January 2007 Archives

The grandparents visited in January. Luke had such a blast with Uncle Chris, Grandma was the only one Luke would brush his teeth for, and Papa John had some great tips for keeping Elena happy.

Here is Luke at 21 months.

When you say "Smile" to Luke, this is the smile you get.

I just love having my tiny girl in my arms. It's one of the best feelings in the world to have a content sleeping baby in your arms. And she smiled at me this morning for the first time...a real smile, not just gas or in her sleep. We were playing the stick out your tongue game; then I opened my mouth wide, and she followed; then I smiled and she smiled back!! It only lasted for a second though because I gasped, and laughed, and she then got a surprised look.
She is still pretty tiny. She still fits in her little bathtub.

We are so happy now that our little family is all home and healthy.
We had a great Christmas. I got new carpet for the living room. :D Luke and Elena both got lots of great presents. The next few mornings, Luke would be so excited every morning, remembering his new toys and playing with ALL of them.

New Vest

New basketball hoop

New dress

Elena Marie Yarrington was born on November 24, 2006 at 1:16pm. She weighed 5 lbs 1 oz at birth, and was 18.75 inches long. She was transferred to the NICU right away, being that she was six weeks early, and was breathing very fast. Lukckily, she did not need any oxygen or a ventilator, so she only had to stay in the NICU for 10 days.
Now she is home and thriving.