Talia in week 5

More pictures of our little sweetie....

B.D. and the kids

We thought it was about time we got some pictures of B.D. andthe kids...but by the end of our 5 minute photo shoot the boys were acting a bit crazy...note the animals balanced on their heads!!
Max loves his little sister and wants to give her kisses all the time. When I take her to school to pick him up, the nursery girls will give Talia a cuddle, then Max will rush up and say "we need to borrow back my sister and take her home now." At least he doesn't want to leave her behind, yet.

10 Pounder

At 4 weeks old, Talia is now a whopping 10 pounds according to our unofficial home scale!! Obviously she is not having any difficulties getting enough nutrition and rest....mama, on the other hand, is still addicted to Oreos and has only lost 1/2 pound in the last two weeks.
This week Talia has become so much more alert. She is watching Max dance around the room (he likes to sing and dance to amuse her, precious) and tracks animals and stories we put in front of her. And she is really smiling and beaming a lot!
Enjoy the pictures, we'll upload a bunch more to the website soon, so check back often.
xo

Talia is 3 weeks old

It's really hard to believe, but Talia is 3 weeks old today!! She now weighs 9lb 15oz - she is definitely a good eater. Her personality is starting to come through and she's very different than Max. She seems to be a bit more of an evening/night owl than Max, she's more tolerant of physical discomfort but less tolerant of being left out of a party or social situation. It'll be so fun to see her develop and grow.
Stay tuned for more developments.

More pics from Talia's birth day

Meeting her brother for the first time, Talia gave Max a couple of small gifts to (hopefully) soften the blow of having his world disrupted...and they seemed to go down very well with the little man! While he had a difficult time anticipating Talia's arrival, he has settled into life with a little sister very well and loves to dote on her. Hopefully this continues, but we're not holding our breath!

Flood video

Saturday, 6 September - floods

England and Wales have experienced unprecidented rain fall over the last few months, and have on several occasions had massive flooding. Yesterday the creek near our house met its match with the rainfall and our road experienced severe flooding...affecting several homes, garages and yards. The whole neighborhood piled into the streets to help divert the water and minimise the damage. Luckily our home is high enough so we didn't have any water damage ourselves, but take a look at the pictures and the video.