Christmas 2008!

Hi everyone,

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! We had a really nice time celebrating with family, ate way too much and got way too many presents from Santa. I guess we were all good this year! :) Here are a few pictures from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...

Our happy little family!


All the lovely ladies!


My sister doing some last minute wrapping!


Elise having a meltdown!


The little angel was pooped after playing with her new "Perfectly Pink" Palace!









I can't believe Christmas is already over and in a few days it will be 2009! Where does the time go?!?!?!

Happy New Year!
Love,
Kim

Hi everyone,

Well, we made it safely to Atlanta. The drive went well and Elise was an angel, thankfully. We've been so busy since being in town. The day after we arrived I had a "sip 'n see" shower for my best friend Katie's second baby, Blake. He was born exacly 1 month after Elise was born and is so precious. We've already made plans for Elise and Blake's wedding!!! :)

Here's a picture of Katie with her new bundle, Blake, and myself:


We've been busy getting the rest of our Christmas presents purchased, baking cookies, cooking, and visiting with friends. Here's a peak into the past couple of days...

Here's my mom, rolling out dough for home-made pierogis! Yum!! :)


I even got a lesson so I can make them too!


While my mom and I were cooking, Greg and Elise were surfing the web:



Elise turned 7 weeks old on Monday! I can't believe how fast the time is going by now. She is doing so well and only waking up once during the night for a feeding. Here are a few new pictures of our sweet little angel:





And finally, my sister-in-law, Jodie got engaged on Sunday!! We are so excited for her and Bob. They make the sweetest couple! Bob is going to be Elise's first uncle so she is SUPER excited!

We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! Check back again soon for more pictures and updates!

Love,
Kim

Catching Up

Hi everyone,

Sorry it has been a while since my last post. Unfortunately, my family received some horrible news last week...my grandma is no longer with us. My grandma and I were extremely close even though she lived in New Jersey and I only really got to see her once a year. When my sister and I were little we spent every summer with my grandma and grandpa in New Jersey and had the best time. They took such good care of us and spoiled us rotten. I am so thankful that I have those great memories which I will never forget. I know one day I will see my grandma again, until then she will be missed dearly.

Greg, Elise, Chloe and I are leaving this Friday for Atlanta where we will be spending two weeks with my parents and sister. We are so excited to be getting away...it almost feels like we are back in college and this is our "Christmas break!" It will be really nice to be around family. I'm looking forward to doing some baking, eating, shopping and of course, waiting for Santa! Since we will be spending Christmas with my family this year, we celebrated Christmas with Greg's parents and sisters last Saturday. Here are some pictures:


This was Elise's reaction when I told her about Santa:


This was her reaction when I told her about opening presents:


The proud mommy:


The proud papa:


Grammy Pammy and Geep:



Today I took Elise to the doctor for a follow up from her last appointment. They wanted to see how she was handling the medicine for acid reflux. Fortunately it is working and she seems to be a lot happier and feeling better. She weighs 11 pounds, 4 ounces already! I can't believe how fast she is growing! Here are some new pictures of her playing in her crib!






That's all for now!
Love,
Kim

Photo Session

Hi there,

A few weeks ago, we had a photographer come to the house to take newborn pictures of Elise. The photographer created a slideshow for viewing and I wanted to share it with everyone. Below are the link and instructions. (I think you will need to cut and paste the link into a new browser in order to view.) We hope you enjoy the show.

You may view the show by visiting this link: http://whiteislephoto.com/elise/. Make sure your speakers are turned on and the volume is turned up. Click on Elise.exe. You will notice a window pop up that will ask you if you would like to run or save the show, select "run" to view your show. You may exit the show at any time by pressing the escape button on your computer.


Enjoy the weekend!
Love,
Kim

1 Month Old!

Hi everyone,
Well we've made it to the one month mark! I can't believe Elise has already been on this earth for a month...time sure does fly, even when you're sleep deprived! :) Things have been going well for the most part. We actually were back at the pediatrician's office this morning because last week Elise came down with a nasty bug and our poor baby had the worst diarrhea and lost 8 ounces. I know that doesn't sound like a big deal but when you're only 8 pounds, it's pretty significant. The appointment went well this morning and she is definitely feeling better since she gained 2 pounds since last week! I was worried because she recently started spitting up after eating and has been extremely fussy. The pediatrician thinks it's acid reflux and prescribed medicine so I'm hopeful that it works and she will feel better soon so her mommy and daddy can get at least a couple hours of sleep at night! Right now the only way she will sleep is laying on her belly on our chests which does not make for good quality sleep for us. The medicine can take up to a week to start working so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

Here are a few new pictures of the birthday girl. As you can see she's getting bigger and bigger. She has already outgrown her "newborn" sized clothing and is onto "0-3 months!" WOW!!!





We hope you're all staying warm...it's only 68 here today so I know it's gotta be FREEZING up north! :)

Love,
Kim

Weekend Fun!

Hi there,

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Greg, Elise, Chloe and I spent the day at my in-law's house enjoying the company and of course, the yummy food! It was really fun to celebrate the holiday with our new baby. Of course Elise was the main attraction...followed closely by the turkey and fixings! :) It's been so nice having Greg home for the long holiday weekend. We actually ventured out to a few stores yesterday for Black Friday and Elise was a complete angel. She's going to follow in her mommy's footsteps and be a great shopper...I can tell already! We've also started getting in the holiday cheer by decorating the house with Christmas decorations, putting our tree up and listening to Christmas music! Here's a picture of our sweet angel relaxing while we were hard at work today. She must've really enjoyed the Christmas music!!



I absolutely love Christmas and this year is going to be extra special since it will be Elise's very first one! I'm so excited to have a baby to shop for even though I know she can't open presents yet and has no idea what Christmas is!

Something else we are excited about is Greg's Birthday. Tomorrow he will be 28! Happy Birthday Greg!! You are an amazing husband and now daddy! Elise, Chloe and I are such lucky girls!! :) We love you!






That's all for now. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Love,
Kim

A Few New Pictures!

Hi everyone,

It's been a busy couple of days here. Greg got home on Friday from being out of town all week and it was so nice to have him back! Friday night was a rough one; for some reason Elise was extremely fussy and did NOT want to sleep. Thankfully Greg took the morning duty so I was able to sleep for a few hours since I was up all throughout the night. We managed to run a few errands yesterday...it's amazing how much longer it takes to get ready and leave the house when you have a baby in tow. ;) Greg made a great dinner for my mom and I last night and we all just relaxed and hung out. Thankfully Elise had a much better night last night. She still woke up every 3 hours to eat but that is to be expected from a 2.5 week old! Greg was on daddy-duty again today for a few hours so my mom and I could leave the house and do a little shopping. I was in need of some new non-maternity clothes and surprisingly I hit the jackpot (normally when you're looking for clothes you can never find them)!!!!

Tonight we gave Elise a bath...it was only her second one since her belly button fell off and she seemed to handle it better this time. She actually relaxed a little and enjoyed it. Here are a few pictures: (I'm sure Elise will love that I'm sharing these with you!)





Elise drying off and staying warm:




Here she is enjoying her swing:




That's all that's new with us. My mom is leaving this Wednesday so I'm a little anxious about being alone with Elise. It's been so great having her here...she has been such a great help!!
Love,
Kim