Look Mom, no hands!

I have a feeling E has been doing this for a while now at daycare, but I never really think to sit her up on the floor, so I haven't seen it very much. This definitely isn't the first time she has been able to balance, but I am not very swift with the camera, so it's the first time I have thought to take some photos.
Enjoy =-)

Sick Days

Poor little E got sick on Friday- well I guess it started Thursday. We took her to the Peds on Friday where they said she had an eye infection and slight ear infection in the right ear. She seemed to be feeling ok so we went ahead to visit Michael's family in Jacksonville NC as we had previously planned.

Well, that wasn't such a good idea. She ended up with a low grade fever Friday night and just wouldn't sleep unless I was holding her or she was laying in the bed with me (Fri or Sat night).
Needless to say, none of us got the sleep we needed. So when we got home everyone was tired, I got sick, and there was still TONS to do at the house, since generally the weekend is when things like laundry and cleaning are slightly caught up.

E still has a cough and stuffy nose- it seems as if the eye infection moved to her respiratory tract. But she is definitely her happy little self so I am hoping the sickness is mostly over and will just keep improving as the days go on.

Testing Testing...

I don't have the video mentioned in the post below uploaded to the computer yet, so I am just testing out with an old video. E is probably about 1.5 to 2 months here.




**edited to say** Sorry, I didn't realize it was so long! Feel free not to watch the whole thing, she really doesn't do a whole lot- haha

Fun Baby Purchases

Yesterday we bought a new convertible carseat that should carry little E through the next several years. She is likely to grow out of her infant seat before reaching the one year rear-facing requirement, so we wanted something that would work forward as well as rear facing.

We got the Britax Marathon in aqua blue and black. I haven't seen it in person yet- it's scheduled to arrive tomorrow!- but it looks pretty from the website.











Also, a few days ago I went to Smart Momma in the Stonehenge shopping center to pick out my birthday present. I am getting a new diaper bag to better fit my needs.


It is the Skiphop City Chic. Which is nice and big, has bottle pockets, and has a detachable purse so my personal items are always kept separate and I can quickly just take what I need when going out without little E. It also has stroller attachments and changing pad included, among other neat options!

I haven't decided which style to get, but it will probably be the black one. What do you think (poll to right)?











Too bad my birthday is still two months away!

More Movement

Last night while we were playing on the floor little E was trying to get the TV remote that was just out of reach. She started pushing with her feet and pulling a little with her hands and moved herself forward! She did this several times as I kept moving the remote out of her grasp.
So we have forward movement!
I have video of it, but will need to get it onto the computer somehow before I can upload it here. Stay tuned!

Post one- what a catchy title!

I'll add some updates on little E for this first post.
When picking her up from daycare yesterday, the caregivers told Mike that little E sat herself up, all on her own! That is a surprise, and likely a fluke, but we will definitely be on the lookout this weekend.