They are just ADORABLE!!

They really are, and I love them!!! We traveled out to The Grove to visit Santa and it was a memorable trip!! Kurtis did not want to sit on Santa's lap without mom, so yes I sat with Santa!!!

It's A Groove Thing

When Sarah is fussy, there is only one type of music that soothes her and makes her happy- Rap and R&B. We found this out while in the car when she wasn't happy in her car seat. KDAY 93.5FM came to her aid and she just sat there and cooed. Ignorantly thinking it was ANY type of music that soothed, we turned the radio to rock music and she started crying harder than before. We quickly turned it back to hear Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back", and she was happier than ever. Then it was "Tootsie Roll". Through the past few weeks we found out that her favorite artists are Jay-Z and Beyonce, and she laughs at Kurtis when he dances. Some nights we play some Hip Hop and have dance battles in the living room. Kurtis has a few signature moves. His dad's special moves are the Robot and the Cabbage Patch!

Our Cuties!!!

Kurtis is such a great big brother and has been very helpful with Sarah, and Sarah just LOVES her big brother!! We have had a great couple of weeks, we are ready for a vacation with the holiday right around the corner and family coming into town for Sarah's blessing. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Update and Celebration

We have had a great couple of weeks!!

Sarah is growing like a weed!

Kurtis is also growing like a weed, he turned 4 this week, went on his first field trip (without mom and dad), and had his first sleepover.

We love them both so much and are just enjoying being their parents!!

Our Halloween

We carved pumpkins, went to the zoo, had a Halloween Festival at Pre-K, trick and treated at the trunk or treat, and are getting used to a real schedule with Sarah.

Kurtis is growing up so fast, he recognizes more and more numbers and loves to try and write numbers and letters on his own. He has his first field trip this month which means riding on the bus with his class without mom or dad....yes mom is a little nervous!! He is a terrific big brother and is very helpful, he especially enjoys making sure the bath is the right temperature.

Sarah sleeps a little bit too well, we have to wake her up to eat in the middle of the night most nights. She is awake more and more during the day and is starting to smile at us. She is gaining weight and growing each day.

well...

This is what we have been doing a lot of lately...

Sometimes we catch those eyes open though and we do a little of this...

We love our new addition and are all very happy to have her in our home!!

Update, Stats and HOME!!!

I noticed that Derick left out the stats so here they are:

Sarah Elizabeth Pikula

8 lbs. 7 ounces

20 inches long

Mommy and Baby are doing wonderful!! Big Brother got to come and meet her yesterday, he just kept saying "mommy i love her, and i love you". He also kept humming songs to her, it was so precious and sweet. He was a little overwhelmed though, took a nap at the hospital and then went home with daddy for some lunch and more relaxing. It has been a great day though, we were able to go home and start getting our new schedule started. Here are some new photos, we are still trying to get some good ones of her eyes open. Thank you to everyone for the comments, and warm wishes!!

Kurtis was so tired and just wanted to hold her after the long day we had!! He looks a bit out of it, but was so sweet holding her!!

OCTOBER 15TH, 2009

Baby Pikula steps into the world! Amy checked into the hospital on Wednesday at noon, and after a night of mystery and tomfoolery, Baby"to be named later" Pikula is born at 3:30pm Thursday afternoon. Here are some first day exclusives

More updates later. We are so appreciative to The McDowells and Serene who helped with Kurtis during this time. The little man will meet his baby sister tomorrow!

Wait for it, wait for it..... Sarah Elizabeth Pikula! We will call her Sarah Beth. Shout out to Jaxo the Magnificent for the suggestion!

We have been up to!!

We have really been preparing a lot for the baby, but in the mean time Kurtis and I went on a fun little mother son date while Derick was at a job interview. We went to Chase Park and enjoyed the boats in the marina. It was relaxing for me and tons of fun for Kurtis.

We also got a fun package from Pops and GG, they sent Kurtis some adorable PJ's. Thank you so much, he loves them and the book!

Update on Us...

Its been a few weeks, sorry, but here is a quick update on us!!

Kurtis started school, he loves his teacher, loves his classmates, and even loves homework. He is pretty serious when he does it and gets frustrated if he can not do it exactly right. Not sure where he gets that need for perfection from?? But it is really helping him to direct his energy and he ask questions/talks a lot more about things that happen during the day. He has really started singing his own songs (now that one I know where he got it from...his daddy...), whenever he plays with his trains he comes up with some new song. It is cute. He also sings to the baby and is getting ready to share mommy and daddy with a sibling. It is so sweet how he talks about things he will help with when the baby is born: her bath, helping to feed her just to name a few. He is really excited about Halloween and will try to wear his costume where ever he can.

Derick is BACK!!!! That is all I have to say...I have tried catching him with the camera in his uniform but so far no luck. I will keep trying! We love having him home to take care of the things that were getting too hard for mommy to do, as well as just having his wonderful personality that we missed! Kurtis is very very happy to say the least! He enjoys the time with his daddy to play GI Joe's, Super Heroes, Trains, Cars, reading, pretty much anything, he is just happy Daddy is home.

Amy is very very round, low, and ready to have the baby. We still do not have a name picked out, any girls names out there for suggestions would be fun to hear! Work is going well, other than that she is trying to help out around the house as much as possible. Thankfully, Derick got the crib up (among the MANY other things he has done!!) and preparations for the baby are almost done....