First of all, congratulations to Matt and Becca on their new daughter, Kate, making her appearance on July 10th! Will is now a big brother!
We've had quite a few visitors in the last few weeks. I think I missed a few with the camera, but here are the ones that I caught. We are so blessed to have so many people in our lives that love us, and love Elsa.
Josh came to visit a few weeks ago for the day. He drove in from Wilmington and brought Elsa some reading material.
Tim comes in every couple weeks. He used to come to see us, but I think we are chopped liver now that Elsa is here.
Uncle David stops in every now and then. I'm pretty sure Elsa is smiling in this picture.
Matt comes over every now and then on Wednesday nights, so he tries to give Elsa a squeeze before he and Shane wander off to hang out. Elsa and I stay behind to watch So You Think You Can Dance.
Aunt Lauren came over one night a couple weeks ago and cooked dinner and made cookies for us so that I could go workout at the gym for a little while. It was a wonderful treat, and know that you are welcome to do that anytime!
One night Tim wanted to feed Elsa, so I warmed up a bottle and gave it to him to give to her...it wasn't the most snuggley way to feed her, but by the end of the meal, he had a good handle on it. I just got the initial picture. He's learning...:)
Uncle Garin drove through town on his way back home from being in Mobile for 2 months. Even though it was a short visit, it was great to see him and we are glad he got to meet Elsa. Elsa is looking forward to meeting her Aunt Lauren too!
Last weekend we made a day trip up to Charlotte to see Pawpaw and Grannie. It was so relaxing. Shane bush hogged all day and I was able to read some and ride on the tractor with him and get some sun. Grannie and Pawpaw were on baby duty in between feedings. Grannie gave her a bath and played on her floor gym, and Pawpaw was the expert burper for the day.
Yesterday Shane had his first SUNDAY OFF since Elsa was born. It was wonderful! We went to church for the first time in 6 weeks. We had really missed it. Our favorite band was leading worship, which was quite a treat. Elsa slept through worship, but when Pastor Tyler got up to preach, she woke up, so Shane grabbed her and listened to the rest of the service from the kids area in the back. He introduced himself and Elsa to the Nursery staff and they look forward to keeping her in weeks to come. He said they were so sweet and would feel comfortable leaving Elsa with them. What a blessing. After church we went and grabbed some Mexican for alunch at a place we had been wanting to try out. THen we came home and watched the USA get beat by Japan in the World Cup finals/took naps. After that we had our first trip to the pool! It was so much fun. Elsa seemed to like it...she didn't cry. Here are a few pictures of her in her adorable bathing suit.
The other day Elsa fell asleep on my chest, but I had some stuff I wanted to get done. I slid her off of me while I slipped off the couch and this is how she slept for the next 2 hours. So sweet.
She's been enjoying her floor gym. The other day I put some rings in her hands and she grabbed them and held onto them for a while. She's been smiling a lot more in the past few days, but we haven't caught a good one on camera yet...it'll come.
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