6 week check up!

I know, I can't believe it, but Jenna is 6 weeks old already! We both had our 6 week check ups yesterday (Monday) and we're both doing fine! Jenna is the complete opposite of her brother so far... very tiny for her age! Colby was always in the 90th - 95th percentile for height and weight, so it's much different this time around! Jenna now weighs 8 lbs. 7 oz. (10th %ile) and is only 20.1" (not even on the charts yet!) She's eating well and everything, just on the smaller side for now. I was a VERY large baby, so maybe she'll catch up?!? She is sounding much better each day, which is such a relief! It is hard to see your children sick, let alone her being only 6 weeks old. With everything going around right now, I was pretty worried! She has to go back to the Stony Plain Hospital on Monday for a repeat chest x-ray to follow-up. Hopefully it will show improvement in her lungs. Fingers crossed!! I'm excited to see her grow into her own little beautiful girl! She should start smiling in the next little while, so I can't wait for that! I love it when babies can finally begin to smile!! She is a pretty content little girl and we are loving having her as a new addition to our family!

Her big brother, Colby, is sure loving having her around too. When he gets up in the morning, he always looks for her first and wonders where she is if she's still sleeping. "Jenna go?" is his first question. I love hearing him say, "I wuv you Jenna"!! He's a great big brother and is doing much better every week. Now that we are settling into a routine, he doesn't have as many timeouts or frustrations, which is great too. He's quite the kid!! I am trying to capture some of his sayings and conversations on video, but it's too hard! He's pretty quick to move away (and camera shy) when the videocamera comes out! Yesterday, I asked him what he was doing and he replied, "Just hangin' out Mommy"!!! LOL!! I couldn't stop laughing, it was SO cute! Tonight Gerry asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up... he has big aspirations to be a COW!!! He loves animals and animal books, but cows are definitely his favorite. He'll tell you that cows eat hay bales and say moo!! What a character! I love that we're able to communicate so well with him and he can talk quite well for his age!!

We are enjoying some more nice days of fall and going for walks to the park, usually in the afternoons. Colby loves going to the park, swinging, sliding, and running in the field with a ball. He's usually pretty tuckered out and ready for bedtime when we come home!! It sounds like this nicer weather will stick around until the end of the week, for sure. Not sure after that...

On Thursday night, Tracy and I are going to Gerry's cousin, Amanda's concert at the Winspear. She plays at the University of Alberta, where she is currently attending school. Tracy said it was a great concert last year and I'm looking forward to it this year and seeing the family too! This weekend I have a bridal shower for my cousin, Leanne, who is getting married in Mexico this month and then out for our niece, Kendra's first birthday party! I can't believe she's one already... my how time flies! For the past few weeks, both of my sisters and I were all on maternity leave at the same time!! Crazy, hey?! Jody heads back to work tomorrow, so we all won't be off together anymore. It's so great to have our kids so close in age!! I love it!! Our parents' house is very busy when we are all there! Our family has sure grown quickly. In just over four years, there has been three weddings and five grandchildren!! Whew!! We went from a family of 5 to a family of 13!! Lucky Mom and Dad, I say! :)

Have a great rest of the week, everyone!
Gerry, Lesley, Colby and Jenna
xoxo