Monday, October 17, 2011
Love a Fair...
Is it really already October? October means three things in our home... football, pumpkins, and the FAIR. I cannot begin to tell you how obsessed I am with all things fair. Second to Christmas the fair was my favorite "holiday" growing up. I absolutly love everything about it. The rides, the food, the exhibits, the people watching. Most of all I enjoy spending time with my parents and grandmother (it is a family tradition of ours). This year I was especially excited because it would be ER's first trip! On Saturday we ventured our early to try to beat the first weekend crowd. We had a great time. The weather was perfect and the crowd really didn't show up until we were on our way out! Our only regret was missing the pig races! :) Overall ER's first trip to the fair was a huge success!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
The Past Six Months
It is hard to believe ER will be one in a month and a half! Where has the time gone? She is truly a blessing and we are enjoying the little changes that are happening each day. She is becoming more idependent and mobile each day. Currently she is working hard to stand on her own. She cruises from place to place around the room and she is now walking behind her walker. I don't think it will be much longer before we have a walker on our hands.
This summer we had many fun family adventures. Between beach trip ER learned many new tricks. Her biggest trick was learning to crawl (July 4th week)! She also got two teeth that week too! It was fun being with family while sharing these big milestones. At her six month appointment ER weighed 15 pounds 6 ounces. She was also 26 inches long. She was still in the 30% for her weight but 50% for height. Everyone things she is younger for her age. At her nine month appointment in August she weighed 19 pounds and was 28.5 inches long. She finally made it into the 50% for weight and is in the 75% for height. She is growing perfectly and we are so proud of her!
This fall she has enjoyed visiting a pumpkin farm, fun play-dates with her new friends, many trips to the park swings, a trip to the mountains, and her first train ride. She is having a blast and so are we! At this time ER is enjoying learning how to feed herself! She is a great eater! Her favorite foods include pasta, peas, mac and cheese, cheese, apple sauce, carrots, and yogurt. She is also a new fan of baby oatmeal. She is obsessed! She really enjoyed black beans the other day but boy did we have our hands full with gas the next day!
Here are some pictures to catch you up on the last few months! I am going to try to work harder to do monthly updates! Here's to trying! Enjoy!
This summer we had many fun family adventures. Between beach trip ER learned many new tricks. Her biggest trick was learning to crawl (July 4th week)! She also got two teeth that week too! It was fun being with family while sharing these big milestones. At her six month appointment ER weighed 15 pounds 6 ounces. She was also 26 inches long. She was still in the 30% for her weight but 50% for height. Everyone things she is younger for her age. At her nine month appointment in August she weighed 19 pounds and was 28.5 inches long. She finally made it into the 50% for weight and is in the 75% for height. She is growing perfectly and we are so proud of her!
This fall she has enjoyed visiting a pumpkin farm, fun play-dates with her new friends, many trips to the park swings, a trip to the mountains, and her first train ride. She is having a blast and so are we! At this time ER is enjoying learning how to feed herself! She is a great eater! Her favorite foods include pasta, peas, mac and cheese, cheese, apple sauce, carrots, and yogurt. She is also a new fan of baby oatmeal. She is obsessed! She really enjoyed black beans the other day but boy did we have our hands full with gas the next day!
Here are some pictures to catch you up on the last few months! I am going to try to work harder to do monthly updates! Here's to trying! Enjoy!
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Months 4 and 5
Whew... another couple months have past. It is amazing how much faster seems to pass with a child! I am hoping once summer break arrives time will slow down for a while! Being a working mommy keeps me busier than ever!
These last couple of months have been amazing. ER continues to amaze us daily. She is beginning to develop her own little personality which is a lot of fun. She now lets us know when she is bored, irritated, happy, and excited. She has also started reaching for familiar family members. That has been fun, especially for the grandparents!
At her 4 month check up she weighed 13 pounds 6 ounces and was two feet tall (24 inches). She is now in the 50th percentile for both height and weight. Although we aren't really focused on percentiles I did want to mention it so I wouldn't forget. At our appointment we discussed trying solid food with our pediatrician. He gave us the go ahead to try it. We decided to give it a go a couple days later and Ella Ruth let us know very quickly she was not ready. We waited a couple weeks and tried again. The second time she seemed more interested and ready so we have been giving her rice three to four times a week. I recently discovered Mum Mum crackers and she loves them! She is beginning to get more and more interested in eating (especially when we are eating) so I am sure "real" baby food is in our future!
Aside from eating and developing her personality Ella Ruth now has a couple other "tricks" up her sleeve. She is now rolling over onto her tummy from her back (I think it may be her favorite thing now!). She is also "jumping" in her jumperoo that goes in the door frame. Aside from rolling over this has to be her second favorite thing! I think she could jump all day!
Ella Ruth's most big girl moment came last Saturday night. She slept in her crib for the first time! She went down right away and slept the entire night. It was so hard to finally give in and let her try it out (yes she was almost 5 months old) but I am glad we did! She seems to rest better in her own space. In the morning she doesn't even fuss (she never really has though). I'll just hear her playing on the monitor. When I look to see what she is during she is usually rolled over to her tummy just looking around. Sometimes she can be found trying to find her toes through her sleep blanket. We love going in each morning and getting her out of her crib! She looks like such a big girl in there but I am so proud of how she is transitioning.
On a side note our family also had some excitement these last few weeks. We went to the beach for the first time with my mom and dad during Spring Break. It was a ton of fun! ER loved the beach! We are really looking forward to returning in July! It will be here before we know it! We also enjoyed celebrating Easter. We were blessed with a beautiful service at church on Saturday night. On Sunday ER and I (daddy was working) visited our families back home! We had not seen most of them since Christmas so it was great seeing everyone again!
Life continues to get better each day as we remain fascinating at how much ER changes each month. She isn't a newborn anymore and I have to admit that makes my heart hurt! All I have to say is she can start slowing down any day now!
These last couple of months have been amazing. ER continues to amaze us daily. She is beginning to develop her own little personality which is a lot of fun. She now lets us know when she is bored, irritated, happy, and excited. She has also started reaching for familiar family members. That has been fun, especially for the grandparents!
At her 4 month check up she weighed 13 pounds 6 ounces and was two feet tall (24 inches). She is now in the 50th percentile for both height and weight. Although we aren't really focused on percentiles I did want to mention it so I wouldn't forget. At our appointment we discussed trying solid food with our pediatrician. He gave us the go ahead to try it. We decided to give it a go a couple days later and Ella Ruth let us know very quickly she was not ready. We waited a couple weeks and tried again. The second time she seemed more interested and ready so we have been giving her rice three to four times a week. I recently discovered Mum Mum crackers and she loves them! She is beginning to get more and more interested in eating (especially when we are eating) so I am sure "real" baby food is in our future!
Aside from eating and developing her personality Ella Ruth now has a couple other "tricks" up her sleeve. She is now rolling over onto her tummy from her back (I think it may be her favorite thing now!). She is also "jumping" in her jumperoo that goes in the door frame. Aside from rolling over this has to be her second favorite thing! I think she could jump all day!
Ella Ruth's most big girl moment came last Saturday night. She slept in her crib for the first time! She went down right away and slept the entire night. It was so hard to finally give in and let her try it out (yes she was almost 5 months old) but I am glad we did! She seems to rest better in her own space. In the morning she doesn't even fuss (she never really has though). I'll just hear her playing on the monitor. When I look to see what she is during she is usually rolled over to her tummy just looking around. Sometimes she can be found trying to find her toes through her sleep blanket. We love going in each morning and getting her out of her crib! She looks like such a big girl in there but I am so proud of how she is transitioning.
On a side note our family also had some excitement these last few weeks. We went to the beach for the first time with my mom and dad during Spring Break. It was a ton of fun! ER loved the beach! We are really looking forward to returning in July! It will be here before we know it! We also enjoyed celebrating Easter. We were blessed with a beautiful service at church on Saturday night. On Sunday ER and I (daddy was working) visited our families back home! We had not seen most of them since Christmas so it was great seeing everyone again!
Life continues to get better each day as we remain fascinating at how much ER changes each month. She isn't a newborn anymore and I have to admit that makes my heart hurt! All I have to say is she can start slowing down any day now!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
3 Months and Counting
It seems every day with Ella Ruth just gets better and better. Every day we catch our selves looking at her with the feeling our hearts may explode at any moment from the amount of love we feel for her. No one could ever prepare you for the unconditional love a parent experiences.
Over the last month ER contiues to amaze us. She surpises us each week with new "tricks." Some of those tricks include rolling over from her stomach to her back, laughing out loud, smiling at familiar faces, and "talking" ALL the time! She is now wearing a size one diapers (although she can also wear size two) and three month clothes (some 3/6 month fit)! We go back to the doctor on the 29th for her four month check up so we are curious to see her progress as far as weight/height are concerned. We estimate she is around 12 pounds. I guess we will find out soon enough!
It is hard to believe we love her more than we did three months ago but we do!
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Over the last month ER contiues to amaze us. She surpises us each week with new "tricks." Some of those tricks include rolling over from her stomach to her back, laughing out loud, smiling at familiar faces, and "talking" ALL the time! She is now wearing a size one diapers (although she can also wear size two) and three month clothes (some 3/6 month fit)! We go back to the doctor on the 29th for her four month check up so we are curious to see her progress as far as weight/height are concerned. We estimate she is around 12 pounds. I guess we will find out soon enough!
It is hard to believe we love her more than we did three months ago but we do!
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Over Due Posting
It is hard to believe our little girl will soon be three months old. With that said it is hard to believe I have neglected to post at all during that time. Although I have been keeping up with things in her baby book I feel that I am missing my chance to really document all those little moments that have brought joy to our lives during the last twelve weeks. I am not sure why I began a blog a couple years ago but I now have a sense of purpose! I want to begin documenting our new life with Ella Ruth! Of course I am still going to blog about other things as well but for the most part I want to dedicate my time to writing things down so that I don't forget them! So today begins my journey... to be a more dedicated blogger and more organized mom! Of course attempting to keep up with a blog is no easy task with an almost 13 week old, but I am going to give it my very best shot! Here goes nothing!
At Christmas ER loved looking at the lights! She now enjoys watching us instead. We aren't as pretty to look at or nearly as stimulating but I guess we will have to do!
On December 24th (Christmas Eve) Ella Ruth gave us what we like to think of as her first "real smile." She smiles all the time now! We love it! A couple days after Christmas she enjoyed practicing with her Grammy (my mom).
One of Ella Ruth's favorite things is her mobile! This was one of her first pictures getting the hang of things. You can now hear her "talking"/laughing at the objects throughout our house! What a beautiful sound!
Her second favorite thing is her swing. This is where she enjoys napping in the morning. I am in love with the way she looks when she is asleep so I probably have hundreds of her in this same position. I just picked one of my favorites.
Tummy time has not always been her favorite but she is beginning to like it more with practice. At first she got in most of her time on our chest looking up at us. I like to think she enjoyed bonding with us rather than spending time on the floor with her toys.
On January 22nd ER was christened. It was very special because my Uncle (the same who christened AND married me) was able to come down and conduct the service. It was such a special time for our little family and we felt so blessed to have the support of family and friends on that day. Unfortunately we did not get a lot of pictures before the service (my one regret) or inside the church. This photo was taken after the reception. The bow took the place of her bonnet.
Of course I still have a ton to catch up on. For now those are just a few highlights I enjoyed! More to come soon!
At Christmas ER loved looking at the lights! She now enjoys watching us instead. We aren't as pretty to look at or nearly as stimulating but I guess we will have to do!
On December 24th (Christmas Eve) Ella Ruth gave us what we like to think of as her first "real smile." She smiles all the time now! We love it! A couple days after Christmas she enjoyed practicing with her Grammy (my mom).
One of Ella Ruth's favorite things is her mobile! This was one of her first pictures getting the hang of things. You can now hear her "talking"/laughing at the objects throughout our house! What a beautiful sound!
Her second favorite thing is her swing. This is where she enjoys napping in the morning. I am in love with the way she looks when she is asleep so I probably have hundreds of her in this same position. I just picked one of my favorites.
Tummy time has not always been her favorite but she is beginning to like it more with practice. At first she got in most of her time on our chest looking up at us. I like to think she enjoyed bonding with us rather than spending time on the floor with her toys.
On January 22nd ER was christened. It was very special because my Uncle (the same who christened AND married me) was able to come down and conduct the service. It was such a special time for our little family and we felt so blessed to have the support of family and friends on that day. Unfortunately we did not get a lot of pictures before the service (my one regret) or inside the church. This photo was taken after the reception. The bow took the place of her bonnet.
Of course I still have a ton to catch up on. For now those are just a few highlights I enjoyed! More to come soon!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Meredith College Girls... Best in the World!
Five years ago I graduated from Meredith College. It is a small all girls college in Raleigh, North Carolina. I feel in love with Meredith LONG before I was old enough to apply. My favorite babysitter growing up went to Meredith. Hearing her stories and meeting her "suite mates" made an impression on me even at an early age (We are talking 9 year old people!). Once I was old enough to visit I knew it was the place for me. Although all of my girlfriends thought I was crazy ("You mean there are NO boys there?") the idea of going to a women's college seemed very impowering.
Looking back I could not imagine going to another college. I loved everything about my Meredith experience. From Cornhuskin' (you just have to experience it) to boy hours I made so many lasting memories.
On move in day my mom met G's mom in the parking lot. They introduced us and we became instant friends! We later became roomates and are now best friends!
C was G's roomate! We too became fast friends! Although she transfered and now lives a state away when we talk we pick up right where we left off!
M, L, and I became suite mates sophmore year. We became very close and still are to this day!
In my last years at Meredith I spent most of my time in
Ledford Hall. That is where all the future teachers could be found. There I met many of my "teacher friends" (some who are now colleuges). The other college down the street (that would be NC State) did not offer a teacher lisnse program so often those girls came to us. At first I was weary of these girls but I soon met some great, fun girls!
After student teaching with A we later became co-teachers! We continue to work at the same school and I will be in her wedding this spring!
At Meredith I learned a ton and met lots of girls who are now some of my best friends. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to go to college. Going to Meredith was just the icing on the cake!
Looking back I could not imagine going to another college. I loved everything about my Meredith experience. From Cornhuskin' (you just have to experience it) to boy hours I made so many lasting memories.
On move in day my mom met G's mom in the parking lot. They introduced us and we became instant friends! We later became roomates and are now best friends!
C was G's roomate! We too became fast friends! Although she transfered and now lives a state away when we talk we pick up right where we left off!
M, L, and I became suite mates sophmore year. We became very close and still are to this day!
In my last years at Meredith I spent most of my time in
Ledford Hall. That is where all the future teachers could be found. There I met many of my "teacher friends" (some who are now colleuges). The other college down the street (that would be NC State) did not offer a teacher lisnse program so often those girls came to us. At first I was weary of these girls but I soon met some great, fun girls!
After student teaching with A we later became co-teachers! We continue to work at the same school and I will be in her wedding this spring!
At Meredith I learned a ton and met lots of girls who are now some of my best friends. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to go to college. Going to Meredith was just the icing on the cake!
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