Some Cute Pictures

Here are some cute recent pictures of Ellie.  She is growing so fast, and getting cuter every day :)

Peas, Please!

There is nothing more adorable than watching an infant eat her first foods. It brings us such joy to see the colorful purees surround a 2-inch radius of her mouth. It is so cute when she smiles that lovely green smile after eating her meal of peas and rice cereal.  It isn't so lovely, however, when it comes out the other end.  We have just left the world of the small, frequent, odorless stools of a breastmilk-only baby and entered a new world of large, stinky, and less frequent bowel movements.  Ah, yes.  Poop.  I have found it to be a much-too-common topic of conversation these days among my young mother friends.  I guess it is because we see a lot of it every day.  It is also not uncommon for the topic to be discussed with my husband at the dinner table.  This is just one of the indications of how much our life has changed since December 30, 2007.  All for the better, of course. We are loving every minute.

Baby Talk

Here is some footage of Ellie talking.  It is too funny.  She sounds like she is getting upset, but she is not.  She found her voice several weeks ago, and has been using it ever since!

You Might Be a Redneck If...

Your crib is on blocks...or paint cans.  You got it, folks.  This was Ellie's crib last weekend after she got her very first cold.  I asked my father-in-law to find a way to elevate Ellie's bed to ease her chest congestion while she slept, and this was his solution.  Simple, right?  I really couldn't contain my laughter when I saw it at first.  But, it worked, and I am happy to say that Ellie is feeling much better.  Note the humidifier over to the right of the crib.  I am not sure which was the most help, but nonetheless, we are hopefully finished waking up in the middle of the night to a coughing baby.  I just had to share.