New Jammies and Brotherly Affection

Elsa finally stopped wearing car pjs! It's because she wanted to match her brother who was wearing new pjs from Nanny.

She was proud to have her photo taken by the tree and happy to follow directions to hold his hand.

Sick on Christmas

Elsa had a high fever on Christmas Day. She took Tylenol, which helped, and three naps. We were in St. James.

Most of the day was spent in my arms cuddling.

She did eat a Christmas cookie and drink her beloved apple juice. She enjoyed the blanket my mom made her for a gift and played peek a boo under it as her idea. She also really loved the hello kitty color book and cars socks my sister Rachel have her. She claimed the Thomas train knitted cap my sister Jessica made for Daniel, and she played with a little purple train called Rosie for awhile. Mostly she sucked her thumb, wanted to be rocked and hummed along to Christmas carols.

Christmas Morning Play

Elsa got a play food sushi set, a baby doll, and handmade cradle and high chair for Christmas. She spent time in the morning using all three of them. She enjoyed rocking herself in the cradle and her baby, too. She tried to get into the high hair many times, and instantly used it for feeding her doll and monkey some "yummies".

Christmas Nativity Set

We gave the kids a nativity set.  Elsa enjoyed watching Daniel take out the figures, but she has had very little interaction with them (they are made in China and I'm concerned about toxins in the paint.  She is teething and gnaws on everything!)

I hope that this will be great fun for her next year, and I expect she'll spend a lot of time in future Christmases arranging the manger scene as I did as a girl.

Happy Baby Rolling on a Blanket, Playing with New Toy

Age: 5 months, 1 week

Size: Wearing 9 month clothing which is too long, but nearly fits!

Noises: Laugher, growls

Blanket: From Ann and Sue Hebberger

Shirt: Aunt Sandy Ness

Toy: Mama!

Pink Blanket Playtime!

Here are a few photos that capture some of Elsa's five month expressions and wiggles.  As you can see, she loves to grab her toes, sway from side to side, and discover all the ways she can move her tongue!

The blanket was made by her great grandma Jeanette Theissen Landolt as a gift for her birth.

She's dressed in gender neutral clothing, but really we think she looks great in brown.  The house and weather were exceptionally warm for October, so all she needed was the onesie!

More Adorable... This Time With Hat!

My cousin Katherine bought Elsa Kate this outfit.  I am not sure what occasion it is really for... the body suit looks like pajamas, but there's a bib and a hat, too!  She is so adorable in the hat!

Its a three month size, and at two months, her legs are getting too long for it!  Slow down, baby girl!

Napping in the Sun, 4 Weeks

Here you are, one month old and napping in your moses basket bed.  The sun was not shining on you when I put you down for the nap, but was when I came in later.  You looked radiant in the sun!  You are wearing a beautiful terry cloth sleeper from your Nana.  She bought it for you when you were 2 weeks old because you were too small for all the sleepers we had.  Then at 3 weeks when we visited her and you wore this, you had a growth spurt and suddenly out grew the sleeper!  This was the last time you wore it, after only three or four times.  

You make many faces when you sleep.  Its super cute.

Sometimes you frown in your sleep and look worried.

Other times you are so peaceful looking, like Sleeping Beauty.