Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy New Baby!

Brooke Susan Rogge made her debut on December 19th, 2008. It was a fast and relatively easy delivery - thank you Brooke! She was 7 lbs and 2 oz. She is adorable - of course! She is also a really good baby. Calm and content. I am so happy to have 8 blissful weeks with her.

Cameron loves being a big sister. She gives Brooke kisses and giggles when she makes noises. Cameron is demanding of our attention though. We are doing our best to spend lots of time with her. I am not sure if it is the beginning of the Terrible Twos or if she is having a hard time adjusting - even though we are spending more time playing with her than we did before Brooke was here.

It seems as though our babies bring snowstorms and the flu. When Cameron was born we had a major snowstorm and our first night home Tim got the flu. This time we had a snowstorm and on our first night home Cameron had the flu. Poor Tim - he was/is on Cameron duty and she has been sick and not sleeping through the night anymore. Hopefully she'll adjust to the changes soon and begin sleeping again. I think I have gotten more sleep than Tim. Not to mention he also got the flu after Christmas.

Speaking of Christmas, this was a busy, tired, fun holiday season. Since all was going well, we went to my dad's for our usual Dec. 23 celebration. Papa and Nana went overboard once again :) Cameron loved playing with Hayden and Ethan and seeing her aunts and uncles. We spent Christmas Eve at home, tired and unshowered. Probably the most low key Christmas Eve I have ever had. But it was also the most content I have ever felt. Two babies, a warm comfty home and a great husband all together.

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Christmas Day brought Paul, Jen, Ethan, Hayden and my mom down to celebrate with us. The kids had a lot of fun and we didn't have to travel, so that made it easier for us. Sally and Paul stopped by to say hello and get a glimpse of the new baby.

Unfortunately we didn't see much of Poopa and Grandma Sue this Christmas. Tim's family has been incredibly supportive - as usual, and we owe them a lot of holiday time in 2009!

2008 had brought us a lot of positive changes. Two new jobs, a new home, and a new baby. We have been very blessed this year and cannot wait to see what 2009 brings!

Happy New Year!

The Rogges

Holidays Upon Us

Hello! I had a long Thanksgiving post written and then when I clicked PUBLISH it prompted me to the dreaded "this page cannot be displayed" white screen. AHHHH! I was so annoyed I had to take some time for myself and recover....

In October we took some family pictures at my Dad's house. Cameron usually has a scared look on her face when anyone but Tim or I take her picture. We have about 3 good ones. This is one of Cameron with Hayden and Ethan. Can you tell which one is Cameron? Hayden and Cameron have the look. It think it is cute they look so much alike.

Tim and I had our 4th wedding anniversary and his parents came to babysit Cameron for us.

Unfortunately our household was recovering from the stomach flu so dinner was out. We upgraded our cell phones and caught the new James Bond movie. It was a nice time even without a fancy dinner. And Cameron got to play with Poopa and Grandma Sue, so she was in heaven. She really has no need for us whenever a grandparent is around. We may let us live with her, but we are definitely not her favorites!

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun. My mom came over and cooked a lot of the food. Tim cleaned! Jen, Paul, Hayden, Ethan, and Jen's parents came over for Thanksgiving dinner/lunch. The kids ran around and played together. It was pretty cute. It was the first Thanksgiving we hosted and I no one got food poisoning. Success!

We are into December and have just realized we have a few weeks left before the baby arrives. Names change by the week so there is no point in discussing them yet. I think we will have to wait until she arrives to name her. We did baby laundry and bought newborn diapers. We found a double stroller, some bassinets and I think we are good to go. I am definitely ready to be done and greet the new baby. I think Cameron will have quite an adjustment. She thinks the baby's room is her playroom and all the baby's stuff is her property. She's not good with change - she gets that from me. I hated it when my parents changed the outside of the house when I was growing up. Don't get me started on the time when I my dad shaved his beard. It was a dark day.

Tim did all the Christmas shopping so I take no blame. But I think he did pretty good. We put up our Christmas Tree and Cameron did not partake or care. But now she thinks the ornaments are pretty cool.

FYI - We'll be sending New Year's Cars/Birth Announcment after the holidays. I cannot manage to do two separate cards right now.

Happy Holidays!