New Jersey Bound

Reading all about zoo animals

All tuckered out after a busy day at "school"

There's lots of exciting things going on in the Edelson household. Ellie, at almost 5 months and 15 lbs, is rolling all around. She easily goes from belly to back and is now rolling from back to belly. The first time she rolled back and forth was at daycare :( but we've managed to catch her in the act too! She's also found this squealing voice. The first time we heard it we didn't know what it was, but now we know she's just having a good time listening to herself "sing".

We've been enjoying our little bug so much! It's crazy to see how much she learns on a daily basis. Her Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Mel came for another visit this weekend from New York. And being an OT who specializes in pediatrics, Ellie received all sorts of toys and 1-on-1 time with her aunt rolling on the floor playing with balls, singing songs, listening to the water, and pretty much getting an education on EVERYTHING! All her senses got a workout.

Aunt Bonnie and Ellie

Aunt Bon and Mel are so great with Ellie that it will be wonderful being only an 1 1/2 hours away from them when we move to New Jersey! Yep, we are Jersey bound this June. Dave received orders to his #1 pick so we are very excited. I never thought we'd be living on the East Coast for 8 years. I just figured we'd do this one tour and head back West. But apparently there were other plans in the works for us. It's a great opportunity for us because the unit is on a huge base where Ellie will have lots of friends and playmates. Plus, I will be able to start my MHA program through Seton Hall University. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we make this transition this summer.

"Oh no she didn't!"  Some girl talk going on ; )

Unfortunately, this move means we will be leaving so many great friends we've made while here on Cape Cod. That is going to be one sad day when we say good-bye. But everyone is more than welcome to come down for a visit, especially since Dave will be gone quite a bit. And of course Ellie will miss her friends too :)

Clearly, Ellie doesn't share her mom's appreciation for big sunglases yet!  Ha, Ha.

Things I love......

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, I figured it was appropriate to blog about all things I love.  These days this category is all consumed with our sweet Elle-bug (as if that was a surprise).

1.  This face

17 weeks

It"s amazing how happy and smiley she is all the time.  Last night we put her down for a  nap.  She was out, or so we thought.  Because after maybe 5 seconds of laying still with her eyes closed she popped up and gave us this smile.  We both just cracked up!   So of course we started snapping all these pictures. 

2.  My husband

I love the way he loves our daughter.  Dave can get her talking like crazy and it's so cute to see.  I've been working long days lately so he's been the one to pick up and drop off Ellie at school, which I am so thankful for.  I also love that he gets excited about buying things for Ellie...because she "NEEDS" a new spring dress and "NEEDS" more pajamas.  : )

3.  Bibs

THANK GOODNESS we received so many bibs as gifts from people because between the drooling, spit-up, and solid foods we use so many!  Just last weekend we started to introduce solids to her diet.  She kept chewing on her toys, hands, the wrong end of her pacifier, and anything else she could get to her mouth so we thought we'd try it out.  She gets so excited when that little bitty spoon comes close to her mouth.  She's proven to be a great eater so far.  Hopefully she'll keep up that trend!

Trying banana for the first time



Loves her cereal!

She's ready to eat!


Here's a cute clip:





4.  Tu-tus

Ok...I just can't help it.  I know this seems ridiculous but I love little babies in tu-tus.  Give a girl a break ok.  I am pretty grounded on most things in life, but here I get to have fun.  Dave and I have been holding on to this one for a long time.  I guess we assumed one day we'd have a girl so we bought it and stored it away.  Well, it's come on out!  It's still big on Ellie but we thought it would be cute just to try it on her.

Happy Valentine's Day!  Hope everyone has a great week!