Florida. part 1

On July 27th, Elliot and I took our annual trip to Florida to see my family and friends. Elliot and I (and baby boy) shared a plane seat going down there. Elliot actually did really well! We flew through her nap time so she was mostly just tired and wanted to read her new books.We were greeted by my ecstatic mom and headed east to the beach where my parents live.After getting Elliot checked out all her new toys at Nana and Grandpa's house, we took a quick swim in the pool. I forgot how nice it is to have a pool right in your backyard!!

The next day Elliot felt awful :( We think she might be allergic to the cat...sorry baby girl, not kitties in your future. We decided that some fresh salt air might due the trick, so my mom and I took her to the beach! She did not like the loose sand and enjoyed picking up the rocks, not the seashells (because that's what she collects at home, it's what she knows). Elliot is also recently fascinated with her shadow. She says hi to it whenever we are at home, but she could not understand why her shadow was at the beach!!

That day we went to visit my friend Jessica and brought over lunch from my favorite burrito place, Dakine Diegos! And then Elliot and I took it easy at my parents' the rest of the day. That night I got together with my dearest friends Kim, Jackie, Alexis, Jessica, and Leah!! We ate dinner, caught up, and played games. I stayed out until 12:30 am!!! I know! The last time that happened was before Elliot was born!

On Sunday, Elliot felt better, so we loaded up the car with beach gear and headed over to the beach for the morning. Again, she wasn't too sure about it, but after playing with her beach toys and taking brave trips down to the water with Nana, she was a regular beach baby :)

Part 2, coming soon :)

Blueberries for Elliot

One thing I love about where we live is the location. We are ten minutes to DC and forty minutes to the country. We can see towering monuments with gorgeous mountains behind them. So Elliot and I met up with Rachel and her son Wilson to take advantage of the country side. Close to where they live in Maryland, is an orchard that grows tons of seasonal produce and flowers. Of course we had to go blueberry picking since it is Elliot's #1 favorite fruit, and one of her top five favorite foods. After a quick wagon ride, the four of us were in the thick of blueberry picking!

Elliot did really well at picking the blueberries! Fortunately, the juicy big ones came of the branches really easily.

She was very serious about her job, and was a good little helper...

 that is until she discovered that they tasted amazing! For the rest of the time, I picked and Elliot ate :)

We had a great afternoon, and I can't wait to go back to pick apples and pumpkins!!!

PS- FL pictures up next :)

It's A Boy!

We are having a baby boy and are so excited! I knew it was going to be a boy. Tim hoped it would be a boy. And God is blessing us with our boy in 15 short weeks!

The three of us found out the sex at the 20 week ultrasound. My practice has a new policy where they do not do the 17-20 week ultrasound until at least the 20th week. They do this now so the doctor does the ultrasound with you, not a technician. While it drove me crazy to wait longer this time around, I enjoyed it much more! The pictures were clearer and the doctor was able to tell us in more detail about what we were seeing. He also pointed out where they look for specific disabilities and abnormalities and that we were in the clear. Elliot of course had no idea what was going on, she just though it was cool to look at the glowing screen in the dark room :)

So you would think 5 weeks later I would have the boy's room started. Ummm, no. His room is the now "guest room/office/store the crap we don't know where it should go" room. So last week I cleared out our storage closet to make room for all the stuff that was in his room to make room for his stuff. A charity is coming in two weeks to pick up the bed and dresser. Other than that... I still have a lot to do. But hey, he'll spend the first couple months in the Pack N' Play in our room, so we have some time. When you come to visit, just don't expect to see a finished nursery like Elliot's room.