Big Girl

Elsa loves her ball popping machine.  She doesn't believe me when I tell her that it isn't sturdy enough to hold her up so she takes a tumble sometimes.   She can stand for about ten seconds on her own until she realizes that she is not holding onto anything.  Then, she drops.

Elsa continues to be a very happy baby.  She is happiest when she is climbing on the steps, eating finger foods and yogurt, and wrestling her stuffed animals.  Catalogs never go to waste at our house because Elsa loves to tear them apart and throw them around our living room.  She freezes and checks out the television if any kind of music comes on the screen.  She loves music.

Diaper Time

Tim has coined the after dinner hour "DIAPER TIME" because Elsa likes nothing better than to play in her diaper.  She gets this burst of energy and insists on climbing on everything in our house.  I guess it is just easier when you are semi-nude.

Like everyone, Elsa has her likes and her dislikes when it comes to food.  However, we found out that she loves spaghetti and meatballs.  I have never seen her try to get food into her mouth at such a pace.  She made those little baby sounds when they are so happy about their food.  She squeeled when she saw that I was putting more on her tray.  So far, these are her favorite foods...

blueberries

green beans

turkey breakfast sausage

turkey

BBQ chicken

sweet potatoes

pierogies

cojack cheese

cottage cheese

pears

bananas

graham crackers

yogurt

Cousin Caeden

We are finally home from our midwest adventure.  I thought that I would continue to post pictures from our visit along with our latest update.

We took Elsa's eight month photos in Grand Forks with her cousin Caeden.  It proved challenging to get an eight month old and a 16 month old to sit together to take a picture.  They were too cute. 

Elsa loved playing with Caeden all summer.  One thing we know for sure about Elsa is that she is a social girl.  A bit like her mother, I guess.  I am sure she will be pleased to be at daycare with all of her baby friends. 

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.