Where we are now

I am way behind the times when it comes to blogging, but I wanted to start one so that I was motivated to keep some kind of family journal. There is no way I can catch up on 8 years, so I will just start from where we are at now.

Keira Shae Little was born on February 9, 2008. She weighed 8 lbs, 0 oz and was 20 inches long. It's funny, before she was born, I wondered what she would look like. I was born with white hair, but both Trent and Ryan were born with a full head of dark hair. Well, so was Keira. Now that she is here, I said to Russ, "What else did we think she would look like?" She definitely fits the mold of a "Little baby". It has been so much fun to have a girl and Keira is such a sweet baby. She is our best sleeper yet. I almost feel like I am cheating somehow, because I actually feel more rested now than before she was born. Keira has started smiling and talking, which of course, endears her even more to us all. Her big brothers love her. Ryan can't stop giving her hugs and kisses and he likes to be present for every diaper change and bath.

Another piece of exciting news is that Trent successfully rode a 2-wheeled bicycle with no training wheels on April 2, 2008. He has been asking us for weeks to take his training wheels off, but we just haven't gotten to it with the new baby and all. A friend in our neighborhood kindly brought over a bike they weren't using so that Trent could practice with that. Trent went outside, got on the bike, and just took off. I think he must have been practicing in his mind all this time he has been waiting to get his training wheels off. Great job Trent!