No title. Just cute

Messy food taste better!

Is there more?

Tomorrow Elizabeth will be 10 months old.  I'm trying to remember what was happening in my pregnancy last year at this time.  I beleive my siatic nerve was starting to act up and my feet were beginning to swell.  It was the beginning of the end.  I was also enjoying wonderful showers with family and friends.  Hmmm...

Last weekend my parents visited.  It was great.  I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall while my Dad and Mom tried to get Elizabeth to dance.  They took care of Elizabeth while I worked Friday.  They did so many helpful and wonderful things and we can't thank them enough.  Hopefully the first rhubarb upside down cake of the year helped them feel rewarded.  Elizabeth wanted nothing to do with the cake, but she did like sampling some of the Easter candy G&G T brought her.

After church and guess who is tired?

This is a really fun shirt Grandma!

I'm going to get you!

Anyway, Marc has been out of town for work this week.  It gives Elizabeth and me lots of girly time, but I am exhausted.  Elizabeth still has a bottle at night, any where from 1:30 am to 5:00 am.  That wouldn't be a big deal, except she doesn't like to go back to sleep after a bottle.  She ends up sleeping in our bed.  Funny how that little cutie can snore!

I got the Fleet Farm ad!

Like Aunt Alison says,
"If Fleet Farm doesn't have it, I don't need it!"

Elizabeth and I are taking our first solo road trip this weekend to Moorhead.  We're very excited to see some of my college friends, including my roommate Karena and her daughter, Alyson who was born a week after Elizabeth.  Wish us luck!

9 Month Appointment & Easter

Hoppy Easter!

Eating popcorn with Daddy!

Yummy!

Elizabeth had her 9 month checkup on Good Friday, the 3.  She is 17 lbs 14 oz and 25 inches long.  The Doctor said she is doing great.  Elizabeth is over her double ear infection.  Thank goodness.  It was almost impossible to get her medicine in her!  She is really good at blowing raspberries and could blow her liquid meds across the room.  I'm over my sinus infection too so things are much more fun at our house than last week.

Hanging with Great Grandpa.  Love the over-alls!

We also went to church on Good Friday.  Elizabeth was one of very few if not the only baby at the afternoon service.  She did love hearing her voice echo during the slient time so we ended up in the crying room.  Sunday morning we attended the early service.  She liked to talk during that service too, but there were oodles of kids there and I think they were all talking to each other.  After church we went to Grandma & Grandpa Wilson's and had Easter dinner.  Elizabeth got to spend time with two of her Great Aunts, Great Grandpa Finley, Uncle Luke and Cousins Aidan & Clara as well as Grandma and Grandpa.



After Easter Sunday Service. 
Someone needed a nap! She still is so cute!!

Photo Bomb

Catching up.  Here's a photo bomb of our almost 9 month old! She has started clapping, but no crawling.

Fun in the Tub!

We have a Ompa Lompa!



So pretty.  So drooly!



Daddy, I'm glad you had these two for parents!  They are funny

I'm a Lumberjack!  I've also outgrown my clothes

Messy.  Check out my four teeth.



Reading with Aunt SuAnne.  S was in MN for work
and made good use of her time!

Just cute



Best place to sleep,
especially after E cried when she
saw SuAnne.

That's it!  I'm texting Grandma and you'll both be in trouble!

8 1/2 Months!

Bath time in the big tub.  If you notice her feet are blurred because they were moving.
That is the way they usually are!

 


Grandma & Grandpa W visiting.  Gotta get out the Packer clothes!

Our little Peanut really has grown.  Her two top teeth have popped through, finally.  It happened the week she had her cold so no wonder she was so unhappy.  Now Marc has the cold.  Hopefully he has started getting better.
So, we're just living and working.  Elizabeth is eating, sleeping, talking, giggling and trying to crawl.  One of these days!  Then there will be no stopping her.  We keep trying different foods with her and she's decided she really like yogurt and whole wheat pita bread.  She even liked some of the black bean soup broth I gave her.  I only gave her two sips.  I figured after a whole banana at lunch, black bean soup might be asking for trouble!
So here are a few pics.  She is so good at sitting up by herself.  She also loves her bath, but won't lay back.  She rolls to her stomach.  Sorry for the angle of the pics.  I've edited the pics and they refuse to go the right way.



Wearing Daddy's hat.  Funny girl.

Weekend up Nort'

We spent a weekend at my parents'.  Elizabeth was really happy because not only did she get to see Grandma & Grandpa, but her cousins Kadyn & Chase were staying at G&G's.  It was a love fest all weekend.  Plus Aunt Alison & Uncle Stan came over as well as Great-Aunt Sonja.  Plus I got three birthday cakes!!  While we missed Aunt Shelly & Uncle Scott, they were in Mexico so don't feel bad for them. 
Elizabeth is finally getting over her cold.  She and I got the cold that is going around that lasts for about three weeks.  There was a week when Elizabeth couldn't sleep because she was so congested.  Therefore, no one in our house got much sleep.  Thankfully she is better now and treated us to sleeping through the night twice last week.  8 hours of sleep is AMAZING.
 Anyway, we forgot our camera, but here are a couple pics from Marc's phone.  Don't know why they won't stay straight.  Just tilt your head!

Chase & Elizabeth sharing secrets

When all else fails, give her to Grandpa
Elizabeth will sleep

Expressions

Last Thursday I turned 36.  How did that happen?  Of course my baby is almost 8 months old and growing more every day.  Marc and I went out for dinner on Friday night and Elizabeth got to spend some time with her "Godfamily" the Otts.  We all had a good time.

Elizabeth and I stayed home from chruch Sunday morning.  It was pretty cold and she didn't sleep well Saturday night.  Sunday night was even worse and every night since.  She has a cold and had to stay home from daycare on Thursday because she was running a fever.  Thankfully the fever broke over night and Daddy & Elizabeth are spending Thursday together.

Elizabeth's expressions keep changing and growing.  Here are a few that made me giggle.

I don't want my picture taken

Just kidding



Really, more?

Ok, I'll be cute!

Swimming

Elizabeth got to go swimming with her cousins Kadyn & Chase. Scott & Shelly brought the kids down to see The Lion King and stayed overnight at a hotel and invited us to join the for some swimming and dinner. Elizabeth wasn't too sure about the whole pool thing, but she did like the water. Kadyn & Chase popping up out of the water scared her a bit, especially when Chase wore his goggles, but Elizabeth did have fun with them. Then we went out to eat and they all got to see how well Elizabeth eats her solids.

 

These are some pictures from Sunday.  Elizabeth is starting to like the camera.   She is also sitting up by herself very well.  Isn't she cute?  (If I do say so myself!)