One year already

I can't believe that it has already been a year. So much has happened in this last year. It has been one year since Andrew and I moved from the land of Winnipeg back to the land of Saskatoon. Well actually the land of Colonsay. Andrew got a new position with his company that brought us closer to our families and off of the night shift. We had to sell our house and buy a new one. We didn't have much time to sell, but, pack and move. We had about a month to do all of this. I do not miss the packing of everything and the cleaning of the old house.

We had a week inbetween houses so we stayed with Andrew's parents for a week. And then the day came that we were able to move into our new house. Andrew had never seen the house before as he had to work back in Winnipeg while I was out here with Benjamin and Daniel house hunting. So the day we moved in was the first time Andrew saw what the house actually looked like. The moving truck came and packed our new house with all of our stuff. Boxes where everywhere. I think the only the worse than packing is the unpacking. Thankfully we had some friends that came out to help organize a few rooms. The beds were set up and made, the kitchen was unpacked and organized. Oh the joys of moving.

We were glad to come back closer to family. We still miss the many friends we have in Winnipeg. It feels like we moved so long ago, but it has only been a year.

Miss Piggy

Yesterday I took Jenna to get her 1 month check up (she is really 5 weeks old already). The doctor checked her over and measured her head and to see how long she was. We then made the journey to the scale where she was weighed.

Now for some background...

The week before Jenna was born I had an ultrasound because there was a lack of weight gain on my part over the last few months of the pregnancy. According to the ultrasound Jenna had also stopped progressing and was measured at being only 5lbs 12oz. After consulting my doctor and an obstetrition it was decided that it was better for Jenna to come out right away. So the next day in I go to get induced. After 4-5 hours of contractions and 10 minutes of pushing my beautiful baby girl was finally here. To the surprise of everyone she was 6lbs 7oz, not as small as they first thought. In the hospital she lost weight and was 5lbs 12oz when we left. After a week she was almost back up to her birth weight. At 3 weeks she was past her birth weight and was 8lbs 5oz. I thought man she sure is packing on the pounds. Well her weight yesterday was.....9lbs 10 oz. Yep, my child is no longer a small little baby.

I think I will change her name to Miss Piggy. She is also now 22 inches long. She has grown 2 1/4 inches in the past 5 weeks as well.

Snack Time

So tonight I had a library board meeting. Jenna came with me to the meeting so I could show her off. That left Andrew at home with Benjamin and Daniel. As I walked out the door, the children were having a disagreement over the extra xbox controller. I quickly shut the door so that I didn't have to hear it.

My meeting was about an hour. As I was driving home I got thinking that the boys should be in bed by now and the house will be quiet. I walk into the house and am pleased to notice that it is quiet, but there sitting at the kitchen table were Andrew, Benjamin and Daniel. They look up at me and say that they are just having a snack. In my mind a snack is something small and light, but apparently steak was their idea of a snack.

Who has steak at 8:00 at night for a snack????

Miss Jenna

On February 19, 2009, we welcomed Jenna Catherine Chantel Spencer into the world and into our family. She weighed 6lbs 7oz and was 19 3/4 in. long. Her brothers are enthralled with her and always want to be around her. Benjamin is always talking about how cute, beautiful and tiny she is. He is always willing to help get her dressed and tries to get her to stop crying. Daniel is always trying to get Jenna to hold his finger. They both have shared their stuffed animals with her. She is usually in pink. One day in the near future she will have hair accessories to put in her vast amounts of hair. I am sure that she will soon have her father and grandfathers wrapped around her tiny little finger. I am already loving having a daughter and am excited to have her wear all the cute dresses that we have.