Mom and Leah working hard during the day. It's the only way we can get anything done around the house!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Swimming or Soccer?
Some day we'll know...but until then, a girl can hope, right? Check out those breaststroker feet...love it!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
The Many Faces of Leah
Thought I would share a few of Leah's faces that we were able to capture on film...many more still to come!
Our little girl loves to talk - well, squeak is more like it, she loves to practice standing up and jumping with her legs, squirming as much as possible, and did I mention sqeaking? She is a talker, sort of like her Dad, except we don't really know what a lot of her squeaking means just yet. Except for 'I'm hungry', but that one's not hard to figure out. It quickly turns from a quiet squeak to a yell...
At 3 weeks old, we're having the time of our lives. Art's finding it hard to concentrate at work and I'm trying to get as many 2 hour naps as possible, night and day.
So far, so good.
Our little girl loves to talk - well, squeak is more like it, she loves to practice standing up and jumping with her legs, squirming as much as possible, and did I mention sqeaking? She is a talker, sort of like her Dad, except we don't really know what a lot of her squeaking means just yet. Except for 'I'm hungry', but that one's not hard to figure out. It quickly turns from a quiet squeak to a yell...
At 3 weeks old, we're having the time of our lives. Art's finding it hard to concentrate at work and I'm trying to get as many 2 hour naps as possible, night and day.
So far, so good.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Our First 2 Weeks.
Our first couple weeks have been a fantastic mix of emotions. Leah has been a roller coaster of a little girl - which I'm sure this is just the beginning. We've had lots of visitors and all her Grandparents have had the opportunity to dote on this little one.
Our first weeks have been filled with eating, sleeping, eating, sleeping, and lots of changing diapers. We've had a couple of doctor visits and all is good - she's growing and developing right on track.
Our true test will be once the visitors have gone and it's just Leah and Laura at home alone...
Our first weeks have been filled with eating, sleeping, eating, sleeping, and lots of changing diapers. We've had a couple of doctor visits and all is good - she's growing and developing right on track.
Our true test will be once the visitors have gone and it's just Leah and Laura at home alone...
Friday, March 4, 2011
Introducing Leah Mae Templin!
Family and Friends,
Our little one made her debut on Monday, Feb 21st and we'd like to introduce you to her: This is our little bundle of joy, Leah Mae. She was 7lbs 2oz, 21 inches tall, brown hair, long squirmy legs and arms.
We ended our Sunday (20th) a little disappointed that she hadn't arrived and her due date had come and gone. About 11pm that nite, before we actually got to bed, my contractions started and they came strong and fast! They pretty much started 5 min apart (when you're supposed to call the dr) and after 4 or 5 of these, we finally decided this was the real thing and called our Dr's office. The Dr on call called us back and talked me through what was going on with me, then decides that it sounds like the 'real' thing and that we should head to the hospital. However, he said we couldn't go to the hospital we planned on going to (10 blocks from our house), but we needed to go 15 miles away to Burnsville! I am freaking out a little and crying because I'm in so much pain, Art is trying to get the information from me - I'm the one talking to the dr and Art's watching me...but we finally figured out directions, grabbed our bags, the car seat and of course, the snow shovel.
By the way, did I tell you that we got 12 inches of snow that day and it just stopped snowing for our 'short' trip to the hospital? The plows hadn't made it to the roads when we were driving, but we made it to the hospital after about 20 min or so at 1:30am. I was loving Minneapolis at that moment...
We made it to the hospital with plenty of time to spare - and we both were able to get a little sleep over night while we waited.
Morning of the 21st was relatively 'easy' and the birth was as smooth as we could've asked for. Leah came at 10:21am and was very healthy and as perfect as ever!
Our little one made her debut on Monday, Feb 21st and we'd like to introduce you to her: This is our little bundle of joy, Leah Mae. She was 7lbs 2oz, 21 inches tall, brown hair, long squirmy legs and arms.
We ended our Sunday (20th) a little disappointed that she hadn't arrived and her due date had come and gone. About 11pm that nite, before we actually got to bed, my contractions started and they came strong and fast! They pretty much started 5 min apart (when you're supposed to call the dr) and after 4 or 5 of these, we finally decided this was the real thing and called our Dr's office. The Dr on call called us back and talked me through what was going on with me, then decides that it sounds like the 'real' thing and that we should head to the hospital. However, he said we couldn't go to the hospital we planned on going to (10 blocks from our house), but we needed to go 15 miles away to Burnsville! I am freaking out a little and crying because I'm in so much pain, Art is trying to get the information from me - I'm the one talking to the dr and Art's watching me...but we finally figured out directions, grabbed our bags, the car seat and of course, the snow shovel.
By the way, did I tell you that we got 12 inches of snow that day and it just stopped snowing for our 'short' trip to the hospital? The plows hadn't made it to the roads when we were driving, but we made it to the hospital after about 20 min or so at 1:30am. I was loving Minneapolis at that moment...
We made it to the hospital with plenty of time to spare - and we both were able to get a little sleep over night while we waited.
Morning of the 21st was relatively 'easy' and the birth was as smooth as we could've asked for. Leah came at 10:21am and was very healthy and as perfect as ever!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Definition of Nesting
I now completely understand the definition of Nesting. This whole concept was somewhat foreign to me - mostly because I thought I had been nesting ever since I moved out of my parents house and into the dorms at Auburn...boy, was I wrong. What has occured over the past couple weeks is nothing compared to what I thought 'nesting' was. I have found the smallest things that make me the most crazy and have had to fix/update/clean/change them. My wonderfully patient husband has been nothing but supportive (as he's learned over the past few months) mostly because he's realized he's not going to change my mind and I'm a much happier person when I'm done. To quote Art: happy wife, happy life.
I'll spare you the dry-erase board list of projects. Dry-Erase was the perfect medium because the projects were turning over so quickly, there were just too many pieces of paper to keep track of all of it. However, the latest on my 'list' was updating our ivory/painted/50 year old switches, receptacles, and face plates on the main floor. After the basement remodel, all the switches and outlets looked so nice and added a great finishing touch to the place, I decided it was time to take this to the main floor.
What a difference! Thanks to friends that gave us some great tips and tools, I had the confidence to flip the breakers and carefully test each one before touching. I have touched a live one before (by accident, I promise) and definately won't do it again!!! It was so much easier than I anticipated - even with the 50 year old wiring - and am so proud of myself for tackling this one like a pro!
We're getting down to the wire and (thankfully) my list is dwindling. Only a few items left that I will hopefully be able to get to today. So...off I go to dust the dining room chandellier and take down the wreath on the front door...perhaps I'll have some time to replace those painted-over registers (if of course, we can pry them out of the wall)...
4 days til due date!
I'll spare you the dry-erase board list of projects. Dry-Erase was the perfect medium because the projects were turning over so quickly, there were just too many pieces of paper to keep track of all of it. However, the latest on my 'list' was updating our ivory/painted/50 year old switches, receptacles, and face plates on the main floor. After the basement remodel, all the switches and outlets looked so nice and added a great finishing touch to the place, I decided it was time to take this to the main floor.
What a difference! Thanks to friends that gave us some great tips and tools, I had the confidence to flip the breakers and carefully test each one before touching. I have touched a live one before (by accident, I promise) and definately won't do it again!!! It was so much easier than I anticipated - even with the 50 year old wiring - and am so proud of myself for tackling this one like a pro!
We're getting down to the wire and (thankfully) my list is dwindling. Only a few items left that I will hopefully be able to get to today. So...off I go to dust the dining room chandellier and take down the wreath on the front door...perhaps I'll have some time to replace those painted-over registers (if of course, we can pry them out of the wall)...
4 days til due date!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The Wish List
Art here; my first blog experience.......we love our little girl and want to share a few of her interests thus far....... she likes dancing to Cee-Lo... hearing Dad freestyle sing for he, she loves elbowing and kicking Mom's belly..... I think she will be an Olympic Soccer player with all that kicking..... but I also support her being the first Female President..... or maybe she will lead Safaris in Africa.... or be the next CEO of Target..... or be a professional Billiards player (once I finally break Mom down and buy a pool table)....... or lastly, I support her kicking and elbowing her way to a full ride swimming scholarship at Stanford...... someone's gotta do it!!! :) Adios all, Art is signing off from his first and last blog entry. GOOD TIMES!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
T-Minus 19 days!
Here we are, in the dead of winter - Will it ever stop snowing here? Only 19 days left until my due date and things around the house are just about ready! ...Or as close as I think we'll ever get to being ready.
Here's a few of our favorite things in her room:
We're down to Dr's appointments each week now, and getting closer each time. Things seem to be progressing nicely and I'm as uncomfortable as ever. I suppose that's normal at this stage. The Dr estimated her weight around 5 1/2-6lbs this week, so she's still little, but I'm sure she'll continue to grow as I continue to eat everything in sight!
Overall, things are good these days. Art is like a kid at Christmas, so excited to see what's in my belly. We both can't wait to see who she looks like, whether she'll have red hair or brown hair, if she'll inherit the 'Templin Toe' or not...all very exciting!
Here's a few of our favorite things in her room:
We're down to Dr's appointments each week now, and getting closer each time. Things seem to be progressing nicely and I'm as uncomfortable as ever. I suppose that's normal at this stage. The Dr estimated her weight around 5 1/2-6lbs this week, so she's still little, but I'm sure she'll continue to grow as I continue to eat everything in sight!
Overall, things are good these days. Art is like a kid at Christmas, so excited to see what's in my belly. We both can't wait to see who she looks like, whether she'll have red hair or brown hair, if she'll inherit the 'Templin Toe' or not...all very exciting!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
4 Weeks and Counting...
All final checks may now officially commence. Pack the bag; install the car seat; wash a handful of clothes, blankets, and sheets; clean the house (again); stock the freezer; and finally, visit the doc lots of times. My revolving dry-erase board list is getting lots of use these days. Too many things to think about and remember to do...holy smokes. All I can do is remind myself that everything that needs to be ready is ready, the rest will fall into place.
The Templin's hosted a shower for us this weekend, which was absolutely amazing! We were able to finish most things on our registry and got some awesome extras for the little one. All in all, a great party! Thanks, Grandma Joan and Grandma Vicki!
Thus far, 36 weeks in, I've gained 28 lbs - with about 20 of it in my belly. As Art likes to say, the horizontal stripes help make my belly look bigger. Haha. The little one continues to grow and get bigger and just as active as ever!
We're so anxiously awaiting the day we get to meet her...4 weeks and counting.
The Templin's hosted a shower for us this weekend, which was absolutely amazing! We were able to finish most things on our registry and got some awesome extras for the little one. All in all, a great party! Thanks, Grandma Joan and Grandma Vicki!
Thus far, 36 weeks in, I've gained 28 lbs - with about 20 of it in my belly. As Art likes to say, the horizontal stripes help make my belly look bigger. Haha. The little one continues to grow and get bigger and just as active as ever!
We're so anxiously awaiting the day we get to meet her...4 weeks and counting.
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