"GO IN TIMEOUT"

It would seem that Hannah has decided every inadimate object needs "timeout" time. Some are understood and some plain just aren't. The other day a book fell of her chair and hit her leg - so with out me seeing she put the book in time out grabbed her timeout timer and I came around the corner and asked what she was doing and she said. "Not Nice Book" "Book need timeout". Okay fine...
Baby dolls of course have thier moments tooo, she will state that they hit or something else that is obvious what SHE gets in trouble for at school :)
The ones that baffle me are in the car, we drive by big pick-up trucks she says all the time that they need to go into time out and "Not Nice Truck"?? Hmmmm.... Not sure on this?!
Mercy of course get's his fair share in in time-out if he steals food or runs through the house to fast and knocks her down. At least he complies, we sit him in the timeout corner and ususally he stays - I don't think he gets the reprocussions quite as Hannah does.

Ouchie!

Hannah had her two year Doctor Appointment today
Statistics
Weight : 25lbs 6oz
Height : 33-35 inchs (we squirmed quite a bit & didn't want to stand against the ruler - so 4 try's later we have an estimate)

Typically she handles shots with ease and no side effects have ever been noticed.
Today a bit of a different story. Poor muchkin ran warm all day & limped. Her daycare teachers had to change her into her spare shorts because they were looser. Even though she was whiney, she said some cute things about how her leg hurt and what she wanted me to do make it better. On the flip side, I took complete advantage of a little one that wanted to cuddle instead of run circles around me :)

RAINBOW
Ironically as part of thier curriculum the kids had a day this week they learned about rainbows! Today after some big thunderstorms we had a full rainbow appear on our way home. I snapped a few pictures of her admiring what the sunshine and raindrops make :)

Mommy & Hannah Day

It's Mid-Month Crunch for Daddy, So Hannah & Mommy had a Fun Day Together!
Our day was filled with Games outside with a big playground ball and we drew Daddy a picture to let him know we were thinking of him.

After helping mom do some weekly cleaning - of course by singing the "clean-up" song from school - I'm not sure how it goes but, Hannah sure knows how as she sings it LOUD around the house

We topped our afternoon off with a few errands - Getting Stickers at the Dollar Store & using a "get one free" coupon at Micky D's for a Smoothie .... "MMMM Hannah Like it" (She'll be sure to tell you what she likes and doesn't like sometimes both in the same sentence :)

To end our day we had Pizza and a movie - Which included Dora the Explorer of course - Thank goodness for On-Demand TV :)

After a long day of fun - Mom and Hannah got to cuddle in bed - You'd think staying up a little later than normal would of had her sleep in more - NEGATIVE we got up at 7a.m. on the dot

Ready to start it all over again!

1 Year Ago : We lost our Furrbaby

I can't believe that it's been a whole year!
I know there will never be another pet that could ever fill my heart like he did. I will forever miss and Love him!
Hannah had a special attraction to him when he was around - Maybe it was that he gave the biggest kisses or that he'd let her pull on those long lips of his :)

Let's Try this Again

So I'm well aware that it's been virtually two years since I tried to Blog. So, why not give it a solid shot again?!?!

Hannah's moved on into the wonderful world of Two's!

Our days are filled with "NOs" and tantrums. Along with the ongoing trial & error of potty training. We resorted to the reward of M&Ms  - Yes, I broke down and gave the child chocolate. The allure of chocolate animal crackers were not what they first were. Although they had their successful moments - she get's that her friends at school are getting something else!

School

The teachers at Hannah's school are fabulous! Not only do they do her hair almost everyday (How they pull such wispy fine hair back, I still have no idea)

(French Braids)

(Twist & Poof)

Hannah can attempt to sing you her ABC's - skipping a few but, mostly has it ! She does great picking letter magnets off the frig and telling me which ones they are. She is really getting into counting as well! We've been counting the steps in the house for months but, now she get's that other stuff can be sorted and counted more and more. I'm in shock when she does this stuff!!!

Lately our favorite thing is books, books & more books. If we read the stories enough times she will recite them with you!!! At school the class favorite is "Panda Bear, Panda Bear What do you See?" (by Eric Carle) So typically any other book at home or in the car is appropriated to that story line - She will pick out images from current book and say in the sing songy voice asking "kitty cat, kitty cat what do you see?" even if that isn't what the book is about. It's quite entertaining when she turns the books around like She's the teacher to read to me in the car (or to her baby doll - "baby Mya")

Stay Tuned - We'll try to keep you more and more up to date on the happenings and growing up of Hannah!

Outside my Work Window

I'll have to post a picture - But, in my very large business park that I work in, they have set a side spaces of land for mini-parks thru out the development. My desk faces out towards a very large grassy area that has three Ginormous!! Statues of Bulls. One is laying down upright - one laying down with head down and the third reclining also laying down. When I say huge I mean it (again picture to come)
Different days have had a variety of "excitement" out by them - I've sen people train there dogs - have a play-date and / or picnic - Around Halloween Development representatives had pumpkins and other fall stuff around them for a photo and then the decorations were gone ?
Today they're are workers out there - either cleaning them or polishing them. Not sure of the material they're made of but, it's some type of metal.
Now while the workers were doing thier thing - a Random Jogger decided that this area would be great to stop and do thier version of the sun salutation in Yoga. He was out there for quite some time as if the polisher's in thier big bright yellow outfits couldn't distract him
And that's today out my Work Window
To be continued

My Toes!!!

We just found our toes and now whenever they're "free" they become her favorite toy. She even will tug on them through her feety pajamas. She's so amazed as to those belonging to her.

She Rolled Over!

Hannah has been working a lot lately on moving her body in a whole new way for herself. She's been kicking her legs high and she's been able to accomplish moving in circles, especially in her crib. It has not been uncommon to find her 180 degrees from where she started. During play time she's been rolling to her side and we've been encouraging her with toys for her to reach for. Hannah has been so close for the past week, she would have her top leg all the over for momentum, her head cocked back to make room - then it would seem that last shoulder was just getting in the way unless she had a gentle nudge from mom or dad. I had her on her play mat last night where she was going for a toy and this time got her body fairly flat on her belly but, that last shoulder still in the way. But not this morning! She was stirring a bit on the monitor and when I went to check on her she was in a baby push-up on her belly. She has preferred laying on her left side and despite our efforts to slide her to back, she's been sleeping that way. So does her mom and dad.

Floor Frustration

So my excitement of getting my Hardwoods is dwindling fast. Monday the crew came out and ripped up all the carpet & linoleum - When they went to open the boxes of flooring the color didn't match what we selected. Same brand, same color written on the box - Just not stained the same - So we opted to get the right color. Our installer had to order from distributer to his wharehouse and it was supposed to be here yesterday and they were to install today. WELLL we're guessing because of the Gas issues - The delivery is delayed!!!!! So we have been living upstairs completely for 4 days. Jon jokes that we can get sidewalk chalk and play four square or hopscotch on our concrete floors... I'm soo over it! I'm limited what I can do and cooking dinner is a challenge - SIGH!

Juxtapose

I found it only fitting to take a picture of Hannah in the same outfit she went home in from the Hospital on 9-16-08

Back to Work??

Sigh.... So I've been offered a job ... ironically back with a previous company
So I went on my "interview" yesterday and now have a BIG BIG Decision to make...
I think it's a no brainer ... I just have to convince my emotions and heart. Waking up this a.m. and looking at Little Person doing her happy thing I couldn't help but, think how I won't get to just sit and watch her in the a.m. like I do now... Specially lately since she has begun to discover her world even more lately - Making new noises and grabbing and exploring something new EveryDay!!! I also can't help but, think of all the "special" things we do thru out our days - Like baby exercise and our baby education .... I know I should feel oh so lucky that life's little obstacles actually gave me 3 months home with my daughter ... So I'm going to focus on that positive thought as I make my decision to go back to work

My own "Sweet Home Alabama"

So yes we took Hannah to a Bar! Well Kinda - We went out to lunch with our Friends Marc & Rachel for Marc's Birthday & it was Football kickoff Day as well! So the boys had to be able to watch the games - So we went to the brand new Hickory Tavern by our house. Hannah Was awesome even if some excited football fans got a little loud in the early game. After lunch Hannah and myself left daddy to watch the rest of the days games! Go Bears!

12 weeks Old

Is She really going to be 12 weeks on Monday? I can't believe it! Here's a few pics from her 11th week

Discovery Channel Size Mosquitos

Since when did my back yard become the Amazon?
Seriously... I have never seen Mosquitos the size of the ones that are following Mercy into my house - I'm like a hunter with an old dish towel in my own home - I feel like there should be a whispery australian accent voice over as I swat at them. Poor Mercy thinks I'm swatting at him because they're all catching a ride on his back. The Bloody splatter they leave behind has called for a copius amount of cleaning products. Looking at one close up is truly scary! The longest "suckers" I've ever seen & yes one or two have gotten me - Argh Why they only follow my Rotty & not my Boxer??? Who knows but, it's like they think he's a portal to sweet blood...

Thumb

It seems as we creep up on her 3 month birthday , She's doing something different everyday! For a few weeks now she's been knawing on her fist as if they were a bone to her brothers. Amazing proportion of her hand to her mouth, Jon and I wonder how it's possible. She has haphazardly found her thumb early in her short little life and some where along the way forgot how to find it til' recently. She'll be chillin' in her swing or bouncer and then the loudest smacking noise comes from that tiny mouth. Since Sunday her new discovery has been best toy she could have! And of course if something is in that hand it's starting to go in too. So outfits and nighties have drooly collars.

First Shot

I know Hannah wasn't nervous even if I told her what today was bringing to her. I made sure she was in a comfy outfit that wouldn't rub on her leg --- soo maybe this was for my senses too!
We were off this a.m. to the doctor, We got measured and weighed - I'm proud to announce she's now 10lbs & 4oz & 22 1/2 inches long. After the sweet Dr. Rachel Weiss saw her - it was time... I did my best to stay calm as the nurse whipped out the syringe - and with out warning a jab into my daughters leg - Holy $#!t ... do they have to go sooo deep!!! was what was going thru my head but all the while I tried to stay calm and cuddle little person after the wailing. And she got a snoopy band-aid :) Of course the rest of today you wouldn't know a thing happened :)

4 Weeks Old

Can't believe Hannah is allready 4 weeks old! Even though it's a little rough to time my day on when I get a shower and get errands and household task done... I have to admit, I probably waste alot of the day just starring at her :)

3 Weeks 4 Days

Hannah in the Headlines

Sunday, Jul 6, 2008
Posted on Sun, Jul. 06, 2008

Baby takes over plans for the birth
Vanessa Willis

First-time mom Jaime Shaw had a rock-solid birth plan.
The biggies in the plan: going without pain medication, and wanting to labor mostly at home. She would leave for the hospital when her contractions were five minutes apart, she decided.
Everything went accordingly, with just one exception. Jaime, 31, and husband Jon, 32, didn't plan for how quickly their baby would come.
Hannah Camden Shaw was born in the front seat of her parents' new SUV, right outside the maternity center entrance at CMC-Pineville. According to the dashboard clock, it was 10:37 p.m. June 16.

Man, woman, baby
Jaime works in the mortgage industry. She met Jon a retail manager, at UNCCharlotte in the late 1990s. They married in October 2006 on Lake Norman and settled in Steele Creek.
They were thrilled to be starting a family, Jaime says. Jon was “super excited” to be her birth coach.

“The biggest thing we practiced was understanding how to roll through contractions with deep belly breaths and to stay focused on it being a process with a happy outcome,” he says.
That came in handy the night Hannah was born. He remembers “flying” down Interstate 485 trying to get to the hospital while Jaime screamed in the passenger seat. Running through the relaxation exercises they'd practiced out loud helped her stay calm.
That morning, Jaime had a regular weekly prenatal check-up. Hannah was overdue by six days, which is not unusual for a first baby. Jaime was having occasional contractions, but was only a few centimeters dilated.

Obstetrician Sarah Morris said Jaime would probably have the baby that night or the next day, Jaime says. First-time moms usually labor for many hours, so the Shaws headed home.
That afternoon, the contractions got stronger, but stayed at about eight minutes apart.
Both Jaime's and Jon's mothers were at their home, ready to help.

Sudden change
Just before 10 p.m., the contractions suddenly changed.
“They were lower in my back and the pressure was different, and I knew something was up,” she says. Their mothers started packing the car while Jon called the doctor to say they were on their way.
“We hit every red light on the way there, and it was really frustrating for Jon,” she says.
Jon says he wasn't scared until Jaime said her water had broken.
“That's when things got crazy,” he says. “She started screaming more and all I could do was drive and try to keep her calm. I had to get her there as fast as I could without killing us all.”
The contractions were suddenly four minutes apart and much stronger.

The baby is coming NOW!
Jon pulled up to the traffic circle at the maternity center entrance and ran in to get help.
The nurses at the station didn't seem to understand his urgency at first, he says.
“As I turned to run back out I looked over my shoulder and they weren't moving, so I yelled, ‘No, I'm serious, the baby is crowning in the car right outside, right NOW!' and then it was a mad scramble,” he says.
“Seven nurses came flying out the door behind me, and they were awesome.”
Morris, of Carmel Obstetrics and Gynecology, happened to be at the hospital to deliver another baby. She was paged and came running out too.
“Jaime's mom and I were in the back seat with nurses on either side, and a nurse got into the driver's seat,” Jon says. “Other nurses were surrounding Dr. Morris as the baby came out.”
Morris said delivering a baby while standing sideways with a mom's feet on the dashboard “adds an extra dimension” to a birth experience.
“I don't know if (Jon) will ever be the same,” she says. “The look on his face when they arrived was pure terror.”

Hannah's speedy arrival earned her the nickname, “the dashboard bullet.”
“Two pushes, and I had my baby girl on my chest,” Jaime says. “It was so fast that I didn't think about the pain. I think natural endorphins just kicked in.”
Hannah was 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and 20 inches long.
“It was just absolutely bananas, but so worth it,” Jon says. “She's here and she's fine, and it's amazing. But next time, we'll definitely leave much earlier.”
Morris says in the five years she's been in practice, she's only delivered a baby in a car once before Hannah.
“Jaime had a beautiful birth plan about how she wanted to walk and labor in different positions,” Morris said. “I laughed after the baby came and said I didn't remember the dashboard being in there.”

They say everyone who hears Hannah's birth story asks the same question – how messy did the car get?
“It was pretty much spotless,” Jaime says of the 2008 Pathfinder.
She thinks her sweat pants absorbed most of her amniotic fluid when it began to leak, and the waterproof pads the nurses brought out took care of the rest.
“But we're still finding little medical gadgets in the car, though,” she says, laughing. “It's like, ‘Hey, what's this clampy thing?' Oh yeah, I gave birth in the car.”

Adorable

5 Days Old and allready Stealing Hearts

Hannah's Arrival

Sylin' in Mary Beth's Little outfit - Even though it was a little big on our Teeny Little Girl


Proud Papa with Dr. Sarah - She IS the best Doctor to deliver in a Nissan Pathfinder

40 Weeks

AND SOOO READY!

Nursery

After a long wait - The Painting is Done, Chair-rail is up, Furniture assembled & Organizing about done! Final touches & Glider to come.

We hope she likes her room!!! Thank You to oh so many friends & family help to make it what it is!!!

Nursery Furniture - Step 1

Jon did a GREAT job putting together his Baby Girl's Bed :)

36 Weeks 2 Days

32 Weeks 1 Day

Deuce and The Big Ball

This was absolutely hilarious to watch!!