Sorry if we have been anti social

So for about the last five days I have been feeling really yucky. Poor Savannah has had run of the house while Noah is at work, and I am curled in a ball on the couch. She is very independent and lets me know when she needs snacks or a drink. I am taking anti nausea meds and am trying to keep food and fluids down. I pretty much only go out to check the mail. Even the nights I worked this week, I came home and stayed in my sweats all day. So if you have not seen me... now you know why.

My Savannah Banana

So I just thought I would give everyone an update on how great my baby is. Savannah is now 16 months old and learning new words everyday. She actually said "but why?" when I told her "no" yesterday. She is running around like crazy, and loves to smile and laugh. Her favorite shows are Curious George, Sid the Science Kid, Yo Gabba Gabba, and Phineas and Ferb. Its good that her likes change often because I was having my fill of Bunnytown and Johnny and the Sprites, plus it makes me laugh every time we watch PBS, and my old student teacher from government class in high school, is the woman in purple between each show.

Savannah loves to look at books and do puzzles. She almost has her name puzzle from Christmas down. She also loves to play with her fisher price little people sets. I think she could play with them for hours, if I would let her.

Savannah will not nap in a crib, she prefers to fall asleep on her own, wherever. However at night, she lets us know when she is ready to get into bed. She will hand us her milk and start leaning toward her crib, or try to climb the side of it. She is sleeping through the night, and usually its a full 10-12 hours. :)

She loves to play with the snow, and go outside. Her pink fuzzy snow boots are always her preferred shoes, which says a lot, because she loves her shoes and has a lot of pairs. She also loves purses, her toenails painted, and make up brushes. She is very much a girl, and will be a great big sister someday. She pushes her dolls and stuffed animals in her little stroller or will carry them in her little doll car seat.

We go to Little Gym on Tuesday mornings, and this week she walked on the balance beam with almost no help. We still need to work on the bars, but they will come soon. She is also getting very close to doing a forward roll on her own. Its great for her relationships with other kids and her coordination... plus it wears her out a little. :)

That's about it for now. Just thought everyone might want a little update!

Exciting time for America... My soap box

I will start out by saying I did not vote for President Obama. I was a bigger fan of John McCain's views, attitude, among other things, however as I have watched the news, the Inaugural events and yes.. Oprah, I have become more excited for our country. I have always admired the progression and forward thinking attitude of our country as I have so thoroughly enjoyed studying its history. I am very proud to be alive during this historical time. It was wonderful to watch our first bi-racial president take the presidential oath (twice), and think about how much our nation has changed.

I have always been very proud to be a citizen of this country, especially growing up in a military family and having the opportunity to live overseas. Right before I met Noah, I actually was working on my applications and getting fit enough to be in the Air Force Reserves. I have great respect for this country and am excited for its future. I consider myself a liberal republican. I have strong beliefs on many issues, but one thing I am more fully understanding is that the statement "Change is coming," which I mocked heavily during the election, is true. It is not President Obama that will save us all and change everything on his own, its our country. Every citizen of this country lives right now in a time of trial, but also a time of hope.

Everything did not magically change on Tuesday, and it will not magically change tomorrow, but as a new leaf is turned, and a new chapter begins, we as a country are beginning to realize that it is our responsibility to help this "change" come. We live in a very historical time, and I hope we remember that. I hope we all know that this time of trial, which I do not blame on former President Bush at all, but on the poor leadership of many and the greed of us all, will pass because we all are looking to the future and looking to serve one another and our nation.

Trip to Denver

So last weekend my whole family had the chance to get together. This was the first time all the cousins, siblings, my parents, and my grandparents have gotten together. It was great to see everyone, especially my niece Abby, who was baptized last Saturday. We took family pictures, and went out to eat, all the baby cousins took a bath together, and it was wonderful to just have everyone together. It does not happen often, since my oldest sister lives near Boulder, Co with her family, my grandparents live in Lakewood, Co, and my parents live in Florida. This was the first time all the cousins were together. Hope you like some of the pictures. The kids are all wearing the matching outfits Noah and I gave them for Christmas.

All the grand kids; Natalie, Abby, Kaden, Savannah, Ty and Eli

The three girls together. Natalie, Savannah and Abby

All the blood related girls. My grandma, mom, my sisters, and our girls

The batch of latest baby cousins. Ty, Savannah and Eli

The whole Lagerberg clan. My parents with all their kids, their kid's spouses, and the grand kids.

A rough couple of days

I know that Noah and I are very blessed to have a happy and healthy family, but so far this week has been tough. I have been feeling really tired and sickly the past couple days, and it certainly does not help that I fell really hard on my bum on Monday. I was bringing in Costco size laundry detergent and baby wipes boxes and fell on the ice outside my house. Its been pretty difficult to walk around and chase a 15 month old, especially now that she likes to take my hand and bring me to look at things. We had to skip the first little gym class of this semester yesterday, because I knew that helping Savannah do forward rolls and walk on the balance beam would not make my bum feel any better. All I want to do is sleep, but I need to do so much around the house and Noah has been working 15 hour days so far this week. I am grateful for a husband with an amazing work ethic, who wants to take care of me the very best he can, but I really want a nap.

Holidays have come and gone

So, since the last time I wrote, a lot has happened. We were able to go to my sister's home for a wonderful dinner and some family time, I decided 2 days before Christmas to send cards, we had a wonderful Christmas, New years just kind of happened, and we have made some wonderful discoveries and goals for our family. Here is a little more on everything.

Dinner at my sister's was great. We always love going to her house, and this time I had the chance to see some wonderful newly finished rooms in the basement, and Savannah had the time of her life with the large amount of Little People her little boys have. It was good prep for Savannah's presents, because she got a lot of Little People. It was wonderful to sit down with family, and though there are often little disagreements between loved ones, It made me more and more grateful for my siblings, their spouses, and my wonderful nephews Eli, and Kaden.

Monday before Christmas I decided that since we never have gotten around to sending Christmas cards in the 2 years and now 3 Christmases we have been married, it was about time. In 20 minutes I dressed Savannah, took her outside for some pictures, and submitted them for printing on the Costco website. I was proud of myself for getting them out on Tuesday. Sorry to everyone that did not get one, our address list needs a good update.

Christmas was wonderful. My sister and her family came over Christmas eve to help us eat the 10 lbs ham Noah insisted we needed (we still have at least 3 lbs). Savannah had a great time playing with her cousins, and once again it was so wonderful seeing family around the Holidays. Christmas Morning, Savannah opened every present. She had been trying to get at them for days and was very happy to even open the presents to Noah and me. We played and stayed in our pajamas all day, until I went to work later that night. Thank you everyone for your wonderful gifts and thinking of us!

New Years just kind of came and went. We did not celebrate really, but it was nice to make some new goals for our family. We have been reading the scriptures and making sure we have family prayers together every night since. Hopefully we can keep it up and do better than the occasional times we remembered last year. We want to be a closer family, and especially be better examples and role models as Savannah begins to learn more and more this year. We are so very grateful to be parents and have such a wonderful and smart toddler. Hopefully we will be good enough for the job of teaching her and someday her siblings.