Colds are icky!

Ellie and I both have colds and it's not as fun for me as it is her. It's amazing how it doesn't bother her as much as it does me. She wakes up coughing or sniffling - but then she laughs and giggles. I wake up and want to go right back to bed. Maybe because I know I have to face the day ahead of me. She just faces the toys on her bouncy seat. Who knows. Let us all just hope that they go away for the weekend! We have BFF Olivia's baptism Sunday ;o)

Our Weekend!!!

We had a great weekend! Friday night we spent the evening with Grandma T, Aunt Beth, Uncle Matt and Dave's Aunt Joan and Uncle Ron from Tennessee. We went to the Mayfield game and saw Jeff play his drums! Jeff is an amazing drummer!! It was so good to see Uncle Ron and Aunt Joan - hopefully we'll be able to make it down there next Summer. Saturday morning we hung out with Lori, Olivia, Kim and Trevor at the Johnny Appleseed festival. We thought hiking down to the corn maze would be fun for the kids to play and burn off some steam, but us adults got our workout instead! We scaled the hill at Mapleside with our strollers - what a workout!! Saturday night Ellie and I went to the bowling alley where we visited my Uncle Steve, Aunt Faith, Uncle Chuck and Aunt Betty - who bowl in a league every other Saturday. Ellie loved the lights at the bowling alley and had so much fun playing with my Aunts. Dave met up with us after work and we ate dinner. We'll have to go up and visit again soon - my philly cheesteak was AWESOME!! On Sunday Ellie and I went to church and Ellie smiled at all the little old men. They love talking to Ellie every Sunday! Later on that day we went to Kristen's house for her birthday dinner. We saw Kim, Rob, Addy, Jamie, Jeff, Aunt Michelle, Uncle Tim and Lesia! We watched the Browns get the heck kicked out of them!!! At least Dave wasn't there to see it. Now I think Miss Ellie is getting a cold. She started coughing this morning. I hope everything clears up for this weekend - Olivia's Baptism!!

It's all about the hand....

Ellie's first pictures went well. Not great - but well. Our precious little girl who giggled at her Daddy and laughed the 1/2 hour before her pictures found her hand. Yep - that hand must have been the most exciting thing in that room, not the photographer, not the daddy or the mommy, not even the toys or the bear. It was all about her hand. I read earlier this week that babies start discovering hands around 3 months. Daddy called me yesterday and said that Ellie was grasping and punching (watch out Miss O!) her toys on her rocking seat yesterday!! I was SO excited! Until we got her into the portrait studio - then the hand became the obsession. Don't get me wrong - we got some cute pictures, but I think things would have gone smoother if she wasn't trying to look at her hand! I hopefully will get the link to the pictures for eveyone to view later today!

Here are some awesome lyrics that Kristen emailed to me today. I so think of Ellie and how she loves to put her hand on her forehead when I'm rocking her to sleep and spits out her binkie when she's finally sleeping....

Three a.m. on the clock
Lullaby, music box
Oh, baby please don't cry
Let's let mama sleep tonight
You've only been home one day
You don't even know your name
Tiny hand on my cheek
Youre a miracle to me
In the still ness of the night
Cradled in this rocking chair
I hold all my hopes and dreams,
Every single answered prayer
In my arms
Wish I could hold you forever
In my arms
I will give you shelter
Still I know I can't always be there
To protect you from this great big old world
But I swear this much is true
There'll always be a place for you...in my arms
As I watch you take each breath
Oh, it scares me to death
To know you're counting on me
To be the daddy that you need
Wounded knees, broken hearts
Learning how to drive a car
When it's time for your first date
Will I know just what to say
And when you find that one true love
I'll put on my best smile
And I'll try to hide my tears
As I walk you down the aisle
In my arms
Wish I could hold you forever
In my arms
I will give you shelter
Still I know I can't always be there
To protect you from this great big old world
But I swear this much is true
There'll always be a place for you...in my arms
Oh, this promise I will keep
As you finally fall asleep...in my arms

The first 3 months....

Well the first 3 months of Ellie's life have passed and we are starting to hit milestones. Her first smile and her first laugh were amazing!! Now she is starting to hold her head up!! Her 3 month pictures are this Thursday and I can't wait to show everyone. Her 6 month pictures will be her Christmas pictures!!!

Everything else has been going good. Mommy is back at work and it feels like I never left. Dave is back in school too! We are on the countdown until May of 2009 when he graduates. We will have one heck of a party to Celebrate. Ellie is hanging out with the Grandma's and Aunt Lori during the week. She loves Aunt Lori's house and watching all the other kids play!!

We are looking forward to the fall!! Next weekend we are planning to go to the Johnny Appleseed festival with Kim and Trevor. Then we are going to Boo at the Zoo with all of Ellie's friends in October. We plan on picking pumkins and going trick or treating too! Fall festivities are always Mommy's favorites! Then comes Christmas....