A Chat with Paige

Paige: Mom, when can Kate drink cow's milk?
Me: When she's about a year old.
Paige: Well, what does she drink now? Cat's milk?
Me: Am I a cat?
Paige: [Sheepish] ...

Video of Kate

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Kate Michelle Powell

Kate Michelle Powell was born on July 14, 2010 at 11:00 p.m. She weighed 7 lb 8 oz and was 17 1/2 inches long. Incidentally, July 14th is also Paige's birthday and she is thrilled to share her birthday with her little sister.


Paige chose to celebrate her birthday at McDonald's. We now call that McDonald's "water-break McDonald's" because my water broke while we were there. It was an exciting time for all of us and we enjoyed being together at the hospital for the first hour or so until Aunt Michelle came and picked up the kids for a sleepover.


Kate had jaundice and had to be on lights for 3 days. As all new mothers know 2 weeks seemed like 2 days to me. It's all a blur, but we are very happy to have a new little girl in our home. We love her dearly and she is a great joy!!

Deer or Pig?

Yesterday as we turned onto Bangerter Highway to go to a baby doctor appointment I noticed a big pile of something in the road that looked to me like sod that had fallen off a truck. I asked Doug, “Is that sod?” He said, “It’s a deer.” It was a deer that had apparently been hit many, many times. Paige immediately said, “Where’s a deer?” I’m sure she was thinking she would see some majestic creature standing in a field. Doug and I didn’t point it out to her, but apparently Preston had seen it. He said, “That’s not a deer. It’s an old dead pig.”