Exersaucer Time

Here's Elise in the exersaucer...exploring all the new things to do with her hands - but she hasn't fully "grasped" how to use them yet.

Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007 - 14 weeks old

Here is Elise sitting for the camera. She has on an outfit that her aunt Debi picked out for her...thanks, Deb! This has been a very long week for us. I got sick at the beginning of the week - sore throat, runny nose and small cough - and now this weekend I wonder if she's got a few of the symptoms, too. She's just not quite been her chipper self. She'll smile for us, but only a few a day, otherwise she kinda has this blank stare - and she's been more fussy. Poor girl. I've been checking her temp, but it's still normal, so we're just trying to keep her as comfortable as possible. Also, I've put up a picture of my morning glories. This was the first year that I didn't plant any, but they're blooming the best I've ever seen in our yard. This next weekend we're expecting a visit from Oma & Opa - John's parents. They're flying in Friday and staying until Tuesday. We will all try to get better and be healthy for a fun weekend. We've been taking lots of evening strolls - the weather has finally given us some cooler temps to get outside and enjoy. Today it's 85 and sunny with no humidity - and feels more like a Fall afternoon. John had the first couple classes at CPCC this week, and he has an interesting professor, which makes the 3 hour class more enjoyable. That is about the extent of our week. Have a great week!

A few more pictures...

Here are some of John's favorite pictures from the photo shoot last weekend...sorry to load up the blog with so many pictures, but we thought you'd enjoy these too.

Elise's 3 Month Photo Shoot

John shot these photos for Elise's 3 month pictures on Saturday. We have friends who have a photo studio in their home, and so we visited them and had so much fun! Elise was a great sport and held up very well. It's hard to believe she's already so big. We'll try to take more video of her - especially since the grandparents are wanting more
to view. She went to the church nursery for the first time this morning and did great. This is great news for her parents who sing in the choir and have 2 services to sing at. Our weeks keep ticking by, and she just keeps growing. At her 2 month appointment mid-August she was 11 lbs 14 oz & was 24 inches long - tall girl! I'm just trying to keep up with all the pictures and labeling them so that I know when they were taken and how old she is, and getting a select few into albums or frames. This alone feels like a full time job. :')
John continues to keep busy with work, and this week he is starting a class at the local community college - How to start a small business. He'll have class Tuesday & Thursday nights for a month - so those may be long days for me. I'm planning to get together with another girlfriend so that the days/ week doesn't get too long. It's amazing how nice it is to have someone else just help you out, even though Elise is an easy baby - at this stage it's still very time consuming, and a welcome relief to have another person to hold her in the evenings. Charlotte continues to be very warm & dry. We really need rain. We've been on water restriction in our county for watering lawns - so perhaps some of these tropical depressions may help us out. That's about all for now....take care!

Mother/Daughter

Difference Expressions of Elise

Saturday morning

Here's a fun video of Elise "talking." She's become more interactive and loves to have conversations with us. Of course, as soon as she sees the camera, she's more interested in looking at it, but we were able to capture a little of it today. Hope you're all having a great Labor Day weekend!