Look Alikes

After our first week back in the working routine, we enjoyed a snow day on Friday.  It was a nice surprise after four days at daycare and kindergarten.  Everything is going very well with the new routine.  Elsa seems to enjoy her time at daycare and is happy each and every day.  As always, I enjoy kindergarten and the many adventures that it brings.

We spent a lazy weekend around the house.  We are beginning to think that Elsa might be getting bored with our activities after the excitement that daycare brings.

Tim and I are always having the conversation about who Elsa looks like.  Sometimes, I look at her and see Tim.  Sometimes, I look at her and see my dad.  Sometimes, I see her and think I am looking in the mirror.  But when I saw this picture, I thought she definitely looked like Tim.  Maybe it is the lack of hair, but it is also the little half grin.

Three Months Old

I never appreciated the phrase "time flies" until I had Elsa.  Just three months ago, she joined our family and it has been a whirlwind ever since.  Each day we marvel at her newest accomplishment. 

Today, I swear that we played our first game of peek-a-boo.  She was all snuggled in her blanket, just about ready for a nap when I started hiding my face and saying the phrase "peek-a-boo".  Then, she would turn her face into the blanket and turn her face back to me with a huge smile.  I would say the phrase again when she looked at me.  This went on for about five minutes.  It was just one of many first fun times with Elsa.

Valentine's Day Visitors

For Valentine's Day, we had visitors from Brooklyn.  Our friends Amy, Anna, and Wes drove down to spend the day with us.  We always enjoy seeing them!

Elsa looks a little stunned in this picture, but it was during the "crabby hour" which is from 6 - 7PM.  Everyone tells me this is very common for babies.

We are spending our last week of maternity leave preparing for daycare.  We are getting up to alarms...us, not the baby.  I don't like to dwell on all of the feelings that I am having about daycare so I just move onto the next step in our family life.  Also, I have to keep reminding myself that it is for three months and then, the three of us will have three months off.  I love being a teacher.

Some Tummy Time

Elsa is NOT a fan of tummy time.  We have to coax her by surrounding her with all of her toys and books.  This will keep her interest for no more than three minutes.  She likes tummy time with her boppy more than directly on her tummy.  Each day, she likes it more and more, but the timing is very important.  Elsa is a spitty baby so we have to do tummy time long after a feeding.  Otherwise, it turns into spitty time.

Winter Fun

Elsa has been read to since she was born, but she is finally starting to be interested in the pages in the books.  Her favoritte book is her color book.  I assume it is a favorite because of the bright colors faces of other babies.

We had blizzard in Philadelphia that mirrored what we've experienced many times in the midwest.  I couldn't resist taking Elsa's picture in her snow cap.  We stayed inside, but Tim was a shoveling maniac.

The view from our front yard in the middle of the storm.

Elsa's Mobile

We have gotten into the habit of bringing Elsa into our bedroom in the morning.  She is so pleasent in the morning and is ready to have lots of conversations with her mom and dad.  Elsa is like all other babies and has her moments when she is unsatisfied, but we've yet to wake up to her crying in the morning.  We hear her on the monitor having conversations with her friends on her mobile.  When we go in to great her, she is happy and smiling and ready to start her day.

This is a photo of Elsa having what we call "mobile time" because she tends to get over-stimulated by her mobile to the point that she does not want to fall asleep.  So, we schedule mobile time into the day to get it out of her system.

Bath Time

During the first two months of Elsa's life, Tim and I have tried to figure out "what works" for our daughter and our new family.  One of the tried and true events during our day is bath time.  Elsa loves her bath.  She likes it even more now that she can really be immersed in the water and be cozy with the warm water.  It is part of our night time routine.