Babies Don't Keep

But children grow up, as I've learned to my sorrow

So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust, go to sleep.

I'm rocking my baby. Babies don't keep.

~Ruth Hulburt Hamilton

I wish Jason would let me quit my job so I could stay home with my sweet little baby while she is still just that! She grows and changes everyday and unfortunately the ladies at the daycare will spend the days with her instead of her mommy in just a few short weeks. They will hear her little sounds and see the funny faces she makes when it should be me while she is still so tiny. Jason may find himself taking her there every morning because I don't know if I can bring myself to do it!

If only I could just win the lottery while I'm waiting on the Publisher's Clearing House to knock on my door. That would actually be one knock or doorbell ring I would welcome, unlike all the others from children and delivery men that drive my dogs bananas and interrupt our nap times! I have always appreciated my mailman, but on several occasions he has left packages on my doorstep and in our lawn chairs on the porch and has NOT rang the doorbell and for that I thank him!

Well, blogging will have to wait for now because babies don't keep and I'm going to hold mine while I can!

A Night Out....

Jason and I took our first outing solo last Thursday night. Meme kept Elise while he and I went out to eat with John and Lucy for my birthday. We were gone only a couple short hours, but missed her so much! These are a few pictures from our night out...





Elise is going to take her first trip tomorrow to Pampa. She and I are going over and spending the night with her Grandpa and Nana. Her Grandpa hasn't seen her since she was almost a week old and is having withdrawals. My challenge is going to be figuring out what to pack for her and how many diapers? I almost need all the clothes that fit her (which isn't many) because she dirties up clothes just as fast as she dirties diapers. She grows and changes everyday and is starting to show a little bit of personality!

Our weather is changing... a cold front is moving in tonight. The high tomorrow is only supposed to be in the 40's. Brrr....... cold weather is not my cup of tea! Here are a few pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Two Week Check Up

Meme came in on Sunday and has been staying to help with Elise. She, Jason, and I went up to Amarillo this morning for Elise's 2 week check up. Her pediatrician is in Italy for a Harvard pediatric study, so we saw her fill in. Elise weighed in at 7lbs and is now 20 in. long. She was 6lbs. 2 oz at her weight check a week after she was born, so she's doing really good! After we got in the exam room and got her undressed, we had to walk her down to the scale. Jason was holding her and she spit up her entire bottle ALL OVER her neck, belly, back, and her daddy. It took a whole receiving blanket to get that all cleaned up!

When we got home from the doctor's office, she and I got in bed and napped on and off until 2:30 today. She had to get a bath this afternoon because she smelled like sour milk.........eewww. I put a little outfit on her that actually fit pretty well!

My Sweet Little Pumpkin!

Elise is just like her Mommy, the girl loves to eat! We took her to the doctor on Monday for her weight check and she weighed in at 6lbs. 2oz. The nurse said they don't expect for them to be back up to their birth weight until 2 weeks old so she is doing great! She has her next appointment next Wednesday for her 2 week well baby check up. The 2 week appointment is on my due date, November 11!

She is really breaking Jason and me in to parenthood. A few nights ago, we were trying to get things ready to go to bed. In a matter of an hour we went through 3 diapers, 3 outfits, and 2 changing pad covers. It was one blowout after another, and her sweet little face showed that she was secretly laughing at us on the inside.

She had been fighting going to sleep the last few nights, but we had a very successful night last night. She only woke up at 1:30 this morning for an hour and then again at a little before 6am. She stayed up until Jason went to work at 8am and then went back to sleep. It was her best night since coming home.

We went on a walk around the neighborhood yesterday and again today with Daddy during his lunch hour. We are going to try to take advantage of the warm days and get outside while we still can.

John and Lucy came over on Saturday to bring her first Halloween costume outfit over. Just like all of her clothes is was a little big, but she was festive at least!

If you will notice, she is trying to nurse from her Daddy!