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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Warmer weather

It's wonderful that we are beginning to see the end of winter! We've been housebound (except doctor's appointments) for so long that we are going stir crazy. Fortunately, the weather was warm enough this past Monday and Tuesday (Happy St. Patrick's Day!) to take a nice walk around our neighborhood. Jeff and I loaded up Elise in stroller for her first maiden voyage. We even had to pull out the instruction booklet to learn how to connect the car seat to the stroller! It was a bit comical! The dogs were super happy to finally get to stretch their legs. Hopefully we'll be getting out more often now that the start of spring is tomorrow.

Over the past weekend, we tried putting a Vermont Teddy Bear's jacket onto Elise. Apparently, she and her stuffed animal are the same size! Jeff has scheduled some patients for her starting next week. Hey, if the jacket fits......!

We have also discovered a way to calm Elise when she starts her daily (6-9pm) fussing- the vacuum cleaner. Our house is now extra clean. But, in case of an emergency, our friends have given us their 'For Crying Out Loud' cd. It's a lifesaver! The cd has 9 tracks which range from hairdryers to vacuum cleaners to windshield wipers on a car. We thought the idea of such a cd sounded hilarious until we learned it can calm a screaming baby in 2 seconds!

But, when we aren't fussy or crying, Elise loves to spend time relaxing and kicking her legs on the floor. She's practicing her future crawling and walking skills. Today, during some tummy time, she rolled herself from her stomach to her back- a total accident! I had positioned her legs and arms under her- in addition to a small pillow under her chest- so she did become a bit 'top heavy' when she lifted her head. Regardless, it's a sign of things to come.

2 comments:

Jessica said...

The top picture is precious. I am keeping up with you guys and so glad to see things are going so well.

Love from all of us,
Kahan's

Rachel said...

She is certainly adorable! Hope all is going well. We had to run a hand mixer various times to soothe Sydney to sleep lo. I would of loved that CD when she was a baby. She had colic and needed noise to calm her and put her to sleep. Rides in the car and on the clothes dryer helped too. Miss seeing you!