Hansen Family News

Sarah's 1st birthday party

2008-03-28T07:08:00.001-07:00

Sarah is now officially one year old. I can't believe how fast time has gone. She now walks. here are a few pics of her party

Long time since last update

2008-02-24T06:43:00.000-08:00

Time goes by so fast. I can't believe that February is almost over. Soon spring will be here and then summer. Sarah can finally go outside without a big snowsuit or jacket on. Sarah's been sick with a cold lately. Her appetite has been affected it seems, she just doesn't want to eat much. I'm sure that will be get better though.

She now weighs 20 lbs, 5 oz. She can almost walk, all she needs a bit more confidence and she'll be taking off away from the furniture. Here are some pictures of Sarah from January/February

Sarah's first christmas

2007-12-27T19:14:00.001-08:00

It's been a fun, but busy christmas with Sarah. It's definetly different having a child at christmas. Here is a few pics of Sarah.

Sarah's first Halloween

2007-11-03T10:30:00.001-07:00

Sarah had her first halloween. She was adorable in her princess costume.

No new teeth yet but she's definetly hard core teething. Some days are much better than others. Here are some pictures of Sarah from Halloween

First time at Camp Nutimik

2007-09-24T14:04:00.000-07:00

Sarah is now officially 6 months old. I can't believe how fast my little baby is growing up.

Sarah had her first overnight stay at Camp Nutimik. The church had our ladies retreat up there this past weekend. I think it went well, although b/c she wasn't in her crib, she just didn't sleep as well. She ended up waking up at 5:15am instead of her normal 6:30 or 7:00am. She definetly loved all the attention she got there.

Here is some neat pictures from the weekend.

First day back at work

2007-09-17T06:11:00.000-07:00

Well, it's finally here. I'm going back to work for my once a week, five hour shift. The extra money will be nice.

I love the time away from my little Sarah but at the same time I do miss her when I go out. Strange how much those little people are such a big part of your life. Yesterday, Sarah got really overtired and would not go to sleep. Darren and I had to take her out in the van to calm her down. At least driving around puts her to sleep as a last resort.

Here are some more pics of Sarah

5 months old

2007-09-05T06:10:00.000-07:00

Sarah is now 5 1/2 months old, hard to believe. It's been a very different summer b/c I'm home with the baby instead of at work and taking holidays. So far sarah has one tooth, with another that I'm sure will appear soon with the way she's been acting.

Other than that, I'm going to start going back to work 5 hours a week(EI allows that without cutting into benefits). It'll give me some time out with adults and do something besides feeding, changing, and playing with baby. I hope my mind is up to the challenge and I haven't forget everything!

Anyhow, here are some pics of Sarah from the children's museum and other places

Sarah's first camping trip

2007-08-08T07:29:00.000-07:00

Sarah had her first camping trip last weekend. I think it went well. She had no problems sleeping because of all the fresh air, in fact by the end of the weekend she was really ready to go home.

It was a great weekend for me too because of having grandma, grandpa, and aunt Stephanie around, I had to entertain her less. Lots of people to hold her and cuddle her, which Sarah loves.

Here are some neat pictures of her from the weekend.

4 months old

2007-07-27T17:27:00.000-07:00

Baby Sarah is now 4 months old. I can't believe how fast time has gone by. She had her second set of needles on Wednesday and seems to be doing fine so far.

I miss going to work already, it's time with adults.

Here are some new pics of Sarah

More pics of Sarah

2007-07-07T12:23:00.000-07:00

Sarah has been doing well, although I think she is starting to teeth right now(making her super cranky). Other than that, things are going well. She now weighs 13 pounds and 14 oz and is 24 inches.

Here are some recent pictures of Sarah

June update

2007-06-18T09:31:00.001-07:00

well, seems like summer is here and I love this weather. Sarah had her first beach adventure and she seemed to like the water. Here's a few pics

Update on our family

2007-06-05T12:53:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I last posted. We've been quite busy as on May 26, 2007 my Aunt Gloria died and before that I was spending lots of time visiting her.

Sarah is growing well, weighs 12 lbs 8 oz. She's still sleeping well 5-7 hours a night, making mommy very happy.

Sarah and I are settling into a routine for the days I'm home with her, although I am so glad to get out in the evening(I have to or I'd go crazy!). Unfortunately Sarah has thrush and a yeast rash again so we're on another round of treatment for that.

Here are some more pictures of Sarah.

More pictures of Sarah

2007-05-17T13:41:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pictures of Sarah. She is constantly changing her looks.

The night sleeping thing is going okay, although the last few nights it's been a 4 hour stretch instead of a 6 or 7 hour stretch, which I much prefer. Other than that, things are going well.

Changing looks

2007-05-07T08:19:00.000-07:00

Sarah is now just over 6 weeks old. And my how she has changed in looks.

She slept 5 hours last night, which was very good and even better she spent the whole night in her crib. We use a heating pad in there to warm it up before she goes in and that seems to make all the difference for her to be able to settle down.

It's hard to believe that this Mother's day I will actually be a mother. Darren's parents arrive next Thursday and they will be thrilled to see their little grand-daughter. Here's a few photos of Sarah.

One Month Old

2007-04-24T11:32:00.000-07:00

Time is going by quickly. Sarah is now officially one month old. Another doctor visit today and she weighs 9 lbs 11 oz, which means she has gained 3 lbs since she was born. That little girl can definetly eat well.

We're going to start working on sleeping in the crib this week. It's time she got out of our bed already, I want my own space back.

Here are some cute photos of my little princess Sarah.

The crying photo represents what she looks like at 3:00am when she won't sleep, but I still love her not matter what.

Sarah is growing

2007-04-10T15:27:00.000-07:00

Sarah just went to the doctor today and she now weighs 8 lbs 4 oz and is 21 inches long. She definetly eats well.

Mom is quite sleep deprived as Sarah doesn't seem to know what night is yet. I can sleep almost anytime, anywhere it seems these days.

Here are a few cute photos of Sarah. The one with the donation sticker on her forehead reflects how I feel at 3:00am when she's awake.

Baby Sarah is 1 week old

2007-03-30T05:30:00.000-07:00

I finally feel well enough to sit at the computer and put up a post. It's been a rough week since I delivered baby Sarah. I am sure that our next child will be a few years away after this, didn't expect the recovery to be so rough. My parents and sister have been great about coming over and helping in whatever way they can. This week, we had four days where people from church brought over meals, again very much appreciated as taking care of Sarah on my own was enough to do in the day.

As the title says Sarah is now officially a week old. I am definetly looking forward to getting out of the house more again. I love my little princess and her daddy definetly loves her too. Here is some new photos of the little one.

The Big Day has arrived

2007-03-23T18:33:00.000-07:00

So no more jokes with little snickers. Our baby made its appearence earlier today.

Sarah Joy was born at 6:40AM, weigning 6lbs10oz and measuring 19" long.

Mom and baby are doing great. I have attached a few pictures from today but i am sure there will be many more posted in the next few days.

Baby Snickers little joke

2007-03-19T07:04:00.000-07:00

Well, we had another trip to the hospital last night, but alas no baby yet. The contractions were painful but it's only early labor. Hopefully this little child decides to come soon.

So baby Snickers got the last laugh on that one, making mommy and daddy go out in that nasty weather.

In other news, we're currently looking at getting a mini-van to replace Darren's car. It will be nice to have air conditioning in the summer( something we both have not had yet!).

Hopefully soon, there will a posting that the baby is here. Until then, I sit at home and wait.

no more dirty rug

2007-03-11T18:39:00.000-07:00

So with the little snickers on the way i finally decided to get rid of the rug thoughout the hallway, living room, and dining room. The change is remarkable, those of you who have been here before will be able to see by the pics. It makes the room so much bigger and also cleaner.

The floors are a bit dirty, eventually i will try to clean it and make it good but it good use a good sand and a refinish.

38 weeks

2007-03-11T18:20:00.000-07:00

Well, I am now 38 weeks. Hard to believe time is going by so fast. Here's the latest photo of my belly.

Officially done work

2007-03-08T13:12:00.000-08:00

I am now officially done work as of yesterday. I don't think I could have worked any longer, after all, working until 37 1/2 weeks is pretty good, I think.

We had a power outage last night for about 5 hours, a very strange experience. So now it's just a a waiting game until little snickers decides it's time to come out and meet the world(hopefully sooner, than later!)

36 Weeks

2007-02-27T18:30:00.000-08:00

Well, I am now officially 36 weeks along. Hard to believe that in a month, I'm going to have a baby. I'm working for 6 more days and then I'm off. Thanks goodness, because it's getting hard to keep working and have any energy left at the end of the day.

Once I finish work, I'm going to work on baby Snickers room, getting it organized.

2007-02-24T14:46:00.000-08:00

So with the baby on the way i decided i should get the hallway/living room/dining room painted.

As some you of you can remember it used to be a putrit pink, now the livingroom/dining room is a light brown(may be considered a beige) and the hallway is a darker brown.

Darren

Our Valentines supper

2007-02-17T07:01:00.000-08:00

Last night, we went out to Pasta Lavista for our belated valentines supper. The food was great and it was nice to get out with Darren. Time is getting short where it will be just Darren and I around. Snickers will be here in about 5-6 weeks, yikes! We had to park a bit futher away last night(got to love downtown parking) so with work and then walking last night, my feet were quite sore when I got home and swollen. But that's all part of pregnancy and I can't wait to see our little child.

33 weeks

2007-02-04T12:18:00.000-08:00

Time for an update on this blog. I am now 33 weeks, hard to believe that it's not that much further to go. Things are starting to get harder to do sometimes, when the belly gets in the way. Sleep is definetly hard to come by when you wake up 3-5 times a night to go to the bathroom! But, I suppose that is preparing me for when little snickers makes it's appearance and needs to eat.

Darren is getting excited for the baby too, we start prenatal classes this Wednesday. SHould be interesting and something new to do.

Just an update

2007-01-25T18:11:00.000-08:00

Well, so far so good with the baby. I had another doctors appointment and only a few minor issues are coming up, nothing out of the ordinary.

It's scary to think that in 8 weeks or so I'll be a mother! The reality of the whole situation is starting to set in now, but I'm sure I'll learn fast enough what to do. The crib is now up and at some point we'll have to get the rest of the baby stuff from my parents place in Morris.

Baby Snickers update

2007-01-11T15:30:00.000-08:00

Well, baby snickers will be 30 weeks old on Monday. Time has gone by quickly. Darren is currently working on the floor in the baby room, and hopefully next week, we'll start putting up the crib and bringing in the baby stuff from Morris. My last day of work is going to be March 7th, putting me at 37 1/2 weeks, as long as baby cooperates with that. Baby Snickers likes to stick it's foot out my right side for the past week, especially when I want to sleep! This child is definetly healthy and active.

27 weeks

2006-12-27T17:07:00.000-08:00

Baby Snickers is definetly growing now. I am 27 weeks and officially in my third trimester. This last week, there was has been lots of movement in my belly with the baby kicking. It seems like almost everytime I rest or sit down, the baby starts to move. I know it's definetly healthy

Christmas 2006

2006-12-27T16:39:00.000-08:00

Here is some photos from our christmas gatherings. It was fun getting together with family and enjoying a last christmas before little "Snickers" arrives. We had a gathering on the 17th and on the 26th. Darren and I enjoyed four days off from work together, very relaxing.

Merry Christmas

2006-12-23T06:41:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone has a great christmas and happy new year

Week 25

2006-12-09T13:12:00.000-08:00

Snickers has grown as you can see

Do you think it's a boy or girl?

Our christmas tree

2006-12-09T12:53:00.000-08:00

We finally got our tree and now it is up, here is a photo

Our new bathroom

2006-11-26T14:34:00.000-08:00

We had an interesting weekend. Darren replaced the shower surround and that turned out to be way more work than he anticipated. I think next time we should be calling in the professionals to do home repairs(of course other than electrical, since he does that for a living!) Anyhow, I think the shower looks much better now.

A new family photo

2006-11-20T18:32:00.000-08:00

Snickers is in the photo too

baby is stretching

2006-11-12T06:41:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how much my belly has been hurting last night and this morning. I think the little baby is stretching again. I also can't believe how much more this little snicker will have to grow yet.

Our baby-October 31st

2006-11-09T14:29:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture of little snickers

20 weeks!

2006-11-06T14:34:00.000-08:00

here is a new photo

Sarah or Sara

2006-11-03T14:35:00.000-08:00

Me and Melissa are haveing a fun argument on how to spell Sara(or Sarah), it won't matter becase it will be a boy.

SO please write back and let us know which one you like better. Sara(Darrens version) or Sarah(Melissa version).

15 weeks pregnant

2006-11-03T08:56:00.000-08:00

The baby is growing

My First Post

2006-11-03T08:52:00.000-08:00

Well, here goes my first try at this. Darren and I are expecting a baby at the end of March.