Moments in Time: 2011

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

3 Months

Things have been SO crazy busy around here.....seems like everytime I want go to blog, something comes up, and by 9:30 at night I just want to go to bed!
Miss Elise is such a sweet, happy baby girl....I can't remember what life was like before she completed our family of four! She just turned 3 months old on September 12. She is so easygoing, and has a gentle spirit about her. She definitely lets us know when she's hungry or tired though! She LIGHTS up when she sees big sister Morgan. Morgan has been such a wonderful big sister and has been so helpful to us all. She really adjusted well.
Elise has been sleeping through the night since about 5 weeks...she goes to bed about 8:30 p.m. and sleeps til 5 a.m., wakes to nurse for about 10 minutes, then goes BACK to sleep til about 10:00. I have no clue how she did that so well but I am grateful for that. Both my girls are great sleepers!
It has been fun to compare baby pictures of the girls. While Morgan looks nothing now like she did as a baby, her baby pictures and Elise look so similar! However, Morgan is so petite and has always been in the 5th% for height and weight, Elise at 2 months was in the 67% for weight and 85% for height! She is wearing clothes that Morgan didn't fit into until 6 months! She has the squishiest rolls, I love them!

Elise at 2 months:

Elise at 3 months:

Happy girl!

Smiles for Morgan!

Morgan at 3 months:

Elise at 3 months:

Morgan also has started school and ballet. She is loving both! She goes to school twice a week. The first day was a tearful day for me but she ran out yelling "Mommy I LOVE preschool!" so I felt better. She goes to a WONDERFUL school and I know shes learning so much and playing with new friends.

First Day:

First Day of Ballet:

Monday, June 20, 2011

She's Here!

She's finally here!!!
Last Saturday night we were at a birthday party and I was having some irregular contractions that were NOT painful so I chalked it up to Braxton Hicks. Woke up at 3:45 that morning confused as to whether my water was broken (it was really hard to tell at first)...by 5:15, I for sure knew it was broken and so I got ready and we got to the hospital around 7:00 a.m. I was 2 cm by then and 100% effaced and an hour later was at 7 cm. Fast forward another hour and I was at 10 cm! Elise Claire was born at 10:17 a.m. Talk about a quick delivery! She is so petite...was 6 lbs 4 oz and 18.25 inches long...when we left the hospital she was only 5 lbs 13 oz. Just like Morgan was! The only diapers and clothes that fit so far are preemie clothes...just like Morgan did! We think she looks very similar to Morgan when she was a baby but not exactly alike. Fun to compare pictures..they have alot of similar features!
Elise is a sweetheart! So easygoing and non-demanding. I think she has fussed 3 times since we came home from the hospital last Tuesday. I LOVE newborns and wish she would stay little forever! She is a snuggler and we love her so much. We are so blessed to have 2 beautiful, sweet girls!
Morgan has had zero problems adjusting and loves giving Elise kisses and hugs her and gets so excited when she moves...I think she is hoping she will be ready to play soon!! It's been kind of an adjustment for us to go from 1 to 2...trying to make sure they both get 100% of me...which is hard on top of being sleep deprived :) It's fun when people see you and they keeping saying how exhausted I look....but I think it's a good exhaustion in a weird sort of way! I don't mind the late night feedings at all.

Ready to meet baby sister!