"May God bless you and keep you always, may your wishes all come true, may you always do for others, and let others do for you. May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung. May you stay forever young.
May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true, may you always know the truth, and see the lights surrounding you. May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong, may you stay forever young.
May your hands always be busy, may your feet always be swift, may you have a strong foundation when the winds of changes shift. May your heart always be joyful and may your song always be sung. May you stay forever young." -Bob Dylan


"Not talking about a year, no not three or four. I don't want that kind of forever in my life anymore. Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it end. So give me your forever, please your forever. Not a day less will do from you.
People spend so much time every single day runnin' 'round all over town givin' their forever away. But no not me, I won't let my forever roam and now I hope I can find my forever a home. So give me your forever, please your forever. Not a day less will do from you.
Like a handless clock with numbers, an infinite of time. No not the forever found only in the mind. Forever always seems to be around when things begin, but forever never seems to be around when things end. So give me your forever, please your forever. Not a day less will do from you." - Ben Harper

Sunday, October 16, 2011

4 Months

I'm a little late with this one. Whoops.

At her 4 month appointment she:
weighed 13 lbs 12 oz (50th percentile)
and was 26 1/4 in long (98th percentile)




















Elsa is growing fast! This past month she has started laughing, found her toes and likes to suck on them, reaches for and grabs toys, took her first plane, and started sleeping through the night. Big month! It only took a few nights of ignoring her at 4 am to teach her to hold off until 6 or 7 am. Not too bad.

A couple weeks ago, our friends from Wilmington came in for a visit. We are glad they were able to stop by and meet Elsa. Thanks y'all!

































































She is rolling all over the place now. She sleeps on her tummy usually, but I went in and found her sound asleep on her back, with one eye open after fighting sleep for 15 minutes.



















We put a big quilt down on the floor (Thank you Cori and Sonia) and she rolls and scoots around grabbing toys...or pulling Daddy's hair.




































We went to the park the other day. She's not quite big enough for the swing, but it made for some cute pictures.



















































Yesterday we drove to Greensboro to watch a friend of Shane's run in a 40-Mile Ultra marathon. He and Shane did it together a few years ago, but they didn't train too much for it, so John wanted to attempt it again after training for a few months. He did fantastic! I don't have any pictures of the day, but it was fun and great to see John and Jess!