Vitamix!

The day has come where we have added a Vitamix to our house! I've burned through several blender motors since we've been married, so I finally convinced Eric to take the plunge. Our morning green smoothies have never tasted so good! Sofia even had kale in hers because she couldn't taste it, which was pretty amazing. 

Helping mom make the morning smoothies

Delicious!

Strawberry milkshakes!

The smoothies gave us lots of energy to play outside!

Girl Day!

Today was girl day as Sofia doesn't currently have school on Fridays. We had a great morning of running errands. Sofia loves to go grocery shopping, so we generally do it on Fridays. Next week she is on spring break, so I'm sure there will be many more fun girl days!

A visit to Silverton

Charlotte and I took a trip to Silverton today to have lunch with Grandma Satern. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day for a drive down and back. We stopped by Grandpa Miller's grave so he could meet Charlotte :). Next trip down it will be Grandpa Satern's turn! It was a great day!

Sisterly love

We've been working on getting Charlotte to love tummy time which is not an easy job! Sofia thought she would help Charlotte love her play mat a bit more :)

 

Our mini peanut

Charlotte is officially our mini peanut! At her two month check-up, we discovered that she wasn't gaining enough weight. Her pediatrician thought it was possibly due to some acid reflux issues, so we put her on medication. That definitely helped with the spitting up so we were hopeful that it would do the trick.  We had our check in yesterday and unfortunately she still hasn't gained enough weight. She is 9.2 lbs which is less than what I weighed at birth! Anyway, we will be visiting a lactation specialist to see if we can determine what the problem is. Hopefully it is an easy fix!

Daddy Day

Today was a Daddy Day as Sofia spent most of the day glued to Eric's side. She is a daddy's girl through and through!

Getting ready to go outside 

Playing in the backyard

Reading books in the playroom

Snuggling after nap time :) 

Friday Fun Day

Right now Sofia doesn't have school on Fridays. This will change when Charlotte goes into daycare and then both girls will go full time. Fridays are especially special when one of the grandpas stops by to visit. Papa stopped by today to read books and hang out with his two ladies!

Reading The Cat and the Hat

Papa and his girls

A quick evening trip to the store. Sofia calls these her trains :)

3 months old!

Baby Charlotte Stats

Age: 3 months old

Likes: Being in my swing, smiling at everyone, sucking my thumb every once and awhile, going on walks with my mom

Dislikes: Hiccups, tummy time

New Tricks: Sleeping through the night

First official walk!

The lovely weather continued today, so Charlotte and I took her first official walk. It was beautiful and she loved it!

Spring is here!

The weather seems to have changed and we had some beautiful sunshine! Today Charlotte and I met a friend of mine for coffee, which was a great way to start off the day. Charlotte ended her day with some daddy snuggles :)

Miss C

Miss Charlotte gets to be the subject of today's daily photo :)

A little catch up

Here are a few more photos of the girls from the last couple of weeks :)

Family

Today was all about family and a great day it was! My sister Rachel drove down from eastern Washington for the weekend to see everyone. We had a pedicure and then the family all came over to our house for a big dinner. It was full of lots of laughter; kids running around and playing; and most importantly, a whole lot of love.  

Waiting for our pedicures

Aunt Rachel and Sofia playing dress up

Sofia and Grandpa Warren

Sofia and Charlotte snuggles before everyone arrived. 

All the nieces an nephews with Aunt Rachel (Mason, Austin, Jackson, Charlotte and Sofia). 

Sunshine!

Today we finally had some sunshine and Sofia got to play on her "playground" in our backyard. This was one of the many reasons we bought this house and seeing her get to play on it just made my whole body smile. The grass was still quite soggy from all the rain we've had and she was covered in mud when she was done, but that smile on her face was worth all that laundry and the bath that followed!

Girlie Smiles

Pics of the girls today. Sofia is obsessed with taking real and fake photos. Maybe we have a future photographer on our hands!

Thankfulness

Today is the first day of Lent. As a child, and even several years into adulthood, I gave something up like candy or some other sweet. This year is a bit different. My mom, sister and I are all reading a book together called The 8 Habits of Love. It looks to help us all focus on God's love within us all to help us be happier people free from worries, anger or sadness. As I started reading it today, it made me think that it was perfect timing with MS Awareness week that started this week as well. While my disease is frustrating at times, it has made me be thankful for every day and all the little things in it. Well, almost everything. I could live without the two year old tantrums 😄. Sofia has begun to say grace before every meal, which is her way of saying thanks. This Lent season, I look forward to continuing to appreciate all life had to offer and abiding by one of my favorite Bible verses: Be still and know that I am God. 

What a difference a year makes!

Well, we have once again failed miserably in updating the blog and what a difference a year makes! In the past year, we moved into our dream house, Sofia started preschool and most importantly we completed our family with the addition of Miss Charlotte Elizabeth in December.  Here are a few photos of us throughout the year to catch you up on where we are now!

 School time!

 Two of our favorite people: Dennis and Kristin

 Easter at Trinity Episcopal

Playing with blocks

Sharing the good news with our families!

 Playing music on her "computer"

 The playground!

 Mom and Dad at the John Mayer concert this summer

 A surprise for Mom's birthday, the Sara Bareilles concert!

Posing before school

The pumpkin patch with Auntie Kara, Uncle Ed and Lucas

Her love of Curious George made her into a monkey for Halloween

Cousin Eli and Sofia at the farmer's market

Great Grandma Satern and Sofia reading the newspaper

First day in the preschool class!

 Christmas pictures with Santa

Welcome Charlotte Elizabeth!

Heading home from the hospital

Giving Charlotte lots of love

Sisters hanging out in their PJs while Mom makes breakfast

Tummy time

Our little goofball

Coloring, the new favorite activity in the Berglund household

Sunglasses are definitely required to keep the cool status :)

 

Sister tummy time

Charlotte is one happy baby!

First pair of Converse tennis shoes!

First trip to OMSI