my birthday and other photos

 I turned 34 on March 6. Its hard for me to comprehend aging and being in my mid-thirties. I know that I get too in my head about it all and when we can surround ourselves with others again I will not be as focused on the number. Will planned a day brunch and we enjoyed a meal out. I also went last Wednesday with a friend who has a birthday three days after mine. We split a bottle of wine and a salad, I felt somewhat normal (pre-covid, pre-pregnancy). 

Helping me blow out the pretend candle because we did not have any. 

Our sitter snapped this picture of them. Micah is really into these funny faces! 

Little lady slept in next to me to celebrate. 

Our sitter gave me this scarf and I have found a way to wear it nearly everyday. This was taken at my office to remember I got out of the house.

He has not asked to hold her much so it was sweet when he wanted to this day. 

We had an epic snowstorm last Sunday. The kids loved playing in it until it started to melt the next day.

Eliza got her to smile this big! One of my favorite photos of her.

At the end of February, Will spent a week building this igloo with the girls. It was a huge undertaking and then melted as soon as he finished. Hoping they will remember his dedication more than anything.

You can see her chin dimple in this one! 

Just some sweet pcitures of little lady. We spent a lot of time just looking at each other like this. 

Caught Micah trying to soothe Elliott when she woke and I showered really fast. Luckily he did not stick a stuffed animal in her face this time. He truly is very caring and gentle with her. Still tells everyone his sister is named Elliott.

 

three months

 

*Elliott turned three months on March 7! 

* They just change so much and I hardly remember the newborn look of her. She is smiling constantly and has a deep gurgle coo. She is not laughing yet. 

* She pretty much sleeps entirely in her room. I say that, but last night she slept in bed with us... She varies in her sleep at night. It seems to be a couple of nights eating at 10ish, 2 and then 7 while other nights she goes down around 8:30, wakes to eat around 3 and goes back until 7. She falls asleep on her own usually and will put herself back to sleep, we have never had a baby that does that! 

* She loves her people and constant eye contact. She yells until someone interacts with her. 

* She consistently rolls from tummy to back. Still has not figured out back to tummy yet. 

* She is always rubbing me with her free arm when she is nursing, I just love it. 

* She is doing the pop off while nursing to smile at me, melts me every time. 

* Car rides are much better. We still go hardly anywhere but at least she does not scream the entire time. Same with the stroller, I have taken her on several runs and she falls asleep. 

* I went back to work at the beginning of March. It was a rough first two days but I think that its getting better. I am only working two nights a week with some individual clients sprinkled on Sunday afternoons and on Mondays. It feels really manageable right now. I just always have anxiety about my milk supply and making sure I keep pumping (which I do not enjoy). 

We are all so in love with her. I knew that we would be thrilled once she is here but I spent a lot of last year anxious on how we could manage another baby. She is such a delight. I think she is thankful to be in our family as well. Her eyes light up each time she sees a sibling. In the mornings, she wakes up a bit fussy until they all crowd around the bed to greet her.