FINALLY- A BOY

WHAT DOES EVERY LITTLE GIRL WANT FOR THEIR 5 MONTH BIRTHDAY? A CUTIE LIKE CARSON!!!!
HE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 12TH TO MY FRIEND MANDY FROM WORK, ENDING THE STREAK OF GIRLS. ELISE CLAIMED HIM BACK WHEN WE FOUND OUT IT WAS A BOY, AND AFTER MEETING HIM YESTERDAY- I APPROVE:)


WELCOME CARSON AND CONGRATULATIONS MANDY, CHRIS, & AVA!!!

OUR FIRST ROADTRIP

WE WENT TO BUFFALO TO VISIT BRIAN'S AUNT SANDY AND UNCLE DON. WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
 
GETTING READY FOR TAKE OFF- ELISE SLEPT THE WHOLE WAY AND EVEN PUT HERSELF ON A SCHEDULE WHILE WE WERE THERE!
 
WE LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR A BUFFALO BILLS CHEERLEADER OUTFIT, BUT HAD TO SETTLE ON A HAT THAT MATCHES DADDY'S.
 
ELISE LOVED PLAYING WITH AUNT SANDY. BRIAN'S COUSIN DENISE AND HER FAMILY CAME TO MEET ELISE. HANGING WITH UNCLE DON. SOOO BIG. 

WELCOME JULIA

 
 
AND YET ANOTHER LITTLE GIRL...I WENT TO VISIT KATIE AND BABY JULIA LAST WEEK. BOTH MOM AND BABY ARE DOING GREAT. JULIA SLEPT THE WHOLE TIME, BUT SHE SNUCK SOME SMILES IN WHILE I WAS THERE. 

SILLY LITTLE GIRL

 
 
 

WE NEVER HAVE A DULL MOMENT :) 

ARE MY PARENTS HIPPIES?!

WE HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN THE REPUTATION OF BEING HIPPIES SINCE WE DELIVERED AT FAMILY BEGINNINGS. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, WE TOOK ELISE TO A BABY MASSAGE WORKSHOP AT A YOGA STUDIO IN YELLOW SPRINGS TODAY. IT WAS REALLY COOL AND SHE LOVED THE MASSAGE. WE FORGOT THE CAMERA, SO NO PICS. THERE WERE 2 OTHER BABIES THERE. THEY WERE BOTH 6 WEEKS OLD AND WERE BIGGER THAN ELISE! ONE WAS 13 POUNDS AND THE OTHER WAS 12 POUNDS!

HANGING WITH THE GIRLS

ELISE AND I HAD LUNCH AT THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY WITH CHANTE/KENDALL AND MANDY/AVA. ELISE AND KENDALL WERE DRESSED ALIKE, DON'T THEY LOOK LIKE TWINS :) LITTLE MISS AVA LOVED THE BABIES- SHE WILL MAKE A GREAT BIG SISTER. I STOLE YOUR PICS CHANTE- THEY WERE BETTER THAN MINE.

DAVE AND BUSTERS

WE HAD OUR FIRST NIGHT OUT SINCE ELISE WAS BORN. WE WENT TO DAVE AND BUSTERS WITH MY FRIENDS FROM WORK. WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
 
  

FOUR MONTHS OLD

ELISE WAS FOUR MONTHS OLD LAST SUNDAY. SHE IS ROLLING OVER, "TALKING" A LOT, AND THINKS HER HANDS AND FEET ARE THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD. SHE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT TWICE LAST WEEK...MAYBE WE ARE ON TO SOMETHING HERE (HOPEFULLY:). SHE JUST KEEPS GETTING TO BE MORE AND MORE FUN THE OLDER SHE GETS.

THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

 
ELISE AND I WENT TO SEE MICHELE AND BABY CLAIRE. CLAIRE IS THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE NICU BABY BOOM AND SHE IS ADOREABLE. THE GIRLS DID NOT COOPERATE FOR THE PHOTO SHOOT:) 

GET IN SHAPE GIRL

 
 
 
THESE ARE JUST SOME GOOFY PICTURES WE TOOK. THE LITTLE GOOBER LOOKS LIKE SHE IS READY TO WORK OUT. 

GNARLY 80'S BASH

 
MY BROTHER DAVE IS GETTING MARRIED NEXT MONTH AND THEY HAD A "GNARLY 80'S BASH" (COUPLE'S SHOWER) LAST FRIDAY. THIS IS ELISE WITH DAVE, PATTY, DAN, & AMBER
 
ALEXA COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF ELISE. I GREW UP WITH HER DAD MARCUS, SO IT WAS NEAT TO SEE OUR LITTLE GIRLS TOGETHER. MARCUS AND HIS WIFE ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER LITTLE GIRL IN NOVEMBER- ALEXA WAS GETTING LOTS OF PRACTICE. 

PARTY AT MY CRIB

 
ELISE IS OFFICIALLY OUT OF OUR ROOM- WE MOVED HER INTO HER CRIB LAST WEEKEND. THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS HER FIRST NIGHT IN THE BASSINET AND THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS HER LAST NIGHT IN IT.
 
THIS IS HER NURSERY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
 
SHE LOVES HER MOBILE. 

PRECIOUS PARTS

WE HAD THE "PRECIOUS PARTS" COLLAGE DONE FOR ELISE'S 3 MONTH PICTURES. IT IS SO CUTE- THIS IS THE BEST I COULD DO ON TAKING A PICTURE OF IT. I LOVE THE ONE OF HER LITTLE BELLY BUTTON!

AIR FORCE MUSEUM

LAST MONDAY WE PLANNED ON GOING TO THE ZOO, BUT THE EXTREME HEAT CHANGED THOSE PLANS! INSTEAD, DAVE, MY MOM, AND I TOOK ELISE, ETHAN, SALVADORE, AND KYLIE TO THE AIR FORCE MUSEUM (AIDAN WAS SICK, SO HE STAYED HOME). THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME AND ELISE JUST SLEPT IN HER STROLLER.

I PASSED!!!

I took my certification exam today and passed!!! I am officially a Women's Health CNP (certified nurse practitioner). I will be working at the Center for Women's Healthcare at Miami Valley Hospital once I get all my paperwork turned in. For more info on nurse practitioners- check out the link below. I am so happy and relieved that it is over :)!
http://www.npwh.org/faqs1.htm

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)