Sharing

Yesterday while Miriam was lying on the couch Joshua was having some goldfish crackers for a snack, I had went into the kitchen and came back to find Joshua sitting next to Miriam sharing his goldfish with her. By sharing Joshua had even helped her out and put one in her mouth! So here's little 4 1/2 week Miriam lying there looking around with a goldfish half in her mouth and Joshua thinking he did nothing wrong... now I'm wishing I had grabbed a camera to capture Joshua's first sharing moment and Miriam's first goldfish (and solid food of any kind at all).

It'll be 4 weeks tomorrow little Miriam was born, time does fly by! Due to no memory left on our camera and not getting anything done about it yet, there are no new pictures to post. Our little girl is noticeably bigger; last thursday (feb. 21st) she weighed 8 lbs 14 oz and 20 inches! She has now reached Joshua's birth weight.
Not to leave Joshua out at all, on that same day he weighed 32 lbs and was 34 inches... our baby boy is not so much a baby anymore. I don't think it will be much longer we can stop using the bulky convertible car seat with him, at 40 lbs he is able to use a booster car seat. He has turned into quite the climber although he hasn't escaped from his crib yet he is helping himself up onto the couch, the recliner and now the latest this morning is the dining room table! Ahhh. He is very much so a copycat which is great for learning (people will have to choose their words wisely around him now). Yesterday his new words were sausage and baby. He has said Grandpa only once, papa many times. When is comes to meal times he insists on feeding himself, he'd rather go for "big boy" pieces of food (we have to make sure he takes bites instead of shoving it all in at once though), and he uses a cup/glass without any type of cover.
This weekend Miriam will be baptized, she will be the 3rd baptism in a row here for Adam and possibly the last one for the year unless there's one born at the end of the year, but so far we don't know of anymore. Our friends, the Bonine's, are coming up from St. Louis, they will be arriving thursday evening I'm guessing. It will be fun to see them again as they just had their 2nd baby the end of December and their 1st is Joshua's age. It will surely be busy around here this weekend!

We have a GIRL!!!

Miriam Josephine

7 lbs 1 oz 19 inches

Wed. January 30, 2008 10:04 pm

Big brother Joshua

Now we're a family of four

Uh oh! Miriam's crying.

All wrapped up in aunt Brenda's car seat blanket ready to go home.

Miriam & Grandma Hanson

Miriam & Grandpa Hanson

Aunt Tessa with Joshua & Miriam

Cousin Mallory & Miriam

Growing up so fast

I caught him with both of his hands in his sweatshirt pocket

Breakfast is ready, but what or who is out of place? He loves sitting

the chairs just like everyone else.

My Little Red Wagon

Grandma & Grandpa Harvala got me a Radio Flyer red wagon for Christmas. When it was still in the box it was pretty exciting... a good place to sit and pretty low to the ground so I was able to stand on it too without worrying about falling off. Guess what! It was even more exciting when dad took it out of the box to put together for me! I couldn't stay away, I had to be inside it and even be right there with him to help him put it together.

In the middle of assembling my wagon mom thought I needed to get ready for bed. I didn't want to leave so she had to carry me up. While she took care of my old diaper and washed her hands I was already on my way downstairs. By the time she finally was on her way down I only had 3 more stairs to go... I had to get back to my wagon!

When dad was all finished he took me for a ride, I sat real nice - I loved it! Oops... Showing a little chest, I must have gotten warm. Time for bed, I think I'll sleep with my wagon tonight.


This was Sunday afternoon, I had fallen asleep with dad in the recliner and he needed to put me down to answer the door. Boy was I tired! They had to wake me up so we could go hang out with the church youth that evening.

This makes mom smile every time.

Yes, watching Joshua pulling himself up onto the dining room table chairs does make me smile. It's a pretty funny site actually. The last few times I've told him "let's go sit down" he goes over to the end chair with arms to climb up and sit. That one is his favorite I think, these pictures don't show that particular chair. I think he actually believes he's going to get to sit there instead of his highchair to eat. We're trying to teach him now that he can't stand up on the chair though.

What's your best guess?

Alright all you anonymous viewers, it's time to reveal yourselves as I would like your opinion! Our second child is due in about a week, Friday, January 25th is the date we've been given. I thought for sure he/she would come early and make an appearance this week, but the week is almost over and he/she continues to push out of my right side (I've already explained to the baby it can't come out my side). So, my question for all of you to comment about is this:

What specific day is baby coming and will we be going to the hospital in the middle of the night or during daylight hours?

Yes, there will be a prize! If you answer with the correct day I'll make you cookies... if more than one answers correctly, the tie breaker will be if you answered correctly the time of day we end up going to the hospital. Good Luck with my fun little game and play soon as I'm hoping baby arrives soon!