Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Welcome!

It's so good to have friends and family who want to join us in watching our little Meredith as she grows from week to week and month to month. Just in the last few days we have noticed some new things:

* She says "mama", but it usually comes out "mamamamamama" and isn't particularly directed at me (or anyone).

* She says "daddy", but only in Aramaic ("abba"). It's more like "abbabbabbabba". It isn't particularly directed at Rob (or anyone). But when she was holding a toy sheep the other day and saying this, I was very impressed at her accurate sheep sound.

* She claps, but mostly holding her left hand still and clapping down onto it with her right hand. All of you here in Gainesville recognized this immediately as her very intentional Gator chomp. See exhibit A below. (Sara Joy, this is the outfit I picked out for her on your behalf - Classic Pooh!)


* She is starting to take two naps at fairly regular times each day and usually sleeps through the night for about 8-9 hours. This is incredibly awesome!

* She is outgrowing the clothes that fit her when we got her about a month ago. See exhibit B below for her chubby arms and cheeks!


* Her hair is getting shaggy! See exhibit C below, a picture taken by Grandpa (my dad) when she was, shall we say, not crazy about her dinner.



* She had no teeth when we met her in May, one tooth when we visited her June 11, and eventually a second tooth when we had her with us in Moscow. Now those two bottom teeth are almost done growing in, and meanwhile the stubs of her top front teeth have just become visible. She is growing so FAST!

We will update this blog at least monthly to tell you what is going on with Meredith and to post some pictures or video clips. Please keep us all in your prayers as she continues to adjust to life in our family and as we continue to learn about life with a little one!

6 comments:

All About the B's said...

Congratulations to you both, it was a LONG time coming but we are sooo glad its done for you. Thanks for sharing your new blog site with us, we will check in regular as always. :-) Take care and enjoy every minute of parenthood, they go by so fast!!
Roger, Dawn and Brayden

Anonymous said...

Hi Rob, Sarah and Meredith! We enjoy reading your blogs and we look forward to seeing you and meeting Meredith this coming week. Blessings to you and safe travels.
Love, Chris, Heidi, T,E&J

Sara Joy said...

I love it! She looks stunning in that Pooh outfit! :)

Anonymous said...

What a great new blog!

We miss our little Meredith every single day! What a sweet, sweet little doll!

Have a great trip to Canada!

Love, Grandma & Grandpa K.

The EnrĂ­quez-Zandstra family said...

Beautiful. You must both be very proud. I was just smiling over the two You-Tube videos you'd posted on your previous blog. Very, very cute.

Anonymous said...

Yay for an update! Looks like everything is going really well! Meredith is darling and appears to be growing great!