She's a Trooper

Today has been a day. Eliza had her two month check up and is a healthy baby :) She is gaining weight well and has hit all of her milestones. We are so blessed to get good reports like these! But, at the end of the appointment she got 3 shots. I don't know who cried more, her or me! 

Like a sleep-deprived, post-pregnancy brained woman, I rescheduled pictures for today. They were supposed to be on Monday, but Eliza woke up with a gunky eye. The picture at the top shows how she is feeling today. Thankfully, we were able to cheer her up to get some good ones. She was being such a trooper!

Look at that sweet face! Now, since we have gotten home, this is all she feels like doing. Her little cry sounds so sad right now. Hopefully she gets to feeling better soon <3

They are blooming :)

My roses are starting to bloom! The yellow rose below smells divine and there are tons of buds. I can't wait until they really get going. I'll post more pictures as they continue to bloom :)

Two Months Old!

Can you believe it?! I can't because sometimes it seems like yesterday and then other times it seems like 5 years ago. Our little baby was 2 months old yesterday :)

Looking through baby pictures, we found these two that are pretty close in age. With our powers combined, we made a pretty cute kid :)

We enjoyed Memorial Day by having some nice family time. Since it has been raining so much here, it was time to mow the yard. I looked outside and Angel and Coral were helping Michael - each time he came toward the house they led the way and each time he turned toward the back fence, they followed him. Teamwork!

The weather was gorgeous, so we drove to the Sunken Gardens, put Eliza in her stroller and got in a good walk. It must have worn her out, because I took this picture of her when we got back to the house :)

Another great visit

Sunday was a great day! We played board games and ate most of the day. We are all going to have to work off this weekend as far as sweets go! Nicole took the picture of Eliza and it almost looks like she is throwing up a peace sign! Love it :)

Sadly, Chad and Nicole had to leave this morning. To fill their bellies for a long car ride, we took them to breakfast at The Egg & I. They, of course, loved the waffles. These are goodbye pictures. But, they are tying the knot in 75 days, so we'll see each other soon!

They are here!

Nicole and Chad (AKA White Thunder) made the trek to Nebraska to see us. They got in about 1:30am on Friday and after hugging it out, we all went to bed. Friday, we all slept in and they got to meet Eliza when she woke up. Of course, they said "Look at all that hair", and also another one we get pretty frequently, "She's so pretty!". 

We were bums all of Friday and just hung out most of the day allowing them to recoop from their drive. When Michael got home, we grilled some pork tenderloin and veggies for dinner and enjoyed each other's company. After dinner, Nicole decided that she needed ice cream, so she and White Thunder went out to find a grocery store. Since I can't have ice cream, I asked for a bag of Skittles... 2 lbs 9oz! Needless to say, I have shared and our tummies hurt from Skittles! We haven't even made a dent!

After dinner, we played two great board games: Quirkle and Blokus. We don't own Quirkle, but our good friend Brian let us use his copy this weekend. It seems that Chad and Nicole are a bit competitive with one another, so we a few games, but the outcome was always the same... Nicole was not the winner. 

Michael has been off today, so after sleeping in, we cooked some breakfast and played some more Blokus. Nicole won today, so naturally, she likes the game much better. Since we have had too much junk food, all humans and dogs went on a walk because it was beautiful today. Eliza liked the idea of going on a walk because she was all smiles when we put her in her stroller :)

After the walk, we can back to the house to hang out more. We put Eliza in her swing for a bit while she was napping. When I got her out, she had expertly drenched the swing cover and so needed to be cleaned up and changed. After we changed her, I put her in her crib to wash her swing cover and realized that she looks so tiny in her crib! We never put her in it, so I hadn't realized how big it is. We'll do a similar picture in a few months to see how much she grows!

For dinner, White Thunder was craving a Reuben, so we took them to the Haymarket to eat at Lazlo's. Great food, great company! This is a picture of the cute couple with miss Eliza :)

When we got home, we bathed and fed Eliza. After lots of cuddling, we put her down and then played board games: Ticket to Ride, Tsoru, and Taboo. Great day!

Any day now!

 We have 11 huge rose bushes in our front yard right next to the house and ANY day now they are going to bloom. The buds have been getting larger and larger, so each morning when I wake up, I take Eliza to the window hoping we have roses. One morning, I will get to tell her to "wake up and smell the roses!" Poor thing got stuck with super corny parents.

Speaking of waking up, this is the cute little face I get to wake up to each morning! No, I don't make her sleep in bows, but we do put one in when we are getting dressed. Looking at the picture on the right, I can't believe how long she is getting. I am not ready for her to get big yet!

Sleepy Baby

Michael has been off work the last 3 days, so we have been running errands. Eliza has been a trooper and is getting much better about going and doing. This is great news for me because I am starting to get a little antsy staying at home without being social. I think we have just wore her out because she has slept like a champ today!

Two bad words in our house are Pinterest and Living Social because they are money pits! These canvas are living social buys, which I got for a great deal. Each of the baby were $12 dollars! I have a feeling our house is going to start filling up with more Eliza faces :)