Elle - 1 year!

Our little miss is one year old! We absolutely adore this little girl and can't imagine our family without her. 

Elle's 1 year stats:

• Eats anything and everything. If someone in the house is eating, you can bet Elle is too :)
• Crawling on all fours
• Says "momma", "daddy", and "woof"
• Teases us/makes us laugh any way she can - climbing on us, pretend hitting herself in the head, making funny noises
• Signs "more", "all done", and "milk" 

Elle has grown into our own little entertainer and is such an easy going girl. She is such a joy to have in our home. 

Happy Birthday Elle!

Elle - 11 months

11 months old! I am in serious denial that my baby will be 1 year old next month!

Elle's 11 month stats:

• Quickly army crawls any where and every where. No interest in getting onto her knees unless she's on the grass or concrete
• Climbing up on and over everything. She is very determined and is so proud of herself when she pulls herself to a stand
• Just cut her 5th tooth and the 6th should be here soon. Something about getting those top front teeth makes her look so much older!
• Really interacts with Jayne these days. Its so sweet to watch and I love it!
• Loves to feed herself and we have to use portion control or she'll try to fit it in her mouth all at once
• Babbles as she 'reads' books to herself - its adorable!

Love you little mini! Happy 11 months!

Elle - 10 months

How have 10 months passed already?! This cute little girl is just growing so fast!

Elle's 10 month stats:

• Says momma and dadda, not really consistently with who she wants but sometimes she associates the words with us 
• Plays peek-a-boo with her hands and peeking around objects/people
• Army crawls to get places but has started rocking on all fours
• Loves to dance by shaking her head and body
• Still has roll-y legs but cheeks aren't quite as chunky as the once were 

I pulled out the camera and she gave me this cheeser grin! She definitely knows what the camera is!

Happy 10 months little Elle!

Elle - 9 months

This little chubby cheeked cutie is nine months old! She's so much fun to play with and is so easy going. We love her so much!

Elle's 9 month stats:

• Rolling everywhere and anywhere like a champ (no more bonking the head with bumpy rolls)
• Loves small pieces of anything we're eating
• Her two bottom teeth make her smile so cute
• Rode her first airplane and did wonderful
• Learned how to wave but is very picky about when she'll perform her new trick
• Makes a "popping" noise with her mouth/lips and will often do it for quite a while

Happy 9 months!

Elle - 8 months

Elle's little personality is growing and we love interacting with her more and more each day! And her cheeks, well we just love those too! :)

Elle's 8 month stats:

• Rolling a lot these days. She's figured out both stomach-to-back and back-to-stomach
• Discovered that actual food isn't all that bad :) It took some persuasion but not she loves purees, especially fruits
• Got her first tooth (on the bottom) and the second one is coming soon!
• Sitting on her own and only tips when she lunges for something
• Moved into Jayne's room

Happy 8 months little Elle!

Elle - 7 months

We've begun the tongue stage with this little girl! She lights up our lives each day and we love her so much! 

Elle's 7 month stats:

• Hair is growing a bit and its reddish-auburn, same as Jayne's. Who would've thought!?
• Learning to eat food with a spoon. She's funny when she eats: sometimes she shudders and makes a disgusted face
• She sucks on her bottom lip to self-soothe
• Rolling over but isn't too smooth at it yet-she often bonks her head when trying to go fast

 

Elle - 6 months

Every day is so much fun with this little munchkin around. Elle is our easy-going and calm little girl who just observes everything and takes it all in. Her cheeks are practically edible and her smile melts my heart! She makes people (other than Mom, Dad and Jayne) work hard for those smiles but once she gets going its almost like her whole body smiles and she can't contain her happiness. We love our little Elle - can't believe its been 6 months already!

Elle's 6 month stats:

• Dancing is her new trick. She lights up and bobs her upper body back and forth to music or when we say "dance, dance, dance". Her favorite song is when daddy sings the "Peg + Cat" theme song, just like Jayne :)
• Getting more stable with her neck and head control - learning to sit pretty well
• Sleeps through the night, 8pm - 7 or 8am
• Got her first real cold/cough this week (that's why her photos are a bit more serious than usual today)
• Not interested at all in rolling over...she's just so calm and content where she is!
• Less "spitty" these days - we're looking forward to the day when we don't have to constantly have a burp cloth around :)
• Liking her bouncer and toys more and more these days. She concentrates and moves her cute little fingers to grab toys we hold out for her

  

Happy 6 months Elle!

Elle - 5 months

We are figuring out life with our little girl and love interacting with her! Babies are so much fun at this stage!

Elle's 5 month stats:

• We have a routine going which is nice for baby and momma. Helps me read her cues and keep her happy!
• Met Grandma B. for the first time. She loves Grandma cuddles
• Really starting to grab things these days (mom's hair, smaller parts of toys - her recent favorite is fairy/princess wands)
• Met Santa for the first time and spat up all over his cottage floor :)
• Giving us great smiles and even giggles these days. We never know what will get her laughing but once something gets her going, we're happy to oblige! 

Hands and milk are about the only thing she likes in her mouth!

Happy 5 months Elle!

Elle - 4 months

Some days I still can't believe we have two kids, and we've had two kids for 4 months now! We love being a little family of four and are enjoying the cooler fall weather (even though its still way above normal temps!).

Elle's 4 month stats:

• Loves watching what is going on around her
• Is often more content in the swing or lying on the ground than being held
• Sleeping more solidly through naps and at night
• Filling out her figure :) - we love those cheeks and leg rolls! Delish!

We had a lot of fun visiting lots of different places/events leading up to Halloween. Isn't she just the cutest supergirl!?

Love you baby girl! Happy 4 months!  

Elle - 3 months

Our sweet baby girl is 3 months old now! I remember when she was born and we were in the newborn haze feeling like this time was so far away...and now here we are! We are loving having more interaction from sweet Elle and those smiles...oh they melt my momma heart!

Elle's 3 month stats:

• Smiling! She's a happy baby. We thought for a little while she might be a serious child, but she just took some warming up :)
• Coo-ing, screeching and talking it up these days. We love interacting with her and hearing her little noises
• Sleeping 11 hours each night-this is great for mom and dad's sanity!
• Loves to watch big sister Jayne. She keeps her entertained
• Has found her hands and often sucks on them
• Nuzzles into my shoulder/collarbone when sleepy

Love this little mini of ours - Happy 3 months Elle!!

Elle - 2 months

2 months are in the books for this little girl of ours. We're enjoying our baby Elle being awake more often. She's a joy to have around! 

Elle's 2 month stats:

• Weighs 11lbs 7oz and is 23 inches long - becoming chunky...mmmm! :)
• Makes a few little sounds here and there. Jayne loves it when she hears her make noises
• We're figuring her out - how to read her sleepy cues vs hunger cues
• Usually wakes up just once in the night and then around 7...right now I just put her back to bed and she'll sleep until about 9-10am. It helps me get things going with Jayne in the morning
• No longer a "carseat fusser" and will go to sleep quickly in the car or if rocked in it
• Loves her swing. She sleeps really well in it and is content to just hang out there

Sometimes Phil and I just look at each other and say, "We have two kids! We're a family." Sometimes it is crazy, sometimes we're tired but we wouldn't trade it for anything. We love little Elle! Happy two months!

Elle - 1 month

I cannot believe how fast time has gone! The days blur into the nights these days as we're learning how to have two kiddos in the house, plus recover from a c-section, plus figuring out a whole new baby. Its fun, special and exhausting all at the same time. She is so sweet and we're blessed to have her. We are loving every minute of having a newborn in the home.

Elle's 1 month stats

• Loves sleeping on mom and dad's chest
• Spends time in the swing and will often drift off to sleep there
• Sleeps in the front room area, she was too loud for mom and dad! We'd think she was fussy/waking up so we'd check on her and she'd be dead asleep, grunting, making dolphin sounds etc. Mom and Dad need all the help sleeping they can get, so she got "kicked out" :)
• Soothed by baths
• She's feisty and strong! When we try to get her in her car seat she pulls her arms right into her chest which makes it hard to buckle her in
• Not much of a schedule yet but she's a great eater - she's gaining weight like a champ!
• Pretty spitty and we think she may have a bit of reflux as she gets squirmy/tense sometimes before and during spitting
• Slept right through her first fireworks experience (4th of July)
• Doesn't love the soothie binky so far- we're going to have to try some different brands for her

We had a photo shoot when Elle was 8 days old. I love how they turned out-such a precious time to capture of our sweet little one's life 

Those tiny newborn rolls!

I love little baby feet

We love you little Elle - happy one month!