Saturday morning started with one of my favorite activities - going out for coffee with people I love :) Myra and I joined Lynn and Rosanna at City Blends for some good girl/sister time. It was wonderful!



After coffee, I came home and did my saturday chores (second bedroom, second bathroom) and was inspired to finish doing the inventory/packing of Myra's stuff. Here is a picture of the six bins of baby clothes that I have for her - 98% donated/given by others. We have been so blessed. :)



Today was Myra's baby dedication. Here she is posing in her pretty white dress.



It was also a sending service for all the people doing summer ministries at camp and for us going to AMBS. In my anticipation of going on this "adventure", it wasn't until today that I paused to consider how much I will miss Emmanuel and the friends we are leaving behind. They presented us with a beautiful wall hanging and numerous cards and encouraging comments. I'm so grateful for all the experiences we have had here.



The beginning of the "lasts" has arrived and mixed emotions have started crashing into each other within me. I'm excited to go and sad to leave. In many ways it is a time of reflection that highlights all the ways God has blessed us in the past and brings peace for all the unknowns of the future.

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Here is a picture of Myra trying the Bumbo seat for the first time. You'll notice a pillow behind her head to prevent her giving herself whiplash as her head is heavy and her neck muscles still a bit weak.







Finally, you can celebrate with us that our condo has sold! and within $3000 of our asking price. If anyone is in need of a realtor in the Fraser Valley we highly recommend the Siebert Team - they are fantastic!


Hope you enjoyed a good weekend as well.
Until next time...

Celebrations!

This past weekend was filled with celebrations. On Saturday, Jon took his final physiotherapy exam! Sounds like it was a doozy (took almost 6 hours to finish) but we (everyone who knows Jon) are all 100% confident that he passed with flying colors. :)

Ang organized a little desert evening to celebrate. Before heading out to Chilliwack, we joined Lisa & Waylon and Ian & Anita and little Nate at Red Robbins for supper. I recently discovered the joy of a "kid's size" milkshake. Mmmmm!!! My new favorite.



Nathan is super duper cute as you can see in the picture below.




Jon with his new BC Lions hat.



Tim enjoying chocolate cake.



Jon, congratulations on finishing your Masters of Physiotherapy studies. It took diligence and perseverence - we're so proud of you!


Speaking of being proud...I was excited to celebrate Tim's first Father's Day on Sunday. Myra presented him with some very cute framed pictures and a nice card. She also made sure to dress up in her new outfit that I bought for the occasion.






Notice the cute ballet slipper shoes



Some Daddy-daughter time :) "Love you daddy!"




Happy Belated Father's Day to all you Father's out there! :)

Random thoughts

My favorite times this past week have been "talking" with Myra. She is smiling so much these days and cooing, blowing spit bubbles, and gurgling. It is so much fun to interact with her. This morning she was especially happy and would coo as I sang silly songs. :) She is most interactive when I lay her in her crib or on the change table and during her baths. Here's a big smile we captured just prior to bath time.



I had to switch to bathing her in the bathtub as opposed to the kitchen sink since she started kicking so much the floor would get sopping wet. Plus, I could hardly put any water in the tub because she's grown so much. So, on Saturday we tried her new inflatable tub for the first time and she loved it. If I support her laying lengthwise, she's practically swimming/floating in the water. I can also lean her up against the side of the tub widthwise and she sits with her feet against the opposite side.

Here she is intrigued by Great Auntie Dorothy who came to visit from Manitoba.



Posing with A. Dorothy



We've enjoyed great company since my last post. Today my new friend Tammy and her baby Brennagh (pronounced "Bre-nah) came over for lunch. I made "Thick and Creamy Vegetable Soup" and double decker biscuits from the Anne-of-Green Gables cook book Auntie Irene gave me long time ago. It was yummy.





Believe it or not, Brennagh is actually 2 weeks older than Myra. We had the same midwives and met while coming and going from an appointment about a month ago. It's been fun to enjoy the sunny weather by going for walks together around Mill Lake. :)


Last week Tuesday was "Roast N' Toast" for the grade 8's in our middle school group (SOCK). It's tradition and a favorite activity to have the younger grades fashion "grad gowns" out of newspaper for each grade 8 kid who is moving onto youth in fall. This year, the sponsors also made Tim an outfit.





Celebrating with ice cream cake.




mmmm, speaking of ice cream, I think I will sign off and make myself a snack.

unitl next time...

Hooray for midwives!!

We had our final appointment with our midwives yesterday. It was a bittersweet feeling to say goodbye. Choosing Natasha and Shelley to walk alongside me throughout my pregnancy and delivery was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I loved the 45 minute appointments, their amazing support and kindness for my millions of questions, and the friendship, expertise and professionalism. I loved it that I could page them anytime if I had a concern and even though I ended up with a c-section, it was calming to know Shelley was staying with me. After Myra was born, they either phoned me or came to see me every day for the first 10 days. I am so grateful for their input and support in this life changing experience. (Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.) :)


Natasha with Myra



Shelley with Myra



Myra weighed in at 12 lbs 7 oz. and grew 5 cm in length since birth. I went to the Sears Portrait Studio after our appointment to redeem my free sitting fee and sheet of pictures, but as you can see below, Myra would not wake up no matter what we did. So we'll try again tomorrow.




In other news, we finally listed our condo with the Siebert Team. Now comes the season of needing to keep it spotless just in case a potential buyer wants to see it. Hopefully it won't take too long to sell. If any of you have a burning desire to do housework just give me a call :)

Well, that's all for today. Wishing everyone a peaceful sleep and a good day tomorrow. :)

Char

Myra was officially six weeks old last thursday. My guess is that she is close to 12 lbs (if not that already) and is wearing many "6 month" clothes.
In some ways it feels like sooo long ago that I was pregnant and miserable. :) Life is much better not pregnant!

Here are a few pictures of us playing dress up: (I think the outfits make her look so grown up!)











After these pictures were taken we went to Walmart for passport photos and had a horrible experience. How is a six-week old baby supposed to hold her head up perfectly straight and centered with eyes open and mouth closed? After an hour of "torture" where Myra's head kept flopping to her chest I said "forget it" and started to cry. Thankfully Sears had a much better method - they simply wrapped a blanket to cover my arms and I was able to support her head - we were finished in about 5 minutes. Thursday we drove to the passport office in Surrey to drop off our applications. Tim had taken the day off work anticipating more than a three hour wait in line. We were in and out within 45 minutes - it was great!

Later that evening Myra and I drove out to Chilliwack to visit Ang. We took advantage of the beautiful weather and walked to Starbucks for a treat. Here's Myra telling Ang a story - we're not sure what exactly :)



Today, Lynn, Rosanna, and my mom organized a "welcome here" party/baby shower for Myra. It was so nice to catch up with friends and family. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring a camera but I'm sure Rosanna will post pictures on her blog. Myra slept the entire time in spite of being passed around from person to person and even being slobbered on by Kyra :) Then right after the shower we joined the rest of the Froese family for a chinese food picnic at Mill Lake. Hooray for friends and family and sunshine and warm weather and wonderful air conditioners that keep our apartment cool!!!

Oh! a thunder storm - I love thunder storms. Tim and I were watching the lightening from our balcony for a while - the smell of rain is awesome!

Wishing everyone a good sleep :)

until next time,

Charlotte