18 month check up

It seems as though every time we have a doctors appointment on the calendar, someone comes down with a cold/flu or in this case an ear infection.  Though it's the first one since January, yay for such a long stretch of being healthy, it is either very lucky or a quirky coincidence that the doctors appointment is already made.

Our little sweet pea has grown a whole 1.5 pounds since her last check up 4 months ago... must be all the crackers and cheese:)  Her stats are 22.4 lbs, 31.5 inches tall and 19 inches head circumference. 

This is what we plan to do the next day as we recover, play house!

Beautiful wedding at Beacher Hill

What a fun and special night - beautiful bride and groom, amazing venue and company of dear friends, some we haven't seen in months.  It was a lovely evening, right down to the lightning and rain showers.  I am bumbed I have no pictures of the bride and groom but they were absolutely lovely as you can imagine.

Fun with grandma and grandpa at Smallwoods

Had a fun afternoon playing at Smallwoods wth grandma & grandpa; it was a perfect end to a great Labor Day!  We are officially ready to welcome fall and enjoy Smallwoods pumpkin patch and fall festivities.

Labor Day

Perhaps one of our last trips to Seattle before baby comes so we made sure to enjoy every minute while making all the necessary stops:)  Greenlake, UVillage, REI, Pacific Place and Pike Place for delicious coffee and pastries at La Penier.  Of course visiting our favorite people too.

our little flower

Elise is loving school (day care) lately and is so excited to head out the door with daddy in the mornings.  When I came to pick her up a few weeks ago on a 100 degree summer day, she was dressed in a full fleece flower costume and refused to take it off.  I can't blame my cute little flower, she was a cutie in it:)

lazy summer day at the river

There is something so peaceful about the end of summer.... perhaps the weather... the slightest smell of fall in the air, a crispness to the wind and the yellow tint of the sun as it sits lower and lower in the sky.  Usually all of these signs make me sad that summer is coming to an end, but this year  I feel different from the past.  Maybe it's beacause this has been our first full Wenatchee summer and I am ready to cool off (partially due to my growing layer of insulation), but mostly I think it is the anticipation of meeting our new little sweetie for the first time in a short 7 weeks.

Until it gets here, Elise has found a new favorite place to play in the rocks, sand and water at the river so we visit it on my days off.... it is absolutely lovely.   And I am treasuring my time with her one on one.

18 months old

Wow, I cannot beleive our little peanut is 1.5 years old today.  I know every one says it, but it truly feels like she was just barely able to sit up yesterday. 

 Elise, to us, you look every bit the same yet every bit different from the day you were born.  Your blue eyes still sparkle with the sweetness and that occasional mischief which now you seem to be able to turn on/off with the switch of a button.  You explore and communicate with words and signs all the time... your vocabulary includes "kaker (cracker), ap - ple, cheeeeese, daddy, mamma, baby, ball, baba & deda, gama and gampa (grandma and grandpa), Luna, bye bye, hiiiii all used in context... this does not include all the other words you constantly try to repeat that I can't remember right now, nor the gibber gabber that come continuously.  You are our carb and cheese eater and refuse to eat any meat, vegetables or fruit no matter how they are presented or disguised.  If it was up to you, you would eat barbeque chips and ice cream for every meal:)  You are two months away from being a big sister and are loving on your baby dolls as if you knew what was coming.   We love you with every ounce of our heart and soul and have cherishes these past 18 months with you sweat pea.  

18  months & 6 months... 1 year apart

This is one exception of a fruit product you will eat... this week:)