3 months

I know I start 90% of my posts this way, but "I can't believe Elliott is 3 months old already!" Summer has flown by! If I were going back to teaching, my first day of school would be tomorrow. That's crazy! I still feel like it was just yesterday that I was pregnant. But, it has been a very fun and memorable 3 months. I can't believe how much Elliott is already learning. We didn't have a 3 month checkup, but I weighed and measured her at home to the best of my ability. She is about 13 pounds and 23 inches long. She is continuing to sleep all night (8-10 hours) and nap throughout the day. She eats between 4 and 6 oz. every 3 hours. Between napping and eating, she has really begun to enjoy books. Her favorite is a big Baby Einstein book I recently bought. We read it at least once a day. She also likes to watch Handy Manny and The Price is Right on TV (Really!). She loves for me to play peek-a-boo and do pat-a-cake with her hands and feet. She recently discovered her ears and likes to feel/tug/flick them when she can get her hands to cooperate. If they won't, she's happy sticking as many fingers as possible into her slobbery, little mouth! Sometimes she gags herself, but it must be worth it because you can hear her slurping from another room in the house!

She continues to love bathtime, her mobile in her bed, laying on her changing table, and looking around her room. She's been sleeping later and it's too hot to go on walks after about 8 a.m., but I'm looking forward to cooler weather so we can go for our morning walks. We're having so much fun! I'm so thankful that I do not have to return to work . . . I can't imagine not being with her all day!

Here are some new pics of my little angel.

This isn't of Elliott, but it cracks me up!

Instead of "Where's Waldo," it's "Where's Wylie?"

He follows me into her room everytime I go

in there to change her.

Then he curls up on the

floor with her stuffed animals. He never chews on

them (which I know takes a lot of self-control on

his part), but just likes to hang there and wait on us.

Have I mentioned that Wylie LOVES Ellie?!

Ellie likes to hang out in her highchair while I make her bottles or make my lunch.

So beautiful!

How cute are these leg warmers?

Going to the mall to have lunch with dad.

August 14, 2010- 3 months old today

One of my new favorites!



On our way to Jason's deli to have lunch with dad.
(If you haven't noticed, we meet dad for lunch often.)



Reading her favorite book with dad.



Ellie sittin' in her Bumbo seat.


Happy 3 months baby girl!