Wednesday March 18th 2009

Well this has not been a good week for the Sigler family. My prayers go out to my family members who have been dealing with their medical issues. I won't go into details but you are all on my mind and we will get through this.

Our little family in Virginia have been doing well and we really have nothing major to report. Rachel is learning words and meaning and is growing more and more everyday. She had her 1 year doctors appointment last week and he gave her a clean bill of health and told us she is perfect. She weighed 19.8 lbs (25th percentile) and is 29-inches tall (50th percentile). She also has a very tiny head which i have been saying all along. Her head size is in the 10th percentile. Seriously, it is like a little cue ball sitting on her body. A cue ball with stringy wild hair and a few teeth. Other than that, she is perfect.... =)

Rachel has learned the word "tickle". She will walk up to people with there feet exposed and try to tickle them and says "tick tick tick tick" when doing it. She has even been known to tick tick her own feet.

Here are some pictures taken from the last week.

Happy Birthday Rachel! 3-9-9

Here are some pictures of Rachel and her birthday cake. Lisa made the cake and frosted it herself. Martha Stewart she is not! Also, there are pictures of Rachel and her new lawnmower toy that Aunt Jackie got her. She has only had it for a few days but LOVES it and has been pushing it around constantly.

Monday March 9th 2009

Today is Rachel's first birthday. Wow, what a year! It is amazing how your life can change in a year. Rachel is getting bigger and smarter everyday. She walks around babbling and pointing at things. She is perceptive of her surroundings and is learning more and more. She knows how to push the button my iphone to turn it on the screen. She has a toy that plays the ABC song. If you start singing the ABC song, she recognizes it and runs to get the toy and pushes a button on it to start playing the song. She giggles and laughs constantly. She is a very happy baby.
Lisa has made a cake for her tonight and we will get lots of pictures. I do not have any to post right this minute because i am at work. I will post some tonight. I love you Rachel, Happy 1st Birthday!
On another note, my Grandpa Sigler is in the hospital and is not doing well. Please keep him in your prayers. He has been in mine.