CHECK IT OUT

ELISE'S BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT IS ON THE "NEW DESIGNS" DISPLAY FOR THE COMPANY THAT DID THEM. CHECK IT OUT AT http://peapodannouncement.blogspot.com/. IT IS THE SECOND ONE FROM THE BOTTOM UNDER "FINALLY UPDATING BLOG WITH NEW DESIGNS (POST MAY 20TH).
BY THE WAY, WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS COMPANY- THEY DID A GREAT JOB. YOU JUST EMAIL THE PICTURES AND DETAILS ON WHAT YOU LIKE AND SHE DESIGNS EACH ANNOUNCEMENT INDIVIDUALLY AND THEN YOU APPROVE IT OR TELL HER WHAT CHANGES YOU WANT. IF YOU USE THEM, MENTION MY NAME AS A REFERRAL.

THREE MONTHS OLD!

 
LOOK HOW MUCH SHE HAS CHANGED! THE OUTFIT ACTUALLY FITS HER NOW. SHE WAS 10LB 2OZ AND 23 IN LONG AT HER DR. APPT. SHE IS PLAYING MORE, LAUGHING, AND GETTING TO BE A LITTLE WIGGLE WORM. TOO CUTE! 

BUMBO FUN

ELISE LOVES HER BUMBO SEAT- IT IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BABY SHOWER GIFTS! ALL YOU PREGOS NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU GET ONE FOR YOUR BABIES!!! 

SHOTS

 
ELISE GOT HER IMMUNIZATIONS ON JULY 3RD. SHE DID REALLY WELL WITH THEM. SHE FOUND HER THUMB THAT NIGHT AND CUDDLED WITH DADDY. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO GRANDMA H.'S TO CELEBRATE FOURTH OF JULY AND SHE WAS A LITTLE FIRECRACKER AS USUAL:) 

DIVA

 
 
 
SARAH AND I TOOK THE KIDS TO SPLASH MORAINE LAST WEEK. ELISE AND AIDAN JUST HUNG OUT UNDER THE UMBRELLA. KYLIE AND ETHAN SWAM ALL DAY AND EVEN GOT TO MEET SPONGEBOB! 

THE SOCIAL BUTTERFLY

 
THESE ARE SOME PICS OF ELISE FINALLY GETTING TO MEET SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUT OF TOWN
TOP LEFT: BRIAN'S AUNT SANDY AND UNCLE DON- VISITING FROM BUFFALO OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
TOP RIGHT: MY AUNT JUDY AND AUNT JOYCE- AT A "MEET ELISE SHOWER"
BOTTOM LEFT: BRIAN'S FRIEND DAVE- HE GOES TO CHIROPRACTOR SCHOOL IN DAYTONA
BOTTOM RIGHT: MY LITTLE BROTHER ADAM- HE JUST GRADUATED FROM BOOT CAMP (USMC) 

TUMMY TIME

 
WYATT DECIDED HE WOULD JOIN ELISE IN TUMMY TIME THE OTHER DAY. WHAT A GOOD BIG BROTHER! 

ALL SMILES

 
 
THESE SMILES MAKE GETTING UP AT FOUR A.M. ALL WORTH IT! THESE PICTURES CRACK ME UP. TOO CUTE! 

NICU BABY BOOM

 

I HAD A BABY SHOWER FOR KOURTNEY AT MY HOUSE AND IT WAS SURELY RAINING BABIES! THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY BABIES BORN TO THE NICU STAFF THIS YEAR AND THERE ARE LOTS MORE ON THE WAY! FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: KENDALL, ELISE, LANDON, ARILYN, ANNA, AVA, AND NOAH. 

BRIAN GRADUATED TOO!!!

 

BRIAN ALSO GRADUATED IN MAY (MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING). HE DIDN'T GO TO HIS GRADUATION CEREMONY BECAUSE IT WAS AT PURDUE, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY PICS.
CONGRATULATIONS HONEY!!!! 

MORE GRADUATION PICS

 

TOP LEFT: KACEY WHO WILL BE A MIDWIFE, ME, SARAH WHO WILL BE A CNP, AND OF COURSE ELISE WHO SUFFERED THROUGH 32 WEEKS OF SCHOOL WITH US (AND KEPT ME ENTERTAINED BY MOVING ALL THE TIME)! NOT PICTURED IS RACHEL WHO WILL ALSO BE A CNP, BUT SKIPPED GRADUATION TO GO TO FRANCE!
TOP RIGHT: JACKIE MARTIN, MIDWIFE AND DEAR FRIEND WHO PRECEPTED ME DURING MY 1ST CLINICAL ROTATION
BOTTOM LEFT: MY BEST FRIEND JAMIE
BOTTOM RIGHT: ME, MY MOM, MY SISTER, AND THE MUNCHKINS- ELISE, ETHAN, & AIDAN (AT BUCCA DI BEPPO) 

GRADUATION

 

I OFFICIALLY GRADUATED FROM UC IN MARCH (MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, POSTMASTERS CERTIFICATE IN WOMEN'S HEALTH), BUT THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY WASN'T UNTIL JUNE 10TH. I HAVE TO TAKE A CERTIFICATION EXAM SOMETIME THIS SUMMER AND THEN I WILL BE A CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER IN WOMEN'S HEALTH. 

TWO MONTHS OLD

 

O.K.- I PROMISED YOU BLOG STALKERS SOME PICS, SO HERE THEY ARE (A LITTLE LATE):) ELISE IS WEIGHING IN AT 9 LBS AND AS YOU CAN SEE HAS MANY CHINS. HER NEWBORN CLOTHES ARE FINALLY STARTING TO FIT HER. SHE IS A MORNING GIRL- SHE IS ALL SMILES AND LOVES TO COO. 

FUSSY TIME

 

THIS IS OUR EVENING RITUAL. ELISE FUSSES AT NIGHT AND BRIAN BOUNCES WITH HER ON THE BALL FOR 1-2 HOURS. SHE HAS TO LOOK AT HIM THE WHOLE TIME, AND I CAN'T DO THE TRICK. SHE ALREADY HAS HER DADDY WRAPPED AROUND HER FINGER! YOU CAN CLICK ON THE COLLAGE TO VIEW BIGGER. 

LOOK WHO IS ONE MONTH OLD!

We can't believe Elise is already a month old! Time really does fly. She was 6lbs 13oz at her Dr. appt Monday, but I bet she is up to 7 lbs now. She is starting to interact more and she slept 5 hrs last night!

WELCOME ELISE NICOLE!

Finally, here are some pics of Elise. She was born April 13th at 2:06 pm. She weighed 6 lbs and was 18 inches long.

BABY SHOWERS

Here are some pics from baby showers. It was great seeing everyone and baby got lots of good stuff.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY 5K

We ran the Harrigan's St. Patty's Day 5K. It was Wyatt's 1st official race. Brian couldn't believe that I was running this when I was 33 weeks pregnant. It took a little longer, but I did it!

ABOUT US

As most of you know, we have been married over 4 years (can you believe it has been that long?!) We have been busy- both of us are finishing our masters degrees, working, and preparing for our 1st baby (due May 3rd). We still have the infamous dog- Wyatt (he's really our 1st baby).

3D/4D ULTRASOUND

We had a 3D/4D ultrasound today at Becoming Mom Spa in Cincinnati. It was so cool to see our baby. Here are some of the pictures- I think it looks like Daddy. You can see that the baby smiled and even opened it's eyes! No- we still didn't find out the sex!!!