3 Months

Nutcracker Market

Last night Lane & I went to the Nutcracker Market. It's basically a huge warehouse filled with different booths. They were selling Christmas decorations, clothes, food, etc. We bought some honey butter from these 2 cowboys. I sampled it first & even if it wasn't any good I probably still would have gotten it just because these 2 old guys were so cute. Their booth was no frills, just the jars & some biscuits lying there. True cowboys. I should've taken a picture. I could have bought a ton of stuff at this place, but I showed self control.

We zipped through everything pretty quick (1.5 hrs), but it was too much for Elliot. She took a little catnap in between. If you look closely you can see a mark on her forehead from where the strap hit her, so we unbuckled it.

The Difference Between Moms & Dads

Last night Lane put Elliot down to sleep. As I lay in my bed, I turned the monitor on to watch. What I heard cracked me up & I then realized how different men & women are as parents. Normally when I put her in her bed & she's having a hard time falling asleep, I may sing a lullaby-one that my parents used to sing to me, or a simple nursery rhyme...something with a melody. But apparently Lane has come up with his own lullaby & it goes a little something like this...go to sleep, go to sleep, go to sleep (repeated over & over in a monotone voice as he rubbed her head). I couldn't help but laugh.

27

Yesterday was my 27th birthday. I realize as I get older, my birthday gets a little less important to me. It's not as big of a deal as it used to be. I did have a semi-relaxing day. Both Lane & I were able to get off work & spend the day shopping! It's been so long since I've been able to just shop. And since it's my first time post baby I feel like I need a completely new wardrobe. So that was my mission. I made a list of stores so I would stay focused. And wouldn't you know that in the end I failed miserably. I only ended up with 2 light sweaters & 2 pairs of shoes. Where were all the clothes hiding? I have no idea. I even went to stores that were not on my list in hope of a great find. Isn't that how it always is...you can never find anything when you actually have the money. Well lucky for me, my friend is addicted to online shopping. So when I told her about my bad luck, she sent over several links for me to look at & I'm pretty sure I'll be making some purchases! So I guess it wasn't completely a lost cause. Later that night, we went to Buca to eat. It was so delicious!

Happy Halloween!

It's alright, you can say it...I have the most adorable kid ever! Is Elliot not the cutest Minnie Mouse you've ever seen? I think so! Her Halloween outfit turned out so great, thanks to my friend Crystal. In deciding what to dress her as, I wanted something that she could wear again & this fit the bill. We went to our church's trunk or treat & she did great. As soon as we got there, Lane took off with her in his arms to show her off to everyone. He's such a proud papa.

Our Little Pumpkin

We tried to do this festive photo op & failed miserably. The very second Lane put her into the pumpkin, she freaked! In fact I've never heard her that upset. Needless to say, we only placed her in the pumpkin 2 times & each time immediately picked her back up. That is why these pictures are horrible. Maybe I'll try it again tomorrow to see if I get some better ones.

Spit Happens

Lately Elliot has been one heck of a spitter. The first month of her life, she NEVER spit up. But now it's constant. I find myself needing to buy more burp rags. Anyway, I knew this day would come, but I thought it would happen to me first. Fortunately Lane was the lucky one. Right as he lifted her up, out came the spit. If you look closely, you can see it on his shirt. She seems to be enjoying herself despite the drool hanging off her lip.

Tummy Time

Elliot is a pro at tummy time. But it's kind of hit & miss if she likes it or not.

Today she liked it.

Sometimes she'll tumble over like this. She's just practicing for when it's time to start rolling over ;)

Change of Plans

We had plans to go to the Houston Balloonar Festival tonight. However, we were running late & traffic was a mess. By the time we got up to the point where you turn into the place & pay, there was the LONGEST line! Lane & I both looked at each other and decided it wasn't worth the amount of time we'd actually stay. Sure it would have been cool to see all the balloons lit up at night, but we didn't miss out too badly.

Instead we decided to head to Mamacita's & eat our weight in cheese! I'm sure Elliot will be mad at me later.

What?

Have yall noticed the little links at the top of our blogs that say "share", etc? I just noticed it & one link says "report abuse". Are you serious? I guess I better watch what I post...haha.

2 Month Checkup

Elliot had her 2 month check up today. She did surprisingly well. Of course she cried when they gave her 3 shots, but she had stopped by the time I put her pants back on. I was really worried that she would be grumpy because they were running behind & it was time to feed her. But, she was good as gold. Her doctor was really impressed by how well she lifted her head up & held it up when she was on her tummy. That's my girl! Here are her stats...
-Weight 9lbs 11oz (20%)
-Height 23 inches (75%)
-Head 14.5 inches (3%)

Daddy's little girl

Battle Wounds

Deer in the Headlights

Weekend Wrap Up

What a nice weekend we had. The weather was cool & it really felt like fall. So we had Brian, Christina & Dominic over to make caramel apples. We rolled them in heath bar pieces! They were delicious! So good in fact, that Lane & I made them again tonight & I'm eating one as I type this. Anyway, back to Friday night...we also watched 'The Proposal'. I really like that movie. It's very predictable, but cute.

Saturday night, we tried out a new place, Canyon Cafe. The food was good, a little different, but tasty. I had the Black & Bleu quesadillas. You can't go wrong with bleu cheese. The only downside to this restaurant, was the service. They were HORRIBLE. When we saw our server, he was very nice, but we never really saw him. Oh well.

Today Elliot is 2 months! She has her check up on Wednesday, so I'll post her stats then. For now, here are a few pictures I took of her today.

All smiles

Waving hi

I love her expression in this picture.

Cutie

Sweet Blessings

Today was so special. We blessed Elliot in church. All morning I was so excited as I was getting her ready to go. She looked so cute! All of our family drove down for the occasion. Lane gave the blessing & did a great job. Afterwards everyone headed to our place for refreshments. I wasn't sure if it was possible, but we managed to cram 24 people into our 800 square foot apartment. Good times were had by all. I'm so thankful for my little family & couldn't be happier.

Brenda made this precious bracelet for her

Our family

L-O-S-E-R-S

If you look up the word "losers" in the dictionary, you would probably see our picture there. Every night for the past 2 weeks we have gone to bed at 9pm. Maybe even 8:30 on a couple of nights. So when did we hit 65? I have no idea! But as this past weekend came & went without us leaving the house, I told Lane that somethings gotta change. I realized my friends are afraid to ask us to do things because they think we'll say no. This is mostly my fault. I am a nazi for the schedule. It's just that I've experienced it first hand that if Elliot even wakes up for the day an hour later than usual, it throws her off. She doesn't nap during the day as well. I also like to do her night time routine starting at 7, so you can see how that interferes with a social life. But it all ends this weekend. I am making an effort to be more flexible with the schedule on the weekends. Maybe you will start to see more exciting posts from us.

On a separate note, we got a cold front this Friday & I have been LOVING the cooler weather. Here's a couple of pictures of miss E in her cozy clothes.

I FINALLY caught a smile on camera!

Doesn't she look like a little gnome?

Here we are in our fall getup.

Without Mommy

Today was my 1st day back to work after being on maternity leave for 6 weeks. I definitely wasn't ready to 1)work & 2)be away from Elliot. Luckily she stays with a friend of mine, so I don't have to put her in daycare. I'm kind of surprised that I didn't cry when I left her. I thought I would, but it just didn't happen. Probably because I didn't work by myself today, so I was occupied. However, I was very sad & thought about her all day. Several times I questioned if working is the right thing to do. I was told she did a great job today (Thank goodness!). She probably didn't even notice that I was gone (which hurts the most!).