{insta}Friday

 1. Story Time with Dad before work

2. Love those chubby hands

3. Nacho date

4. Perfect view

1. No calories on birthdays

2. Sweet cake

3. Make EK a new shirt

26

I turned 26 two days ago.

It was a wonderful, simple day. And it started out by me finding this in my car when I was heading to work:

You just never know how happy some construction paper and footprints can make you until you have a sweet baby. And a sweet dad to help her (although Eric claims she did it on her own and he had no knowledge ;))

 My birthday cake from my work friends. Which there was half left after everybody had a piece, and then I (foolishly) took home. I won't say how much of it is left. And I defintely did not have any for breakfast.

 When I got home from work, my sweet husband took me out for sushi. Which was delicious. I may have had three bowls of that edamame. And so proud of Eric for stepping out of his comfort zone and eating it!

 And ended the night with a sweet sweet baby and her brother dog in my lap.

Cheers to 26!

Be Your Own Person

Just the other night, Eric told me to be my own person. It was over if I wanted to go out for dinner on my birthday or just stay home and hang out. And I flipped flopped back and forth, and asked him to decide. Just be your own person, do you want to go out or stay in.

Such a simple decision but I just couldn't decide. And then got my feelings hurt that he had the audacity to say (the completely true) I wasn't my own person.

I have a fear of making decisions. I don't want to make the wrong one.

I rely on Eric for so many decisions. What to order at dinner, what tv show should we watch, should I buy this, should we go here, what time to leave.

It doesn't even have to be a big decision. Last month, Eric had to drive away from a Taco Bell drive thru because I couldn't decide what to order. He wasn't getting anything and my eyes just kept jumping around to everything on the menu. The longer I took, the more this panic swelled up in me until I finally just said never mind and we left. The decision between a taco and burrito caused me to panic!

It's something I'm really working on because I want to Eleanor to be strong and independent. To know what she wants. To make a choice, even if she's unsure. And if it's the wrong one, to stand by her decision.

So, I think I'll have a chicken quesdilla and a crunchy taco. No tomatoes.

Week 7 in Review

Well Eleanor Kate, I don't think I could love you any more than I do.

But then I wake up. And I do.

We had such a good week together, and I only had to work 2 1/2 days this week, so we spent a lot of time smiling and cuddling.

Usually you are such a good sleeper and sleep 5-6 hours straight at night and wake up at 5:30 or 6:00am. But 3 nights this week we woke up at 3:45 and 4:00am. Luckily you just ate and dozed off pretty quickly, but I'm not sure if you were super hungry or just tricking me so you could lay in the big bed. ;)

We laid in bed and I just talked and sang and made funny faces and you would smile. Melt my heart. So I would do it again. Anything to get those smiles! You are such a happy baby. You really only cry when you are hungry or want to be picked up.

On Wednesday, Britney texted me that she and Viv read you a book and you sat really still and looked at the pictures. So Saturday morning, you and Dad sat on the couch and he read you a Dr. Suess book and Amelia Bedelia (I love that one). It was so sweet!

You also had your first Thanksgiving. No turkey or dressing for you, but you did get to wear a pretty cute turkey shirt and see a lot of family. I don't know that you got laid down even one time, there were so many people who wanted to hold you. Lucky girl!

You  are quite the little wiggle worm. When you lay down on the floor, your arms and legs never stop moving. We love to ask you where you are going, and thankfully it's nowhere just yet. Add to this that you make the sweetest (and sometimes shrillest) sounds, and it is quite a show you put on there Bells.

Such a great week, and I think it's safe to say my favorite one so far.

 

 

 

 

Bless Her Heart

I love her face in these.

 

Just pitiful.

Christmas Card Rejects

We are already marking one thing off our Christmas list and it's not even December yet!

Altough it feels like it today, with that chilly wind.

We have ordered our Christmas cards! I have always wanted to do this, and now that it is our first married Christmas and we have sweet Ellie Kate, it just makes perfect sense to start this year.

Here are some of the shots I took that didn't make it, but are way too cute not to share!

Christmas Bucket List

It's our first Holiday season with Ellie Kate & we are so excited to start some new family traditions. Here is our list for this year:

1. Picture with Santa
2. Lights At the Square
3. Picking Out a Christmas Tree
4. Sending Out Christmas Cards
5. Hanging Stockings

 

So happy to be her momma and add more traditions as we go!

{insta}Friday

 

 

1.Hanging out in our turkey pajamas

2. Hanging out in no pajamas

3. The face I make when Mom sings to me

4. Smiley Morning

5. Babysitter Updates

6. Turkey Coma

7. New Wall Shelves

Blessed

First Thanksgiving in our new home.

First Thanksgiving with Eleanor Kate.

First Thanksgiving Eric & I hosted.

 

Thankful for the chance to have our family close and for Eleanor to get the chance to grow up making these great memories.

 

Thankful for Eric, in so many ways. For being my best friend, for being the sweetest husband and for being the best dad to Eleanor. Even though she's only allowed 1 Barbie and 7 Transformers. ;)

 

Thankful for fried turkey. And my dad's dressing.

 

And most of all, thankful for my little turkey and all the smiles she has been handing out lately.

 

Eric's Thankful List:

1. Wife & Daughter

2. Thankful for a healthy baby girl

3. Thankful for my dogs, even though they whine all day

4. Thankful for the San Francisco Giants 2nd World Series win in 3 years

5. Pacifers

 

Eleanor's Thankful List:

1. (According to Dad): Boob, boob, bottle, boob

2. Thankful for your spot on Dad's chest

3. Thankful for Mom's singing

 

 

Turkey Comas?!

Cousins & Grandma

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