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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Which Way to the Beach???





Elle has been getting ready for the beach for several weeks now....errr maybe just her momma ;) I am just soooo excited to take her to the beach for the first time!!! We are headed to Sandestin this week, so check back soon for beach pics!




Just before we headed out to Florida on Saturday, Elle's cousin Emma came to visit! We were finally able to get some pics of them together - aren't they PRECIOUS?! Elle looks so big next to Emma. I don't remember Elle ever being this small!

Emma 3 1/2 weeks & Elle 19 weeks


Aunt Angela (BJ's sister) with Elle!





Monday, June 22, 2009

Cereal... mmmm mmmm good!


We gave Elle cereal for the first time on Thursday - her first solid food! She did great eating by spoon and really liked the cereal!

That was good!



In a cereal coma!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy 1st Father's Day, Daddy!



I know I'm just little, but I'm big enough to see you're the greatest-ever daddy for a baby girl like me!

Love You Lots!
Your Baby Elle

Friday, June 19, 2009

The Little Engine that Could....Squeal!

This was too cute not to post! As you can see, Elle LOVES storytime!!


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

10 things about Elle at 4 months!


I am a litte late on this post! BJ and I had crazy busy weekend in Charlotte, NC, celebrating the marriage of Robin and Ryan (congrats guys!) We met up with Chris and Tricia Olson and their 9 month old son, Gardner, there. It was so great seeing everyone! AND NO, we didn't take Elle, and YES I was miserable toward the end of our trip! This was the longest we had been away from her (2 nights/3 days). We dropped her off in Crossville to stay with my parents, and needless to say, we were very glad to get back on Sunday!

at nana and poppa's getting ready for Cam's wedding


Here goes 10 things....

1.) Everything goes in her mouth - fist, dress (as seen above), and anything else she can grab a hold of!

2.) Mr. Leap Frog is her new best friend. He sings her the alphabet song and she thinks this is awesome.

3.) She LOVES books...her favorites are Five Speckled Frogs and The Little Engine that Could (we are thrilled about this - she definitely did not get this from her mommy or daddy!)

4.) She is Miss Observant! She watches everything BJ and I eat, follows anything that is around her, and has recently taken an interest to our dog Baxter.

5.) We have dropped the Swaddler for sleeping... and keeping our fingers crossed it stays this way :)

6.) We think she is going through the never ending growth spurt. This girl loves to eat!

7.) She can roll from her stomach to her back.

8.) She is trying to talk more than ever. Her common coos are "GRRRR", "lalalala" and "maaaa" She fake coughs every now and then - it cracks us up!

9.) Her favorite activity is playing in her Exersaucer, and the bouncer seat is back for round two -she can now reach the toy bar on it.

10.) She has become a member of the "Bug" class (4-10 month olds) at the Little Gym. We look forward to Thursday mornings - she has a blast!





Right before we headed out Thursday, we took Elle to her 4 month well check. She is progressing wonderfully! She is now in the 62nd percentile for her weight at 14 lbs and 5 oz. Unfortunately, we did find out that Elle has reflux. Dr. Myers started her on the Prevacid Solutabs, so we hope this works! We really didn't see this coming! She hasn't been spitting up much until recently, BUT it does explain the hour of "fussy time" she has during the evenings. I just thought she was tired, but apparently her little tummy has been hurting this whole time. Poor baby and shame on mommy!

Welcome Emma Grace!

On June 2, 2009, Brad and Jayme welcomed Emma Grace Forrest into the family!

6 lbs 10 oz
19 1/2 in
5:49 pm
Lebanon, TN



Emma is the daughter of BJ's nephew, Brad - making her Elle's second cousin. When we went to see Emma in the hospital the day she was born, I forgot my camera (what else is new!) We stopped by for a quick visit Thursday night on our way to North Carolina. What a little princess!!! How much fun are she and Elle going to have?!? (we were hoping to get Elle in a pic, but she had passed out for the night... oh well)