BEACH BABY

For Memorial Day Weekend, we loaded up and went to the beach. We left Wednesday night and Ellie slept the entire trip! She was such a good girl on this vacation and even though it rained almost the whole time, we still had lots of fun! Here are some of the pictures we took of her

Baby Einstein

Today I bought Ellie a Baby Einstein DVD. I sat her in front of the TV and turned it on wondering what she would do or if she would even notice it. She sat there mesmerized for about 15 or 20 minutes watching it. Guess we'll be buying more of those!

Happy Mother's Day!

It's my very first Mother's Day and I have to say I have had a great one so far and it's just 9 a.m. I actually got my Mother's Day gift yesterday because Ryan said Ellie couldn't wait to give it to me and she wanted me to go ahead and open it. It was a gift card to Santa Fe Day Spa! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait to go and have my HOUR LONG MASSAGE! I am in desperate need of one. To top that off, this weekend has been full of firsts for us. Ellie and I ventured out for a lunch/play date with 2 of my good friends, Cathi and Molly and their kids, Alli, Emma, and Jack. We went to Zoe's Kitchen at Patton Creek and sat outside. This was Ellie's first time to go out to eat and I was very nervous. She did cry for a bit, but eventually settled down and went to sleep. That night Ryan and I took her to a "real restaurant". We met Emma and Adam at Firebirds. I have never realized just how loud it is in a restaurant. I was so nervous that she would start screaming but even if she had, no one would have been able to hear it! I was able to enjoy a lovely margarita (oh, how i've missed you!) Since we were on a roll, I took her to the mall to get some make-up (she cried and it was loud so we quickly left! hahaha) and then last night we went to my favorite restaurant, Surin West. She was so great. And, here is the kicker.....Ellie has sleept from 10:30 -6:45 for the last 4 nights...except this morning she slept until 8!!!!! I have hit the jackpot! Happy Mother's Day to MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! It has been a great weekend. We are heading off to Aunt Bannie and Terry's house in a little bit for Mother's Day lunch.

This is Ellie in her new Bumpo seat. It's supposed to help babies learn to sit up and eventually crawl and walk better. They really aren't supposed to sit in it until they have good head control, which the doctor said that Ellie's is on track with a 3-4 month old. So, I couldn't resist putting her in it for just a minute. Doesn't she look so proud of herself!?!

Yesterday I had a meeting and Emma babysat Ellie. When I got home I got an email from her with these pictures. It seems a little photo shoot took place while I was gone! Thankfully, Emma is so good with her camera, I won't have to go to sears every few months!

RETALIATION

Ryan is not too happy about my latest blog!!!! I really think deep down inside he thinks it's pretty stinkin funny, however, he is acting like he is mad. When I came in from running he told me:

Ryan: "I'm gonna write a mean blog about you!"

Me: "What are you gonna write?"

Ryan: "I'm not telling you"

Me: "Well, I'm going to have to give you my passwords to the blog so you can write something!"

Ryan: "I'm just gonna create my OWN blog then!"

Me: "hahahahahahahahahahahaha"

Strolling

One of my favorite gifts while I was pregnant was the jogging stroller. I couldn't wait to use it. Ellie is not a big fan of her carseat therefore I don't get to use the stroller much. But yesterday, she was so good! I swaddled her, put her in the carseat, snapped it on the stroller and off we went. I kept waiting for her to burst into tears but she never did. Being a bit tired must have helped. But she stayed awake almost the whole time and she just looked around at the trees and the sky and everything we passed. It was my favorite walk with her. We talked the whole time until she eventually closed her eyes and slept. She is changing everyday and she is getting better about sitting in her bouncy seat and carseat. Even though she really doesn't care for the carseat still. She smiles at me a lot and has started cooing a little bit. She's so much fun. If I could, I would love to just stay at home with her every day.