Growing Too Fast

If I had a magic wand I would slow time down. It seemed like an eternity to get her into this world and now she is about to be five months old. Time is flying and she is growing way too fast!
This past week we started food which she loves. So far we have had squash and sweet potatoes each one she ate very well. After a couple of feedings she decided she wanted to help. Those sweet chubby little hands reach for the spoon and not a bite makes it to her mouth. Also this weekend she started sitting up by herself. Over the past week she had sat up for a few seconds alone and would then fall over. So Saturday I sat her in the middle of her boppy pillow and she started getting the hang of it. Each time she would stay up a little longer and by yesterday afternoon she was sitting for a few minutes without help. This achievment called for a new toy so I got out an activity table I had bought for christmas. She absolutely loved it. You would have thought it was christmas anyway with the way she squilled and giggled. Adam and I were just as excited as she was watching her. I went to move it one time so I could move her around on the pallet and she started leaning toward it and crying. UMMM... I wonder if she really liked it?

Fall Fever

Hi everyone! I thought I would spruce up the blog with a little of fall. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks we can get some good pictures of Elizabeth in the pumpkin patch posted. There is a great cider mill down the road from us with a corn maze and pumpkin patch that we are planning on visiting. We also have a little party to attend where Elizabeth has to wear a costume so I can't wait to get pictures of that posted. Hope everyone is having a great week!

The Last Few Weeks

Hi everyone. Sorry it has been so long since the last post. I have made multiple attempts to post but it has just not worked out so I thought I might try again. Miss Elizabeth is asleep for the moment so lets see how fast I can type:)

Over the past few weeks we have been home to MS, to the doctor for our 4 month shots, and (drum roll please) mom had a night out without Elizabeth. The last I feel was the hardest of all. I have to give dad thumbs up though he did a great job! Thanks Dad we love you! Our trip home was wonderful. We of course did not get to see everyone we would like and time seemed to fly. As our motto always goes we will try again next time. Also we have been to the doctor for out 4 month shots and are now officially on cereal each night. Thankfully she really likes it and it usually isn't a fuss to get her to eat. After her shots she was thrown off schedule for a few nights but we finally slept through the night again last night. It took over a week to settle back down. She usually runs a fever after her shots and checking her temp during the night throws off our schedule.

She has also started grasping things with both hands. Each day she is getting more steady with her hands. She has a couple of favorite rings and toys. The last couple of days she has shown interest in her little doll and a small frog. Peanut and KiKi are now interesting to her. She loves to watch them and sometimes gets to pet them. They don't usually sit long for that.

Well my little angel is up so I have to run for now. I will try to post a few pics sometime later today.

Elizabeth has been having a huge growth spurt the last week and a half. Her sleeping has been a little off and she has been a bit fussier than normal. Not to mention her appetite has been unbelievable. It seems that as soon as she is finished with one feeding she is ready for another and is very vocal about it. Adam and I actually gave her a little rice cereal on Saturday night to see if that would help fill her tummy better and it did. She slept until 10:30 Sunday morning. We mixed it really soupy but she would open her mouth for more each time she saw the spoon coming. Everything seems to be moving so fast with her I just wish she would slow down a little. This week she seems to be falling back into regular routine with naps and eating so hopefully our rather large growth spurt is over for now.

She has also found that she likes putting everything in her mouth. I am lucky to still have a arm these days. You can see in some of the pictures that she is mouthing everything. Also you will see that the neighbors wanted to pull her in the wagon and she was having nothing of that. One of the pictures is Elizabeth with Emily and they are reaching out to each other. I thought this was too cute.

We thought we would share our little angels first video with everyone. Just ignore the noises I am making in the background and focus on her. She is so cute laughing and smilling. You can't help but smile :) Enjoy!

Well, I think I might finally have a few minutes to update the blog. The last few times I have tried just didn't work. Elizabeth is a stage where she does not like mommy to focus on anything else but her. I had no idea that this would happen so fast but it is here so it is like a circus sometimes trying to get anything accomplished. With that said though I am enjoying every minute of her. There is something new everyday that amazes me. I never thought that I would be in such of awe of our daughter. God has given us an amazing blessing that brings us such joy each and every day.
Ok, enough mushy stuff. Over the past few weeks we have been busy. Elizabeth got to meet her great grandmother and great aunt for the first time. They of course were smitten with her. She also got to see her grandmother (my mom) again. We were so excited that they got to come and visit. Elizabeth enjoyed it of course bc she was held the whole time they were here and that she loved. We have also had our first road trip this last weekend to Indiana. Daddy graduated from Purdue University this past weekend so we went to see the comencement ceremony. Elizabeth did fairly well with the trip. She did get tired of her car seat and was thrown off schedule a little but otherwise she did great. We were very proud of Daddy but it was clear all weekend who daddy was proud of. Adam was the proud dad showing off his little girl. I believe the wrapping has already began :)