E,E, and Little E Stringfellow

Elaina's first time to the park

Elaina went to the park today. It was a beautiful day but a little bit chilly but she was bundled up good. She really enjoyed the outdoors and watching the other children play. She'll be running around parks before we know it!!

Elaina's 1st Halloween

Elaina was a Lady Bug for her first Halloween. She did not like her costume very much. She didn't have it on for very long. It was too hot for her. But, we still got some pictures of her in it... Enjoy!

Cousin Tasio's Baptism

On October 27th, my cousin Gabe's son Tasio was in town for his Baptism. Elaina and Tasio are 7 days apart (Elaina born 7/6 and Tasio born 7/13). We had several family members in from out of town and it was good to see everyone and, for those that hadn't met Elaina yet, to meet her. It was great to meet cousin Tasio too. We got some very cute pictures of him and Elaina together sitting on the couch. See the resemblance??

We also got to see many other family members over the weekend as well.... Here are some of the photos taken over the weekend.

Elaina's cousins, Sadie and Celia, giving Elaina a kiss in her swing........

Candice (Tasio's mom) and Erin hold each other's babies.....

Elaina and her aunt Nell from San Francisco....

Elaina and her daddy....

Some of Elaina's cousins and second cousins....

seated from left to right: Taylor, Walker, Celia, Sadie

standing from left to right: Quentin, Alexandra

Elaina with cousins Taylor and Celia (holding Elaina)

Elaina with her Aunt Kate (Erin's sister, left) and Granny (Erin's mom, right).

Erin's cousins and sisters..... From left: Anna (cousin), Erin, Kate, Nell, and Abby (sisters), Josh (lying), Gabe (in front). These were all the cousins who came in for the weekend.

Who's bigger now???

Mommy put me on the floor today to see if Mrs. Beasley was still bigger then me..... Well, as you can see - she's not. I'm 3 1/2 months old and growing like crazy.

3 months old and growing.....

We have not posted anything in a while - so sorry about that. We are all doing very well and we are really enjoying watching our little Elaina grow. She is smiling A LOT lately and is generally a very happy baby - we are so blessed. She is 3 months old and amazes us everyday with how much she is doing. She is very active and is starting to scoot around some (no flipping over from back to stomach yet). She also coos and babbles a lot - it is precious to hear. Her daddy can make her laugh a little when he tickles her belly. She had her 3 month check up and is healthy and happy. She weighed in at 11 lbs, 6 oz. The doctor said she was a bit on the small side so she went in 1 week later for a weight check and weighed 11 lbs, 13 oz - 7 oz in 1 week!! She just hadn't decided to grow yet!!! Until next time - love to all and God bless you!

My week with Aunt Kate

Mommy has gone back to work this week and I sure do miss her. However, I am staying with Aunt Kate this week. She is so fun and I am having such a good time. I'm not so sure about this though????

Elaina grabbed something (for real)

Elaina actually grabbed a hold of her toy that dangles from her swing (on purpose) today. She has been swatting and accidentally holding onto stuff but this time I watched her concentrate and reach out slowly and grab it. She held onto it for a while as I took some pics of her. Then she got mad and let it go because it wasn't long enough to get into her mouth. Also, today while she sat under her gym, she was grabbing at her toys that dangle and holding onto them. It's weird how overnight she is doing this all the sudden.

Daddy strikes back.....

Mommy was away Saturday and Daddy put me in this ND jersey... I guess wearing orange is out of the question as long as Daddy is around.... Oh well, I still look cute in green too....

Elaina is 2 months old

Elaina is 2 months old! Wow, how time has flown by. She went to the doctor and had her first round of shots - she did okay, mom didn't :). She was pretty sleepy and fussy for the next 2 days. She did have a good visit otherwise - healthy and growing. She weighs 10 lbs and 13 oz and measures 22 inches long. Growing like a weed.... Until next time - love to all!

While Daddy was sleeping

It is Saturday morning and Daddy is asleep. Mommy put me in my favorite outfit so I could cheer on my favorite team today... He's going to think I am so cute in this outfit and not want to take it off of me at all. Yeah right......

Elaina rolled over!!

Whoa - I can't believe it!!!! Elaina was on her tummy on Friday (8/31/07) and rolled to her back. I thought it was a fluke but then she did it again today. Erik missed it the first time but he saw her do it the second time. We think it's because she hates being on her stomach so much :)