Monday, December 25, 2006

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!


WE WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS! WE WILL POST PICS LATER OF ALL OUR FESTIVITIES...UNTIL THEN, HERE IS A COPY OF OUR CHRISTMAS CARD. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE PICS OF ALL THE BABES OPENING THEIR PRESENTS!

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

EIGHT MONTHS OLD


SHE IS OBSESSED WITH CRAWLING NOW- SHE TAKES HER MILK "TO GO"

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A MONTH MAKES! ELISE IS OVER 15 POUNDS NOW (LITTLE FATTY!). SHE IS DEFINITELY GOING THROUGH A GROWTH SPURT...SHE HAS BEEN EATING ALMOST 30 OZ OF BREASTMILK PLUS HER BABY FOOD! SHE CAN CRAWL ACROSS THE ROOM (WE CALL IT "DOING THE INCHWORM"), SHE LOVES TO CLIMB AND PULL HERSELF UP ON STUFF, AND SHE FINALLY STARTED "TALKING". THE OTHER DAY BRIAN WAS SITTING WITH HER ON THE CHAIR AND SHE LOOKED UP AT HIM AND IN THE SWEETEST VOICE STARTED SAYING "DA-DA, BA-BA, GA-GA, & BLA-BLA". IT MELTED MY HEART!
ALSO, THE LITTLE STINKER IS FINALLY SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT! AFTER TRYING ALL OF THE "NICE METHODS" WE HAD TO RESORT TO "CRYING IT OUT". WE HAD ABOUT 4 ROUGH NIGHTS, BUT NOW SHE WILL SLEEP OVER 12 HOURS AND GETS MAD WHEN I WAKE HER UP!!!! MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT I DIDN'T DO IT SOONER!

Thursday, December 07, 2006

ELISE'S FIRST THANKSGIVING



ELISE ENJOYED HER FIRST THANKSGIVING. WE WERE SO THANKFUL THIS YEAR TO HAVE OUR LITTLE TURKEY! WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HER FIRST CHRISTMAS... IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN- GETTING ALL EXCITED ABOUT SANTA, SNOW, AND ALL OF THE HOLIDAY FUN. WE WENT TO THE MALL THIS WEEKEND AND SHE GOT TO MEET SANTA- SHE JUST PULLED ON HIS BEARD AND LOOKED AT THE PHOTOGRAPHER LIKE SHE WAS CRAZY!