little valentine.

yesterday was baby eleanor's first valentine.

 

and she's a lucky little lady because she got to hang out with her dad all day, got THREE valentine's cards in the mail + a new doll, rattle & blanket from her grandparents. she's pretty loved!

 

I can't wait to continue a tradition from my childhood on Valentine's Day where my mom would serve us red food, with red kool-aid and a pink dessert like strawberry cake or something.

 

I was telling Eric about it and we were brainstorming ideas.. spaghetti, strawberry soda, heart shaped pizza with heart shaped pepperonis, strawberry shortcake. Can't wait.

 

 can't even explain the fool you have to make of yourself to try to get TWO babies to look at the camera!

 

and the rest of our night consisted of cousin time for eleanor, algebra homework for me and work for Eric. Not the most romantic of Valentine's but we spent it with family, so that's pretty good for us.

date night.

Eric and i have decided to start dating each other again. ;)
We think that with a new baby, it is important to make the time to spend with each other one on one. And hey, we have free babysitters- so why not?

The plan is to alternate months and plan a date night for each other. It can be going out or staying in. The only rule is it has to be thoughtful. Not just a dinner and movie, with no thought involved.

Eric started us off this month and his date was:

A roller derby match!

What made it so thoughtful was that I had seen a flyer a few weeks ago and just mentioned that I thought it would be neat- and Eric had remembered.
Major brownie points to him.

Sunday was date night and Eric works til 4 and he wanted me to be ready by the time he got home. So it was 3 in the afternoon and I haven't even had the chance to shower yet!

How could I when I have this little cutie to play with!

So I managed to get myself together, take Eleanor to my sister's house for some fun and then make it back home to meet Eric. We both wondered on the way there if there would even be anyone else there to watch. What a surprise! Like 200 people there, the parking lot was just packed.

We went and had some BBQ.
We made an effort to talk.
We made an effort to not be on our phones.
We tried to figure out what the heck was going on with the derby competition.

It was SO MUCH FUN! I cannot wait to date my husband and really spend the time with him and connect.

Also, Eleanor came home from her Aunt's house with pink fingernails! oh my word.

we've got teeth.

two bottom teeth.

it took 4 months and 5 days for your first teeth to break through.

 

we knew this was coming.

with all the gallons of drool and grumpy attitude.

plus your dad was an early teether.

 

since these pictures, the left one has come up even more- but it is SO hard to get a non blurry, non shadowy, picture from a squirmy little lady.

 

 

big girl. 

{insta}Friday

Our week in Instagram Pictures:

 1. Play Time

2-3 Backyard Photoshoot

4. Ready for 4 month checkup

1. Going to watch Kappy play basketball

2. Park Date

3. Sucky bath

4. Hanging with brother dog

Super Bowl Sunday.

Yep, we're still not allowed to talk about it.

I texted Eric on Monday morning and asked what him and Bells were doing.

"Just sitting around, depressed."

 

Good news is we are boycotting ESPN for the week in order to not relive any replays. ha! 

 

 

And the look of defeat. Ellie can't even watch any more of it.

4 months!

2.2.13

13lbs 7.5oz Weight and 24 Inches

-Size 2 Diapers
-Mostly Breastfed, Some Formula
3-6 clothing
Sleeps 6-7 hours at night

Milestones:
First ER Visit (RSV)
Cries real tears
2 teeth just at the top of your gums, ready to come out!
Drool Machine.
First Walk in the Park
Can hold onto toys and mommy's hair
Has found her feet

Not A Fan Of:
Monthly Photo Shoots
Temps for a week and an 80 year old man cough

Loves:
Getting kissed on her belly & neck, makes her laugh
Looking in the Mirror
Being loud during Grey's Anatomy (maybe you are not my child)
Sucking her thumb
Sleeping with Mom & Dad
Laying on the changing table
Screeching
Kicking legs in the bathtub

4 month check up:

 

Saturday.

Saturday's have been very busy for me these last few weeks.
I get up earlier on Saturdays then I do on weekdays for work.

For some crazy reason, I thought it would be a good idea to sign up for a four hour College Algebra class starting at 8am. Boo. And not to mention that my professor is a rambler.
Less stories, more examples. Please.

But I do have a really cute, hot pink calculator. So there's that.

So I get home about 12:40, pump, eat lunch, get Ellie ready and we are back out the door for Kap's basketball game.

On our way, I call Kap and give her our weekly pep talk.
"If you are near the goal, what do you do?" Shoot it.
"If the other team shoots it, what are you gonna do?" Rebound it.
And so on. My sister says every week that Kap is waiting on me to call and give her the pep talk. Love that.

And afterwards, we do the obligatory photo shoot with our star player.

 

After we left the game we went to the park, sat in the Lowe's parking lot for 45 minutes waiting on our friend to wake up from his nap so we could go to the park with them. Not long enough to go home but Ellie did nurse and then take a little nap.

 

 

Eleanor loved it. She didn't make a peep from her stroller the whole time and was just looking around at everything. I can't wait until it's warmer so we can do it more often.

 

Then we came home and just hung out, watched tv, played on the activity mat, read a couple books, did some homework and waited for Eric to get home. But it was a late night for him, so we were actually in bed before he ever made it back.

 

We were in bed by 10:45 and Eleanor slept in until 9:30. Sunday I was a whole new (well rested) person.