Week 8

hey y'all. This week has had me chillin' way too much:


Mom, I think it is time we stop chillin' and head to the gym. i am dressed and ready to go. And you NEED to go! Don't make me strong arm y ou. Is my right fist threatening?


Look how cute I am! I am not just a bully


and my shoes!


This is the view mom sees 10 times a day after nursing:


And another sleeping picture...this one at the mall

Labor Day Week and Week 7

I hope everyone had a happy Labor Day Weekend and did not labor too much

We spent it in town where it was quite hot. Spent lots of time in the following position in the bedroom as it is the only room with air conditioning


Jimmie's good friend Kriss came to visit. She spent time with us in the bedroom too. We did go out to eat a couple of times:


She also bonded with Elena:



and was overstimulated by the play gym


This was a big week for Elena. We introduced teh bottle and the pacifier. She is still unsure about both of them



Luckily, she received a gift in the mail that she loves. We got our mobile for her bedroom set from Aunt Mary Jo, Mick's aunt. She loves staring at the animals


Lastly, Jimmie took her to work to show her off. Sue spent quite a bit of time having a conversation with her:


That's is all for this week

Week 6

I'll be 6 weeks old on Labor Day. Time sure is flying.

This week has brought on more friends, both stuffed and real.

In the real realm, some of mom's colleagues came to visit. We first had the Grose family come by on Friday evening:


Tuesday brought Mom's boss, Max Loewenstein:


and Thursday brought mom's friend Rebecca and her new husband Richard. They are out visiting from Virginia where Rebeccca is a professor:


In the stuffed variety of friends:

Mortimer the Moose brought his friend Jaques the Peacock to the party. Elena has been getting acquainted with him by staring intently at Jaques:


Of course there is always Leon the Lion who has been a favorite for a while. He make tummy time bearable.



All these new friends make Elena smile



Mom, why am I in the stroller? Shouldn't you be holding me?



yet another sleeping shot:

A day in the life with mom

Peacefully sleeping:


Waking Up:


Breaking out of the swaddle...our own Houdini


After nursing, this is what Full looks like:


Time for a diaper change and weigh in (mom is neurotic):



Let's read a book:


Oh I am sleepy. Naptime


Waking up....I am a great stretcher. Stretches can last upwards of 5 minutes


Tummy time on the gym, which I hate:


Tummy time on the boppy...also not a fan:


Let's play on the gym...aerial view. I love the mirror

Mortimer the Moose, we meet again

Are you looking at me?


Mom, please feed me instead of taking pictures:


Time for an adventure outside of the house so mom doesn't go stir crazy. I take advantage of the time out to nap:

Our adventure today consisted of obtaining E's birth certificate:


Time for adventures with the bouncy chair and swing:




Dad should be home any minute now, so ends my exciting day with mom.

Just for full disclosure, there were more nursing , diapering, screaming, stretching and yawning episodes throughout the day that were not photographed. Here are some from other days. There also was diaper-free time, but this blog is not pornographic

1 month old

Week 4

Week 4 was a bit more subdued than the previous 3 weeks. We started out the week without any visitors. Elena got stuck hanging out with boring ol'mom.

luckily the last of the Acevedos came for an afternoon visit midweek. Tia Viviana came and got a nice cuddle from Elenita. Elena enjoyed it as Daniela had already told her what a great aunt Vivi is.


Gran and Grandad couldn't stay away from Elena. It had been almost 2 weeks since they had last seen her. So they came on Thursday for a short 24 hour visit, where they held and spoiled her to their hearts' content.



Then Auntie Pam came on Friday to visit. She came all the way from Michigan to meet Elena and stayed through Sunday. Mick and Jimmie are pretending Pam came to visit them.


Mom, quit with the pictures already