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.

Snow day X 3!

Here in the big D we have had THREE snow days, which means little to me since everyday is like a snow day to me now.  Gosh how I love typing that.  Anyway for my husband however they are nice little surprises!  Since the three of us have been cooped up for the past 72 hours we have had quite the time in our home/shed.  Most people have been complaining about the cabin fever and such but I seriously couldn't be happier.  I love staying home and having snow days gives me all the more reason not to feel guilty to not wear pants all day and veg.  I guess I really am an introvert/and or extremely lazy at heart.  Josh however is probably ready to commit suicide.  Anyway Elliotte has been getting some kick A one on one time with daddy-kins and I have been enjoying more naps than my usually two per day quota.  Everybody wins.  Here are some picture we took these past few days of heaven. She has chilled out in her Bumbo chair, sat in her bouncy seat, and got a not so pleasant bath.  Usually she loves her bath but for some reason she just wasn't quite feeling it the other night, needless to say this picture of her in the whale tub might be one of my new favorites.  Enjoy!

Play Time is the Best Time!

Ever wonder what a nice activity would be to entertain your child?  Just drag them across the floor.  They really seem to love it! Elliotte has been more and more fun to play with because she is starting to interact with us.  Last week we played dominoes with her.  She sucks.  Bye!

The Park

On Saturday we went to DTS campus and sat on the lawn with baby E.  Saturday's are our family days since most other days of the week Josh is working with the Youth group.  The weather was so gorgeous that we had to get out and enjoy it!  We went to sonic happy hour and got drinks and than made our way to campus.  It was Elliotte's first day outside with both her parents that didn't consist of her just hanging out in her stroller during a walk around our neighborhood.  We all really enjoyed our day together.