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Blessing

Megan was blessed on Father's Day (June 17th), in Salt Lake. It went very well. There were a lot of family members present, which is nice, thanks to all. Megan also got to meet her Grandpa Kuhlenhoelter for the first time. It was so awesome that he was able to come. We also sent the first load of our apartment to Evansville. That van can hold so much more than you think it can! On Thursday, Megan went in for her 2 month check up. She weighs 10 lb 5 oz (37%) and is 23.6 inches long (92%) This was the one where she had to get her first set of vaccinations. It was really hard on all three of us, but she calmed down really quickly and was sleep before we even got back out to the car. Also on Thursday, she got her first illness. She was running a fever, but other than that she was doing good. I think Dad was more upset about it then she was. I think that she got it from Mom, who also was sick that week. We also finally sold the Corolla. It did not go quietly! Russ spent Monday trying to fix it, with no luck. Fortunately, Russ's Dad was just as stubborn as the car was and was able to fix it in the end.

Fun Facts

Russell Winslow - Born 8:56 am weighing 6 lbs 5 ozs, 20 inches long.

Elizabeth Ann - Born 12:45 pm weighing 5 lbs 8 ozs, 19 inches long

Megan Elizabeth - Born 12:45 am, weighing 6 lbs, 10 ozs, 19 inches long.

And here are the baby pictures of our family.

Now maybe people can decide who Megan looks like!!

8 weeks

Hi everyone! After reading Dave and Casey's update, it inspired me to update ours. Everything is great here. Megan is doing so well. She is such a good baby. She isn't losing her hair, far from it, in fact it is getting thicker. But, of course, it still stands up straight on the top. She is going to be so mad at us in about 12 years, for letting her be seen like that. Of course, everyone else thinks it is so cute. I weighed her yesterday, and she is about 10 pounds. She still seems so small. It is too funny because she should be starting to get too big for her 0-3 months clothes, and yet, they are still so baggy on her. She is a long drink of water, as they say. This picture is so cute because she is trying so hard to get the baby on the package to talk to her. It is really funny because real babies don't really capture her attention the same way. She also always manages to get her hand out of blankets, no matter how well Mom tries to wrap her up. She is going to be another Houdini! She has also discovered that she can lift up her lower half of her body (diaper changes can be a real riot!), so she can occasionally manvour herself on to her side, and sometimes she can roll over from her tummy over on her back. She is still a real wiggle wort, and I am afraid that one day she will get dropped. She is also so alert for a little baby. I sometimes forget that she is still so young. She gets attention from everyone when we go out. She is a big hit. She is getting blessed on Father's Day, and we are all so excited for that. She seems to be going through another growth spurt, because she now wants to eat every three hours at night, instead of going a lot longer. I really got used to the 5-7 hour stretches, but what baby wants baby gets. I hope that once her spurt is over, she will go back to that. A mom can dream.

New Tricks from Megan

Megan has some new tricks that she wants everyone to see. She is now smiling on a regular basis, but only when she wants to, and she can hold her head steady when upright. She also likes to make faces. This is Russ's favorite thing she does with her lips. The last picture is just mom and dad having some fun at her expense. She has to have something to tell Oprah!

New Stuff

On Tuesday, May 29th, we bought a new car. It is a 07 Hyundai Sonata, and we are so excited about it. We are now in the process of thinking of names for it. We got a GREAT deal on it. If anyone is looking for a car, go to Murdock Hyundai in Orem, they are awesome. While we were there, we discovered that Megan is a daddy's girl. She was fussing with mom, but as soon as dad took her, she was happy. In one of the pictures, she is showing how strong she is. She can also roll over from that positon when the timing is right. The other picture shows one of her favorite positions to be held in: with her head cocked way back. When she is in the recliner, mom is afraid that she will slip out of her arms, because she wants her head back so far. She is a funny girl that is starting to show her personality. We are so glad that she is in our family!

Cousin Time!

This was the week of meeting cousins!! Uncle Dave and Aunt Casey had James David on Wednesday. He was bigger then Megan from birth, but now Elizabeth thinks that they are evened out. On Saturday, Russ, Elizabeth and Megan went up to Alzina Sue's house and met a bunch of 2nd cousins. Megan wished that she could play with them, but just watching them tuckered her out. Megan also met her great grand parents. It was love at first sight. On Sunday, we spent the afternoon with aunt Rebecca, uncle Drew, and Kate. She mainly slept, but summoned the energy to perform her lastest trick: ROLLING OVER!! Rebecca assures Elizabeth that as soon as Megan bulks up, she won't be able to do that anymore. Elizabeth is hoping that that is true, but is not sure that her luck will hold out on having a "good Baby". When we went down to uncle Dave and aunt Casey's house, everyone said that it looked as though she had grown so much. Mom and baby are doing their jobs!.