Announcing the arrival of...

Alexander Nicholas Rosencrantz

Alex came into the world on March 23, 2006 at 3:43pm. Despite our fears of another big baby, Alex weighed a mere (ha!) 8 lbs. 12 oz. and measured 21 inches long. He's very healthy. Big sister has already been in to see him, but was way more interested in the hospital room (why look at a silly baby when there are new cupboards to explore!). Everyone is doing fine, and we'll be home tomorrow!

The End is Near!

For those who were wondering, especially since I haven't updated this blog in over a month, I am still pregnant. But there is some happy news! Despite the fact my due date is not until March 28th, I will be induced on Thursday, March 23rd. Alex will be making his debut by the end of this week! Steve and I are excited, of course. Evie has no clue what's coming.

Next up: Once I find the camera, I have some pictures of Evie at various places we've taken her in the last couple of weeks.

Evie's Newest Toy

Today Evie received a present from Grandma & Grandpa Rosencrantz (thank you!). Unfortunately, all the snow has melted so we were limited to trying it out in the library. As you can see, Evie absolutely loves her new sled!

More Birthday Pictures

Well, here they are! I promised more birthday pictures, and I've finally delivered. Sorry about the delay. We had a couple of illnesses run their way through our house in the last week.
The first few pictures were taken on her birthday, probably that warmest day of the month! It's the first time Evie's been on the grass without shoes. It didn't take her long to decide she liked it. The last pictures were from her birthday party, also on the day of her birthday. They are all pretty self-explanatory. Hopefully I'll have her birthday cake eating video up soon.

Happy 1st Birthday, Evie!

More to come...

Random Picture Time!

Here are some random pictures we have taken over the last few weeks. Enjoy!

Couch potato time!	Baby Hugs
This is what happens when we say "Smile!"	I think it's about time for a bath.
Best Buds	Cat Nap
Evie's first balloon

Baby Walkin'

Here are two videos that I have been promising for a while. They have been up on the Google website for a few weeks, but I totally forgot to post them on our blog. The first is of Evie simply walking around our house. I have no clue as to why she was cranky. Probably some lack of nap due to holiday craziness. The second is of Evie's typical evening playing. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas to all!

Well, here it is! Finally Christmas! Take a look at our beautiful tree with the presents finally under it. This required keeping Evie away from the tree for a time so that she wouldn't play with all the presents and try to unwrap them early. Ignore the big blank space at the bottom of the tree where all the ornaments are missing. That was Evie's decorating choice.



Next up is a photo of Evie waiting patiently to open all those wonderful gifts. OK, so she had just woken up and was more into the camera than the gifts.



Finally, we get to open some of the gifts. It took some real coaxing to get her to even pull the paper. Once she opened a gift, all she wanted to do was play with that one toy or outfit. It took some more coaxing to get her to open another one. I think we opened more of her gifts than she did!




Here's a big Merry Christmas from our family to yours!!

Random Pictures

Here are some pictures Steve and I took over the weekend.

First, we just had to show off our baby. We bought her a new chair that is just her size as a celebration of her walking. As you can see, sitting is not what she wants to do with it. She spends her time pushing it around until she hits carpet, then gets really frustrated when the darn thing won't move. Typically, her play time with the chair ends when she dumps the chair and herself onto their heads. Steve or I then need to step in, calm the frustration, and redirect her attention to a less frustrating toy. The cycle begins in a few minutes when she finds the chair again.



Next up are some picture of our newest baby, Critter. I said I would have better pictures of him and here they are. The second picture is to prove that Tweek and Critter are two different cats. That's not always evident. Ignore the messy floor; I'm revamping my filing system.



Now we have our house. Daytime shows the snow that has built up in our yard. It snowed another inch yesterday, which means that Steve had to get out the snow shovel once again. The nighttime photo shows off our pretty Christmas lights that we are so excited about having this year. Ignore the slight blur in the nighttime lights. We're still working with the camera (photographers we are not!).



Lastly, this photo shows our back patio. It's a picture of our picnic table and my 8-or-so-inch frog statue rain gauge that always sits on it. Can't see the frog? Three guesses as to why. I must say that it did take several snow showers to completely cover the statue.



Well, there you go. Our weekend in a nutshell. Next up, video of Evie walking. The video is taken, but getting it from the video camera to the computer then to the website is an undertaking I don't have the patience for right now.

New Addition

We've recently made a new addition to our little family. No, Alex has not been born yet. We still have about 4 months before that happens. We've adopted a new cat! His name is Critter, and he comes from friends of my best friend Alicia. He's a 7 month old orange tabby and matches wonderfully with our other 2 cats.

He's been getting along pretty well in this house. Wednesday was day we picked him up, and he spent most of that day hiding in the basement. Thursday was spent following Tweek around the house. Tweek wasn't exactly thrilled about this, but he dealt with it. Today, Critter has been tearing around the house on his own. He came in our bedroom about 7am wanting to be pet, then has proceded to follow Evie and I around during our morning routine. Currently, he's finding every toy he can to play with. I love kittens! Little Girl is barely tolerating this new disruption. Before the kitten, she'd spend most of the day sleeping (in other words, typical cat). Now, despite the fact Critter never bugs her, she doesn't hardly sleep, but instead stalks around the house. Today, she's been starting to get back to normal.

Below are some pictures of him. I know they are blurry and dark, but the battery was going out on the camera so the flash was not working well. I'll get better pictures once the battery has recharged.




In other news:
- Evie has started walking a lot more. She is still Miss Independent about it. She never wants to hold our hands for support and always has to do it when she wants to. She holds on to the furniture when she can but doesn't hesitate to break away from the chairs if there is something she wants on the other side of the room. Video coming soon.

- It's snowing! And snowing and snowing and...well, you get the picture. It snowed about 5 inches a week ago. That never melted because the temperature has been so cold. Yesterday, it snowed another 3 inches, along with some ice and hail. It's snowing again today, but there is not really supposed to be any accumulation. The county has been doing a good job of keeping it off the roads, which is nice. I am tired of seeing snow though and am already looking forward to summer! At least we might have a white Christmas again this year.