Three Month Update - Finally....

Well, first an apology to my mother for not getting this out sooner. Life has been full of work, chores, cookouts, football games, more chores, and of course keeping little Elle happy (it is getting easier...). Before I forget I would like to get a congrats out to Corey and Dana Poturalski. They will be entering the world of no sleep. Have fun....

Ellie is now 3 1/2 months old. Everyone asks if it seems like time has flown by. I tell them it feels like Ellie should be 7 months old by now. However it has been a great 7 months, I mean 3 1/2 months. You learn a bunch and at a very fast pace. You learn that there are very little things that can make you laugh, smile, and make you happy. A smile or giggle (yes she does giggle a bit) from Ellie, a new behavior that she has learned, or the best, sleeping for 6-7 hours straight. Although I do have to comment, because I would be in grave danger if I did not, that Stacy takes charge at night. Stacy gets up with Ellie. Feeds her and gets her back to sleep. She is a pro now. I appreciate more than she knows. I do try to help on the weekends, but I sometimes disrupt the pattern they have. Ellie has begun to "talk". She has her own mumbles and chatter. I cracks me up.

We just had a first professional pictures. Ellie was great. She did not smile as much as we would have liked, but we were very pleased with the outcome. We will be getting those out to those who would like some. Beware though...patience is essential. Anyone who knows us know that we are not the quickest on getting these types of things out. I believe Stacy is still working on getting the thank you's out for the baby showers. We will get them out though.

Anyways, here are the new picts. Enjoy.

In all her glory. I think she cried though after the OSU game.


Her facial expressions expand everyday.

Gotta love the hat.

She has a tendency to suck on her bottom lip.

She loves to watch Baby Einstein. Corey...start the collections now!

We did go up to Interlochen, MI for a wedding two weeks ago. I wanted to get some pictures in of the cabin that we stayed in. To say the least, it was incredible. Newly built in 2007, it sits on Duck Lake. Has a huge fire place. All wood inside and out. Pretty cool. We will definitely be there again. It is kind of hard to see, but the entire counter there in the kitchen is one piece of wood.

The kitchen.


The view...