4 Months Old!!!

I can't believe that Bridget is four months old already. Yesterday we went to the doctor because Bridget had really bad croup the night before. The doctor said she didn't hear anything in Bridget's lungs so it was just a cold and croup, which was a relief. Since we went to the doctor, we got to find out her weight, and she's 16 lbs, 7 oz. As you can see, Bridget is feeling much better.

Illinois Weekend

We have had a fun weekend in Illinois playing with Connor, Lucas, Audrey, and Abby. We thought Grandma Drake especially might appreciate some of these pictures.

"The girls" are finally cooperating for some pictures together.

They found a slinky and were playing with it on the steps for a long time.

There was some wrestling fun.

All of the cousins played Raccoon Solstice together.

And we actually got a picture of all the cousins sitting in one place (except for Ben, who is in nice, warm Florida-we can't wait to see you at Irish Party Ben!).

Laura's first haircut

Yes, we did it. We had Laura's hair cut for the first time today. She was very excited to get her hair cut. Every time John cuts Andrew's hair, she wants in on the action.

Here's the before:


Now the action shots:



And finally the answer to the big question: Yes, she does still have curls.


Laura loved the certificate they gave her for first haircut.

Weekend at Grandma's

Last weekend we went to El Paso to attend the Baptism of our Godson's new little sister. We (ok, I) forgot to get pictures at the Baptism and reception, but we had a great time.

Since we were going down to Illinois, we also took the opportunity to get Christmas pictures done, as well as visit with friends and family.

On Saturday, cousins Connor and Lucas came, and the cousins enjoyed one of their favorite pastimes: running in the hallway.

And now Lucas is big enough to get in on the action.

In the early afternoon, Andrew and Laura's good friends from Chatham, Noah and Makenna arrived.

And they brought their new little brother Aidan.

The seven kids had great fun playing at Grandma and Grandpa's house while Noah and Makenna's mom took Bridget's baby pictures.

To see how cute the pictures of Bridget were, you can visit Michelle's blog: http://michelleyeager.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/12/bridget.html

The cousins got in every last second of playing they could.

And a few more cute pictures from the weekend:

Thanksgiving and a few recent baby pics

We had our first Thanksgiving at home this year. Uncle Richard joined us for Thanksgiving week, and all of the kids had a lot of fun with him. We never got a picture of him with Bridget which is surprising since he spent a lot of time holding her. She really enjoyed going to sleep on Uncle Richard's shoulder.

We did get a few pictures of Andrew and Laura enjoying their Thanksgiving feast. Andrew claims he's not a fan of pumpkin pie, but the pictures tell a different story:

And next are a few pictures of our growing baby. Bridget is doing all those exciting baby things. (ok, they're at least really exciting to mommy and daddy) She's holding her head up, smiling, and cooing. We don't have a good picture of her smiling, but hopefully we'll get one soon.

After Bath

Holding her head up

With her big sister

And of course, Sleeping Baby

Introducing Bridget Elinor

Bridget Elinor was born yesterday, October 18th at 2:53 in the morning. She was 8lb 1oz and 19 inches long. She's been eating and sleeping like a newborn and we're looking forward to heading home in the morning. Andrew and Laura are both very excited.

Playing with Cadence

Last night we had dinner with the Wisconsin Drakes. The kids had a lot of fun playing with Cousin Cadence.

"sleeping" in the tent

on the swingset

I also thought I'd include the next one since it shows off our new landscaping in the backyard...it's a little bare back there, but at least we should get less water in the basement!