Ice ice baby!

Another ice day here in Dallas which to me is a prefect day with the family!  Gammy (my mom) sent us early Valentines Day gifts in the mail today!  She got Elliotte a super cute Elmo book and card, and Josh and I banked with some cash!  Thanks mom it was very fun to take pictures of Elliotte with her first V-Day present!

Elliotte hasn't been sleeping as well as she use too so I did some research on when you should stop swaddling your baby.  Two months.  Elliotte-three and a half.  Signs of not wanting to be swaddling are as follows: Fussing, Crying, and waking up periodically during the night.  Check, check and more check.  So tonight we will try a different strategy and hopefully Josh and I both will get a full night of uninterrupted sleep!

On another messier note, Elliotte had blood in her stool last night.  I am not allowed to look up medical things on the internet (hypochondriac) so Josh did while I called the Doctor.  The nurse said that it really isn't anything to be concerned about since she has no fever and there was just a little bit which was music to this anxious mother's ears.  Who would have thought that having blood in your baby's stool is no big thing.  She hasn't had it in any other bowel movements so hopefully we are in the clear.  I always have to take a step back and remember I am the mom.  Whenever there is a crisis I keep thinking, "Quick, get the mom she will know what to do"  and than I realize oh crap that's me now and I am the last person you want to be around in a crisis.

I also have been trying to grasp the concept that Elliotte is not mine.  She is the Lord's.  I am not in control and that is NOT something I swallow easily.  All I can do is pray for her, and do the best I can.  God already has a plan for her little life and I give myself to much credit to think I can alter it.

Elliotte is so much fun to have around.  Yesterday we went to Khol's to take back a shirt that the cashier forgot to take off the security device thingie, and of course walked out with a few more shirts than orginally planned.  It was fun to try on different clothes while Elliotte sat there smiling and cooing at me.  We went to the baby section too so she wouldn't feel left out.  I am not totally selfish here.  I showed her all the super cute baby dresses and she would just stare, mostly unimpressed.  She was very good though and I look forward to many more shopping trips with her, which I am sure the day is coming when it will be absolute hell for the both of us.  Maybe not, we could be the next Loreli and Rory!

And now a random video.  This video makes me laugh.