Elizabeth, Addison and Emily

Sunday, October 20, 2013

5 Months Old!

Now that, in real time, Elizabeth has passed her 7 month birthday, I will be posting her 5 month pictures. It's a busy life being a mom of three!

When Elizabeth turned 5 months old, she was just beginning to roll from her back to her tummy, she was sleeping without a swaddle, and she was able to suck her thumb whenever she needed to. She was beginning to giggle and could sit up with help.

The five month photo shoot took place in the backyard after everyone had gotten up from afternoon nap.

I love you Elizabeth Grace!

Dale, Rose, and Elmo

The Rice's came over for some playtime and crafting in August. I'd given Wendy a sneak peek of the Elmo craft we'd be working on (when I'd asked the girls a few days before what they wanted to make, they both replied, "ELMO!" - he's one of our favorite people these days) and Dale came over very appropriately dressed in an Elmo shirt!

Let's start out with a little kitchen play!

Rose offers Elizabeth something delicious

Peek!

What do you want to eat, Aunt Abbey?

Table's set! Rose makes sure Elizabeth gets some too.

The Daisy Gals

Let's make Elmos!

Nice work everyone!

Ta Da!

Saturday, October 19, 2013

A Bit of August

Hello Blue Eyes

Sweet girl in soft afternoon light

Hey Mom, I went potty and I'm ready to go!

Alright, all the girls really are ready to go now!

A snake came to visit our garden, and Emily and Addie got closer to this little guy than our 8 year old neighbor boy would. He was very impressed by their bravery.

Hi Mr. Snake!

Mom. It's a snake. It's by our toys.

Nissssssss to meet you.

This is so cool.

This little monkey love swinging in the nectarine tree

The snake's gone, mom!

We're off to the neighborhood playground in our superhero capes!

Our neighbor friends Trace and Berlin ran up to join us! Big kids are SO cool!

Super Emily and Super Addie, flying high to the next adventure!

Friday, October 11, 2013

Rice Play

Back in August, we had some great backyard play with the Rices. Dale got to play farmer and harvest some tomatoes, and all the kids were treated to doughnuts from Aunt Wendy. Emily accepted her treat with a "Thank you DeeDee!" I wonder who the usual doughnut giver is? ;) And everyone got to go on several backyard flights courtesy of Air Wendy.

Wendy got some awesome pictures this day. If you want to see more, click here.

Elizabeth

Welcome to a post all about Elizabeth, with several firsts!

In August, Elizabeth began taking her baths in the big tub. The baby tub is back down in the basement.

Elizabeth has become a true thumb sucker. She sucks her thumb before falling asleep and off and on throughout the day. She seems to prefer her left thumb, and lately seems to enjoy stroking her hair with her right hand while thumb sucking. Chris says he was a lefty thumb sucker too, so she must have gotten this from Daddy.

We got out the box of six month clothes, and Elizabeth got to try on a super cute pair of shoes. She's a lucky girl to get twice the hand-me-downs and has quite the wardrobe.

The exersaucer has become a great source of entertainment in our house. It's a nice space for Elizabeth. She can play, practice standing, and have a little bubble room to keep her safe from her sisters' enthusiastic loving.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Elizabeth Sits Up!

Elizabeth has been practicing sitting for quite some time. Back in August, when she was not even quite 5 months old, Chris decided to put her in sitting position and see how long she could stay in the position all on her own. She surprised us both by sitting long enough for a series of pictures before slowly slumping to the side.

Look at me!

A month later, I was feeling confident enough in her solo sitting skills to leave her siting with Boppy support.

On September 14th, one day before turning 6 months old, Elizabeth became a true independent sitter. Ever since then, she's been sitting very confidently on a variety of surfaces.