For Jen

Miss Elizabeth Ann...so sweet!

Matching sisters...Katherine has been waiting almost 9 years for this day!

Kyle is a proud brother and Elizabeth is so calm when he is around...which is weird because HE is not calm...at all...

We LOVE tubby time!

Big fat cheeks just ready to be kissed.

I was chastised on Thanksgiving by my wonderful sister-in-law for not sharing more photos of our beautiful new babe so, Jen, this is for you ;-) I really thought I was more on top of things but looking back on my blog I realize that it's true...my last post with photos was on Oct. 20...she was born on Oct. 19...ummmm, yeah. I also thought I was being on top of things by responding to Jen's request quickly...and then I realized that Thanksgiving was 2 weeks ago. Seriously, time is flying by at lightning speed! We're still trying to figure out a routine that meets the needs of all 5 kiddos and allows Dan and I some time for the things we need/want to do. I'll let you know if we ever get there.

I'm just going to satisfy Jen's desire to see Elizabeth in this post and put up a few pics of our sweet girl. I, of course, have tons of pics over the last 7 weeks including Halloween which need to be blogged before Aaron's birthday and Christmas so expect multiple posts from me in rapid succession...but don't really expect them because I might decide to shower instead...

Elizabeth is such a sweet baby, we can't get enough of her, it's only been 7 weeks but it's hard to remember life before we had her. She sleeps really well, usually giving us 6 or 7 hours at night, I am so blessed with good sleepers!!! She has had a cold recently and those were rough nights...she could only breathe when she was upright...good thing we have a really great recliner in our bedroom! Lots of steamy showers and snuggles and she's doing fine now, nothing serious. Generally speaking she is super strong and healthy, at 6 weeks she weighed a hearty 12 pounds and now holds her head up well enough to spend a few minutes in the Bumbo every day. Side note: I love the Bumbo, I wish I had had one for my first 3 kids. We are getting a few smiles out of her and she is starting to show a real personality. She prefers Kyle over all her other siblings (and her Dad) and will smile whenever he talks. If she happens to be fussy (rare) and he starts talking to her she just stops fussing. I don't know what his secret is but I always make him do his reading homework while I fix dinner so she will sit quietly. Weird. With some older siblings actually big enough to help she is very spoiled and privileged enough to be held most of the time...maybe that's why she sleeps so well, she needs her alone time too! Here's a few pics of our princess...Jen, if you really want to get a good look just come on down...Houston has nice mild winters ;-)