She's Here!

Sydney Jo

Well we have had our baby girl home with us for almost two weeks now! Believe it or not, the transition has been pretty easy...(so far)! Sydney Jo Sherrer came to us on March 25 at 12:33 weighing a mighty 8 lbs 13 oz and 20 1/4 inches long. She had the chubbiest cheeks and lots of dark hair! I couldn't believe the hair and we are still wondering where she got it from, but it is beautiful and can already hold a small bow!!! The c-section went as planned and was much better than the first experience I had. I actually found myself amazed at my coherent thinking and talking abilities as I was talking to the doctors who were performing the surgery. Medical science is amazing! The recovery has been good too, but I'm not going to say it's been a breeze.

Like I expected, all my anxieties were wasted energy, cause I've recovered well and Samuel has adjusted better than I ever imagined he would. He was nervous when I was in the hospital and he came to visit, but was excited about the "baby". The first day we came home Sam had some adjustment issues, but after that he has been really good. He likes to kiss his baby sister and always includes her in any reading, singing, praying or family time we have. I can't wait to see how close they become.

We have lots of pictures from the hospital and our first day home. We are so proud of our new family! I wondered how I could love a second baby as much as the first, but like everyone has told me, you just do. I say that God just expands your heart to welcome the new love in. I can't really believe how fulfilled and blessed I feel to have such a wonderful family! God is so good! Enjoy the pictures. There will be more to come!

March!

March 2010

What an exciting month it has been for the Sherrer family! It started with me in the hospital for contractions. After our third visit they put me on some oral medicine to stop them and make me more comfortable. They don't appear to be progressive contractions, just uncomfortable and annoying. So, I've been taking some medicine everyday to keep them controlled, but it has also made me slow down a lot. I've been very thankful for my family who have pitched in to help with Sam and the final preperations for Sydney. My mom and John's mom & dad have been so great and John has really stepped it up with the work around the house and taking care of Sam! We have been coutning down the days till Sydney's arrival.

Another big change this month is that John switched jobs! Great timing, I know, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity. So far it is going really well, but he is very busy and trying to learn all the new stuff that comes with a new job!

Last, but definetly not least, Sydney will make her grand appearance tomorrow! We are scheduled to have the repeat c-section at noon, March 25th. We are very excited to finally meet her. I don't really think Sam understands fully what is about to happen, but he is very interested in babies and he know's someone named Sydney is coming soon. We are praying that he loves her and that his adjustment to having a sister is as smooth as possible. I'll try to post some pictures soon, but don't get your hopes too high. I think my motto for starting out with two kids is going to be "low expectations". If I can reach the low expectations then maybe we will start working on something other than just getting through each day. This day by day thinking is helping me relax.

We can't wait to show off our new family!

February Recap

February 2010

I'm having a hard time remembering too much about February (I blame pregnancy), which is why I need to keep up with blogging. There are a few great things that happened this month worth mentioning.
*First, Samuel got his first haircut! I didn't think that his hair looked too bad, but it was a little shaggy and about to start hanging in his eyes a little. Also I figured that since he was about to be a big brother, he might as well look like a big boy. The haircut experience itself was awful. Samuel cried (more like screamed as if being tortured) the entire time. People in the barber shop were happy to see us leave. But with all the screaming and squirming, I was shocked at how great his hair looked. He does look like a big boy now. Hopefully I won't have to get his haircut again for about a year...at least 6 months.
*We also continued getting Sydney's room ready and we are really happy with how it is coming together. When we get it done I'll try to post some pictures.
*The second week in February was my last week to watch baby Micah. We had a great time hanging out with that cute kid for 7 months and look forward to frequent play dates and watching him grow up.

February seemed to fly by, especially since it is a short month and we looked anxiously to March and the arrival of our newest family member. I have to admit, that I spent a lot of time in February worrying about becoming the mother of two. I know that things will be fine once I get there, but the anticipation can make you crazy. There were so many times I thought "how will I do this with two". Most of my anxiety comes from having another c-section (although everyone tells me the second is better)and working through all the adjustments that will come with Samuel being a big brother. I just continue to pray everyday that God will get me through it and I'm trying to cast this anxiety on Him. Pray with me on that.

January Recap

January 2010

Okay, so I'm a little behind. Give a pregnant woman a break, okay! I just wanted to let you in on the past few months events so here is a little short break down of what happened in January.
*After Christmas break John and I decided to try to move Sam to a big boy bed instead of buying another crib (especially since my mom had a twin she''d give us for free). So we put it in his room, talked up the big boy bed idea, got an extra long bed rail, and went for it! To our amazement, Sam did awesome! He didn't cry one single bit the first night we put him in it and he didn't even get out on his own for a couple of days. Now he sleeps just great and likes to show everyone one his "big boy bed"! We were so relieved to have that adjustment over before Sydney arrived.
*So after we got Sam confortably in his new bed we decided to paint Sydney's room and move the crib in there! We chose a beautiful color of green and I love it. Samuel helped Daddy put the crib together. He loved acting like he was screwing in the screws and handing Daddy the tools (or running from him with the tools he needed).
*With the cold winter weather we were indoors alot. Samuel enjoyed playing with Micah and doing some fun painting. He is quite the artist!
*For my 29th birthday John arranged for us to have courtside tickets to the Thunder game. It was really fun. We got free food and drinks and got to go to a fancy lounge area where the "special" (ie: rich) fans get to go. We got to see all the players up close and they look bigger when you are down there for sure!
*Baby Sydney continued to grow this month and do well. Mommy on the otherhand struggled with back pain and started going to Physical therapy for some relief. Thankfully it really helped and I started to recover. Growing babies is hard work!

Christmas (Finally)

Christmas 2009

We had a great Christmas. Sorry it has taken so long to post pictures. The weather only delayed us a little on Christmas day. We were able to see all of our family and enjoy some quality time with them. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Better late than never.

Disney Vacation!

Christmas Vacation!

A few weeks before Christmas John, Sam and I went to Disney World with John's parents. We had such a great time and enjoyed the 80 degree weather. Sam didn't know what was going on most of the time but he loved most of the rides ands shows. However, he was so scared of the characters. He loved them and pointed at them from far away but as soon as we got close to them he shrieked with fear! It was also our first time flying with Sam and that went surprisingly well. We had one flight that was completely full and Sam had to sit in our laps and you could tell he needed some space, but the other three flights we were able to give him his own seat and as long as he had food, drinks, and a movie on the portable DVD player he was pretty content. We were only gone 4 days, so we probably tried to fit too much stuff into too few days, but we had fun doing it. Sam was a trooper and was much more flexible than I was about most things. We know that he won't remember this trip, but besides his food, he was completely free and we enjoyed watching him see all the fun Disney stuff! We decided we will try to go back in about 4 years (or more) so that Sydney and Sam can both enjoy it and communicate their needs and wants. Most of the pictures were taken by Poppa Joe (John's dad) so I only have a few, but it gives you an idea of what we did.

Fall Highlights!

Fall Fun!

Here are a few of the highlights and pictures of our fun fall events!
1. Found out we are having a girl and named her Sydney Jo!
2. Tried to be creative with inside activities and successfully made homeade play dough. Sam has not eaten too much of it, but isn't sure what to do with it either!
3. Got to see lots of people for Thansgiving, but was really bad at taking pics!
4. Put up our Christmas tree and am very proud of how Sam has learned to leave it alone. He shows it to everyone who comes to our house and is excited to see it every morning. He also loves to see Christmas trees anywhere else and screams with excitement!
5. My brother and his wife Wendi welcomed Jett Micheal Johnson into our family! Sam and I drove out to Amarillo to see him and even though it was a hard trip, it was worth it to get to cuddle my new nephew! Also we went to the Big Texan to eat dinner and Sam danced his heart out to a little group of musicians that came to our table. It was hilarious!
6. We decided to take a quick vacation with John's parents and headed to Disney World Friday December 11. A seperate post will come later!

Despite the cold, we are looking forward to Christmas and celebrating our Saviors birth with all our family!