Days 28, 29 and 30

For all of you out there who are enjoying Elise's Photo-A-Day postings, I'm finally caught up! Current through today. Yay!

Peeping out of one eye while pretending to sleep, April 5th:




Sleeping in her bassinet on the morning of April 6th:



Just after a bath, April 7th:

Days 26 and 27

Sleeping in her new bouncy chair, April 3rd:



Daddy dressing Elise on Easter morning, April 4th:

Days 24 and 25

April 1st:



April 2nd:

Aimee Has Been Adopted

We got a call from Aimee's guardian ad litem recently, a very nice man who was kind enough to let us know that Aimee's adoption has been finalized. Elliot and I are so, so happy for her and her new forever family. We haven't seen Aimee since we did respite care for her last summer, but her guardian ad litem says that she is doing well. We're so happy to have had the opportunity to get to know her and to have been able to help her out on her journey toward finding her forever family.

A happy ending. :)

This is exactly the kind of situation that makes Elliot and me glad that we're foster parents.

Days 21, 22, and 23

Elise and Daddy, March 29th:



March 30th:



Cute smile, March 31st:

Days 18, 19, and 20

March 26th:



March 27th:



March 28th:

Days 15, 16, 17

March 23rd at Elise's second doctor's appointment. She weighed 7 pounds!



March 24th, with Daddy (and Clotilda in the background):



March 25th with Mommy. She sleeps with her mouth open sometimes.

Days 11, 12, 13, 14

March 19th, Daddy's birthday:



March 20th:



March 21st:



Sticking out her tongue on March 22nd:

Days 8, 9, 10

March 16th, before Elise's first doctor's visit:



March 17th:



March 18th (look at her skinny little legs!):

Days 5, 6, and 7

Bonding with Daddy in the hospital, March 13th:



Going home, March 14th:



March 15th:

Last of the Belly Pics

In the interest of showing the complete progression of my pregnant belly, here are the last of the belly pictures.

36 weeks pregnant:



37 weeks pregnant, a few hours before my water broke:

Pictures from Days 2, 3, and 4

Here are some pictures of Elise on her 2nd, 3rd, and 4th day.

March 10th:



With her soon-to-be best friend, Deanna, on March 11th:



March 12th:

Happy 0th Birthday Elise!

On March 9th at 10:16 PM Elise was born!

She was three weeks early and weighed 6 lbs, 7 oz.

She has reddish eyelashes, blond hair at the temples and brown hair in back, and dark blue eyes for now.

Here's the short story of how it all went down.

First: Mary was in labor(not pictured)

Second: Elise was born, warmed up, given some oxygen, wrapped in a blanket and put in Mary's arms.

Third: Elise was then washed and measured and given some medicine while we stayed in the hospital for a few days and then went home in her first car ride!

Now Mary feeds her and I lay around with her on my chest while she sleeps.

More pictures to follow sometime soon!

35 Weeks Pregnant

Can my belly possibly get any bigger???

33 and 34 Weeks Pregnant

I've been remiss in posting belly pictures. We've just been so busy getting ready for the baby. Buying the last little things that we need, washing blankets and clothes, organizing the baby's room. We're so excited, and the big day is just around the corner. I CAN'T WAIT!!!

33 weeks pregnant:




34 weeks pregnant:

32 Weeks Pregnant

Another Funny William-ism

Me: William? What is your favorite part of school?

William: The windows.

31 Weeks Pregnant

We're getting close. Less than 9 weeks until my due date!

Things are going well. Elise is still very active, despite the fact that she has less and less room in my belly. She's supposed to weigh somewhere around 4 pounds and be 17 or 18 inches long by now. How exciting!

30 Weeks Pregnant

Introducing our stroller!

We decided on getting a stroller some time ago but it took us a little while to find the perfect balance between of functionality, quality and price. After some amount of consideration we decided upon the "Uppababy G-Luxe." It's quite light and has a reclining seat back, sun shade and cup holder, among other things.

Here are some pictures!

Cup holder and easy access basket!

5 point-ish harness!

It even stands up on it's own when folded up!

Pretty cool.

29 Weeks Pregnant

The weary look on my face only shows a fraction of how tired I feel. Elise must have a treadmill in there with her! She's super active.

28 Weeks Pregnant

The stripes on my shirt look crazy. You can see the topography of my pregnant belly. :)

Elliot and Yoink

Here's a cute picture of Elliot and Yoink, taken back in August:

Happy 2010!

Happy New Year, friends and family!

This year is sure to be an exciting one for us, as Elise is due at the end of March!

Elliot, William, and I got the new year off to a sweet start, baking cookies together as a new family tradition for New Year's Day. We all got to help stir. :)

I have a bunch of 2009 pictures that I still want to post... perhaps catching up on our blog posts will be one of my new year's resolutions.

Here's a picture from December. Elliot and I celebrate an anniversary on December 15th, and this year we bought a yummy cake to mark our special day. Elliot likes silly looking cakes (see the teddy bear cakes from our Sarasota wedding reception two years ago), and this year we got a cake that looks like a cup of hot chocolate.

27 Weeks Pregnant