Cheyenne’s World

For shame, for shame. I am so far behind that I figure no one is even looking any more. But just in case…

Cheyenne has her baby sister! And she’s almost two months… Isabella Jean arrived Dec. 22, and is doing very well. Cheyenne has mostly gotten past the “jealousy” part of a new sibling, and loves to talk to “sissy” now. She calls her “Bella Jean” most of the time, and never forgets to include “sissy” when giving out hugs and kisses at bedtime. Its very sweet… now if only I’d capture it on camera and post it, right?

Anyway, I have some pictures of Isabella that I’d like to share, including some with Cheyenne. An album can be found at the link below. Enjoy!

Isabella’s Facebook album>

Also, we had one of the biggest snow storms in recorded history in this area, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take Cheyenne out in the snow. After all… it may be a very long time before she sees this much again! Here are some pictures of her out in the big snow.

I wanted to post some new pictures of Cheyenne that were taken by Andrea Thomas, a member of the church at Daugherty Street in Charleston, WV, where Nikki’s mom and dad attend. She did a great job, and we appreciate the pictures. Enjoy!

Laughing it up!

What a ham...

How sly...

So precious...

Ok, mom... I am done...

My favorite

Hope you enjoyed!

Thanks to Andrea!

Cheyenne has been “under the weather” for a few days now. I, unfortunately, gave her my severe cold. She has been congested and running a slight fever. She has been much fussier than usual, and not wanting to eat very well. I feel so bad for her when she coughs and sneezes; it kind of takes over her whole little body!

She had her two month pediatrician’s appointment today. She was supposed to get her shots, but the doctor decided to wait a week since she was already sick. He said that shots sometimes make the baby sick anyway, and he wanted to give her a chance to recover from her cold first.

He did go ahead and do a full exam on her, and I am happy to report that she passed with flying colors! She is now 8 lbs., 13 ozs., which is up a full pound from her last appointment, and up 3 lbs., 7 ozs. from her birth weight. She is also up to 21.5 inches long, which is nearly a 3 inch growth spurt, since her birth length was 18.75 inches. She passed the rest of the exam as well, as he didn’t see any problems with her lungs, reflexes, etc.

All of this adds up to one significant fact: Cheyenne, according to the doctor, is almost caught up to the growth curve! Praise God!

Thank you for continuing to show interest in our daughter. We are so blessed to have her, and so blessed to have so many who are concerned about us!

I found this online, and thought I would pass it along, since Aaron and Nikki will be needing some good parenting advice…

And here is one more, just for Nikki…it takes so much to be a good mom…

Hope you all have a good laugh!