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!