February Update

Well, sometimes time goes by so fast that I forget about this page. Either that or I just don't have time now that I have 3 kids. Anyway, here I am again with an update on everybody.

Cole is almost 4 months old (will be next week) and is comming so far. He sleeps all night and is such a happy baby. He hold his head up to watch his sisters when he's on his tummy. Tummy time is dangerous around here with Sarah Grace around. He's gaining weight really well, so we're very proud of him.

Sarah Grace is 16 months old now. My how she is growing! She can climb up on the couch or loveseat by herself, so nothing is safe now. She's been into everything lately too! She's always a happy girl, so I guess we don't mind the mischief every once in a while.

Elizabeth is 3 1/2 now. Her blonde curly hair is getting so long! She's doing very well in preschool. One of her teachers told me that she spelled her name out with letters from a puzzle. That's an awfully long name for a 3 year old to spell. She's a very smart girl.

I am going to water aerobics at least twice a week. I need to do more, but when the kids are sick I have to stay home. I am considering going back to work in the fall if I can find someone to watch the babies. I am not even going to entertain the thought of day care unless I absolutely have to.

Jonathan just finished up basketball. He had a losing season, but he had 4 eighth graders on the bench that had never played before. We have high hopes for next year after a little work this summer.

So that's it for us. We've had several little bugs shared between the 5 of us since the weather won't make up it's mind, but all is well with the Shedds.

A busy day with the Shedds

The Shedds have had an exciting day so far and it’s only 3:00. We took Elizabeth to preschool this morning and got her midterm progress report and it looks like she’s doing really well. It said she only needed to work on a few things like following directions (imagine that one of my kids having trouble with following directions), using scissor, manipulating and snaps, and galloping. She had good marks on everything else, so she seems to be doing well.
The two little ones had well baby check ups today. Cole weighed 13 lbs and 11 oz which we are very proud of since he lost so much weight when he was sick and he is 24 inches long. He is in the 75th percentile for his height and his weight. According to the developmental milestones that were on the sheet the doctor gave us he’s ahead of the game.
Sarah weighed 26.8 lbs and is 31.5 inches tall. She is in the 95th percentile for her weight and the 90th percentile for her height. She too seems to be ahead of the game for her developmental milestone. They both had shots too.
We also have some visitors for a night or two Grandma Sue and Grandpa Ed came down to see us.
It’s been a very exciting day at the Shedd house.

2008 in a nutshell

I can't believe 2008 has come and gone so quickly. So much has happened to the Shedds in a year. We moved AGAIN and had a baby AGAIN (don't worry not having any more babies). Sarah is walking and even trying to run. She babbles and says quite a few words. Cole was born in October and has already had his first surgery. Elizabeth is really enjoying preschool. Basketball is going and Jonathan really likes the kids, but they are a young team and they just need some time. We really like Clanton and love our church. We are belssed to meet great people everywhere we go. It's been a busy year and I imagine that until the kids are a bit older we will stay pretty busy. It's not always easy having a 3 year old, a 14 month old and a 2 month old, but we're managing and learning to enjoy every minute of it.

All in a year

At some point in the process of raising the girls, finding out I was pregnant....AGAIN, and moving to Clanton I forgot all about this blog page.
Elizabeth is 3 and is attending preschool at church. She has so many friends there although she only knows some of their names. She has the most active imagination I've ever seen in a child.
Sarah Grace is always happy. She walks all over the house saying "Mama" although she's not looking for me or wanting any attention from me she just likes to say it.
Cole was born on October 30. He's such a good baby and we are so glad he's here even though we weren't expecting to have another baby.
We moved to Clanton in August, so it's been a hectic year, but we feel so blessed. We have such beautiful children and although we never thought we'd have 3 kids before our 5th anniversary we wouldn't trade them for anything in the world.

The Shedd Family

This is a webpage we've set up for friends and family we don't get to see very ofte. Here you can check on us and see how we're doing. The Shedd family is Jonathan, Ami, Elizabeth and Sarah Grace. Jonathan teaches and coaches and I am a stay at home mom. Elizabeth is 2 1/2 and Sarah Grace just turned 3 month old. Jonathan (Shedd) and I have been together for about eight years now and married for almost four years. We live in a quiet town 15 minutes from his family and 2 1/2 hours from my family, but it's much closer than we were last year.