Hello Everyone - So sorry we have not written in a while. We have been so busy and Sarah is demanding more and more time as she gets older and more mobile - not to mention her lack of naps most days. I started my job on May 5th and boy was it exhausting working full time after so long of not working, but it is comforting that at least there will be a paycheck coming my way. Work has been kinda busy so there have been a couple days that I have been able to work overtime. And this past week was the dreaded month end - always the worst (busiest) time of the month for processors. I forgot how rough it could be. It is still a little funny to work with a bunch of people who "talk" differently than me, or to dial out and not be dialing 720 or 303. In fact, they still only dial 7 digits here.
The weather is getting warmer and warmer everyday and man is the humidity starting to really get up there. I walk outside and sometimes I feel like I can't breath.... you feel like you need to take a shower all the time. It doesn't bother Brandon too much, but Michelle and I are really going to be in for it this summer, especially our hair. People at both of our works are already making fun of us because they say "This is nothing yet" - AHHHH!!!! Sarah also has started sweating. Sometimes after taking a nap she will wake up sweaty.... what a little person she is.
Brandon is staying home with Sarah right now and looking for the "right" job. It is saving us lots of money on daycare anyway. As she gets older the more our rate should go down. He had a job interview this past week and he said it went really well. It is a sales job at a wholesale flooring company. The good news is that even though it is sales, he still gets a base salary which we need now that we have Sarah. The manager said that he is still trying to even get the position approved, but thought he would start interviewing now anyway. Brandon told him that he is in no rush since he is at home with Sarah, so he will be available when the position opens up. This company is only a couple blocks away from where I work. Hopefully this job pans out!
Now for what is probably most interesting for everyone.... Sarah!! LOL! She has changed so much in the past month and a half, I don't even know where to start. First of all, SHE'S MOBILE!! Which is a good, and sometimes not so good thing - LOL!! She rolls over allllllll the time from her back on to her tummy. She cannot do it the reverse very well. If she is more on her side that her tummy she can do it just fine. She also has her legs perfectly prepared and her arms prepared for crawling, she just cannot figure out how to coordinate them together. Every once in a while she will figure it out for like one full crawl and then her arms give out on her. Her legs are so strong and her arms are good at pulling her forward that she "scoots'' around the floor and crib and bed all the time. She does not like to stay still very long now that she has discovered that she can move. She can sit up A LOT better than when we moved, but she still has a little work to do on that. Her head is soooo heavy compared to the rest of her body that when it starts to lean one way (mostly forward) she has a hard time picking it back up. She loves to lay on her stomach and lift up on her arms and look around. She reacts very well to her name now as well. She laughs and she absolutely talks up a storm. She really uses consanents AND vowels in some of her words. And this past week (or a little longer) she has learned how to sqeak. Before she would do it every once in a while, but she didn't know how she made that sound. Now she knows how to make it and usually decides late at night to sqeak nonstop. Lately when she is tired and before she falls asleep she will just talk away and start sqeaking. I tell you though, you can never get tired of those sounds. As for food, she still is mainly on formula, but she gets applesauce and cereal and applejuice a couple times a day. She is put in her bumbo sit (which we got a tray for) to eat her food (except for bottle). She does pretty well with the spoon. She tries to hold it herself. One day Brandon let her hold it herself and she flung applesauce across the kitchen. I would have liked to have seen that. He said he had to give her a bath after that mess. A website I signed up with the sends out weekly updates says to let them have their spoon and to also get them used to drinking with no lid before letting them get used to drinking from a sippy cup (yes, starting this early). Supposedly it is better for their development, but she actually does very well drinking from a cup as long as we pour it for her. Sometimes it seems that things don't stimulate her for very long, so she definitely enjoys trying new things... whether it be a new way of eating or what she is eating. One last thing on Sarah - she is still mostly in the bigger 0-3 months size, although we have been putting her in some of the smaller 3-6 months size. I bet in the next few weeks to month, she is going to be fully in 3-6 months. What a little pipsqeak :-) When weighing her this past week, it seems that she is about 15 lbs. She is still in size 1 diapers, but they fit her perfectly, so who knows how much longer that will last.
On another note, my brother Joe is coming home to Iraq tomorrow and we all couldn't be more thrilled! Joe - "WELCOME BACK!!!! WE LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH AND GLAD TO KNOW YOU ARE BACK IN THE STATES!!!" Hopefully we will be out in the next month or so - I am so excited to introduce him to Sarah. When Joe was home on leave in Oct, him and I went to Ft Carson and I got Sarah this adorable onesie with matching pants to represent her uncle. It is pink camouflage and has Joe's emblem on it and says something about how her uncle fights for her freedom. Anyway, I bought the size 3-6 months and I was originally afraid that he wouldn't get to see her in it in person, but since she is growing slowly she will be able to wear it when we go visit him - I'm so excited :-)
Anyway, I think I have rambled on enough this blog. We will definitely be writing more often so I don't have to rack my brain so hard remembering all of her milestones since my last blog. I have to reteach Brandon how to use the blog, ha ha ha!
Love you all!!! Sue, Brandon, and Sarah
PS - Gizmo and Gracie say HI and they LOVE all these trees!!