Ellison Lee - One Month

Little Elle, you are now ONE MONTH old.

Your stats are all the same from your "four-week birthday" just two days ago, so I won't bore you with repeating them. ;) Though I do want to mention how sensitive your skin is. It gets irritated so easily by different fabrics, but always clears up quickly. You can see what I'm referring to in the below picture:

We spent your one-month birthday at home and you had some special visitors...
Aunt Bea

Aunt Betty

and Uncle Paul!

{I'm pretty sure Uncle Paul was being "used and abused" by Raegen here! He later told Uncle Paul he could teach him some basketball tricks if he "had him long enough!"}

They really enjoyed spending time with you and your brothers today. They also think you look a lot like Raegen.

Tomorrow is "Fifth Sunday Singing" at church so Raegen was practicing his special, "Jesus Loves Me". IF he gets up and sings, it will be his first time to sing by himself. He sings in the choir with the adults every Sunday.

It's precious.

To celebrate we went out for bar-b-que...your favorite!! ;) haha

I ADORE this outfit you have on. {If you're counting, this is outfit #4 for the day!!} I talked myself out of buying it and went back a few weeks later because I just knew I couldn't live without it!! Your adorable bow is from Aunt Amber. It's the perfect accessory!

You fell fast asleep at the beginning of dinner and almost slept through the entire meal.

Your first month of life has gone by so quickly, yet so smoothly and we are beyond blessed for that!

jump, jump, JUMP!

After FOUR months of no playgroup, we were long overdue so we joined our group at a local play place on Friday. Raegen was the most excited for the special treat...

Of course, the ONLY reason we were able to tackle such a fun experience is because I had a "mommy's helper" with me! Raegen and Ellison aren't so much to keep up with, but Lynden sure is!! haha

It was nice to reconnect with the other moms and I also ran in to my old college roommate!! It was fun to catch up with her as well.

Raegen worked up quite a sweat while there...he was slip, flip, slidin' his way to FUN!

The playgroup generally meets in the morning which is also Lynden's naptime, 10a.m.-12p.m. He survived, but he would have rather been at home and in BED! ;)

He's still a bit small for the inflatables, so he enjoyed playing with the ride-on toys and random balls.

This was our first attempt at a picture {another great advantage to having a "mommy's helper"...I get to be in the group shot!!}...

I decided Lynden needed a little help and propped him up on my knee. Raegen's new friend asked if he could be in our picture as well. Who am I to say no??

I laughed so hard when I looked through the pictures on the camera...of course he would make a silly face!! Love it.

Raegen will be starting preschool in two short weeks and his playgroup time will come to an end. I'm glad he got to have a little summer fun with his buddies. ;)

Ellison Lee - Four Weeks

OH my Ella Lee, you are four weeks old! I guess it's time to clear a few things up. ;) I call you my precious pearl because you were born the last day of June and your birthstone is the pearl.

We named you Ellison Lee after a combination of family members. Your Grandmother Richardson's name is Ellen and I wanted something to honor her, so we named you Ellison. Your maternal Great-Grandmother's middle name is Lee and so was your paternal Great-great-great Grandfather, Robert E. Lee Autrey, and his daughter/your Great-great Aunt Demma Lee.

You are still NOT a fan of having no clothes on! You now weigh 10lb 6oz. You have moved up to size 0-3mo clothes.

Your new diaper covers arrived this week and I LOVE them! They are PINK and key-ute! I also ordered a white cover. They are HUGE, but the smaller size is for NB to 9lb. So we'll just deal with it. I borrowed some newborn prefolds, but they don't seem to work well with the HUGE covers. I've been using Lynden's prefolds and they look really silly on your tiny body, but they don't leak and that's what matters! haha

Your length is now 21.25"

and your head circumference is 14.5".

Ten little fingers and ten little toes...

Your daddy just adores you and says you remind him so much of baby Raegen. You have characteristics of both your brothers and you all three have something in common, dimples! ;)

You and I took Raegen to his last TOT class. You dressed in blue for the special occassion.

While I was busy taking pics of Raegen, you decided to make a little noise so one of the other momma's helped you out by giving you your pacifier. Pretty soon you had quite the crowd tending to you...it was adorable.

Afterwards we went grocery shopping at WM. Lynden was at home {napping!} with a sitter so I took advantage of ONLY have TWO kids! haha While wearing you in the baby wrap I had the following convo with a fellow shopper:

Random lady: What do you have in there?

Me: A baby girl.

Random lady: Awwww.

{looking closer...confused look on her face}

Random lady: I thought you said you had a baby GIRL?

Me: Yes, I do.

Random lady: But there's a BLUE bow on the baby's head.

Me: You are correct.

{because I've never been one to put a bow on a baby boy's head!!! Talk about blowing someone's mind! haha}

We had some more visitors this week also. The Ibarra's brought us a delicious meal and some new pretties for you.

The boys had a lot of fun playing together...

and chasing the deer away!

You also made your first trip to church! Bro. Matt presented you with your first New Testament. It's pink and PRECIOUS!

You also made your first trip to a baby shower and went with me while I got a mani-pedi. Sweet mother-daughter time!

Today it finally cooled off some so I let the boys play in the water while you napped.

Because it was so cool {and breezey!!! woohoo! It was such a BEAUTIFUL day.} I brought you outside for a little Vitamin D as well.

You just snoozed. of course.

Everyone wants to know how the boys are adjusting. Raegen adores you and Lynden adores your toys!!! ;)

You are still feeding on demand and generally wake once or twice during the night to eat. I've started swaddling you for your day time naps too. Sometimes I use the "dummy" Kiddopotamus swaddle and sometimes I swaddle you with a blanket {because, yes, after my THIRD baby I have FINALLY learned how to swaddle with a blanket!}.

I'm just amazed it's already been four weeks. We had our family photo shoot this week and I'm so anxious to see the proofs. I'm a little sad that you didn't sleep for any of the pics, but I know they're precious just the same. :) Oh, my sweet baby Elle...love you always.

Ellison Lee - Three Weeks

Ellison Lee, you are now THREE weeks old!
{gown made by The Shifty Fox}

You are such an easy baby. You really don't fuss at all. I've learn that you MUST burp, so I take the time to burp you after you've eaten and then you're ready to fall asleep again. You are quite the eater. I think I might start calling you Miss Piggy! You've recently had some spit up issues, but I've started giving you .3ml of Mylicon before you eat and that seems to be working.

We've been having some scorcher heat so I usually wait 'til late in the day to let the boys play and I leave you in your bassinet right beside the door so I can hear you if you need me.

I even found a little bitty pool {so embarrassed!} I had stored away and let the boys play in the water. Lynden was less than impressed...

But Raegen enjoyed it!

for a little while...haha

You and I just sat and observed as daddy and the boys played.

You've had a few more visitors this week. Mrs. Andrea and Sean came to see you and so did Mr. Patrick and Mrs. Heather...

You were given these A-dorable socks this week as well as a super cute damask/dimple dot minky bib {soooo stinkin' cute!}. I've ordered some new diaper covers for you that should arrive soon. The Bumkins are working "okay", but often feel "wet" due to the vent in the back. Aunt Stacy suggested we try the Bummis Super Brite diaper cover.

You are still sleeping in your bassinet beside my bed. Because you sleep so well on your belly I quit swaddling you. Then you started waking 2-3 times a night instead of ONE, so I've started putting you in the Kiddopotamus swaddles again!! ha Your last night time feeding is around 10:30PM and now you're back to waking just once, between 2AM and 3AM. You generally wake to feed again around 6:30. I'm usually too lazy to sit up and feed you so I just let you lay beside me...sometimes I'm too lazy to put you back in your bassinet when you're done! ha So, this is what I ended up with in the bed the other morning...

Raegen usually crawls in bed with me every morning after he wakes up...so now he snuggles with you too!

You are already up to 9lb 11.2oz!! Yes, that's nearly a pound in one week...I told you you were a good eater! :) You feed on demand anywhere from every 2.5 to 4 hours during the day.

Your length is still 21" and your head circumference is 14.25".

I tried to get some cute pictures of you on the floor, but Lynden was awake and kept trying to sit on you...he may have been successful a time or two. So, we changed locations!

He's still not sure what to think of you. When I'm feeding you and he's around, he wants up in the chair too. He generally pats your head or squeezes your little feet, then he hops right down again.

Your daddy was away on business for a bit this week. We sure were glad to see him come home. He brought the boys some new hats and he brought us chocolate!!

Because you sleep on your belly, you get plenty of tummy time. It's important to have some back time too, so I put you under your play gym this evening. Raegen enjoyed "teaching" you a few animals with the pictures that are attached.

He is so very sweet to you and loves to help take care of you. If you're fussing he'll find a toy for you or put your pacifier back in your mouth. In the car {you REALLY dislike riding in the car!!} he'll sing "Jesus Loves Me" or his ABC's to you to help calm you...he did the same thing for Lynden. It just makes my heart happy to see.

You made the paper this week! Your birth announcement came out in a few papers and it's scheduled to come out in a few more next week. I've yet to mail your birth announcement to our family and friends {it's on my to-do list!!}. It seems with three babies some things just get pushed to the side!