Elynn: TWO MONTHS OLD

My sweet baby girl, Elynn, is TWO MONTHS! It goes by OH.SO.FAST! OH how we LOVE her. I CAN NOT imagine what our little family would be without her. She is so sweet. She is probably my calmest baby. I am not going to lie, Ezra and Emersyn were both calm babies, but Elynn just seems to take it all in. I mean, what else can you do when you have two crazies running circles around you. Ha! It's so fun! She loves to give smiles, loves to talk (coo), and just watch what is going on.
We had her 2 month appointment today and she weighed in at a Whoppin' 11 LBS 8 oz (75%)! She was 22 1/2 inches long (50%). She had 3 shots in the leg and one liquid shot. So far, she is taking it well. Sleeping tons. Should make for an interesting night for me.

The ZOO!

We went to the zoo today! The WHOLE family, Me, Brent, Ezra, Emersyn and Elynn! It was GREAT! Brent really wanted to go and I first thought he was CRAZY because it is spring break week here! I know that we don't really "know" or "experience" spring break at this time in our lives, but, being from San Antonio, there are certain things you DON'T do during spring break. 1) go to the zoo, 2) go to Sea world and 3) go to the Wittie! Well, we did! It was not bad at all! I was shocked. I remember going last year with my sister-in-law, her children and my mother-in-law. It was CRAZY. We waited in such a long line to get in, for the bathroom and even to see the animals! This year, NO line for anything. It even at one point felt like a regular day at the zoo. We got there right at 9, when the zoo opened.When we were leaving, the crowds were starting to gather, so we did it right!
The kids LOVED it! We just enjoyed the day and took our time seeing all the animals. It was a cool day and all the animals were out and about. The monkeys were going crazy. Emersyn LOVED it! She kept asking, "mommy, where the monkeys?? " Ezra's favorite was the crocodiles. It was such a great time. I did have to stop and sit on a bench and feed Elynn in front of a spring break crowd. That was special! Ha! We even road the zoo train before we left.
After the zoo we went to one of our favorite mexican restaurants, Tomatillo's, down the street. They have the BEST corn tortillas.  The kids actually SAT in the booth the whole time and ate. It was just such a great time.
To make it even better, we all came home and NAPPED (well, ezra not as much). It was great. I am so thankful for my family!

comparing our monkeys to an actual monkey

looking at a Texas Native leopard

Em and I were scared this bird was going to attack! 

(you know my fear of chickens!!)

Ezra's Favorite!

Zebra's

Elephants!

a Dragon!!

Train ride! (brent sat with emmy, she didn't sit by herself :)

After the naps! Oh how I LOVE them!!

ps.. Brent took all the pics (except for the last one)! Such a good dad!

My girly girl

the dot on her nose is a scrape from the outside toybox

Emersyn has always been a girly girl, but mainly because I have had her in bows from the beginning. Lately, however, she has really turned into a girly girl. She loves shoes, clothes and BABIES. The other night we had a girls night, and the boys were gone! I decided to see if she would let me paint her finger and toenails. She loved it! SO, I went to the store and got her purple polish, because she had been asking for purple. I thought I would post a picture of her purple nails. I am loving the stage she is in right now.

Elynn is 1 MONTH old!

My sweet little "newborn" is a MONTH OLD, already!! Time sure has gone so fast with this little new one. I remember when I had Ezra, I would think "are we still in this newborn stage??" Now, with Elynn, her newborn diapers are getting a little snug and her newborn clothes will only fit one last time. Makes me so sad thinking about it. I am trying to soak up every minute I can of her being little and new. She still LOVES to snuggle up really close and pull her legs in to get as small as she can. She still sleeps for most of the day, but is starting to have some good "awake" times. When she is awake, she is so calm! She will just look around and take everything in, and believe me, there is A LOT to take in between Ezra and Emersyn!! She is starting to really look at you and follow you with her eyes. She has even smiled a handful of times when I have been talking to her (not a consistent thing, but I count it as smiling at me!).

her cheeks are filling out like her daddy and brother!

here is a little smile!

This was her bath time. She loves it! Can you see her curly hair!?!

We love her and are really looking forward to the next stage to come.