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Thursday, January 29, 2009

2 Months Old

Yesterday Elizabeth had her 2-month doctor's appointment. She weighed in at 10 lb, 11 oz - which puts her right at the 50th percentile. She's 21 3/4 inches long - 25th percentile and her head (this is always a funny measurement I think) is 38 cm - also 25th percentile. She's doing all the things she's supposed to be doing by now - lifting her head up, rolling from her back to her side, tracking an object with her eyes, cooing and smiling. Basically she's a genius! She did get 2 vaccines - one by mouth and one shot. (We are following Dr. Sears' alternative vaccine schedule discussed in his book The Vaccine Book, so instead of getting 5 today, she got two and will have an extra appointment in a month to get 2 more.) The nurse told us some babies don't like the taste of the oral one but she did just fine. And she was such a trooper with the shot - her Daddy held her and she scrunched up her little face like she was going to get mad, but then she just let it go. Not a single cry! And she hasn't had much of a reaction at all from them - she was a little fussy last night before bedtime, but that's not her happiest time anyway and she never did get a fever. So all in all I say it was a successful day! Especially because Daddy got to stay home because of the ice storm! Here's a picture of Miss Elizabeth sporting her band-aid.
And here's another picture of the cute girl.


Last week, we did a four generation picture with my grandmother Mamie, my mom Mimi, me and Elizabeth. Elizabeth slept the whole time - but you get the idea.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Every girl needs...


A pair of fancy sunglasses!

Monday, January 19, 2009

Big Girl!

Just some pictures from our week!

Elizabeth is such a big girl! She's sitting up (sort of) in her new Bumbo! And wearing a cute dress her Mimi bought for her.



Another cute outfit and playing the game her Daddy taught her - to knock over the blocks - this is fuzzy because it's an action shot!

First pair of jeans



After bathtime



With Poppa, Mimi, and Mamie


Mama and Elizabeth with Juliette and Jess


Sleeping on Daddy (who doesn't always finish putting the clothes back on)


Dinner with Mommy and Daddy at the table

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Naked Baby Pictures!


Last Saturday we went and had naked baby pictures taken of Miss Elizabeth - and a few with all three of us. I wasn't expecting a lot because she refused to fall asleep and look peaceful and spent most of the time making funny faces - and tee-teeing on her daddy - twice! But they turned out great. Here are just a few. The black and white ones look kind of crappy because I scanned the pictures using our old scanner. Come by our house and see the real ones - they just look great!


Friday, January 9, 2009

Almost 7 Weeks

Elizabeth will be 7 weeks old on Monday! She's getting to be such a big girl! We had a doctor's appointment last week where she weighed in at 8 lbs, 11 oz - she had gained 10 oz in 13 days which thrilled the doctor - she was hoping for at least a gain of 7 oz. Now we don't have to go back again until her regular 2 month appointment. We aren't sure what we will do with ourselves without weekly or twice-weekly pediatrician appointments.

As of Monday we're doing all formula and she's doing great on it - she's getting chubby arms and legs - so cute! Eric feeds her the last bottle between 11 and midnight and then she usually gets me up around 3 and then again at 6 or 6:30. Then we usually go back to sleep until 8:30 or 9:00 when we get up for the day. It's been nice outside so we've taken several walks and try to get out in the world some a couple of times a week. We also sing songs and read books. She'll hang out on her play mat or in her swing for 10-15 minutes at a time, but she still prefers to be in someone's arms. Her favorite toy is a mirror - she loves looking at herself and talking to the baby!

This weekend Eric and I are going on our first real outing without Elizabeth - to see our friend Dave the Police Officer play hockey against the Fire Fighters. Elizabeth gets to hang out with Mimi and Pa-paw. I'm really excited for our social outing!

Everything else is going great. Here are some pictures!


Sleeping on Mommy



My Daddy Rocks


Daddy with the Baby Bjorn



This is how we know Elizabeth is hungry - she eats her hand.



Thoughtful pose



Excited!



What happens when one doesn't put away the baby's Christmas presents fast enough...



And the next day...