close to a quarter mile behind carrying only a map. Thank goodness for my strapping boyfriend. I think I'll regularly remind Beau that his father can be a brute of a man so as to not cross him. I'll also be reminding Cora about the caveman like tendencies of her father, so she thinks twice before she "falls in love" and bring a boy home. We'll keep it a secret that we would move a mountain for either of them until they are grown and well-adjusted adults.<br />
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Cora has since "earned" a total of 9 guppies. I am not convinced she has actually earned them, but I do think she has deserved them. I am currently working on a Fish Point Chart for Cora. We are going to incorporate small tasks and chores (brushing teeth, brushing hair, helping pick up her room, etc) into this Fish Point reward system. Not all rewards will be fish, but instead things like $1, a special movie night, candy, etc. I think it will really help her to be able to visualize the point system with a chart.<br />
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These are pictures of Cora bringing home her first guppy. <br />
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Mommy! Look!! It's a fish!</div>
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Unfortunately, we have a problem with Cora's guppies committing fish suicide. This one tragically jumped out of his cage and was eaten by Reggie. Another guppy jumped out right in front of Lee today. Lee was able to throw him back in the tank before he died. We've also been catching Cora elbow deep in the tank trying to catch the fish so she could pet them. Of course, now we've noticed that there are at least 3 with white spots that look like some sort of fungus. Off to the fish store tomorrow for medication. Hopefully it works. If not, it's going to take a while for this tank to withstand a 3 year old. We may have to switch to goldfish. </div>Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-59189292989821014152012-03-27T20:01:00.000-06:002012-03-27T20:01:08.291-06:00Little Boy BeauLittle Boy Beau seems to be quite happy incubating away in my stomach. I am 34 and a bit weeks along and quickly entering my 8th month of pregnancy. Beau is still a kicker. I can feel almost every single body part, as can Lee. We could certainly feel Cora, but not quite as well. Beau likes to maximize the amount of space he has by pushing on every corner of my body. I actually have no idea how large he is, but my stomach is measuring barely a week ahead. I am guessing he'll weigh 7.5 to 8 pounds when he is born...pretty average.<br />
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It is fun trying to predict the future, even if it is just baby weight. Just check out<a href="http://www.lscj2008.blogspot.ca/2008/11/university-of-wyoming-flashbacks.html" target="_blank"> this post </a>from way back. Little did I know how much "future predicting" was going on. There are two parts of this blog that I would like to draw attention to.<br />
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"Hopefully Cora faces the way she should during labor and we can avoid this situation (the situation being proper tailbone massage given by partner to relieve pain) because we'll fail miserably."<br />
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Well, Cora ended up facing the wrong way. I had excruciating back labor with her. It turns out, that we (read: Lee) DID fail miserably at helping massage my tailbone because he didn't listen during our class. It is super funny now, but D-Day was a bit of a gong show.<br />
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"Should be an interesting day when I go into labor. But, if he ("he" being Lee) can stay in his funny ways, we should be fine."<br />
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I should have emphasized the <i><b>if</b></i> part of that sentence because Lee froze on D-Day. He was NOT funny, and it wasn't because he was trying to be. It was because he was terrified. Thinking back, I should probably have been terrified, too.<br />
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December 22 and December 23, 2008 were by far the scariest and happiest days of our lives. Lee and I were reading the blog together a few nights ago and were literally in tears from laughing so hard. What an eventful end of the year we had.<br />
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Flash forward to 3 years later and Lee and I are back in the classroom setting preparing for our second bundle of joy. We didn't take the prenatal course this time. We only signed up for the hospital tour and a refresher course on breastfeeding. Last night we had a tour of our hospital. We are giving birth in the same hospital as we did with Cora, but they added a brand new wing called the Lois Hole Hospital for Women. Labour & Delivery and Postpartum recovery are in the new building. Holy smokes, is the new center a lot nicer. It is all the same equipment as I had before, just prettier. It also has windows!! I really enjoyed the care I received with Cora and I was hoping that the rules had not changed since 2008. They haven't!! If the delivery goes well, I can leave the hospital in 12-24 hours. When I had Cora I left approximately 16 hours after she was born. She was born at 6:30pm and I was home before lunch time the next day. A nurse then does a house call. She actually shows up at our house with her little black medical bag and does an exam on both me and baby in the comfort of my bedroom. It is wonderful. With Cora, the nurse came out on Christmas Day. I was very happy to hear these procedures are still used.<br />
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During the tour, we were shown the doors that we would go through in the event that I would need a c-section. Lee leaned over and said to me, "I am going to try really hard to redeem myself, but I WILL pass out if they wheel you through those doors". I told him I would warn the nurses for him. :) In all honesty, I don't want to be wheeled through those doors either. Not at all. No, thank you. And, I am happy to report that Lee still had his sense of humor last night. The nurse asked the tour if anyone was on their 2nd, 3rd, or 56th baby. Yes, she was very funny, too. We and one other couple raised our hands. She said that the second babies come a lot faster and that we needed to head to the hospital when my contractions were 10 minutes apart for an hour. Lee said, "That's awesome because last time it took 9 months"! I smirked, but Lee about fell out of his chair laughing. He was also the only person in the room laughing. A bit of Lee I love the most is the fact that he always laughs at his own jokes the hardest. On a side note, first time moms are supposed to go in when their contractions are 5 minutes apart. I waited until mine were 2 minutes apart with Cora, but it didn't seem to matter. I'll probably ignore the rules again and end up having to deliver Beau in the 4-Runner. Now that would be exciting!<br />
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As you may have noticed from the title, Lee and I have settled on a a first name for Baby Jeffers #2. Beau. Beau was incredibly easy for us to choose. Lee proposed at the base of Medicine Bow Peak. While living in Wyoming, we spent a huge portion of our time in Medicine Bow National Forest which includes the Snowy Range and Vedauwoo. This part of the world will forever have a very special place in our hearts.
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The Snowies from Sugar Loaf before starting to hike Medicine Bow Peak.</div>
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Hiking up Medicine Bow Peak and looking down at Lake Marie.</div>
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Lee and I at the top.</div>
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Nautilus at Vedauwoo. This was our favorite rock formation out there.</div>
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Cora and me trying to burn off a little energy before entering the theatre. You can see she was having a hard time standing still. </div>
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Cora and Lee. Cora posing like a maniac with her dragon. It is pretty funny seeing a little girl with a giant bow carrying around this ferocious looking dragon. She gets a lot of side glances.</div>
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Cora was as good as I expected for a three year old. As soon as she saw the cats walking down the aisles and onto the stage, she immediately became a cat herself. She laughed, really loudly, at all the wrong times. She hissed and meowed and asked questions non stop. It took every bit of energy I had to get her to sit still and be quiet. It was impossibly to be upset with her because she was thoroughly enjoying herself. Besides, it was a Sunday matinee and the show even allowed babes-in-arms. Needless to say, Cora was not the only kid I heard. :)</div>
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At intermission, Old Deuteronomy stayed on stage hissing and cleaning himself. Lee took Cora up to the front to get a better look at him. He also showed her where the orchestra played. She thought it was so neat that she sprinted back and insisted that I go up there to see. It was really neat they kept a main character on stage through the intermission for all the kids.</div>
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Act I and intermission must have been too much for Cora to handle. She fell sound asleep as soon as Act II started. It was at this time I realized I had no idea what was going on in the musical. I didn't realize the whole musical was poems by T.S. Eliot. I love T.S. Eliot, but his stuff is hard to grasp if you aren't concentrating on every single word. Thankfully, Lee has seen the play before and quickly caught me up to speed. With Cora snoring, Lee and I were able to sit back and enjoy the last 45 minutes of the show. The dancing was by far my favorite part. Overall, it was fantastic. My only recommendation is to read up on it a bit before seeing it to fully appreciate the storyline and literature the musical has to offer. </div>
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On to the 3 year stats.<br />
Cora weighs in at 34.5 lbs and stands 38.5 in tall. She is a tall, tall kid. She is by no means a giant, but tall enough. :)<br />
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<li>She can count to 10. She sometimes forgets 9, but she's learning. She loves counting.</li>
<li>She can "sing" her entire ABC's. I put sing in quotes because all the letters aren't necessarily clear and she sometimes will repeat a middle part over and over again. </li>
<li>She knows her colors. We practice a lot by having her pick what color of cup she wants her milk in or what color of shirt she would like to wear for the day. It seems to have really helped, especially with colors that often look similar like orange and yellow or blue and purple. It is a lot of fun to see her develop and learn.</li>
<li>We have also started working on shapes. She especially like hearts and stars and doesn't seem as interested in circles, squares, and triangles. Hearts and stars are way better, in my opinion.</li>
<li>She still takes a nap most days. They vary in length from 1-3 hours. I rarely wake her up from a nap because they don't seem to interfere with her sleep at night at all.</li>
<li>She is completely potty trained, even over night. She'll go #1 on the toilet all by herself. She still prefers to go #2 in a diaper. She'll ask for a diaper and then want it changed as soon as she finishes. Her pediatrician said this is totally normal for a lot of kids. Lee and I have decided we'll let her figure out when the time is right to poop in the toilet.</li>
<li>Her imagination is incredibly active! She is constantly playing make believe and pretending to be someone or something else. She loves pretending to be a cat, dog, super bunny, or flying dragon. It is so much fun to watch her play.</li>
<li>She has been diagnosed with a speech delay. She has previously hit all of her milestones for speech development except for this last one. While she can say individual words, she has difficulty saying complex thoughts and sentences. Her pediatrician suspects this will be relatively easy to fix with a speech pathologist. Since she has no other gross or fine motor skill delays nor behavioral or social problems or warnings, there is no underlying concern for anything more than just a speech delay. Her pediatrician easily made the diagnosis by a mere 2 minute conversation with her. I told him that I suspected she was behind and wanted to know how Lee and I could help her. He said that a stranger should be able to understand 50% or more of what a 3 year old says. The only people that understand more than 50% of what she says and Lee and me. Her pediatrician had an entire conversation with her. After a minute or so, I asked him if understood anything. He said no, not one word. I translated for him. He asked how Lee and I were able to understand so much because what she was saying was completely gibberish. I hadn't thought about that before. I realized that a) We have learned what he language sounds like (like most parents), b) she is very good about staying in context and talks about what is going on around her, and c) she uses a lot of gestures and acting while speaking. I even realized that she still uses some of her baby sign language. I just didn't realize until talking with her doctor how in tune Lee and I are with her gesturing and signalling. So, she starts seeing a speech pathologist in early March. I am looking really looking forward to getting her some speech assistance for both her sake and mine. </li>
<li>She loves playing at the park, sledding, fishing, and tattoos. I don't know of many three years olds who will sit in an ice fishing hut with their Daddy for 4-5 hours or spend an entire day in a small boat and not complain once. Even if the fish aren't biting, which seems to be happening a lot lately. She is the most perfect side kick for Lee and me. I can't wait for her brother to be able to join the three of us.</li>
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She is an incredibly nurturing little soul who I love from the bottom of my heart. There is no one else in this world who could have completed Lee's and my life more than this 3-foot, blonde bundle of energy.Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-87529445865347126072012-02-25T14:38:00.003-07:002012-02-25T14:38:49.805-07:00Third Time's a CharmCora's third birthday was pretty near perfect. We had a very small birthday party with her little friends, Claire and Sophie. Cora helped decorate the house. While we didn't have a "theme" this year, we went with rainbow colors! We hung streamers, had party hats, and plenty of noise makers. The girls made ornaments out of popsicle sticks and glitter. They turned out beautifully. :) They also played Pin the Tail on the Donkey. I think Cora and Sophie were a bit too young for the game, but Claire did a good job of leading her troops. We skipped the blindfolding, so every tail was placed in the correct spot. Thirty tails all stuck one on top of the other. It was pretty cute. I made a rainbow colored cake and Lee bought a dozen balloons for the house. Birthday parties might be one of the best parts of having kids.<br />
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Sophie strategically pinning the tail on the donkey.</div>
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Cora Long Legs pinning her tail on the donkey.</div>
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Cora gets pretty embarrassed when being sung to. She didn't really enjoy the Happy Birthday part, but she did love eating the cake. :)</div>
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The rainbow cake. The most fun part of this cake was making the different colored batter!</div>
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Claire and Sophie gave Cora a Leapfrog electronic device that teaches her to draw shapes and numbers. It is a nifty little thing. They also gave her a toy horse that she LOVES. She still plays with this horse nearly every day.</div>
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Her first Skippy Jon Jones book from Aunt Jean. I highly recommend these books. I think I have the most fun reading it out loud. I think we will eventually get the whole series because they are nothing less than fun to read.</div>
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Daddy bringing the tree inside.</div>
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Cora showing off some sap on her fingers.</div>
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Surprisingly, or not, there are no candy canes left on the tree.</div>
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My birthday dinner. Cora wore her dancing skirt and did a show for me at the restaurant. It was the best birthday dinner ever.</div>
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Cora took about 20 pictures of Daddy that night.</div>
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Christmas morning was great. Cora is starting to understand Santa
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Horses were a major them for both Christmas and her birthday this year.</div>
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With all that unwrapping, Cora had to stop for an early morning fruit break.</div>
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Santa's Little Helper in her incredibly cute Christmas jammies.</div>
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Snug as a bug in a rug.</div>
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Art supplies from Grandma and Grandpa B!</div>
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Her first My Little Pony from Aunt Anne. Cora told us it was "soooo pretty".</div>
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Lee and I were so excited to find out we were having a healthy baby boy. Cora did not share our excitement. In fact, she started crying. She wanted a baby sister. We explained to her during the ultrasound that she would have had to share a room with a baby sister for <i>at least</i> 10 years, share <i>all </i>of her clothes, and <i>ALL</i> of her toys. A baby brother means she gets her <i>own</i> room, has her <i>own </i>clothes, and only has to share <i>SOME</i> of her toys. She almost immediately started loving her baby brother. In fact, she now rubs my belly and sometimes give my stomach kisses. It will be a lot of fun once this little boy enters the world. I am really anxious to meet this baby, and I still have 20 weeks to go!<br />
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This first video is only 1 second long. However, if you pause it about half way through, you get a really good look at his handsome little face. He is a bit meatier than Cora was at this stage. I also truly believe he looks nothing like Cora. Cora looked remarkably similar in "real life" and her ultrasound. This makes me feel like we have already met this little boy and somewhat know what to expect. It is a little creepy having a sneak peek, but I LOVE it! And, I LOVE our little boy.<br />
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These next two are longer and show him moving around. Amazing.
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Either my sewing skills are improving or this was a ridiculously easy pattern because it only took me a mere day to wash, cut, and sew the costume. And, bubble hems are so easy to do and SO CUTE! Why have I waited so long?<br />
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After slaving away all day, I asked Cora to try it on. NOPE. No go. She was NOT trying on the dress. Uhhh, OK. Fast forward to the next day. She still won't try it on. Two weeks later...nope. She wants <i>nothing</i> to do with this dress. Really?? At this point, I don't even know if it fits. Why is my child so stubborn? Oh yeah. Because she is <i>my</i> child. A whole new post could be devoted to that topic. Finally, Oct 31st arrives and Cora still has not tried on her costume. She had a Halloween party at school that day and was supposed to bring her costume with her. I really didn't think they would get it on her, so Lee and I devised a battle strategy. Lee would hold her down while I put the dress on her. Then we would throw her in the car and drop her off at daycare for them to deal with all the backlash. Sounded like a good plan to us. The first part goes as smooth as possible. Cora is in her dress. Not 0.32 seconds after putting the costume on, she realized it is a little girl's dream dress. Hot pink, tulle, flowers, butterflies, you name it. She <i>loved </i>the dress. Lee and I stood there baffled while she pranced around. Could she really not tell what it was while hanging on the hanger? Oh, for Pete's sake. Turns out at daycare, nobody could touch HER dress. She was so proud of it. How do Lee and I not have a full head of gray hair? I have to say though, it made me feel darn good about how much she ended up loving the dress. Until....<br />
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Until she wouldn't take it off. We were getting ready for her to go trick or treating and she needed warmer clothes on underneath the costume. But, she wouldn't take the dress off. No amount of negotiating would work. Back to the battle plan. Lee held her down while I took off the dress and tears streamed from her eyes. It wasn't five minutes later that she had the dress back on with warmer clothes and all was well again. Good gosh. Lee and Cora headed out for their tradition of trick or treating together while I, along with a bunch of my friends that came over, handed out candy. Lee and Cora came home with a basket full of candy to dump out, so they could reload. Eva wanted to go out for a little bit, so I joined in as well. The night was going pretty well, until Cora started saying, "stupid kids". There was one kid, not being naughty in the least, wearing a scary costume. It frightened Cora and this was how she responded. I told her stupid wasn't a nice word and to use "silly" instead. It worked well until she said, "Stupid kids!!!" instead of "Trick or Treat"! That was the end of Cora's 2011 Halloween. At least she looked ridiculously cute. ;)<br />
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I almost forgot about the pumpkin carving! Cora had a blast carving a pumpkin with Daddy. She asked that he look like Jack after Jack Pumpkinhead (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Oz">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Oz</a>). Lee did a really good job. Cora was impressed as well.<br />
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Cora was Aunt Carol's right hand gal. She loved helping tend the fire.</div>
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George is great with Cora. She loves Georgie. It is amazing how much these two dogs put up with. </div>
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Cora and Grandma Jo reading. Cora was pretty much glued to Grandma this trip. Cora is starting to recognize family members, making trips like these that much better.</div>
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Grandma also came bearing gifts! Cora loves this animal magnet board.</div>
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Carol and Mary Jo out in the canoe. The lake the cabin on is called Home Lake. Isn't the area beautiful! There really isn't an ugly spot in Colorado.</div>
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Lee caught some trout to eat for appetizers one night. Even after the fish were dead, Cora still thought they were great playmates.</div>
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What's a trip to the cabin without some bumps and bruises? What looked like a piddly fall turned out to cut her forehead in three places. OUCH! As you can see in the pictures, she was proud of her cuts.</div>
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Grandma brought bat wings for Cora. She loves her wing collection!</div>
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Dinner time!! Cora loves spaghetti (another trait she inherited from Aunt Anne). Notice she is digging in already. :)</div>
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Reggie came too. Despite getting smelly in his old age, he is still our sidekick. He loves sleeping in boats.</div>
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Cora helped Daddy paddle. This made my job easy!</div>
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We had a picnic with the aspens on afternoon. Isn't it beautiful?!?</div>
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Cora's new apron from Aunt Carol and Uncle Larry. She loves it! Can you tell?</div>
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Somehow, Cora roped the ENTIRE family into watching Pinocchio with her. </div>
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To be totally honest, I don't love looking at these pictures because I want to go back soooo bad. We had a hard time saying goodbye. It was an incredibly quick trip, but one of the best decision we have made in a long time. Soon enough though, we'll be back.</div>
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I think I'll end this blog entry with a couple of videos. The first one is of Cora loving on dead fish. The second one is of Lee catching a trout.
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It was really hard to choose (again). We ended going up with picture UTD-6651. She isn't washed out in the real picture. This is the Cora we see every day. Dimple and all.<br />
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I've also added to my tickers on the side column. Check it out! ;)Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-81400946346116069742011-10-18T19:47:00.001-06:002011-10-18T19:47:23.668-06:00Catching UP with Camping!Or at least <i>trying</i> to catch up. August was a fun month for our little trio. We took Cora on a 7 night/8 day camping trip in southern Alberta with her favorite little friends, Claire and Sophie. We had a really great time. Especially because the weather was AWESOME for the whole trip. We had a rotten summer weather-wise up until mid August. I am really thankful Mother Nature decided to play nice with us.<br />
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The first morning started out with a LOT of excitement. What started out as a really happy morning (see above picture) ended not so great. Two camps down had some big mean dogs that decided that morning was a good morning to try and kill Reggie. Not only did they attack Reggie while I had him on a leash, but Cora was probably 15 feet behind me throwing rocks. I panicked and started screaming at octaves I didn't know I could reach. The dogs' owner came running as did Lee. The dog owner got the dogs off Reggie who was visibly shaken but otherwise unhurt. Somewhere in the 5 seconds (boy, did those 5 seconds feel like an eternity) of the attack, I decided to sacrifice Reggie to grab Cora. The owner kept apologizing, and I truly believed him that this was out of character of his dogs. Talk about being naive. Fast forward a couple of hours and the arrival of our friends. Low and behold, their dog was also attacked. Those mean dog people ended up leaving, but we carried bear spray and sling shots for the rest of the trip. In all my years of working with animals in both captivity and the wild, I have never been as scared as I was that morning.<br />
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The rest of the trip was fantastic. The girls spent LOTS of time swinging in the hammock, digging in the dirt, painting rocks, and dancing to Raffi. Lee was able to spend one whole day fishing with Corey while we gals headed to Waterton for some sightseeing. While Lee was catching fish, we were watching a mother black bear and her cub eating raspberries!! We were able to watch from the car which made it even more fun (and safe). We took the girls on a couple day hikes. Surprisingly, their little legs trucked right along. They really did well.<br />
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Cora loves sleeping in our tent. She snuggles up right between Lee and I. The first few nights we kept the rain fly off so we could see the stars. While that was a lot of fun, it was really cold. After a couple nights, I demanded the rain fly. :) It's amazing how warm the rain fly keeps the tent. Even though we love our tent, I am thinking we are going to have to upgrade soon. It is starting to get a little bit tight in there with Cora growing like a weed. Maybe Lee will get a new one for Christmas. :)<br />
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Cora is always in an amazing mood first thing in the morning. Claire and Sophie hadn't even rolled out of bed yet.</div>
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Cora also loves food. We had already eaten breakfast and this is Cora mooching more food from Claire.</div>
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Cora cheering because Lee caught a fish. </div>
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Finding Sophie in this photo is a little bit like finding Waldo.</div>
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Lee likes his siestas.</div>
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Raffi dance session. Shiloh does not want to be involved.</div>
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We picked a whole bucket of raspberries with the intention of eventually making jam. It took a lot of bribery to not get Lee to eat an entire bucket before we got home. Cora, on the other hand, was completely fed up with the mosquitoes. She had her fingers permanently stuck in her ears throughout the whole picking extravaganza.<br />
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We decided to wrap up the raspberry picking and head over to see the chickens. This farm is chemical free and the chickens are a natural pesticide. Little did we know Happy Acres had expanded their animal section of the farm. They now had all kinds of crazy cute animals!!<br />
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We'll be going back very soon. We need more raspberries. We need a baby pig.Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-6457460788321497222011-07-11T18:54:00.000-06:002011-07-11T18:54:10.149-06:00Cirque Du SoleilLast night we went to <a href="http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/dralion/default.aspx">Cirque Du Soleil's Dralion</a> with Cora. We had an amazing time. I wasn't sure how Cora was going to fare for the entire show, but she was awesome. She clapped throughout the performances. I am glad we bought the cheap seats because I am sure Cora's running play by play commentary was a bit of a distraction to the people around us. Lee and I, of course, thought she was adorable. We went with three of our friends from Edmonton. If Dralion is going to be playing anywhere near you, go! It was one of the most beautiful shows I have ever seen. This was Lee's and my first Cirque show and it lived up to all of our expectations. <br />
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A wonderful Sunday night in Edmonton for our little trio. Being inside was also a nice break from the mosquitoes. They have been so bad this year. :(Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-25461699464657524392011-07-10T10:57:00.000-06:002011-07-10T10:57:04.323-06:00A Full Blue MoonCora has reached the Blue Moon mile marker in her life career. She has now surpassed 2.5 years old. When I look at her, I certainly don't see a toddler. I now see a little girl. She is far from a little girl though. Her speech is coming along but still not stellar. She still wears a diaper while she sleeps. She has no concept of time leading to many meltdowns. While she is getting tall and lanky and looking more and more like a little girl, I constantly have to remind myself that she is still every bit toddler.<br />
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MILESTONES and UPDATES!!<br />
<ul><li>She can hold her breath underwater for 6 whole seconds. She loves all things water- the pool, the bathtub, the rain. Some days I wonder if she is going to grow gills and a tail fin.</li>
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<ul><li>Her speech development is coming along at a pretty steady pace. She has been talking so much better since Grandma Jo and Aunt Carol came. We are still working with her everyday though. While she talks as much as her peers, her words are not near as clear as theirs. I don't really know what to gauge as being "behind" in speech development per say, but the clarity is slow coming. I know what she is saying but nobody else does. She doesn't talk at daycare at all, but I think that is more of a stubborn/independent trait.</li>
<li>Cora is still stubborn and incredibly independent. I think that is one of her character that I love the most. Her independence sometimes makes her extremely difficult to parent, but I am so proud to see her excel on her own. Our friend, Corey, explained Cora perfectly to me the other day. He said (from his perspective) he works his butt off with her just to get into her world but she doesn't hesitate in the least to kick him right back out and slam the door when she is done. Yep, that is our Cora.</li>
<li>On the flip side, Cora really loves to cuddle still. She'd let me hold her all day if I wanted. She gives the best hugs and kisses. I couldn't ask for a sweeter daughter. Lee took the photo below with his iTouch a couple weeks ago.</li>
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<ul><li>She loves animals! Especially butterflies, kitty cats, doggies, and horses. In the picture below, she is pretending to be a cat by grooming herself. </li>
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<ul><li>She loves jewelry and dress. She was really excited to find that I had a turquoise butterfly ring that my dad had given me when I was little. It is now hers and she loves it. She is wearing it on her right hand in the picture above. I also found an old butterfly hair clip that has been worn a lot in the recent weeks. She is wearing it in all of the pictures with her purple dress.</li>
<li>She is getting in her last set of molars. I thought they had come in a few months back, but I was wrong. They are definitely coming in now. She chews on all of her fingers at once. Four fingers from each hand shoved all the way to the back of her mouth. Poor thing. I am so over this teething thing.</li>
<li>Cora calls me "her honey". She gets out of anything with the simple two words. "awwww honey". </li>
<li>She is not as interested in colors, numbers, and letters as I had thought. While I thought that red was her favorite color, it seems that she prefers anything red, pink, and purple. Should I be surprised?</li>
<li>Anything that "fart-toots" is hilarious.</li>
<li>A song that she can't get enough of is Raffi's Mr. Sun.</li>
<li>She is 38" tall (grown 2.5" since March!!) and is 31 lbs. This puts her in approximately the 90th percentile for height and the 75th percentile for weight. She's a tall girl!</li>
<li>Her hair is slowly but surely growing out since her barber shop episode a few months back. You can still tell in pictures that she is missing a chunk of bangs. I try to brush them to the side to disguise the bad haircut, but sometime I just can't seem to hide it. Note picture below. The missing chunk is on right side. The left side of her forehead is the bangs that are brushed to the side.</li>
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Enjoy the official couch pictures! They were a lot of fun to take this time. She is once again coming around to posing for the camera.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYGD08TZ3TTVGZw-fFoakzV4l_WUoJmsjMyLuYtBQY8YS2Yqb8Hcs6MuMt8kLrFilIrH-ydxEwxmkfqi2NRJjaoEL9weT950yNMQRaYPv3r_dNwcBwg7JUS0bV4tnVa6BWd1LfKq8oBtc/s1600/IMG_1044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYGD08TZ3TTVGZw-fFoakzV4l_WUoJmsjMyLuYtBQY8YS2Yqb8Hcs6MuMt8kLrFilIrH-ydxEwxmkfqi2NRJjaoEL9weT950yNMQRaYPv3r_dNwcBwg7JUS0bV4tnVa6BWd1LfKq8oBtc/s400/IMG_1044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are a few photos I took of her that I think are adorable. I found her taking a nap all rolled up in my quilt. I had to unwrap the blanket to find her face. Since the summer sun is up so late here, Cora has resorted to sleeping with the blankets over her head. She likes it dark for sleeping- just like her Dad.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ45wSFsun4EFzd4SE1XK2JOEfETbc5NYvY1h0-ccyFSBee0cmf91tVHuFmvaLdG1R4K7-jogpaw24rI0RZLRCq9GbYfZfrSR1CYRTsqi7XRapdMzo05bYQU9B5JIRXD35CjPzVejFTLzg/s1600/IMG_1096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ45wSFsun4EFzd4SE1XK2JOEfETbc5NYvY1h0-ccyFSBee0cmf91tVHuFmvaLdG1R4K7-jogpaw24rI0RZLRCq9GbYfZfrSR1CYRTsqi7XRapdMzo05bYQU9B5JIRXD35CjPzVejFTLzg/s400/IMG_1096.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jumping off the waterfall into the trusted arms of Mara. We spent a day at the Legislature grounds swimming in the fountains with the Davis'.</div>Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-24478103879326148612011-06-19T14:47:00.000-06:002011-06-19T14:47:54.318-06:00Monkey Meets MonkeyOn Friday, we attended Cora's annual daycare field trip to the Edmonton Valley Zoo. This marks the 3rd year we have gone. It will also be the last year we attend since Cora will graduate come December. The weather was quite nice in the morning but torrential rain started at lunch time. It's a good thing the zoo is small because we saw the whole zoo in the morning.<br />
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We started the morning off right by riding the train to daycare. Cora loves the train and she was quite excited to have Lee join us for our morning commute. Now that the weather has warmed up significantly, Cora and I have been taking the bus and train to and from University. It was much too miserable this winter to bother with a 2 year old and standing in -40F temperature waiting for the bus that was more than likely way behind schedule because it wouldn't start in the morning. We opted to help pollute our environment and had Lee drive way out of his way to drop us off at the front door of each of our buildings. Once at daycare we hopped onto a big yellow school bus to make our way to the zoo. <br />
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If there is anything I have learned in my life, it is how to effectively navigate a zoo to avoid huge amounts of crowds and see more animals up close. When Lee and I saw troves of school buses arrive at the zoo shortly behind our bus, we knew some strategy would be involved for Cora to experience the zoo at it fullest potential. Note: the fullest potential for this zoo is not much. Outside of a couple tigers, an old elephant, and some red pandas, this zoo is little more than an expensive petting zoo. However, it is nice to have something in Edmonton. I have a hard time not cringing at most of the displays. I am a huge advocate for zoos, but this zoo needs some money to help it out. They make the most of what they have though, which I definitely appreciate.<br />
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Golden rules for navigating a zoo<br />
Rule #1: Go backwards. Every one always goes in the same direction every time. The keepers know this. Going in the opposite direction really is the path of least resistance. Less people mean you'll get the best view. We were able to see unobstructed views of many of the "big animals". Cora was often times ran over by bigger kids and this way she was able to enjoy much of the zoo by herself.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPSqPH8caDT6Y6M1AGLlAWVK6_aMwqxCH9Uz5Uf0pVqh72xFwWulZLy6WkYU_KMHJsrYqSX-mBAINd5jRMNWUogZra2OVvqcvT9UnN3y1fqHzmFB0cXr9mgW0qInWAK4_mdzKXVN34X4G/s1600/IMG_0972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPSqPH8caDT6Y6M1AGLlAWVK6_aMwqxCH9Uz5Uf0pVqh72xFwWulZLy6WkYU_KMHJsrYqSX-mBAINd5jRMNWUogZra2OVvqcvT9UnN3y1fqHzmFB0cXr9mgW0qInWAK4_mdzKXVN34X4G/s400/IMG_0972.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We came around the corner and Lucy the Elephant was out for a walk. They often walk Lucy throughout the morning. We got to see her before they took her out to the big open pasture for people to see. I love that Cora is pointing at her in this picture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllghqjhgwico_zQSSDx_S1KP4fYf4E50Qz1jebHb5x4IfL8l6XqmTxSdSTt8gFX7cYFKXC9YORD8fUahVzAtJvf6gDw2opumv8prbCxUSrrZrmYj3l9sPye-lEdsIh5vu5qaDhIMINehu/s1600/IMG_0974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllghqjhgwico_zQSSDx_S1KP4fYf4E50Qz1jebHb5x4IfL8l6XqmTxSdSTt8gFX7cYFKXC9YORD8fUahVzAtJvf6gDw2opumv8prbCxUSrrZrmYj3l9sPye-lEdsIh5vu5qaDhIMINehu/s400/IMG_0974.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Viewing Lucy from a distance. Cora still doesn't understand that you can't run up to everything. We were practicing using a little voice and standing still. I can't stand it when people stress animals out by being loud and obnoxious around them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Rule #2: Go in the morning or leave when they close. Get there in the morning before they open and be the first one through the gate. If that isn't possible, be the last ones out in the evening. Keepers feed in the morning and night. They also spend more time with animals in the morning and late afternoon when fewer people are around. Chances are, you'll get one on one time with keepers and animals this way. Our daycare was there waiting for the gates to open. We were one of the first groups through and Lee and I tried to make the most of it.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rule #3: If the indoor exhibits get crowded, go to them first. The Edmonton Valley Zoo has one indoor exhibit and it is awful to get through with crowds. And, for some reason, everyone takes their strollers in! We headed there first and were the only ones in the building. Yee haw! The animals had just been fed, so they were pretty active. Cora was so excited to see monkeys. She was dragging us into the building because she wanted to see the monkeys.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rule #4: Go to the petting zoo and touch the animals. Nicely pet them and love them and hug them. Petting zoo animals tend to be "bomb proof" and aren't going to maul your kids. They also aren't dirty. Let your child pet them and then let said child eat a sandwich without decontaminating their entire bodies first. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rule #5: If the crowds are mostly school groups, save the "pay-for" items until the end. If the crowds are families or on the weekend, hit the activities you have to pay for first. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">We were up against the school crowds, so the last thing we did before going for lunch was ride the ponies. Cora has been telling us she "needs" a horse. She "wants" things like ice cream, chocolate, cheese and milk, but she NEEDS a horse. Oh boy. She understands the difference between wants and needs. We thought it would be good for her to ride a pony because of her obsession lately over horses. We walked up to the fence where two ponies were lazily eating hay. We had a pretty long conversation about whether she wanted to RIDE the horse. She seemed adamant that she had to ride at least one of these horses. The lady running the pony rides asked us if we wanted to sit her on the horse to see if she would like it. Deep down, I thought she would get up on the horse and think it was great until the horse moved. Then I thought there would be a mini melt down where she had to get OFF the horse at that very moment. I was wrong. Very wrong.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Cora entered the pen, marched right over to Frodo the Pony, let him smell her and started trying to climb into the saddle. I lifted her up and she grabbed the saddle horn like a champ. I was shocked and delighted all at once. See photo below for my exact expression.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KzRTqMgt5v2Nem56Q8aC6yBwxm8cdiwPRJWy7h-xrI5GqULJkAJ4nr1HP9P8BL8BOv1VimR0ofq0PnAsGROXFtsgcIp3yzWAGyMomgn4bSFmFNfRFcF9PNONpVNW4w4DTbNdFFYRGv2J/s1600/IMG_0991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KzRTqMgt5v2Nem56Q8aC6yBwxm8cdiwPRJWy7h-xrI5GqULJkAJ4nr1HP9P8BL8BOv1VimR0ofq0PnAsGROXFtsgcIp3yzWAGyMomgn4bSFmFNfRFcF9PNONpVNW4w4DTbNdFFYRGv2J/s400/IMG_0991.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">As soon as that horse moved, Cora's eyes lit up. She thought this was the best experience ever. I think horses may trump cats in her book of things she loves.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Close to the end of the ride, I released my grip on her pants and let her go all on her own. She's a natural.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">At the end of her ride, she hopped down and scooted over to the other horse. I had to explain to her that we were all done and had to leave. Cue the giant belly sobs. In between belly aches she was saying "my horse, my horse." Poor tyke. It's hard to explain things to a 2 year old. It is even harder when they are crying so loudly they can't hear you. Eventually we were able to move on. I think the sight of a big grassy hill and the word "lunch" was enough to divert her attention.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rule #6. Have fun and make the best of the zoo your city has to offer. Even when the weather isn't perfect.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sleeping toddler = Successful Zoo Day!</div>Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-16101079980061019332011-06-19T11:40:00.000-06:002011-06-19T11:40:55.456-06:00Travels Sans BebeLee and I have done a bit of traveling without Cora this past month. We went to Miami and Key Largo for a convention through Lee's work. Cora stayed in Edmonton with Grandma Jo and Aunt Carol.<br />
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Since this is Cora's blog, I'll start with her. She had a wonderful time. They spent so much time at the park, went swimming, and read a lot of books.<br />
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She was speaking much better when we got home. She must have needed to "use her words" to get things from Aunt Carol and Grandma Jo. She was pretty good at squeaking and pointing for things she wanted.<br />
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As for Lee and me, we spent all day every day on the beach. Really, we did. The first day, we snorkeled down in Key Largo. Funny enough, we only took 2 pictures during the entire vacation. This isn't the type of vacation Lee and I would normally take. We're not much into huge resorts, but it was a nice change of pace. We read a couple books, swam in the ocean, and ate as much good Mexican food as we could.<br />
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We were some of the whitest people in Miami. I think this was the first time my legs had seen the sun in 2 years. We had a great time snorkeling. We saw tons of different types of parrotfish, lots of barracuda, and Lee got stung by jelly fish.<br />
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While in Miami, Lee read that if you spent 1 hour just beyond where the waves break would have been withing 5 feet of a shark. We spent all our time swimming just beyond where the waves break looking for sharks. Obviously. We saw something rather large and dark, but I think it was a ray. Neither one of us had the guts to reach down and grab it. :) Turns out, the day we left someone got bit by a shark. Supposedly it left a hickey like mark and didn't break any skin. That would have been a heck of souvenir to have brought back. You can bet your bottom dollar we would have taken more pictures if that would have happened. :)<br />
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When we got back, we spent a couple of days with Mary Jo and Carol before they headed back home. We went to the farmer's market and showed them my new building on campus.<br />
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A short time later, Lee hopped in a rental car to drive to Washington State for another meeting. While there isn't much of anything interesting to tell you about this trip other than wrecking the rental car (he's fine but the car wasn't in good shape), the place he stayed was beautiful. He stayed at a place called Cave B in central Washington. He said there was nothing to do except enjoy the surroundings. It was a small vineyard with a mineral pool close to the Columbia River. Sounds nice to me.<br />
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I'm a wee bit embarrassed that I haven't updated the blog since Easter. We haven't done a bunch of things, but we've certainly done enough that is going to take a couple posts to update my dearly devoted readers. I thought I'd kick this post off with two videos that crack me up.<br />
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This first one is of Cora watching Bambi for the first time. I love her deep belly laugh. This video gives you all a bit of a preview. She was laughing a lot harder before I turned on the camera. She gets a bit of stage fright.<br />
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The second video is one Cora took of herself. Lee and I had no idea she was video taping herself. It cracked me up when I saw it a few days later. She is quite the little kid.<br />
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Lee and Cora helped me celebrate a low key Mother's Day. Lee grilled a fantastic dinner and then we headed to the park to fly our kite. It was a perfectly windy kite flying day.<br />
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Cora the Kite Flying Queen! We had a blast.Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-19920153602582229342011-04-29T16:52:00.000-06:002011-04-29T16:52:48.842-06:00Easter Morning HoppinessEaster morning at the Jeffers' household was quite fun. The Easter Bunny was very good to her. She got a Mr. Potato Head, 2 dresses, sunglasses, side walk chalk and candy. Grandma Brandis also sent her a dress, two movies (Tangled and Bambi), and more panties. The Easter Bunny must have been lightheaded after visiting our house because he also blew up 25 balloons! Cora is such a lucky gal. There were 6 plastic eggs hidden and she ended up finding 5 of them. Pretty good for a 2 year old.<br />
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Have you ever wondered what happens to a two-year-old on a sugar high? Wonder no more. Easter Bunny chocolate turned out to be a great breakfast for my favorite blondie.<br />
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Easter morning began around 6:00am MST. By 8:00am, the quiche was almost done baking, the toys had been played with, every new outfit had been tried on multiple times, and we were almost done watching Tangled. Lee and I also shared a pot of coffee trying to keep up the Sugar-High-Belle. It was a wonderful day.Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-72543601578552554562011-04-29T11:15:00.003-06:002011-04-29T11:23:05.970-06:00Dying Easter EggsOn the Saturday before Easter, Cora dyed Easter eggs. Lee found Easter egg dye that she could sponge paint on as opposed to dipping in vinegar dye. I think she had more fun because it was so hands on. As you will see from the pictures, Cora is a <i>very</i> serious artist. I didn't get a single smile out of her.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Watch this last video until the very end. Cora had 5 minutes left to play before we started for home. She knew this and understands what it means completely. Before she went down the slide I had told her she was down to 1 minute left to play. As soon as she gets down the slide, she takes off running as fast as she can to get one more ride on the slide before we had to leave. It was so funny. </div></div><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GxiXwRk10gY" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe>Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-27724977021858193562011-04-12T13:10:00.000-06:002011-04-12T13:10:28.977-06:00Go Away, Snow.Here we are on April 12th, and we still have quite a bit of snow. Our back yard has at least 2 feet of packed snow. Ugh. The front might be worse though. The snow is gone however there is a nice layer of snow mold. I have a feeling this mold is the cause of my sudden allergy flair up. I think poor Cora is suffering from it a bit too. The temperature have been hitting the 40's most days, so we've been trying to take advantage of the sunshine as much as we can. Regardless, most days are still not very nice relatively speaking. I thought I would post some pictures of what we have been up to lately.<br />
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Reggie got a good spring brushing. It was unbelievable how much hair came off of him. It was also unbelievable how much easier it is to keep the house clean. With the consistent temperatures hanging out in the 30's, he'll be getting groomed here real soon.<br />
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Cora is really into these rain boots, if you can't tell. <br />
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We have also been having some fun with the tube. <br />
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Somehow, we both fit in there.<br />
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Cora is also helping me with my quilting. She is very good at pinning fabrics together whether they actually need pinned or not.<br />
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Reggie also likes to help sew. He is the designated comfort tester. He loves to lay on any and all fabric. This quilt is going to be 7ft by 7ft. We needed one the whole family could fit under.<br />
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Lee scooped the rest of the snow off the porch. We are trying to pretend it is nicer out there than it actually is.<br />
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Cora saw a bunny and decided she needed to catch it. Off she went. Her little body was able to stay on top of the deep snow. <br />
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Well, almost. She made it quite far trying to capture the snowshoe hare. She eventually fell through the top crust of the snow and couldn't get out. You'd think she would have been upset about being stuck. Nope. She was crying because the bunny left. She kept saying, "Bunny. Come here. Come back. Bunny." We had to spend the next five minutes explaining the bunny went home for dinner and she also had to go home to eat. She eventually understood. I think.<br />
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Can you see her in this picture? <br />
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How about now? <br />
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Surely you can now. That is her stuck. Lee had to go get her. Every step he took was knee deep in snow. I was laughing too hard to take pictures of that.<br />
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It turns out that afternoons of running in the sunshine make for a very tired toddler. Luck for me, I got to join in on this nap a few moments later. <br />
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I had high hopes for a really nice week of weather. The forecasted temperatures are quickly dipping. Boo. We still have Friday to look forward to regardless of the weather. Lee and I are celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary. A dear friend is watching Cora for us. We have dinner reservations at <a href="http://www.chateaulacombe.com/laronde.php">La Ronde</a>. Lee took me there for my 26th birthday only a few weeks before Cora was born. I am quite excited to be going back. We'll be sure to take a couple pictures.Saschahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862459661617118205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477121541050952115.post-19287277092389296322011-04-02T12:00:00.001-06:002011-04-02T12:16:19.112-06:002 And A QuarterRemember when I wrote that I wasn't going to be doing the monthly couch updates with Cora and instead do one every three months? Those three months sure whizzed by! On March 23, 2011, Cora turned 2.25 years old. :) That sounds so funny. A "quarter" birthday. And, I thought half-birthdays were ridiculous.<br />
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It is going to be a lot of fun to write Cora's milestones list this time. She's grown and developed so much since her 2nd birthday! Here it goes:<br />
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<ul><li>Her favorite color is <span style="color: red;">RED</span>. Lee and I were surprised for two reasons by this. 1) We would have bet our life savings that her favorite color was pink. 2) Where did she learn her colors? She definitely knows red. I was on the bed indulging Lee in some of my favorite quilts that I would love to make someday. This, by the way, is Lee's most favorite morning conversation. ;) I was showing him this quilt <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsz4VuNil-a_Ov-DRPbq50eioUdQUUS9rdkZC1d3rpsmcZQDIju24dmX9s6dxGELXJlNdWaBvO-EWry1XcTD2wMVRzJ9_KHCabJEeOoacY3KzAl4LW8gbDo6AD4tfM8riO9xD6eTMEbJ0v/s1600/colorwheel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsz4VuNil-a_Ov-DRPbq50eioUdQUUS9rdkZC1d3rpsmcZQDIju24dmX9s6dxGELXJlNdWaBvO-EWry1XcTD2wMVRzJ9_KHCabJEeOoacY3KzAl4LW8gbDo6AD4tfM8riO9xD6eTMEbJ0v/s320/colorwheel.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>when Cora jumped up on my lap and says, "I like RED!" while pointing to the red portion of this quilt. Lee and I instantly asked her what else was red on the computer screen and she pointed out every red button and picture on the computer. We were impressed.</li>
<li>She is starting to enjoy different books and movies. This might seem kind of strange as a milestone, but it is HUGE for Lee and me. I had Dr. Seuss' <i>Hop on Pop</i> memorized from reading it over and over and over again. Now, she'll pick a book out of her book case that she's never read! Huge, I tell you!!</li>
<li>Her speech is really coming along. A lot of her words still sound like gibberish, but every day she is making more and more sense. Some of her favorite phrases are:</li>
<ul><li>I'm a MONKEY!</li>
<li>I love you. (the best)</li>
<li>Ewwww. Yucky!!!</li>
<li>Mmmmm. Yucky!!! (She obviously doesn't understand the meaning of yucky)</li>
</ul><li>She is also singing and it is sooo cute! She is camera shy now-a-days so we don't have good video. The only video we have is Lee hiding trying to video tape her voice in the dark. Her favorite songs are:</li>
<ul><li>You Are My Sunshine</li>
<li>Rock-A-Bye Baby</li>
<li>Skitter Ma Rink</li>
<li>Row Row Row Your Boat</li>
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<ul><li>She is nearly potty trained! She is still wary of going #2 on the toilet. She instead asks for a diaper which is totally fine with Lee and me. She also still wears a diaper while she is sleeping because she doesn't have the ability to hold her bladder while sleeping. We started potty training over Christmas and it has gone really well.</li>
<li>She is just shy of 36" tall and weighs about 30.5 lbs. She looks incredibly tall to me.</li>
<li>Dancing is an every day activity in this house hold. Cora is learning how to move different body parts separately. She can wiggle her hips while moving her arms.</li>
<li>She can distinguish between a moose and elk. You all have no idea how proud this makes her biologist mamma and hunting daddy.</li>
<li>She throws the worst temper tantrums. She is incredibly "independent" right now. If she doesn't want to do something, she is not going to do it. Some examples are not taking her coat off at restaurants, not wanting to sit in the shopping cart, not wanting to wear clothes, etc. We have decided to choose our battles accordingly. For example, she always has to have her hair combed. Every morning she fights it, but I will not let her leave the house with her hair messy. Of course, it kills me that she doesn't want it pulled back all the time. I hate messy hair. However, I let her wear her rain boots to bed. She loves shoes and I really can't find a reason why it is awful for her to have her shoes on in bed. By choosing our battles to what is most important to Lee and I, I feel as though we don't sit and tell her no all day long. This strategy has certainly lessened all of our stress levels.</li>
<li>She has two favorite outfits.</li>
<ul><li>Her hokey pokey skirt</li>
<li>Her Cindy Lou Who halloween costume</li>
</ul><li>She is starting to "read" to herself. She will sit in her bed and read her stories to herself. It is the sweetest thing to listen to. </li>
</ul>Now, the part that most of you are waiting for. Cora's 2.25 year old couch photo session. She hasn't been loving the camera lately, so this photo session doesn't have a whole lot of smiles. It was also taken after her hair cutting incident. And, of course, she has on her favorite rain boots.<br />
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