Newborn pics

My friend Kelly asked if she could take Kadri's pictures. We said SURE! I think she did a great job! Thanks Kelly! Kadri at 8 days old:

On the Apricot Tree

Grant conducts our Family Home Evening music and loves it, especially now that he has his baton. We figured out that the words to Popcorn say Kadri's name: "I looked out the window and what did I see... Popcorn popping on the apriKADRI." Grant thinks it's great! And this video is funny. Too bad the real blossoms on apricot trees at my grandparent's froze last night! I want nice weather!!!!

Baby

These pictures just don't do justice to Kadri. She is so cute in real life! :) I can't believe she is already 2 weeks old, yet in other ways I can't imagine what our family was like before she came! There have definitely been some hard times (lack of sleep!!!) but overall we are so blessed and happy to have her here.
She is a good baby, so mellow and so tolerant of her big brother "loving" her. I try not to nag Grant too much about it, because he really does think that he's hugging/snuggling her, while it seems more like smothering/squashing to me. So far he has adjusted pretty well; the hardest time of day is when he wakes up from his nap. He's not used to sharing my lap.  Is it possible that I love him more now that I share my love with his sister, too? Crazy how that works. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to love them both! Somehow it works out though.
Newborns bring a really sweet spirit and there are times when I feel like Kadri is staring right at me- her eyes seem to focus on mine and she looks so wise. What do babies think about?

Introducing...

Kadri (pronounced so it rhymes with Audrey- it's an Estonian name) joined our family early Sunday morning and we are so happy that she is here! The labor went very fast and the doctor let Tyson deliver her. We have really enjoyed being able to bring her home so soon. She is a great baby and as soon as we can get some sleep, I'll update a little more!

Painting Toenails=love

Normally I would not post a picture of my foot anywhere, because I don't think my feet are very cute. But Grant and Tyson painted my toenails for me, and it was just too cute. Now every time Grant sees them, he is so proud. Didn't he do a great job? Tyson fixed them up a bit afterward. :) I'm lucky to have such great men in my life!

Easter and a project

Here's Grant after finding his stash on Saturday. We enjoyed watching general conference, especially the afternoon session, which Grant slept through. :) And here's a project that's been on my to-do list for awhile. I bought the wood-framed magnet board and used Mod podge and scrapbook paper to make it cute. I'm just trying to stay busy while we wait for the baby. It's hard to wait when we've been thinking for 7 weeks now that it could be any time! I'm 39 weeks today. We'll see.

Just kiddin!

The first day of spring in March 20. Ha! You live in Idaho! April Fool's!
Although I did have one reeeeeeeally happy boy excited about the snow on the ground when he woke up from his nap! Seriously, he has been playing outside since then. I can't get him to come inside!
On an unrelated note, I have a question for anyone who has hard water. What dish detergent and rinse agent do you use? I've been using Electrasol and JetDry since we moved here 2 years ago and suddenly my dishes have white scum on all their surfaces. I am trying a white vinegar rinse, again, for a temporary fix but I want to know... what works for you?