Comparison

This is Sarah at 4 months old. She weighed 12 pounds 2 ounces.

This is Luke at 3 weeks. He weighs 11 pounds 6 ounces.

I'm Not Sure How To Handle This...

Here was our Sunday morning struggle.

Obviously she didn't want to wear this dress, but time was of the essence.

Later that day, trying to avoid a similar experience, Richard let her pick out what she wanted to wear.

3 different things were tried on, 3 different fits were thrown, and in the end, a 4th outfit was pulled from the closet because we just wanted to go outside for a Sunday stroll before the sun went down.

Richard and I had no idea she would become such a girl so quickly.

I'm not sure who that makes more nervous--daddy or mommy!!

Okay, So He IS BIG!!!

All of a sudden my new little baby, who was technically never really little, seems so big to me.

I did have a big baby boy, didn't I?!

Big and oh so yummy!!

HE's here...

Yep, it's a BOY.

Luke Edmon Atchley has joined our family.

He's sweet, squishy, and adored beyond belief.

when: Saturday, October 3, 2009 @ 1:58 pm

where: UCLA Ronald Reagan

why: because 41 weeks was long enough :)

how: unfortunately via c-section,

why: because he was a big boy! 

We are a VERY HAPPY family of 4!!

STILL WAITING

my due date has come and gone...

my big pregnant belly has not...

My Saint

Last weekend Aunt Patty ventured up to Santa Monica for the weekend. She arrived late Thursday evening and was a great sport when we told her, that she couldn't "just peek in on Sarah Jane!" We're quite mean over in this neck of the woods. :)

Friday she spent the day with Sarah at the park so I could run some errands. On Saturday while Richard took Sarah for a bike ride to 2 different parks, she and I spent the entire day cleaning the house. You know, all those things you never get to, but that drive you crazy. And when you're very prego, they drive you even more crazy...

Let me just tell you, everytime I turned around she was doing some other chore that had been bugging me. I never even had to tell her where to begin. I had so much energy having someone else around to help out and it was a terrific day! Here's some of the magic she/we worked...

**detailed oven, microwave, stove, refrigerator & freezer

**scrubbed all the trashcans in the house

**cleaned the downstairs windows and screens

**cleaned the blinds in the kitchen

**hosed off the patio (Richard)

**did the dreaded, regular housework

**mopped all the floors (Richard)

**detailed the corners of the kitchen floor

**cleaned front patio and door

**cleaned the skylight and ceiling in the bathroom (Richard)

It looked amazing and thankfully we have been able to keep most of it looking just as spic and span. It's actually served as motivation at the end of each day to straighten the house up. I appreciate so much all that she did to help out. When we finished cleaning out Stitches room a couple weeks ago, I thought I was ready for the baby to come home, but after last Saturday I was really able to let out a HUGE sigh of relief. Now I am ready!!

THANKS AUNT PATTY

Happy 100th Birthday Santa Monica Pier

September 9th we spent the evening in Palisades Park celebrating the 100th year of the Pier.

All my favorites...

***My family

***Perfect summertime evening temperatures

***Fireworks. They haven't let fireworks off of the pier in atleast 20 years so it was quite the celebration.