Fiona was born at the end of Samantha's school year. Nick, Zoey and I were done with the school year already. Although Nick taught 2 in person courses and I taught one online this summer. With a new baby and a major renovation project, summer really flew by. After the first 8 weeks of mostly staying home, since Fiona was so young and it was so hot, we never really slowed down.
The girls like to hold Fiona.
We went to a church to serve food to those in need.
Sam is very helpful, she reads to Fiona when she is fussy.
Sam wanted to play flag football again. They had a skills combine and she showed off some speed.
We went to a health fair and the girls got face paintings.
A neighbor has been doing tennis lessons at our neighborhood courts. Sam enjoyed them. Zoey was not as motivated. Unfortunately, they conflict with Sam's faith formation. But Papa can work with her.
The girls see me wear Fiona and used these overalls to carry their dolls. So cute!
Zoey really made huge leaps in reading. She can sound anything out now. She just needs more work on sight words. Such amazing progress, but less than I hoped for because of Fiona's birth and the renovation.
They opened a new splash park near us.
This amazing kid got to meet her teacher. 2nd grade already!
Sam has a super sweet teacher who happens to be the mom of a boy from Sam's class last year. She is perfect for Samantha because she emphasizes that everyone makes mistakes and Sam needs that to counteract her unwillingness to fail and perfectionism.
Fiona hit 2 months! She was 12 lbs 6 ounces, which was a bit heavier than Sam or Zoey. But Fiona never misses a meal or refuses a feeding :) She slept great when still swaddled, but when that stopped working, she went back to waking a lot. She is now much better again, but it was rough there for awhile.
Here is the 2 month panda picture.
Some close ups so you can see her eye color. They are already about as dark as Zoey's hazel eyes, so I am pretty sure they will be brown.
She smiles for much longer now, and is often very happy. But her default expression looks a bit cranky. But she loves interaction, so she smiles easily.
We tried to make the bassinet last for the stay at my parents, but she kept ending up in silly positions like this. Although, this was also while is was slanted to help with the major spitting up she did in the beginning. Making it flat bought us a bit more time.
Most of her day time sleeping was (and often is) while being held. She is ok with the crib at night, but prefers arms during the day. She is a a lucky third child since my mom is so willing to help. Although, she still does sleep in a car seat or the ergo a fair amount.
A sweet smile.
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