5 months old!

Time has been flying by! Elizabeth is now five months old! She is still as adorable as ever, and seems to be growing bigger everyday! Here are the fun facts as of now! 

• Last week she had a doctors appointment (with lots of shots...so sad) where she weighed a little over 15 pounds and 24 inches long. 
• Her little vampire teeth seem to still be trying to work there way through her gums, still no sign of them yet. 
• Her hair is starting to make more of an appearance, right now it looks like it is strawberry blonde. Her head looks like a little peach with all that hair growing! 
• We do not have a quiet girl on our hands! You definitely know when she is happy, or sad, or bored, or thinks something is funny. Her little squeals are still so cute! 
• She is still amazed by her hands and has learned to wave them around like Miss America. 
• She pretty much loves everyone she meets and will greet them with a sweet little smile. 

Here she is in all her cuteness!

3 and 4 months old

Since Elizabeth is almost 5 months old, I figured I had better catch up on my blog about the past two months. She just continues to get even cuter (and even chubbier). Here are some random/fun facts in no particular order. 

•  For a little while she started blowing bubbles and raspberries, and then randomly stopped, now after a couple months she apparently remembered it was fun and is going at it again. 
• She also has learned how to roll over from her back to her front. I thought she was going to master this weeks ago, but it took her a little while to get past her arm. 
• This weekend she became a true Seattle sports fan at her first Sounders game one day and Mariners game the next. She did great at both of them, but was definitely exhausted after a crazy weeked.  
• She has decided that she likes trying to snack/chew on whatever we are eating for dinner (not that she ever actually swallows anything). Her favorite is corn on the cob. 
• Just today she tried some rice cereal for the first time, she seemed to like it alright (although I must say that 99% ended up all over her)
• She is loving baths! She will splash and laugh and has never fussed in there which is nice. She can't wait for swimming lessons next month! 
• She may or may not be getting her first tooth. You can kind of feel a little rough edge on her top gums...so we will see. 
• She is still about the happiest, smiliest, cutest, giggliest, slobberiest baby of all time. 
• I just adore her. 

There are a lot of pictures.... But it's my blog, so I will post them if I feel like it. :)

3 months old

4 months old

Easter

This past Sunday was Easter, Elizabeth's first Easter to be exact. It was an absolutely beautiful day! The sun was shining, church was great, and we were able to spend time with our friends. Elizabeth was a little spoiled and even got her very own little Easter basket complete with bunny ears, a board book, a bunny puppy (which happens to be her new favorite toy), a teething toy (she still prefers to chew on the stuffed animals), and adorable little bunny finger puppets I made (pretty proud of them..haha). Little girl looked so adorable in her Easter dress (thanks mom!) and she went the entire day without blowing out of her diaper. Quite the accomplishment. To enjoy the sun we went over to the park for a little bit to relax after church, and then headed over to Steven and Stephanies house where they made a delicious ham dinner (I don't even like ham...but it was really yummy!). 

There are lots of pictures but she is cute and I couldn't narrow it down....sorry :)

2 months!

Elizabeth is two months old today! Boy, time sure flies! I figure I should give an update of her likes/dislikes and such things...but she's just a baby, so I'm not sure she has too many of those yet. She really likes sitting upwards, she doesn't want to lay down unless she is eating or REALLY tired. She likes it when we sit her up so she can look around and see what's new. She has been talking and cooing a lot lately. It's really cute! We will talk to her and she talks right back like we are having a real conversation. Sometimes she apparently says really funny things because she will say her baby talk and then get a huge smile on her face and give a little laugh. She is having her two month appointment next week, I am not looking forward to shots! But I am excited to see how much she is growing (She is starting to grow out of a lot of her newborn clothes, 0-3 is still a little baggy...but they are cute). 

In other news, Justin made his final decision of where he will be going to grad school. This fall he is going to be attending the University of Washington! I am so excited! Can't wait to go back home!

And Justin had a "decision day" video chat... Go UW

let's try some DIY

A friend told me the other day that I should try and make my own Moby Wrap to carry Elizabeth around in. After a quick Pinterest search I found a ton of tutorials which were, luckily, all super easy (pretty much just cut a really long strip of jersey stretch fabric)! Sweet! After heading to Walmart and finding some fabric for $1 a yard I thought I might as well try it out. I needed 5 yards, but only 20 inches wide, so I had a TON of extra fabric. I figured might as well find a project to use up the rest of the fabric, so I decided to try a maxi dress. Now I have close to zero sewing skills, but I found this little tutorial that wasn't too difficult. I will admit, I didn't actually hem the bottom, sleeves, or neckline, but the jersey fabric doesn't fray so I should be good (hopefully... I might add hems if it bugs me, but frankly stretchy fabric isn't fun to sew). I just need to figure out how to accessorize it a bit to avoid it looking like a potato sack. 

So, for a total of $5 I now have a faux Moby wrap and a dress....sweet! The best part is I actually still have a ton of fabric left to use for something else...not that I have any other ideas of what I might do. 

Justin even got to try it out! (need to work on how tight or loose to tie it)

oh...and another picture of Elizabeth from today, because I like her.

Elizabeth Eve

Elizabeth is almost 7 weeks old now! I can't believe it! She is so much fun to have around, I just love her. 

She was born January 16, 2013 at 11:57 pm. We were all really expecting her to be born the morning of the 17th, but nope, she REALLY wanted to be born on the 16th, just in the knick of time!  She was 7 lbs 6oz and 20 inches long. She was in the NICU for about 12 days....but now she is out and healthy! I'm not sure exactly how big she is now...but I think she is around 10 lbs now. Some of her newborn clothes are too small now, and she is finally fitting into the 0-3 month clothes. She is so stinking adorable. 

Here are some pictures of her from birth until now!

1 day old

coming home from the hospital, almost 2 weeks old

2 1/2 weeks old

almost 3 weeks old

1 month old

5 weeks old

6 1/2 weeks old