Pictures!

Man, I have forgotten how much time you have to spend holding newborns. It's like an all day thing. They sure are cute and tiny, but time consuming. I think we are managing it though. Here are a few more pictures.

Maddie in my wrap. I bought this wrap to put her in so I could have my hands free. We both love it. Everytime I put her in it she falls asleep instantly. It is usually a pretty deep sleep too, so I can transfer her onto the bed to get some stuff done. She is actually in it right now while I am blogging.


Jake really likes this one. It is funny how you can put them in different positions and it changes how they look.



I think she looks cute when her shoulders are scrunched up and it makes her face look fat. Cute cheeks.


Not our best picture, but I still like it.

Caught Up

I have finally updated my blogs. I have been meaning to do a bunch of blogs, but then Madison came and I had to blog her first. So now, I am finally all caught up.

Elmo

Sierra got a new Elmo doll. She was so excited to play with him. When Sesame Street came on, she ran to her room to get Elmo. One day she decided that Elmo was hungry. He must really like fish.

Goats

We have all kinds of animals in our neighborhood. For some reason Tami liked the goats. I guess they are kind of cute - only because they are little - but Sierra liked them too so the two of them had fun petting the goats.

Duck Park

Tami, Sierra and I went to the duck park. Sierra had tons of fun feeding the ducks with the bread that we had brought. It was a little hard getting Sierra to leave. I guess they were too much fun.

Swimming

Sierra went swimming for the first time in her new swimming pool. Well, she didn't actually get in, but she still had fun. She played in the water for hours. Eventually, the dogs discovered there was water in the pool so they helped themselves to the water. Sierra thought it was cool that they were lapping up the water, so she tried it out. It was funny watching her imitating the dogs.

More Maddie

Here are a few more pictures of Maddie. She is a good baby. Can't complain. I am still trying to figure out her eating and sleeping schedule - I guess that will just take some time.

Madison Lila Schall

Madison Lila Schall was born on Friday, June 8 2007. She weighed 7 lbs 14 oz, 20 3/4 in. long. Labor was short, only 5 hours, but it was very intense. If Jake hadn't been on top of things - pushing me out the door to get to the birth center, we could have had this baby somewhere on the interstate. I thought we had plenty of time to get to the birth center, but when we got there, I was already dialated to a 9!!!! We were only at the birth center for an hour and a half before Madison was born. Boy, am I glad that is over. We are all healthy and enjoying life with a new baby. So much to relearn.

Jenny the Mule

The other day Tami and I came home from shopping and Jenny, the neighbors mule, was in our yard eating the long grass. I was going to try to scare her away but the closer I got, the bigger she got. We ended up just going to get Jake's new best friend, the farmer, to come and get her. She walked through our garden and left really deep hoof prints. It was an exciting day.

New Clothes

Sierra has been super spoiled this past week. Just thought we would show you some of her new cute outfits.