Oh my!

Oh My! We had quite an interesting morning! We took Sam to his 2.5 week check up and he did great- 7.8 lbs, 20.75 inches long and 35cm head. Our awesome doctor said he is doing great and is growing perfectly. Then the interesting part of our morning occurred...we were driving home and got rear-ended! I was so freaked out about Sam but he seems just fine. We are a bit sore and have to replace the car-seats but there was way more damage to their car than ours. I am thankful Norm and I were together. Never a dull moment!

First Two Weeks

We have had a busy two weeks with our little man Sam home! We celebrated Valentines day in style with pizza and champagne. We are guessing that this will become the norm with two kiddos running around! Charlee loves her little brother and gives him tons of kisses. She is so excited when someone new comes over and can't wait to show off her little bro. Sam is doing great and is a pretty good sleeper. He loves looking around especially at the shutters and is starting to look at you for a while when you talk to him. Charlee is obsessed with The Little Mermaid and can't get enough of watching Ariel and Eric on TV. Norm and I dream about all things "under the sea"...it is a sad state of affairs :)

Baby Sam's Birthday

Our little man is quite the mellow cutie...though he seems to have his days and nights switched! He is bringing our whole family so much joy. Here are some pictures of his birthday :)

Oh how we adore you

Anya and Pops were in the room when Sam entered the world...how special for us

Grandma Sally was in the room as well...Sam is sure to be spoiled!

Our amazing nurse Kat and my WONDERFUL midwife, Cindy who were there by our side to help our baby Sam come safely.Holding Daddy's hand for the first time

Sam's first bath

Grandpa Jack came and visited just about an hour after Sam was born and brought the most beautiful flowers

Godmamma Katie and Godpoppa Alec were also there that night...picture to follow

Welcome Samuel Cash Leonard!

Our amazing son, Samuel Cash was born Sunday, February 7th 2010 at 9:09pm.
He weighed 7lbs and is 20 inches long. There will be MANY pictures to come but here is a video of him meeting his big sister, Charlee for the first time. xoxo

Tea for Two

Jenny and Jim came into town last weekend for a "Tea for Two" at Anya and Pops house. We had a great time eating delicious scones and sandwiches and drinking tea with our dear friends and family. Because I was not supposed to engage in too much activity, I was spoiled just hanging out on the couch...so nice! Jenny also came over and helped me re-organize the kids entire closet...what a blessing! Here are some shots from the day:

Anya and her girls

With Katie (GodMamma) and honorary Grandma Marilyn

Aunt Jan, Anya, Aunt Mana, Aunt Janet and Aunt Patty (or as Charlee calls her, Nae Nae)

Charlee getting a finger-full of frosting :)

Auntie Christy, Auntie Amy, Katie and Marilyn

Our dear friends Virginia and Jeane with Anya

The Marshall Fam

Charlee was not too thrilled about taking a family pic...she is so much like Norm!

Anya had everyone decorate a burp cloth or a onesie...so cute!

Julia, Loli, Cheryl, Katie and Marilyn

The preggers!Kay Kay and Auntie Jacque and Aunt JanetAt the end of the afternoon the girls had fun playing with water with Anya and Pops :)

Fun Festivities!

Our little baby boy was showered with love when Grandma Sally threw a shower lunch for us. It was so wonderful to spend some time with everyone and we were spoiled with some amazing things for our little man...thank you everyone!!

Like Mamma, Like Daugher...mmmmm

Auntie Sarah and Uncle Michael came to visit from Colorado for the weekend and spoiled Charlee rotten. Here are Grandpa Jack and Rosie who came down from LA for the visit!

Charlee being Charlee

Such a great helper

Charlee and Carter were best buds and took turns pushing each other around in the Princess Cozy Coupe.Auntie Rach, Carter and Uncle Eric!

~37 Weeks~

With a great sigh of relief we made it to 37 weeks! I had my appointment on Friday and am now 2cm dilated and 90% effaced. We are busy getting ready and enjoying our last few moments as a family of three. Charlee is more and more adorable each day and also seems to be nearing her second birthday with full force. She is a girl who knows what she wants and is not afraid to go and get it! She definitely keeps us on our toes but we would not change it for the world. Some fun things she loves to do right now are baby her baby doll, "read" through our Pixar DVD collection and always pick The Incredibles, eat cinnamon toast like it is going out of style, "fix" her hair by putting water on it, and talk up a storm. She is saying one to three word phrases at a time and seems to love when we understand her. We are wondering how she will adjust to her little brother but one thing is for sure, she will give him TONS of kisses :)