Monday, August 03, 2009

Elise is 4 months!

Wow! 4 months already. I can't believe it.
Elise is a sweet little baby and such a GOOD
baby. Dare I say it but she is an EASY baby.
She is just about 13 lbs now and 24 1/4" long.
This puts her in the 30th percentile for weight
and 50th for height. The doctor gave the go ahead
for her to start rice cereal which we will do soon.
The nursing is still going well and she eats 4-5
times a day and sleeps all night, 7pm-7am.
She backed off trying to roll over but is this close.
Its easy to make her smile but not as easy to make
her laugh. Sometimes peekaboo does the trick or
the weird noises that Mommy makes. She really
enjoys hanging out in her Baby Bjorn
and gets a kick out of anything her
brother is doing. She is starting to use
her voice more and more and its funny to
hear what she has to say.

She loves this mouse that she got as a gift.
I started putting it in her crib right away and she
has gotten pretty attached to it. Once I lay her down
she rolls towards mouse, grabs it and sticks
her thumb in her mouth. Off to dreamland!

The Bumbo provides a fresh perspective.

Yum yum yum thumb...

Or these fingers will do...

Pretty Colorado Scenery





George, my grandmother and my mom came out
for 5 nights as well. Here they are on a beautiful
wildflower hike.

We biked the trail next to the Yampa River. Yes,
that is my 82 grandmother getting ready to ride
her bike!

The fabulous hosts, Grandpa Rick and
Grandma Carol

Beautiful baby Elise made some big
changes out there. She got a little closer to
rolling over and best of all...found her THUMB!

We spent a lot of time at this beach next
to the river throwing rocks, watching the
tubers float by and do, um, other things too.
Jackson & Daddy raced Mommy down the
Alpine slide and they legitimately beat me!

Jackson LOVED swimming in the pool and was
so much better this year about following the pool
rules. Gotta get him into some swim lessons this year...

Cousin Matthew just turned 7 and was patient
and sweet with Jackson. What a cool older cousin!
He is really into (play) guns, video games and doing
athletic stuff outside. He even tubed the Yampa
River this summer with his dad.

Cousin Catherine turned 5 while we were out there.
She and Jackson butted heads a few times but had a
blast digging together in the sandbox and going on "treasure
hunts" with Grandma Carol. Catherine loves dresses,
flip flops and swimming in the pool.

Aunt Meaghan, cousins Catherine
& Matthew and Uncle Jim