Shifting

Hello, my name is Julie and I'm a Shifter. I don't really find a permanant place for things in my house, I shift them to temporary places. I just move things around and pretent to put them away while really quickly shifting them so their out of the way and out of my eyesight for a while. Unfortunately, I sometimes shift things and forget where I've shifted them. This becomes a problem when bills, addresses, and other important things get lost. My husband calls his parent's house the 'black hole' because when things get shifted, they never return. I hope my house isn't turning into another black hole! On the flip side, I've spent the whole day shifting things around my house and I think it looks less like this...

and more like this...

Now, if only the leather chairs and fabulous bookshelf came with the shifting... At least I feel like I've organized a little bit, right?

Baby's 'R' Us!

This week we had a reunion of our childbirth class. We had talked about a get-together once all the babies were born and I graciously (or in a moment of insanity) offered our house. All but 2 couples were able to come. It was great to see everyone again and hear their stories of labor, delivery and post-pardon..I'm not sure how to spell that..anyway.. the nurse who taught the class came too! It was so fun to see and compare our experiences and these beautiful babies. I felt like Sarah (who was one of the older babies) was enormous and bald compared to these teeny babies with enough hair to rival my own! The babies were really good the whole night too. They sure were adorable and it made me excited to be a parent all over again!

A blessing from above

Sarah Elaine Tucker was blessed in church last Sunday by her father, his father and some good family friends. It was a sweet and sacred moment to hear Kurtis bless her with Priesthood authority. I'm so grateful to have the gospel and know that families are forever. It was also special to have Kurtis' father here to take part in the blessing. He had a work convention in Minneapolis and came a few days early to spend time with us and see the baby. Sarah is indeed our blessing from above and we want the best for her. She's such a sweet angel..(especially since for the past week she's been sleeping 6-8 hours a night!!) She got to wear the blessing dress made by my grandmother, which I also wore and crotched booties made by my great-grandmother. They stayed on for a whole 5 minutes but were so precious!

Lately

The baby is asleep (!) and actually fell asleep in the once-hated swing! What a moody child. She must be a Gillman girl. Anyway, it's been a good 6 weeks so far! Sarah is healthy and happy.. and when she's not, she sure has the lungs to tell us. We are doing well and loving her more each day. We've ventured out more and love spending time with friends. Sarah also went to her first movie (Harry Potter 6) and promptly slept through it. We're also going on 2 weeks of sleeping through church. Now why is it that she doesn't sleep this well through the night...?

I've been having fun taking more pictures of her. Here are some of my favorite. Feel free to caption them. :) This one reminds me of a scandelous magazine cover pose..

I almost got her cute little pursed fish-lips in this one. I love this face.

She peed on Daddy right after (possibly before) this picture. Maybe that's why she looks calm. Hilarious!

We try to take time to smell the flowers

I saw this pose once and thought I'd try it. I underestimated how big she was and woke her up from her nap. Needless to say, she was very unhappy. Her feet are out of focus because she was kicking them in protest.

Aww! Daddy's arm

1 month, Sunday best

4 weeks = 1 month?

I decided to try to take a photoshoot the other day while Sarah was content to mark her 4 week birthday. I was so impressed with her patience between all the clothing changes. Maybe she's ment to be a model. We just love her to death and are so grateful for her. I finally went to church last Sunday and got to show her off to all our friends. We also spent the 4th of July with friends.. pictures to come. But first, Sarah's portfolio.

Oh, she doesn't like her arms swaddled, she always gets them out! Kurtis says it's because the Tuckers are 'slightly claustrophobic'

This is a classic picture too. She's taken off a sock and has her legs crossed. It's quite difficult to change her diaper with her strong legs crossed!

Our sockless wonder

She holds her head up so well!