Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Robert's giveaway
Roberts is having a wonderful givaway, to check it out and get some awesome ideas here.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Some Pictures... Finally!
When I told Nate I was pregnant I gave him a little stuffed monkey. When we finally had Elenor we just out of curiosity measured the monkey to see how it compared to Elenor and it ended up being the same length as her if you include the tail. So we took it to the hospital to get pictures with her next to it. We have taken pictures with her and the monkey periodically since then, so here is the Monkey Series:
Elenor at 11 days old.
Elenor at 18 days old.
Elenor at 2 months old.
Elenor at 4 months old.
Elenor at 5 days old.
Elenor at 11 days old.
Elenor at 18 days old.
Elenor at 2 months old.
Elenor at 4 months old.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
4 Months!
Well Elenor is four months old tomorrow. I sure do love my little girl. I promise pictures are coming, we've just been a tad busy. Well more than a tad. :)
Nate is in school 3/4 time, and working full time. He has now switched to working graves. It was slightly unexpected. We knew we needed him to switch for next semester because he has taken all of the classes they offer for his major at night, so days are the only options to get him through his degree. So he mentioned to his supervisor he would be interested in switching to graves and two days later they informed him his schedule was changed. Luckily we have been able to make it work. And he is actually really liking it. He's doing well in school and will get to start some of his major classes next semester. I'm so proud of him and how hard he is working.
I have finished up school and I'm now taking a break. I have decided to change my major to nursing. After everything that happened with Elenor I realize how nice it is to have a wonderful nurse there who cares. I want to be that for other families. My ultimate goal will be to work in the NICU. So now that school is over I have enjoyed spending my time with Elenor. Work is going well and I'm finally feeling like I am doing well with my new schedule. It was so overwhelming at first. I am also enjoying organizing our house. I have a very wonderful book called Unclutter Your Life in One Week. It is a great book and I would recommend it to anyone. I have truly enjoyed it. The main thing they have you do is take everything out of the room. Literally everything. Then write down the purposes for the room. Then you sort everything according to its purpose, if it's purpose isn't on your list it can't go back into the room. Our house is looking nice! I also am exercising and trying to keep everything in check after the pregnancy. I have a weight loss blog (PS only uplifting comments are welcome) if you want to follow me through my journey I've been working on it for awhile now and have been working up the courage to make it public. Check it out here.
Elenor, like I mentioned is now 4 months old. I don't have her exact weight, her appointment is on Thursday, But is around 8 pounds. She is still wearing Newborn clothes, the 0-3 months are still just too big. She is so darling, she smiles like crazy and wants my attention. She will 'cry' until I look at her and then I get the biggest smiles ever. She loves her daddy very much. She likes it when he holds her with one hand and lets her fly superman style in the air. She has rolled over once for sure and a second time that I'm not sure if I can count it because it happened just seconds after I set her down. She giggles in her sleep all the time, it's so cute. And her new favorite game is when we tap her binky at the corners of her mouth and make funny noises. She also likes when I rub her gums with the binky. She is really doing well. Her adjusted age is 2 months and she is beyond the milestones for that so that's wonderful. They like them to be caught up by the time they are 2 years, but Ele should be caught up earlier than that.
I can't wait for this cold and flu season to be over. I am so excited to be able to take her out and show her off. Oh and side note but Elenor does have a bump on her cheek that looks like a bruise a little as well. Our pediatrician thinks it may be a deep hemangioma, basically a ball of blood vessels that act up and cause a raised area. They are very normal and more prominent with premies. A lot of the time they aren't deep ones and they are just a raised red portion. They usually go away on their own within the first 5 years. But since it is on her cheek and since it is a deep one we will be getting an ultrasound on her cheek soon. There is a possibility she might need surgery but we are hoping that won't be the case. All in all I can't believe it's March. It's been over 2 months since we got to bring Ele home and it has been so incredibly wonderful. Oh and Ele occasionally sleep through the night now. Man I have the best baby ever! :)
Nate is in school 3/4 time, and working full time. He has now switched to working graves. It was slightly unexpected. We knew we needed him to switch for next semester because he has taken all of the classes they offer for his major at night, so days are the only options to get him through his degree. So he mentioned to his supervisor he would be interested in switching to graves and two days later they informed him his schedule was changed. Luckily we have been able to make it work. And he is actually really liking it. He's doing well in school and will get to start some of his major classes next semester. I'm so proud of him and how hard he is working.
I have finished up school and I'm now taking a break. I have decided to change my major to nursing. After everything that happened with Elenor I realize how nice it is to have a wonderful nurse there who cares. I want to be that for other families. My ultimate goal will be to work in the NICU. So now that school is over I have enjoyed spending my time with Elenor. Work is going well and I'm finally feeling like I am doing well with my new schedule. It was so overwhelming at first. I am also enjoying organizing our house. I have a very wonderful book called Unclutter Your Life in One Week. It is a great book and I would recommend it to anyone. I have truly enjoyed it. The main thing they have you do is take everything out of the room. Literally everything. Then write down the purposes for the room. Then you sort everything according to its purpose, if it's purpose isn't on your list it can't go back into the room. Our house is looking nice! I also am exercising and trying to keep everything in check after the pregnancy. I have a weight loss blog (PS only uplifting comments are welcome) if you want to follow me through my journey I've been working on it for awhile now and have been working up the courage to make it public. Check it out here.
Elenor, like I mentioned is now 4 months old. I don't have her exact weight, her appointment is on Thursday, But is around 8 pounds. She is still wearing Newborn clothes, the 0-3 months are still just too big. She is so darling, she smiles like crazy and wants my attention. She will 'cry' until I look at her and then I get the biggest smiles ever. She loves her daddy very much. She likes it when he holds her with one hand and lets her fly superman style in the air. She has rolled over once for sure and a second time that I'm not sure if I can count it because it happened just seconds after I set her down. She giggles in her sleep all the time, it's so cute. And her new favorite game is when we tap her binky at the corners of her mouth and make funny noises. She also likes when I rub her gums with the binky. She is really doing well. Her adjusted age is 2 months and she is beyond the milestones for that so that's wonderful. They like them to be caught up by the time they are 2 years, but Ele should be caught up earlier than that.
I can't wait for this cold and flu season to be over. I am so excited to be able to take her out and show her off. Oh and side note but Elenor does have a bump on her cheek that looks like a bruise a little as well. Our pediatrician thinks it may be a deep hemangioma, basically a ball of blood vessels that act up and cause a raised area. They are very normal and more prominent with premies. A lot of the time they aren't deep ones and they are just a raised red portion. They usually go away on their own within the first 5 years. But since it is on her cheek and since it is a deep one we will be getting an ultrasound on her cheek soon. There is a possibility she might need surgery but we are hoping that won't be the case. All in all I can't believe it's March. It's been over 2 months since we got to bring Ele home and it has been so incredibly wonderful. Oh and Ele occasionally sleep through the night now. Man I have the best baby ever! :)
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