A Little Girl in Her Big Bed

This past Sunday night Ellie spent her very first night in her new room sleeping in her big girl bed, and she did great! She only got up once around 5:30 am but thankfully went right back down pretty quickly. We are so thankful that this transition has gone so well so far!

"No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed"

Farm Days

On Thursday Joelle & I took Teagen & Ellie out to Farm Days and they had a great time! I took Ellie last year, but she was still a little young to really enjoy being up close and personal with all of the farm animals. This year she was so into it and loved petting several of the animals!

Checking out the bunny rabbits

Petting the baby chick

Riding the Gator with her buddy Kaege.

One of the best parts...the free ice cream!

"Jesus Lubs Me"

24 Weeks down...

16ish to go! Although I am feeling great these days, I am not one of "those" people who loves being pregnant. Am I thankful to be pregnant? Absolutely! Do I enjoy everything about it? Not so much. Case in point, last week I had a cold, which involved some sneezing. Let's just say that sneezing and a pregnant lady with a full bladder don't mix too well! Thankfully I was at home the few times that it did happen and was able to take care of the issue quickly. Brad knew when this happened because he would hear a sneeze followed by a "oh man." It's just one of those things you have to laugh about!

On to more exciting news....the baby has a name and Lucy Kate Emory is it! Last time we tried to keep Ellie's name a secret until she was born. This time we just didn't feel like being hush hush about it! It has been fun referring to her by name and I think it has been helpful for Ellie as well.

2 Years Old

It's so hard to believe that Ellie is already 2 years old! It has been fun this year watching her transition from baby to little girl. She is talking all the time now and has a pretty big vocabulary for her age. Ellie loves everything baby these days, jumping on the bed, play dough, watching Curious George, playing chase, and going to the playground. At her 2 yr check up she weighed in at 25.2 pds (30%) and 34 inches (50%).

On her actual birthday, the 18th, we gave Ellie her birthday presents first thing after she woke up. She got a Little People farm set and her very own table and chairs. She was so excited about them that she wanted to eat breakfast at her new table that morning! For lunch we met her best buddy Teagen for a picnic at our neighborhood playground. Brad came home early and after her nap we ran a few errands and took Ellie to Goodberry's for a special birthday treat. Shortly after we got home Nan & Pop Pop arrived to help us celebrate too. We had a fun day together celebrating the life of our sweet girl.

Ellie's birthday breakfast at her new table.

Happy Birthday Ellie Sue!

We celebrated Ellie's birthday this year with a small laid back family gathering at our house. Nan, Pop Pop, and Aunt Leah came into town to help us celebrate along with my Dad, Gran and Anna, Tim, Ben, Ty, & Paige. We ate pizza and cake and opened a few presents too, of course!


Ellie helping to add the finishing touch to her birthday cake in her bike helmet :).