Clothes Head

One of Jared's favorite things while I was pregnant with Ellie was to put her clothes on top of my head while I was putting them away.


Well last night, Ellie got her turn - but this time it was mommy who was leaving clothes on her head.

An Italian Weekend

Well I wish we could say that we went to Italy this weekend, but we certainly had a bunch of fun. This weekend Grammy and Grandpa were in town and ironically we ended up doing a bunch of activities that related back to Italy. First we went to the Michaelango exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. There were 12 private pieces that have never before been available for public viewing. They were pretty amazing. Next we grabbed some gelatto from a place near Pike's Market. I had hazelnut and pear, Grandpa had Tiramisu and Grammy had the pear and raspberry. All sooo yummy.... Finally, we went to dinner with Grammy's brother, Jim, and his family at Buca Di Beppos. We've eaten there before, but it sure is a lot of fun with 13 people. All in all it was a great weekend.

On an unrelated note, Ellie has her first cold. She's been coughing and congested for the better part of the weekend. Poor baby.

Ellie has a sweet spot for Grammy.

Ellie loves when Grandpa talks to her.

Ellie with my cousin Alyssa.

Ellie sporting a new outfit from Uncle John.

Ellie's 2 Month Checkup

Ellie loves her doctor - she gives him great big smiles. But today, she certainly didn't like going. She got 3 different shots and gave mommy the great big "they're trying to kill me" cry. She weighed 8 lbs. 7.5 oz. which is only in the 5 percentile. Her height is much better at 22.5" and in the 57 percentile.

Howdy!

Thanks Great Aunty Sherry for Ellie's super cute Wrangler outfit!! It fits like a glove and she looks adorable in it!!

Ellie's First Day at School

Today was my first day back at work - and both Ellie and I handled it pretty well. She had a great day at school, aka daycare. I had a pretty laid back day at work, but was a little emotional this morning. It was so hard to be away from Ellie for such a long period of time. I am sure that it will only get a easier with time. Here's a pic we took quickly this morning on my way out the door.

A Good Weekend, Now Back to Work

This marked my last weekend as a stay at home mom. Almost all of that Haight clan was here visiting (all but Nick were here). Saturday the boys took in the Monster Jam monster truck show at the Tacoma dome, while us girls got our shop on. Then we headed to The Crab Pot for dinner, unfortunately there was a 2 hour wait, so we ended up eating at The Fisherman, which is a restaurant on the same pier. It was delicious. I slacked yesterday and didn't get anything posted and didn't take too many photos to share with you, but here are a few.

Since I will have plenty to occupy my days and evenings now, I probably won't be posting every day. However, we certainly will keep posting pictures of Ellie as she continues to grow.

A Weekend of Visitors

Today Uncle John came to visit since he is in town visiting some friends. We hung out for a bit before he headed out to dinner.


Then Auntie Becky, Uncle David, Carter and Auntie Ashley arrived to hang out for the weekend. Jared made us a delicious dinner of pork tenderloin and fried potatoes with bacon and cheese and some asparagus. Then the kiddos got baths - Ashley giving Carter his and Auntie Becky helping with Ellie's. Carter wanted to help dress Ellie and get her all lotioned up.




Tomorrow Pop Pop and Grandma get here!

A Special Lunch Date

Since I'll be headed back to work on Monday, we wanted to take Ellie for one more trip to Daddy's work. So we had a special lunch date today. Following my 8 week check at the OB's office, we headed to McKinstry where we had a quick lunch. Then we made the trip around the office visiting some of Jared's co-workers.

And yes, for those of you who haven't seen Jared's desk, he does keep a bottle of Sriracha and Tapito at his desk.

Ferry Ride

Today Ellie made her first trip across the sound on a ferry to Bainbridge Island. We went to visit my Uncle Jim. He worked on me using pressure points to relieve some of my reoccurring issues. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that the camera battery was dead. So I didn't get as good of a photo on the ferry or even get one with Ellie and Uncle Jim. The photo below was taken with my phone.

A Trip to Daycare

Today we made a quick trip to daycare since I will be going back to work on Monday. We figured out everything that she would need for her first day and the general process for her being there. Its a bit crazy to think that she will be there for 8-9 hours a day...tough on me to think about. But as I have said in the past, do it now while she doesn't know the difference between being there or at home. Not like its going to get any easier on either of us to wait it out.

On a lighter note, I have been meaning to get a picture of Ellie watching her mobile. She loves it! She watches it after diaper changes while I get cleaned up. It also helps her fall asleep at night!!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Last night we Skyped with Grandpa to wish him an early Happy Birthday! Ellie kept looking around trying to find the other voices she kept hearing. She wasn't in a mood to talk back with him, but kept moving and looking around keeping him, Grammy and Uncle John John entertained.

Happy Sunday

Today mommy and Ellie stayed in our jammies all day! Yup - it was just that kind of lazy day. We got stuff done around the house and even made homemade carmel pecan rolls for breakfast. Daddy went to watch the football playoffs and Cougar basketball game with some friends at a brewery/pizza joint.

Cutie Pie

The Many Faces of Ellie

Today we got our start on a collection of photos that captures the different faces that Ellie makes. There are a lot of them and it would be almost impossible to capture them all, some only lasting a split second. All the photos below were taken within a 2 min time interval. Jared has named each face as indicated above each photo.

"The Thinker"

"The Partier"

"The Rollercoaster"

"The Cheers"

"The Stoner"

"The Pinchin' One Off"

A Loss of Creativity

Well today I hit a wall in terms of finding a creative way to take a picture of Ellie. It also could have been my complete lack of sleep and that Ellie slept most of the day making it difficult to take a photo. So I put Jared behind the lens tonight and this is what he had to contribute.


Fortunately, he did have an idea that produced a good photo.

Oh the Places You'll Go...

Today I had a dentist appointment so Ellie got to come with. I think today was the start of a fear of dentists for her. I was hoping that she would be asleep from the car ride to the dentist and she was, for all of about 10 min. Then she woke up crying. My appointment was just over 1 hour and made Ellie past due for her feeding by about 10 min.

Then it was off to Moss Adams to see my co-workers for the first time, well those who haven't been to the house to see her already that is. Which because of our timing, she was now even later for her feeding. She got to meet the entire Human Resources team, including two mommies-to-be and one daddy-to-be on the team! Yes, 1/3 of our department was pregnant at the same time. There was also two other mommies-to-be in the office. It is definately a 'don't drink the water' situation. We were there for just about 3 hours!! Being in the office was really weird feeling since I haven't been there since October when I went out on bedrest. I know it will be tough to go back on the 18th, but right now Ellie doesn't know the difference and I know waiting will only make it harder on the both of us.

Here's a pic of Ellie and I at my desk!

Knuckles!

A couple of cute pictures to share! Last night Ellie fell asleep with her fists closed. Daddy though it looked like she was trying to give him knuckles, so he gave her some knuckles back. Guess cousin Carter is rubbing off on Ellie already.

Now We're Talking

That's right! Today Ellie was cooing away! She was laying on her belly (yes, she really does like it that much) and just down there talking for quite awhile. Too bad that I am not fast or smart enough to grab the camcorder until she had finshed her speech. But we did get some cute pictures of her just laying in her crib after we got dressed for the day!

Doctor and Grandpa

Today Ellie went to the doc for a non-regular visit. Last night we noticed something poking out of her belly button, like a new piece of skin. We called the nurse this morning and she asked us to come in stating that it could be an umbilical hernia. Fortunately, that isn't what it was. Its an umbilical granuloma - when they cut the umbilical cord it usually just dries up and falls off. However, occasionally a new piece tissue develops on the stump of the cord - that's all this was. The doc used some silver nitrate to help dry up the tissue and it should fall off later this week! We were sure glad that it wasn't a hernia or anything worse. On a side note of her visit, she weighed 8.3 lbs. with her diaper on - we figure she's about 8 lbs. without it. Growing so big!

Tonight Grandpa is in town before he flies out of Sea-Tac for Montreal, Canada. He's headed there for work - seems to be going about 1 time a month these days. The nice part about it is that we got to have dinner together.

Happy Birthday Auntie Becky!

A special video for Aunt Becky! Hope you had a wonderful Birthday!

If the video doesn't pull up after you click play, just click ahead slightly on the play timeline.

Belly Time for Ellie Belly

Ellie loves to play, especially belly time. Today she played for 20-30 min on her belly, followed by another 20 min or so on her back!

A Busy Day

Today we were out and about making a trip to the mall and then to Babies R Us to use Ellie's gift cards. We decided on a swing. You can't see it in this picture, but it has a really cute mobile above it with three blue owls and some ribbons hanging down. Another plus is that its high enough so that she can look out our window in the living room at the birds on the feeder. She really enjoys it so far.

Happy New Year!

Happy 2010!! Today has been a lazy, yet productive day. We have been taking down our Christmas decorations and some other house chores. But of course, we have been watching lots of football today. Ellie has been hanging out with daddy watching all the games.