Grandma Bette

We spent an entire month with my parents in North Dakota. Very special.

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Catching Up

You have all been so very patient! We have been away on our annual summer midwest adventure. More than any other year, the car was very full. Traveling with an infant by car is a challenge, but we are experts now.

We started in St. Louis where we spent time with Joe, Ellie and cousin Leah. A great time!

I'll post more in the coming days.

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Swingin'

Elsa enjoyed her first swing ride today.  We went to a park and enjoyed the perfect day.  She is a little tiny for the swing, but she is strong and can sit up.  I think we will add the swing to our list of activities to make Elsa happy.

My First Mother's Day

I am not the kind of person who usually gets caught up in holidays...except Christmas.  However, I really enjoyed Mother's Day.  Tim and I do not exchange gifts for many occasions and I was curious how Mother's Day would play out. 

He knows me so well.  He had my car professionally cleaned.  It was exactly what I wanted.  We also went to get Elsa's six month photos taken on Mother's Day.  I was so pleased with them, but it is easy.  She is such a happy girl who is quick to ham for the camera.

Teeth

Since recovering from her first significant cold, Elsa has made big gains in babyhood!  It started with the emergance of her first tooth.  We had a feeling that it would appear with all of the drooling and chewing.  Then, a few days later, another tooth appeared right next to the first. 

Elsa is like her mom.  She enjoys meal time.  She has let us know LOUD and clear that she wants more cereal.  We were following all of the baby books and taking it slow, but Elsa wants to take it fast.  We've tried oatmeal and rice for the past month.  She is a fan.  Today, we are trying bananas. 

I attempted to make some of my own baby food for Elsa.  We had success with peas and froze a bunch.  However, carrots were not as much of a success.  I'll try again. 

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.