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Well, it wasn't that bad, but it did involve a trip to the Emergency Room for stitches.
We were leaving Wal-Mart and I opened the door to the car, just as Jenna walked right into the corner. There was a lot of blood and the cut looked pretty deep, so I got her in the car (Jenna is screaming, as everyone in the parking lot looks over at us) and we headed over to the hospital. Lucky for us it was not busy and once Jenna was calmed down, I wanted to wipe off some of the blood so that I could get a closer look. Jenna refused - "Mom, the doctor going to check it!"
Once the doctor, an intern, and a nurse came, they wrapped her up in a sheet so that she couldn't move her body. Then the intern and nurse got ready to hold her head so that the doctor could apply the freezing. Jenna was a rock - she didn't move an inch nor did she shed a tear. The nurse even left the room, realizing that this was not going to be as bad as she thought. The doctor stuck her with the freezing needle 3 or 4 times. Then the doctor gave her three stitches and sent her on her way. And still no tears! I still can't believe it and if I wasn't there, I don't think I would believe how calm she stayed.
We got home and had supper and after supper she was off on her bike to help get the mail. She had a bath and then I gave her some special medicine (Tylenol) because I thought she might have a head ache. Once she climbed into bed, she was asleep in seconds. It definitely didn't seem to faze her.

The stitches come out next week. Hopefully, that process goes a smoothly as getting the stitches.

Congratulations to Marcie & Kelly Smith on the arrival of Luke Henri. Luke was born almost two months after Brooklyn ( April 29). Here is Brooklyn at two months and Luke at one week. It is amazing what a difference two months and a lot of milk will do to a baby!

They both look a little annoyed at their mothers trying to take a picture of them while they are trying to nap.

Brooklyn is now two months old and I can't believe how much she has grown. She was 11 lbs 10 oz when I took her for her immunizations on May 1. She is settling in to a nice routine and is starting to become much more alert. And, most importantly, she is starting to sleep longer at night. She also learned how to smile. The best time to catch a smile is in the morning when she is getting dressed.

Jenna finished Gymnastics for the year. The kids spent time on the balance beams, bars, trampoline, and floor. At the start of the year Jenna was a little hesitant about some of the equipment, especially the balance beam, but by the end of the year she was walking across it all on her own. She had a great time and still asks "do I have nastics tomorrow?"

Happy Easter

This was the first year that Jenna decorated eggs. She did a great job with the eggs, but when I went downstairs to change the laundry, she had cracked them all open and was going to eat them! So a couple of days later we decorated a new batch of eggs. This time I was very specific that the eggs were for decoration and that we would leave them on the table until after the Easter Bunny came.

We went to Saskatchewan to visit with Grandma and Auntie Mandy but only stayed one night. Brooklyn has gotten very comfortable in her bed and did not sleep well in a new place so I was very tired the next day. Nonetheless, Jenna enjoyed her visit with Grandma and had tea parties, colored, painted, and of course ate treats!

On Easter Sunday Jenna was was very excited to find a bunch of eggs that the Easter Bunny had hid in the house and a basket each for Jenna and Brooklyn. However, she was more interested in the Playdoh and Paint with Water books that the Bunny had left than the chocolates.

April 1 - Brooklyn is One Month old!

Brooklyn is doing great and is 9 lbs 2 oz. She made a trip to Calgary and back to Saskatchewan. She was also happy to tag along with Jenna on her play dates or watch her at gymnastics. Her favorite thing is bath time, which Jenna really enjoyed when she was little as well. She also loves for someone to cuddle her and would sleep all day is someone held her - which was the exact opposite of Jenna, she was more likely to kick her legs and cry.

March 15, 2007

Brooklyn is two weeks old today. I can't believe how fast these two weeks have gone. At this rate, I feel like I will be back to work all too soon.

Brooklyn still sleeps a lot but when she is awake she is getting to be much more alert. Any time Brooklyn cries, Jenna reminds me that "Brookryn hungry".

Jenna is staying busy and enjoying spring. She got some new rubber boots and has been out enjoying the "muddles". I bought her some bubbles and she spent the afternoon out on the deck blowing bubbles. She definitely has a lot of energy. I think the hardest part about this maternity leave will be keeping Jenna entertained.

Brooklyn Mary Rayne

We are so excited to announce the arrival of Brooklyn Mary Rayne! She arrived at 8:13 pm on March 1. She weighed in at 6 lbs 6 oz and was 19 inches long.

We are all home now and settling in. So far so good. Brooklyn is a good little sleeper, which is nice because her older sister Jenna is a very busy girl. It will definitely be a bit of a challenge learning how to manage to keep Jenna busy while still making sure Brooklyn is still taken care of.

Brooklyn had her first outing today. We decided to go to the mall for a couple of hours, just to get out to the house. And tonight was her first bath. It was the first time we really heard her cry. Once we got some clean jammies on her and got her all tucked in, she fell right to sleep.

Here are a couple of pictures to share with everyone.