Thanksgiving 2008

And we have come upon another first in the life of Paige and the life of Mike and I as parents. Thanksgiving....

We went to the Hollebeek side of the family and had a nice Thanksgiving noon meal with immediate relatives. Paige was such a good girl and took almost a 2 hour nap while we were there, which is an hour and fifteen minutes longer than her usual nap. We then stopped home for a bit and went on to The Palma house for an extended Meyer Thanksgiving with Mike's cousins and their kids, along with Aunts and Uncles. Sam and Ben were in love with Paige and she with them and she was a gem and stayed up 2 hours past her bed time and was totally happy.

We are so thankful for so many things this year. At the top of our list is our families. My Dad is on the road to recovery and we are all Blessed by that! And every night before I go to bed, Mike will confirm this, I go into Paige's room and put my hand on her back to feel her breathing and am touched and warmed by the fact that God has blessed us with this little miracle each and every day!!!

Fun in the Fall....

And leaves. Paige has loved being outside since she was very small. She loves to look at the leaves blowing in the trees so I thought what a great idea to take advantage of the warm fall weather and play in the leaves. Paige however was not too sure about the fact that the leaves were now "crunchy" and no longer pliable. As you can see she did adjust and still loved watching the leaves fall from the tree. It is going to be a long winter if we cannot go outside in the leaves. Hopefully she will learn to love the snow too. We'll have to wait and see.....

Halloween

For Paige's first Halloween she was a butterfly! We spent most of the day going to visit people who wanted to see us in our costumes. She was such a good girl. We didn't see Grandma and Grandpa Hollebeek because Grandpa is back in the hospital but we took lots of pictures for him. All in all it was a good day and we are excited to actually go trick or treating next year.

8 Months

So Paige is now 8 months old, hard to believe, at least for Mike and me. She started to sprout a tooth last week Monday and looks like she is working on 3 more! She said her first word too. DADA. Mike is loving it. She is for sure a Daddy's girl. She gets so excited when he comes home from work. She is going to be a butterfly for Halloween and we will post some pics next week to show everyone. She has started to get up on her knees, she will be mobile before long. We are loving every minute of her!

Earings!!!

Last week Monday I took Paige to get her ears pierced at the mall. I had been wanting to do it for a while but wasn't really sure where to take her. Someone told me that Claire's would do it so we went. They were going to do one at a time but I told them that they would only get one done if they didn't do both at once. She was all smiles all the way until they pierced them. She only cried for about a minute and then she went back in her stroller and we kept shopping. She has not touched them since and looks so cute!!!

7 Months

Wow, we cannot believe that Paige is 7 months already. She still doesn't have a tooth but she sure does know how to drool! She is sitting all on her own all the time now and loves to be outside. We are all looking forward to cooler weather and playing in the leaves. But are trying to enjoy the last days of summer as well. Paige sits with Dad on Saturday and watches to game, for about 5 minutes at a time. We'll keep you updated as she starts to do new things everyday. For now here is a picture of one of our favorite activities, BATH TIME!

Paige is 6 Months Old

Paige had her 6 month check up today. Just thought I would give you some stats.

Birth she was...7lbs and 15 oz. And she was 19 inches long.

At 6 months she is...18lbs and 6 oz. And she is 26 inches long.

She is a growing girl and we love watching all the new things she does!

Chow Time

Paige has been eating rice cereal since she was 4 months old and has gotten very good at it. We have recently started vegetables and fruits at all our meals and she is still getting the hang of it. Mike and I are having a hard time not laughing when she basically blows the food out of her mouth at us. I think we are going to be goof off parents, and one of us at least is going to have to learn to put on a serious front once in a while. But not for a long time hopefully. She is such a blessing. Mike was wonderful this week too and took time off work to take care of Paige and I both when I had a minor surgery to repair some birth damage. So worth it though!!!

Summer is Flying By

Well I cannot believe it is almost half way through August. We have all been having a great summer and been pretty busy. This week I am having a minor procedure done to fix some complications from having Paige so Thursday Paige is going to play at Emily and Mark's. Aubrey and her get along great and are constantly laughing at eachother so it will be fun. And this weekend Mike and I are going to a Tigers game so Paige will be at Grandma and Grandpa Wiggers for a night. We have plans to go camping in a couple weeks and then over Labor Day weekend as well. We should have some fun pictures from that. Paige is also recovering from a double ear infection. Not fun but she has been a trooper!!!

Fun at the Lake

This weekend we headed to the lake for the Meyer family party at Uncle Jim and Aunt Nanc's. We left Friday night and Paige actually did great in her new car seat until about Newago and then she all of a sudden threw up. She did this 3 more times and it made me cry. We had to stop and change her clothes and the car seat. She seemed fine once we got there though. Saturday morning Mike went golfing with some of the guys and we all met up at the Meyer cottage at about 10ish. It was a day of fun in the sun and Mike was pretty tired after playing with all the kids in the water. Paige was a trooper with everything and didn't take a good nap but she was happy just the same. Sunday we hung out at Grandma Shooks and went on a boat ride and Mike and my sisters and brother in law went to the swing, I will add those pics later. All in all it was a great weekend!

Busy Summer

Well I have been slacking with the blog, I apologize. Summer has been fun. Paige is now rolling over, she does not do this when we actually want her to though, more than likely we won't be looking when she does it. We went to the pool last weekend and she loved the water. We are headed to the lake this weekend and have our first baby float so hopefully she likes the lake as well. Mike celebrated his 28th birthday on the 16th and we had a good time celebrating with both sides of the family. Here are some pics of Paige!

Paige is 4 months old!

Tuesday, June 24 Paige and I headed to Dr. Lirio's office for her 4 month check up. My how she has grown....

When she was born she weighed 7lbs and 15oz and was 20 inches long.

At her 4 month appointment she weighed 14lbs and 12oz and was 25 and 1/4 inches long. The doctor said she is very healthy and happy, she flirts with all the staff at the Doctor's office. She eats like her mother, little bits at a time but very frequently throughout the day. This is fine with us though because she has been sleeping through the night since she was 6 weeks old!

We had a good fathers day and are very thankful for a wonderful daughter! More to come......

We have our first bow!

So the last picture that I posted Paige looked like a little boy. So here she is, in all her girl glory. She started laughing out loud about a week ago and it is the best sound in the world. We do lots of fun things everyday and try to see friends and family as much as possible!

Daddy likes Michigan and the number 7 so we took this picture for him!!

Paige was Baptized

Sunday, May 18th Paige was baptized at our church, Immanuel CRC. She was such a trooper through the whole day and smiled big when the Pastor sprinkled the water on her head. We had a luncheon afterwards and took some family pictures. We are so thankful and feel so blessed to have such a wonderful daughter.

Spring is Finally Here

As you can see Paige is finally feeling better. Mike is gearing up for golf season this weekend and I am enjoying long walks in this lovely weather. Can't wait until Summer!! Pool time!

Paige was in the Hospital :(

Monday the 31st Paige was acting pretty fussy so on April 1 I called the Dr. just to see if he could take a look at her and we got some bad news, she had a temp of 102. So we were off to the ER and were admited there after for 4 days. She has a bad virus and actually broke out into a full body rash. Mike and I are just trying to comfort her as best we can until she is feeling better.

Paige's First Easter

These are pictures of our precious one at church with all her girlfriends, Mom's too. We had a fun day and Grandma Wigger held me in church and I made it almost through the whole service. I am 4 weeks already, hard to believe!

Paige Renae

She is finally here!!!

Born February 24 at 5:31am

7 lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long.

Thank you to all of you for your thoughts and prayers, they were felt the whole time and now as well. Can't wait for everyone to meet her soon!

Hoping Baby Comes Soon

Well today is February 22, 2008. It was supposed to be my last day of work, however I have not worked since February 4th. Bed rest. :(

So now we are praying that the baby comes soon. Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers!!!

Let's hope we meet this little one soon.

So this is our new blog. Hope everyone likes it.