Surprise!

To surprise my family for Christmas, we wrapped a onesie that said "I'm the BIG sister" on it and had her unwrap it. Stephanie was the first one to catch what it said. You can see everyone's reactions in the pictures. We have it on video too!

Today is the first day I have felt kinda queezy for more than just a couple minutes. I am very very tired today and a little car sick feeling and a tad dizzyish/lightheaded. But overall, I feel pretty good and am thankful for my husband who has been letting me sleep in a lot in the mornings!

I am now approaching Week 6 of my pregnancy. This following is from WhattoExpect.com

Your baby's face is taking shape, which is something sweet to think about as you race to the toilet to pee yet again.

Your Baby in Week 6 of Pregnancy
You might be coping with full-blown pregnancy symptoms (sorry), but there's plenty of good news too. Your baby's jaw, cheeks, chin, eyes, ears, and nose are beginning to form what will eventually become one adorable face. In addition, her kidneys, liver, and lungs are developing, and her heart is now beating 80 times a minute (and getting faster every day). All this and she's still no bigger than the length of a nail head (about a quarter of an inch) from crown to rump!

Special Announcement!

I have a baby in my belly!! We surprised our families for Christmas with a very special present! They don't get to hold it for 9 months though. :) The baby is due August 28th. At least that is my projection but we will see what the doctor says. I am currently 5 weeks along and feeling pretty good. Just tired easily. No morning sickness!

New Words

This past Friday night Hailey was sitting on grandpa's lap (my dad) while coloring. He pointed to the purple crayon and said "purple". She repeated it back!!!! Then he pointed to the blue crayon and said "blue" and she repeated that back too! Then she pointed to the purple and said "purple"! I don't know if she remembered or if that was a coincidence but my family and I were freaking out!

Tonight, Hailey was walking around with my phone. I called grandpa while she was holding the phone and put him on speakerphone. While the phone was ringing, she looked at it and said "uh-oh" a few times cause it was making a noise. Then after grandpa answered, she said "hi" and waived and then said "grandpa" a few times!! She was very excited about the Viking's win today, that is why she was calling her grandpa. :)


Hailey's laugh is contagious, her smiles are bright, she runs and plays and brings joy at everyone's sight. We love her so much and are very thankful for her. We don't take one minute for granted, as time seems like a blur. Thank you God for our daughter, please bless and keep her. ~ Kimberly Canada

The $8 slide

My mom got that slide off of Craigslist for $8!! It was a fantastic buy! Hailey absolutely loves it. We have had it inside the past few days because it has been so rainy.

We put up the Christmas tree, as you can see in the pictures. The bottom of it reserved for Hailey approved ornaments that she can put on and take off repeatedly. She has a lot of fun playing with them. We tried to go to Mount Dora this past weekend for their Christmas lights but the weather was bad. I'm sure we will make it by New Years. Instead, we went to Crane's Roost on Saturday night for their lighting of the Christmas tree. We had fun watching fireworks and Hailey's face but we left shortly after the lighting because it was just too crowded. We are going back soon with some friends and will take family Christmas pictures then.

I can't believe how fast Hailey has changed in the past couple months. She is saying more and more words. I even see her start to put concepts together. We get a lot of laughs from the things she does too. The other day she was sitting on the changing table and said "uh oh" and we said "uh oh what?" She said "uh oh poo poo" and pointed to her diaper! We were cracking up!

There is a mysterious bug that keeps biting Hailey at night. She woke up this morning with 6 bites on her. I have no idea what it is but it leaves red bumps for like a week. Sean says we have to catch this thing but I just don't know where to begin or how to do it.