Conquering elephant mountain!

Happy 5 Month Birthday Bella!! It is pretty funny watching her play with this. It is so soft and she LOVES to eat him, it is super cute to say the least. Gabe and I are still trying to come up with the perfect name for him. I like Pascal the name he came with, but Gabe likes Paxil (he forgot that was the name of a drug), we were also thinking about Elly...

First time at the petting zoo

We brought Bella to the Beacon Hill petting zoo today. It was a great family trip with both sets of grandparents, and her great grandparents. Bella is a little too young to understand what was going on. I think it will become a favorite place over the coming years though.

Favorite Family Photo

We took this picture in the tree at Beacon Hill Park across from the petting zoo, where my dad would often take pictures of us when we were little. I thought that it would be a cute tradition to continue. Bella sure makes Gabe and I look great : )

Ohh how I love this water bottle...

21 weeks old gumming water bottle with Nana 2
Originally uploaded by CDN Images

A photo essay on Bella's new favorite toy!

Explosion

18 weeks old poopy smiles
Originally uploaded by CDN Images

Today was our first day of truly exploding poop! Bella hadn't pooped in 2 1/2 days and this was the mess that she created. I was super scared that she would poop while I was wearing her in the sling when we walked to the park today. She made this mess in her swing, so the cover went directly in the wash. After taking these pictures Gabe just brought her in the shower to get her clothes off - it seemed to be the easiest way to get her clean. Not looking forward to an even longer backup mess! At parent baby the record for a breastfed baby is 16 days, and the longest recorded is 26....oh my!! Not records we are looking to break : )

Doesn't she look so pleased with herself!!