Smile!!

We were playing today and trying to roll over and got some cute pics that I just had to share. Look how strong I am!!

Homeowners!

That's right! Its official - we will be homeowners as of mid-June! Our counter offer was accepted yesterday and now we just need to finish out some details. We need to select the counters, floors, backsplashes and siding before Saturday evening!! So much to do, but well worth it. Can't wait until we have a place of our own.

Immunizations Reaction

Ellie has had her first official fever. Usually her hands and feet are ice cold, but temp is normal. The past two days I have sayed at home with a very sweaty Ellie. Her temp has hit a high of 101.5 last night and we are continuing to use the Tylenol, close to every 6 hours to keep it down. She also yaked all over twice yesterday after eating. Poor baby....She's managed to stay relatively content through all of this with the exception of a couple hours yesterday afternoon where she just screamed. We are hoping that today she'll get better and tomorrow we'll be back to work and school :)

Ellie's 4 Month Checkup

Friday marked Ellie's 4 month 'birthday' and yesterday she had her checkup and 4 month panel of immunizations. She's continuing to grow VERY SLOWLY and as her doctor says she's still in the range of "petite girl growth." :)

She weighed 10 lbs 11 oz - which was lucky that we got that, because she was kicking, kicking, kicking on the scale and made it very difficult to get a good reading. She managed to hold still just long enough to get a decent reading. This weight is in the 3%ile which is down from her 5%ile weight at her 2 month checkup.

Her height is 23.75 inches - in the 29%ile - again much decreased from her 50ish percentile at the last checkup.

And finally her head circumfrence which is holding steady at 17%ile or 39.8cm.

She surprised mommy and daddy when she got her shots though! The nurse poked one thigh, she winced, poked the other thigh, she winced, cried two seconds and went back to happy baby!! Such a tough cookie!!

But all in all she's really healthy. She sits upright really well on her own, holds her rattle and other toys, talks, laughs, and is showing signs of some attempts to roll over.

House Hunting Update

I don't have any new pictures to share, but wanted to give you all an update on our house hunting trip from this past weekend. We are making an offer today on a brand new construction in Five Mile. The house won't be done until June though, so we will be in Seattle a few more months - making a few very special friends and co-workers very happy! :) Hopefully the offer will be accepted, but knowing how these things work I am guessing there will be some negotiating before that actually happens. We'll keep you updated.

Passing through Moses Lake

This weekend we were on the hunt again for a house. Unfortunately we didn't find the one, or even one close. So we'll be making a 4th trip in a week or two. Its not a complete loss though since we get to pass through Moses Lake and see Case and Carter! Case is getting so big - already pushing 10 lbs. which is right where Ellie is at and she's almost 4 months! But you can certainly see the difference in the rest of their size (height, head size, etc). I think my favorite picture is the one where there are toy monster trucks next to each of them. Carter was so generously sharing his toys, followed by kisses for both Case and Ellie on their heads. Sooo sweet!

Finally - A New Post

Well needless to say I have been slacking about posting! But in all fairness to myself, its been a crazy couple of weeks. For those of you who don't know, we are moving to Spokane! So we have made two trips to house hunt, and are going for a third time this weekend after rescinding an offer on a house yesterday. We are VERY excited for this opportunity! Jared is transferring within McKinstry to their office in Spokane and I am on the job hunt.

The good news for you is that because of all this running around, I have some good pictures to share!!

This is from this weekend. We took our first trip to the market! It was soo busy so Ellie got her first ride in her Snuggli!


Here's Ellie with Great Grandma Hope!


This first one is a great picture of Grandma Cindy reading an Easter book to Carter and Ellie. They were sooo cute together.