"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

Thursday, December 15, 2011

6 Months, Thanksgiving, and lots of FIRSTS!


Ok, so let's go ahead and pretend it is December 1st...

Happy 6 months to Elsa!




















I am flattered that some people have asked me to update the blog this past month. So, thank you for reading, and thank you for motivating me to continue to document all of these exciting times for my family.

November was a big month for us. Elsa weighed in at 15 lb 3 oz and 27 in long. She is in the 58th % in height, 30th % in weight, and 12th % in head circumference. She found her ears in the beginning of November and was touching them all the time. Thankfully it was not due to an ear infection, just an infatuation. We also watched Uncle David run in the City of Oaks marathon with Grandma and Aunt Sarah (pictures to come). He did great! It was really fun to be out there. We saw him probably 8-10 times throughout the race. For him, it probably didn't feel like much, but we felt pretty good about how we did. He was more excited to see Elsa at the end of the race than the rest of us...we didn't mind. He motivated Sarah, my dad, and myself to run in one in March. Sarah and Dad are already signed up...we'll see if I commit...

She started getting into the crawling postition and swaying back and forth. Very cute. She also started sitting up on her own.


































Cousin Will turned the big T-W-O! Aunt Meghan, Grannie, and Aunt B also had birthdays!





















We made a trip to Asheboro to give Grannie and Papa an Elsa fix. She started saying her "B's" that morning and decided to show off at dinner. Very sweet.

Elsa started reaching for mommy and daddy and then a week later started reaching for other special people.

We spent Thanksgiving in Charlotte with Grannie and Papa, and were thankful for Uncle Michael to finally meet Elsa on our way out of town (and play with baby M again). Elsa actually caught her first fever the day before Thanksgiving, but it only stuck around for 24 hours. When we got back in town, we were able to spend some special time with Matt, Becca, Will, and Kate before they went back home.














































And at 6 months...we finally let Elsa try something besides breast milk. She had some sweet potatoes on November 30th!















I love being a mommy, and am thankful that Shane loves being a daddy almost more than I love being a mommy (ok, we are probably equal). Like everyone warned us...she is growing up so fast!!!
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