Happy Father's Day!

We had a great Father's Day around here.  Nick got to celebrate his first one, which was awesome.  I made a Pinterest-inspired creation for breakfast, which I found here.  We did our favorite thing to do on Sunday mornings, which is have breakfast together and read the paper (well, N reads the sports section and I read all of the ads for the upcoming week :)), and then we had to get ready for our day.

Here is little miss in her outfit for her Daddy:

Last year, Nick and I started a new tradition by taking both of our dads to The New Albanian on Bank Street for their bloody mary bar.  Our dads love it!  They both say it is one of their favorite days of the year, and I would have to agree with them. 

Here we are from last year (2011):

And this year... notice a new guest at lunch :)

After lunch with our dads and Caitie, we went to see my Grandpa Bud.  He is downright one of the happiest people that I know, and an absolute joy to be around.  He loves Eliot a ton! 

I forgot to snap a picture with them, but here he is meeting her for the first time at the hospital. 

So very thankful for some amazing men in my life!! 

Newborn Pictures

Thanks to Chris' Aunt Bug, we have some beautiful newborn pictures of Baby Ellie.  She was our wedding photographer, and has taken a few photo shoots in the past few years of us.  Now that Eliot is here, I have a feeling we will be taking the drive up to North Vernon to see her a lot :)  Here are some of our favorites!

 Mom and Ellie... love her with all of my heart <3

 Gotta show our Reds pride, even at a week old!

 Love a wedding band/baby feet picture :)

 Love these little girls.  They make my heart melt.

 Haha... even if she wasn't happy, I love how she is showing off her Chuck's, just like her mom and Aunt A!

My baby girl :)

She was a Daddy's girl from the first moment!  Watching him with her makes me so proud and makes me fall in love with him all over again :)

One Month Already?!

This has been the fastest month of my life.  I know everyone kept telling me how quick it would go by once she was here, and they were absolutely correct!  Ellie is the light of a lot of people's lives, and has been such a blessing to all of us.  I am extremely fortunate to still have quite a bit of time left with her and am still trying to soak it all in with her (even through fussy time :)). 

At one month, Eliot...

*eats every two hours during the day, but can make it three to four hours at night (and her momma thanks her for that daily!).
*eats 3 oz. at a time.
*is still on Similac Sensitive formula.
*gets tons of hiccups everyday, but they don't seem to bother her much.
*wears size NB diapers.
*wears size NB or 0-3 month clothing.
*only has a few pairs of socks that fit her.
*LOVES bathtime.
*has a fussy time (or a bit of colic) each night for up to an hour.
*is 8 lbs. 12 oz.- 50th percentile.
*is 21.1 inches long- 50th percentile.
*has a head circumference of 14 inches- 50th percentile.
*loves her swing and laying on her belly... especially laying on dad's belly.
*sleeps in a bassinet next to our bed.
*takes a pacifier sometimes, but still hasn't gotten the hang of how it exactly works.  Her Nuxy has a bunny on it currently.
*is the love of our lives!!! 

 Can't decide whether to laugh or cry!

Happy one month baby girl!!!