So I feel like I have to apologize for my poor blogging behavior. Nearly a month has past since my last update. Father Forgive Me.... I am getting harassed by several of you to see new pictures!!! Clearly the standards were set way to high!!!! I do have to warn you that there is much to cover, so hold onto your hats this is going to be a long blog.... Sorry for those of you with short attention spans.....
SEPTEMBER.... Honestly I have been so caught up in enjoying each day with Sydney... and David, watching her change that this month has flown by.... Sydney is 6 weeks old as of yesterday, and weighing in around 10 lbs, without a full diaper. She has become so much more alert and we are enjoying lots of smiles and her little noises..... She continues to stretch her little arms like crazy and kick her legs, which has me thinking that Mia Hamm might just get a run for her money. The other day while I was trying to capture some of her coo's, she rolled over on the bed. David is sure that my weight beside her, gave her a little assistance. I am pretty sure that had nothing to do with it.
September got off to a crazy start with a visit to Lebanon, where Sydney was introduced to all 3 sets of Great Grandparents!!! She is so lucky to have them around to spoil and adore her. David headed to Eugene for the first Duck game, and Sydney somehow slept through the win with her mom cheering at the T.V. The next morning, going on too little sleep we headed back up to Portland to meet up with our friends Greg, Chelsea, and their one year old little girl Addi, to head on a road trip to Sun Valley. Both girls were troopers in the car as we climbed some serious elevation.... Sun Valley is beautiful and we literally stayed at the base of the mountain, in walking distance to the chair lift. No snow in September though!!!! We quickly learned that vacationing with kids was going to be a change.... We managed to get Sydney to the pool for her first swim, and take her on a hike in the sawtooth mountain range at almost 10,000 ft. We weren't really sure if a 3 week old was ready for all of this, but she didn't seem to mind!!! It was great to spend the week with Greg, Chels, and Addi and we are very blessed to have them as friends.The only souvenirs I brought back from our trip were a cold, and a lot of laundry. We spent the next week recovering.
David heads back to work the last week in September, so we have just been enjoying our time with him. I am not sure that he is ready to return after an extended summer off, but someone has to pay the bills. His horrible headaches have returned so we are navigating around those, and trying to enjoy these early days of fall with lots of walks. We already have over 20 pumpkins around the house and all of our beloved decorations up!!! I am annoyed because no one is selling my ornamental gourds and pumpkins yet so my decorations are not complete. Just one of the daily struggles I face as a stay-at-home mom.... I wouldn't trade it for the world!!!
Alright that doesn't even being to cover all that has gone on in a month, but I can tell you are getting bored, and blogs are only supposed to provide a snap shot right?? Not a short novel about the Sheldon's life that most people stop reading after the second paragraph.
God Bless
The Sheldons
One strong little neck 
Our Little Pumkin
Not quite as big as a football......
Just another photo op
So I feel like I have to apologize for my poor blogging behavior. Nearly a month has past since my last update. Father Forgive Me.... I am getting harassed by several of you to see new pictures!!! Clearly the standards were set way to high!!!! I do have to warn you that there is much to cover, so hold onto your hats this is going to be a long blog.... Sorry for those of you with short attention spans.....