happy 2 months to our doll baby, eloise! that face...

we had eloise's 2 month check-up this morning. she's holding steady in the 50th percentile for height & head-circumference, and the 60th for weight- 11lbs 7oz! so proud of how she's growing. i am truly savoring every day with this little girl. with lucy, i was so excited for her to get to the next milestone from the beginning, but this time around, i really am able to enjoy each moment & appreciate the here & now. before i know it, eloise will no longer be cuddled against me in the moby several hours out of each day... sigh. if she could just stay little :)

so nice to have jon home, no travels, this past week. he and lucy love the water- neighborhood pool, fitness center pool, backyard "pool"- you name it. one of my favorite things is sitting on the porch swing with eloise, watching lucy, jon & charlie play in the yard :)

little mommy- always dragging the moby or her dollie with her these days :)

nothing better than brand new baby smiles :) 

meme brought lucy a new "donut shoppe" collection- we've had many donut making dates over this past week... lucy especially loves the "jewwy" ones [jelly:)]

i've learned to pick my toddler battles. and battling my 22 month old over how many books she can bring into her crib is just not one i choose to fight. after all, they keep her occupied for a good 10 minutes upon waking each morning, and i savor squeezing in each of those extra minutes of sleep!

daddy gave lu her first pedi! she was fascinated with mommy's "aqua toes" & is pretty darn pleased to have her own. be still my heart...

there is still so much we want to do to our house, and slowly slowly we're getting there. we do plan to be here for a long time, so this lesson in patience is good for both jon & me. we want new appliances, bedroom furniture, master bath lighting, landscaping, painting throughout [interior & exterior], a screened-in porch under our deck etc. we have a prioritized list, and in the meantime, jon hung our family wall with a new concept he came up with. this straight-laced girl is getting used to the messy design, but i think it's fun & unique... why not?!

big girls with our babies- 2 proud mommies :)

-ivy