Not really feeling Santa....

This picture says it all folks. She actually did pretty good for the most part....but she was looking at me when she made this face. Poor baby!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.....

We are "officially" parents now. Not because I suffered 9..well 10 months of carrying around a bowling ball in my belly...or having the traumatic experience of a c-section birth....but because we have a 4 foot blow up sledding penguin display in our front yard! LOL. Eleanor LOVES penguins...and has ever since she saw them on our trip to the San Diego Sea World back in September. She went nuts over the display last night when we got it all out. Aunt Jenni was right...totally worth it when she saw it :) Next thing you know we'll have colored lights outside......hmmmm....we'll see about that one :)

Happy Thanksgiving!!

So much to be thankful for this year....a wonderful husband who I love more and more each day, my family who always loves me unconditionally.. despite my many faults :), my Maryland family...who welcomed me into their fold immediately and always make me feel "at home", a home to keep us all safe & warm, a great job for M that provides more than enough....oh and there's that little peanut upstairs fast asleep that I am the most thankful for. She has truly brought so much joy & love into our lives. I thank God everyday for blessing us with her. I couldn't ask for anything more :)

I hope you all have a wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving.

8 Month Video

I can't believe we're only 4 short months away from her 1 year birthday. I've been looking through pictures of when she was born, and I can't get over how much I've learned...and most importantly....how I've survived being a new mom. It's crazy how when you're in the trenches of those first few weeks....you think...what in the world did I get myself into? And suddenly you find yourself..8 months later...wondering.....what in the world happened to all that time? It's really true when people tell you "it goes so fast....and enjoy it while it lasts." She has made our lives so full, and I can't wait to see what the next 4 months have in store for us.

A little something else she learned this week.....

She learned to clap....AND she learned how to "back up" into a sitting position! People...we are days....days away from crawling I tell you :) Seriously...could be more than days, but we're thinking by Thanksgiving she will be mobile. Boy....do we have a lot of baby proofing to get done!

I can't believe how quickly this month has went by. I can't believe my baby is going to be 8 months old on Tuesday. It seems like once she hit the 6 month mark, time sped up even faster. She finally has enough hair to hold a barrette (so cute)...so guess what Mommy will be buying more of :) Here's a recent picture of her since I haven't posted one in a while. Hanging out in her exersaucer...cuz that's the only place Mommy can get her to stay in one place...well..other than the swing that she absolutely LOVES. Hmmmm...funny how I remember the early days when she hated that thing!! Not anymore :)

New things

So one of her new things is to "share" with Mommy. I will get really close to her face and say, "Mommy wants some." And she takes whatever she has in her hand and puts it up to my mouth...and sometimes it goes in my eye...but at any rate, she's starting to figure that out. It's so cute! She will do it with just about anything, but mostly with her paci and with her food.

Today while we were out running errands, we went into to Babies R Us/Toys R Us. We went through the toy department after grabbing some things in the baby section. SHE WENT ABSOLUTELY NUTS! She was talking to all the toys and squealing up a storm. I showed her the Tickle Me Elmo......she started giggling...and giggling.....so much that a lady standing nearby started laughing too. Needless to say...I think that will be on her Christmas letter to Santa this year :)

Her 1st Halloween

WONDER WOMAN & Her invisible plane :)