Playing in the Snow!!!!

Getting All Bundled up!!



















Out making a snow angel inthe snow

















getting nice and cool



















feeling a little snow on the face











Warming up at STARBUCKS

It's Snowing!!!

SInce I have lived almost all my life here on the West Coast, I realise that if I want to enjoy snow, you have to do it on the first day. So I planned to bundle up Leiah and give her her first snow experience.

The plan didnt work as well as expected. First it was pretty late - pushing 11pm. Sencond, Leiah was sleeping soundly in her rocker (She didnt sleep a whole lot today so this was a well deserved rest.

So I took her stoller out to make it look like she was having her first snow experince.







There is the empty stroller outside our house...a neighbour just peeked out the window because of all the camera flashes..the probably think I'm wierd















This is Leiah sleeping inside while I am Outside

Johnson came to Visit

Ben and Heather and all their girls brought dinner and came over for a couple of hours. Of course they wanted to hold little Leiah






Chelsea














Dania
















Aislyn

















Bretta

I'm a Month Old

Yesterday Leiah turned 1 month. She has put on some good weight so now she can begin to fit into the 0-3 months clothing.
She wore her first dress.

Power's Back on

With the recent storm we were without power for 3 and a half days but finally we are in the light. Leiah is now about 7 pounds and beginning to smile but everytime I pull out the camera she stops performing.

We are all doing well. We sleep or unpack whenever Leiah falls asleep. Diaper changes continue to be an adventure. One of us usually gets squirted with pee everyday so the washing machine is our best friend.

Well here are pics that all of you are waiting for...

We're Moving

Monday Morning at 10:00 we begin loading the truck!

It has been a whirlwind of a couple of weeks. Figuring out life with a new baby, 2 big weddings shows that I participated in (one is ending tonight), packing and getting ready to move.

Anyone who wants a sneak peak at Leiah tomorrow can show up at 9:55am and then since you are already here can help us move. I figure we will be done by 2pm. We are only moving about 6 blocks away.

If you need directions, email me at pbjurling@gmail.com

Off to the Mall

Leiah is so curious. The moment she is in a new environment or if she hears new voices she will wake up or she will refuse to go to sleep. Her eyes wide open, will roam the room and take it all in. As we walked down the corridors of Guildford shopping centre she watched all the lights and took in the sounds. To my dismay her eyes open up more and she will turn her head to the woman's fashion displays in the window. I got her out of the Mall as quick as I could.

Leiah SINKS into a bath

Ok so we have advanced from washing one body part at a time to a full tubby. We have a little tub but she doesnt like touching the bottom so we tried filling the sink and while I suspend her in water, Cami wipes her down...plus, every baby has to be washed in the kitchen sink at least once. As we bathe her it becomes a delicate dance where Cami and I have to manouvre around each other's arms in order to accomplish the task all the while Leiah kicks and arches when she pleases.

The first time we tried bathing I think almost all three of us were in tears...now no one cries.

gone, gone gone gone, umbilical cord is gone!!

It seems to have just disappeared! one day it was there and then the next it was gone. We couldn't find it anywhere. We looked through her clothing and her diaper and it was nowhere to be seen. And then we found it...in the washing machine. It must have fallen into the blanket or way down in her outfit. Cami threw it away before I could save it. It would have been such a great show case. When she is 17 and all her friends are over I could have pulled the sucker out and said..."Hey everyone, want to see Leiah's umbilical cord?!"

I couldnt even take a picture of it and post it on the web...oh well...*sigh*.

some pics of Leiah