On a roll

She is mobile! She has been wiggling herself onto her side for a few days now, but has lacked either the coordination or the confidence to go any further. Yesterday, she went for it! It's not perfect yet, but she is able to roll over! I have to help her a bit at the end with her arm. With a little practice, she will be a pro!

Swimming

As I have mentioned before, Eliza loves her ball. The other day when we were at the doctor's office, she was having a ball (haha :) with it!

Target had bathing suits on sale, so we bought Eliza one the other day. Since today is Michael's first day off, we went to the Fallbrook YMCA to introduce Eliza to the pool. That pool is nice because it is indoors and the temperature is a little warmer. At first she didn't know what to think of it, but about 5 minutes in she was kicking her little legs around.

 We only stayed in about 20 minutes and then came home, but that little bit of kicking must have worn her out. She is now a sleepy baby!

Almost a year

This past year has zoomed by! Almost a year ago, we found out that we were going to be having a little Blueberry. Wow, how much have our lives changed!

Last year on July 25th, I was 5 weeks along :)

Recaps: Pregnancy Photos

Photos I should have posted about a week ago :)
Eliza is 3 months old!

Extreme cuteness!

We are so blessed to have such a perfect little baby :) She is developing so quickly. Within the last week she has found her hands and she thinks they are the greatest things EVER!

Outfit given by Mrs. Kristin

Since she is gaining finer motor skills, Michael and I bought her this ball. She is mesmerized by it because she can hold it and shake it. It is really cute watching her learn and play.

Her new toy

My favorite time of the day is definitely when she wakes up from a nap. She is the happiest baby!

Fireworks... No problem :)

Eliza has been a happy girl now that we have gone back to the swaddle and she has been sleeping well. I am also a happier girl :) Within the last few days, Eliza has started paying very close attention to the animals. Coral desperately wants to be best friends with Eliza, Angel is very cautious around her and doesn't get to close and Saphira could care less!

Good night kisses from Coral

So, I have never seen a love for fireworks like I have in Nebraska. It is legal to shoot them in the city limits here, so for several days before the 4th, there are tons of fireworks going off. The first year we moved her we were certain we were in a war zone. Last night we were afraid Eliza wouldn't sleep, but were we wrong! She slept like a champ :)

Baby Eliza and Alien Eliza (in the mirror)

About 5 minutes later :)   

Since we don't have family in Lincoln, I was getting worried about spending another 4th alone since Michael has to work for the 3rd year in a row. But, thankfully, Kimmie and Brian invited us out to the Gerlach home for a party. It was very nice to be around people and the food was wonderful! Michael was able to make it out when he got off of work and join in on the festivities. Eliza seemed completely indifferent to the fireworks. All in all, a very good day!

Swaddle it is...

So, Eliza has been sleeping in her big girl bed in a sleep sack instead of a swaddle. We thought that it might be best to change her bed and experiment without a swaddle all at once. Well, last night was night four of waking up every hour and mommy is exhausted from getting up and putting the pacifier back in. So swaddle it is! We are both going to get some sleep tonight!

In other news, Eliza is completely wowed by her hands! They taste awesome apparently and are great for grabbing EVERYthing. Although she doesn't know what to do with items when she gets them, I have a feeling she is going to start playing with the toys around her very soon. 

Little 'Liza loves being in her chair when we are eating dinner. She has started joining in on dinner conversation and gives us these wonderful smiles. Nothing better in the world :)

Big Girl Stuff

So every mom I have met likes to tell stories about their kiddos, and usually the kids don't really want that story told. My mom has and Michael's mom LOVES telling stories about Katie and Michael. So, in order to get one of my first "mom badges", I figured I needed to start taking pictures to show for future first dates. Sean and Marie got us the Billy Bob pacifier and we gave it to Eliza. She is super picky about pacifiers, so it didn't stay in for long... but I got a pic!

It seems like all of a sudden, Eliza is turning into a big girl. Michael and I agreed a month ago that when she was 3 months old, she would start sleeping in her crib in her own room. Until the other night, she was still sleeping in her bassinet in our room. Well, we got rid of the swaddle AND moved her to the crib this weekend. Overall she is doing fine with it, but she wakes up during the night several times because she wants her pacifier. I think it is going to take a little time to get back to sleeping solid, but hopefully it will come soon!

Also, yesterday Eliza got her big girl chair for the table. Up to this point, when we are eating dinner, we would put her in her bouncer close to the table. In a few months she is going to start eating solids and would need a high chair anyway, so we went ahead and got one. This one reclines to fit the baby and has a tray. She was kicking and smiling when we put her in it, so hopefully that is the "I like it" dance :)

Watching mom and dad cook dinner. She liked being higher off the ground because she could see more things. 

Her watching us while we cook in the kitchen. 

Investigating what this new tray thing is :)