Finally an Update!

Hello Everyone! (if anyone is still checking this)

I have been hassled by a few people that I needed to update my blog, so I figured I better go ahead and update. I had originally thought to keep this just a pregnancy blog, but was told that people want to see pictures of Elise now that she is here. So anyways here goes...

Elise is now 11 weeks old... so here is what has happened in the past 11 weeks.

• Elise was born on January 24, 2011 by c-section at 3:23 pm. She weight 8 lbs 1 oz, and was 21 inches long.
• We struggled a little in the beginning (the first 4 weeks) with breastfeeding and weight gain for Elise. But we finally figured everything out, and she is now chubby and thriving weighing in at the 78th percentile!
• We took our first big road trip to Upton Wyoming ( a 6 hour drive) in March. And Elise did great. She loves her car seat.
• Elise has attended 3 Denver Nuggets basketball games, and she does great there as well. I just put her in the sling while we watch the game, and honestly, she sleeps through it! I can't believe she can sleep through all the clapping and yelling.
• At the end of march Elise started with the "cooing" at Daddy. She would imitate the sounds he makes like the i's and o's. (See video below, it's adorable).
• We took our second big trip which was to Pinedale Wyoming the second weekend in April. She still liked her car seat (YES!) but she gets a little overwhelmed when a lot of people are talking to her at once.
• Oh and she has slept through the night once! ha ha. It didn't do me any good though because I was up the whole night checking on her and wondering why she wasn't awake.

Okay, so here is what everyone is waiting for.. THE PICTURES! My friend Todd gave Elise a stuffed dog when we were in the hospital, and the hospital photographer took her picture with it. So I decided to try to take the same picture to compare Elise's growth every month.

Here is Elise as a Newborn

Elise at 1 month

Elise at 2 months

Okay and here she is talking to Daddy!

36 Weeks and Getting Close!

Well, we are now slightly over 36 weeks along, and still feeling great. Although, like I said before some of the typical pregnancy issues are starting to settle with me, such as the swollen ankles - it doesn't seem to be just my ankles though, my feet are also pretty swollen, and my toes look like little sausages. However, I know it is all for a great cause when we get to meet our sweet little girl. I am now going to the doctor for weekly check-ups. Last week I was told that it would be a while because I am still carrying so high. I have to admit that I look forward to the day when she drops because I might be able to catch my breath a little! On Friday when I hit the 36 week mark, I went to get pregnancy pictures again with my friend Tammy- as I have been every month since I was 8 weeks along. I can't believe how big my belly is!! Here is one of my favorite pictures that we took that day. Looks like I am getting close ...
During the Christmas break my mom and Michayla came to visit for 4 days, and we spent most of that time washing baby clothes and bedding and getting the room completely ready- including having the diaper bag ready to go! I couldn't believe how long it took to take off all the tiny little tags and organize the clothing by sizes. I think the closet turned out great! Matt got all the shelves in place for us, and we started to fill them with the cute clothes. Here is a picture of the closet all ready the arrival.