Lovin' Life :)

I think that I am going to come to appreciate my breaks from school far more than I ever thought possible.  I am loving being home with my baby girl more than words can express (even though she's being a little pistol this week, but we'll get to that later)! 

My trip with my mom is going so great.  It's pretty low key, but it's so nice to see her, and I'm realizing that I'm more than ready for them to be back on the East Coast.  So ready in fact, that if it weren't for our jobs, I'd probably be pushing to head out West with them.  I'm not going to dwell on it, but wishful thinking can never hurt :) 

Back to Ellie.  My God.  This girl has been a firecracker this week!  She is pulling a strike against naps, and I have no idea why!  We tried her back on solids and it gave her another bellyache, so I think we are going to stop until she is 6 months old and try again.  That could very well be her issue.  I also think she is cutting some teeth, so that could be the culprit as well.  Who knows.  I am so guilty of always trying to "solve" Ellie's little phases, but I think I am going to drive myself nuts if I don't stop.  I need to develop the "go with the flow" mantra, but it is so not me.  I'm working on it! 

Here are some more pictures from the week.  Can you tell I'm OBSESSED with my mom's camera?

My new safari hat -SO CUTE, even if Daddy doesn't like it :)

Reading with mommy!

Lunch with Mrs. Winick, mommy's 2nd grade teacher!

Playing with my cousins!

Mommy is one funny lady!

Uncle Chris and Aunt Sammy love me :)

LOVE this picture. Bahaha...

Orioles Opening Day outfit!

Mmm.....cold.....feels....good....

Take that!

Blowin' some raspberries...

and again....

There are still 2 1/2 days left in mom's trip so I'm sure more pictures are in the making!  

Shhhh....Ellie is 1 hour and 1 minute into her nap...Go Ellie! (KNOCK on wood...) 

Loving Spring Break!

After an eventful plane ride in, my mom finally got here on Saturday afternoon, only a day after she was supposed to be here!  It's been a great trip so far.  She's loving spending time with her little smoosh :)  Saturday was pretty relaxed.  We went out and bought a new jogger, which I am LOVING!  Here are some pictures of Day 1 with the new stroller:

Sunday morning we dyed Easter eggs.  I think I had way too much fun with it.  After eggs, we went over to Uncle Wayne's for a great afternoon of family and food!  It was GORGEOUS outside!  I've come to realize that I'm paranoid about having Ellie in the sun.  Come on 6 months and sunscreen!  Here are some pictures from Easter Sunday:

I'm sure lots more pictures will be coming this week!  I think we've taken about 200 since my mom got here and it's only Monday morning!  Yikes!  Stay tuned :)

Oh, What a Night!

I used to brag about the wonderful sleeper that we had!  WELL...last night she woke up 7 times!  We're not sure what's going on.  When she first learned to roll over, we had a few nights where she would wake up from rolling onto her belly, but she quickly realized that she liked sleeping on her tummy, so that issue was null real quick!  However, for the last two nights, Ellie's been waking up screaming on her tummy.  We think that the cereal and bananas might be upsetting her belly, so we're taking a break from the solids for a while to see if that is the case.

In any case, life is good.  My mom's coming on Friday to visit---I can't wait!!!!

Here are some pictures from yesterday :) 

Kisses :)

 

Mmmm....Pooh...

So cute :)

What might they be looking at?

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Spring Is Here!

What a great weekend!  Temperatures in the 70s, friends, and family made for a great couple of days.  Saturday we went to an old friend's son's first birthday party.  I ran into a handful of old friends from high school, which was really nice!  The only thing that sucked is that I didn't realize there were two cats in the house and I spent Saturday night in a Benadryl induced coma.  Hah!  Sunday we went to watch Dave play football.  It was Ellie's first big outing outside and she was a trooper!  She did great!  The only downer was 1) the car battery died and 2) Ellie stayed up way to long which resulted in a super fussy baby and a feeding in the Chik-Fil-A parking lot...hahah!  Here are a few pictures...

How cute am I in my new sunhat?

I could just eat those cheeks up!

I'm not used to this bright sun, mommy!

Happy as a clam on the way to daddy's game!

Dave's the one with the yellow flags on...

Go daddy, go!

I can't resist snapping pictures of those toes!

Takin' a bath in the big girl tub!

I suppose the swaddling isn't keeping her from rolling anymore...hahaha!

Watch this all the way through...bahahah...