It's My Job To Brag

So I have to share with you how smart our little girl is! She is only 20 weeks old and she already knows what words mean and how to listen to mommy and daddy! Oh how proud I am to have such a smart little girl :) just watch and see for yourself...



ok maybe it was just a coincidence, but I'm still proud...

Rolling Around

Ellie has been rolling from her front to her back for a few weeks now. We finally got it on video and wanted to share:

(don't worry Edward scissorhands didn't attack the back of her head, her hair apparently grows that way)

Not Quite Wheaties

Today Ellie got her first taste of "solid food." We gave her an exact concoction of 1 tbls. rice cereal and 2 oz. millk...this lead to a substance that had no solid properties what so ever. We had no idea how she would respond b/c she is only 4 and a half months old but she has shown all the standard signs for being able to take that next step. Apparently she has been studying us at the table because she was a champ. She took the first few spoon fulls without a problem. We aren't positive about how much she actually ate (read drank) but she seemed to have no problem with the spoon or the high chair. Watch the videos to see how it went!

4 months!

Ellie turned 4 months old August 11th! We went for her four month check up on August 13th... she is still perfectly healthy! She weighed in at 14 lbs. 5 oz. and measured 24.5 inches long placing her in the 70 percentile! We have been so blessed to have such a happy, beautiful, and most of all healthy baby! She did have to get a few immunizations at the check up. Here is the result:

This time Zach went along to the doctor and he was heartbroken to see her reaction to the shots. She barely cried, but Zach had a hard time seeing such an innocent baby intentionally getting hurt. What a sweet dad...

Visit to the Sunshine State!

Ellie and I went to Florida to visit my sister Ashlei. Ashlei hadn't seen Ellie since she was born, so it had almost been 4 months! Ashlei works at a primate sanctuary called Jungle Friends. It is a place that rescues monkeys and lets them live in a more natural environment. These monkeys are mostly ex-pets, but there are some that come from research labs. It was a great experience to see monkeys and interact with them... even touch them! Ellie definitely was very interested in them. Here is one monkey Jack, that was one of my favorites:

Ashlei had to work while we were there, so whenever she could she would come in and visit with Ellie. Here is a shot I got of Ashlei playing with Ellie (she gets so dirty she put on a robe so Ellie wouldn't get all the dirt on her!):

Ashlei did get a few days off, so we visited St. Augustine. It was a beautiful historic city that we didn't get to see much of since it rained almost the whole time we were there, but the few hours it wasn't raining we headed to the beach right outside the city. Here are some great pics of the family at the beach:




Ellie and I had a great time, we were so glad to see Ashlei! Ellie slept well every night and loved flying (she was asleep the whole time in the air every time)! We hope to get to go back soon!

July 11- 23 years and 3 months!

July 11th was Zach's birthday, as well as the day Ellie turned 3 months old. We celebrated his birthday with a few of our friends. Here are some photos to enjoy:

Madison rocking Ellie... she even got to hold her :)

Singing happy birthday to the birthday boy... I made him cookies

Then he blew out the candles and got the hot wax all over me!

Daniel and Mikel are good friends celebrated with us

Along with John and Kelley our neighbor's (with Daniel and Mikel's little girl Madison)
What great friends and wonderful memories!