Can Do...

Elsa can do a lot.

She can get her pacifier back in her mouth with about 70% accuracy.
She can turn from tummy to back...sometimes.
She can turn from back to tummy...sometimes.
She recognizes her bottle and gets upset when it doesn't get to lips fast enough.
She opens her mouth when she sees her spoon.
She prefers rice cereal to oatmeal.
She makes lots and lots of raspberries with her mouth...especially when she is supposed to go to sleep but has decided not to.
She gets so excited when she sees her daddy.

Finger Lickin' Good

Elsa is enjoying her second solid food, oatmeal.  We are looking forward to the days of sweet potatoes and bananas too.  I have all of the equipment and will soon start making Elsa's baby food.  I am not going to break my back with this task, but will do what is doable.  If she is anything like her mother, she will enjoy each meal and every bite.

The Week in Review

Elsa loves her links!  It is the toy that she can hold onto the easiest.  They are hard and bumpy and feel so good to her when she gums them.  She is turning five months old this week and we wonder if teething is just around the corner.  There is a lot of drool these days, but she is as pleasant as ever.

Tim enjoyed opening day with Elsa.  They both wore St. Louis Cardinals gear.  They won too!  Go Red Birds!

Spring Break!

 

We have been enjoying a visit from my family -- my mom, my brother, my sister-in-law and our super cute nephew Caeden.

  It has been a special visit because it was the first time that Caeden and Elsa met each other.  We toured the city, Villanova and a few more local things.  Sean broke the record for most cheesesteaks eaten on one visit.   We are touring Villanova in the photo above.

Along with our visitors, it has been a big week for Elsa.  She tried rice cereal for the first time.  Most of it came dribbling out of her mouth, but in time, she will get the hang of it.

We are loving spring!  Lots of walks in the stroller and lots of walks with the baby carrier.

Strollin'

Thank goodness for spring time weather.  Elsa was a winter baby and we can finally get outside and enjoy the fresh weather in her smart orange stroller.  She loves it!

Spring is Here!

Elsa turned four months old this week.  She is such a smiley, happy baby.  It is a rare thing to have a crabby Elsa at our house.

Elsa has also learned how to suck on her toe.  It makes diaper changes a real challenge but very funny.

We are so glad that spring is finally here.  We are enjoying our evening walks in the stroller and the fresh air.  I think it is helping Elsa sleep consistantly through the night.

See...she is always like this.

Star Wars

Elsa continues to learn about her body and all that she can do with it.  Her latest, holding onto her toes.  She has rolled over twice from tummy to back but has not repeated this act since last weekend.

We received some cute onsies from Tim's friend Rick.  One is an AC/DC and the other is Star Wars.  Whenever Tim holds her like this, I see a striking resemblence.