Elliot almost 5 months...

hey all,

Elliot had a busy week! We joined our family at the Agua Linda Pumpkin Patch last weekend and had a blast.  It was a little warm (in the 90's), but we managed to have a good time and brought home pumpkins and some delicious pumpkin butter!  We were able to snap a rare pic of the family as Jason and I were heading out for our day.  Jason in his uniform and me in mine We like to call them our blues...)

Elliot had a chance to meet his cousin Austin for the first time!  Sarah and Michael were here from California and the family gathered at Judy's to meet Austin.  Elliot and Austin just stared at each other and then they reached out and held hands...AWWWWW!  So cute.  We had a nice time catching up with family and hanging out outside.

Elliot had his picture taken for the Tucson Citizen newspaper...check out the link to the right...

Also, check out the link to even more pics of Elliot on Flickr!

sending lots of love,

c, j, & e

tongues and toes...

The past few weeks, Elliot has been working on getting his toes in his mouth.  Last night...success!  He was so pleased with himself and sucked on his (post-bath) toes for a good while.  He also has discovered that he has a tongue in his mouth.  He rolls it around, gums it, sticks it out, so much fun!  Also this week Elliot found his thumbs.  He has been sucking on his fingers non-stop for months now and he finally realized that there are thumbs on his hands.  We think he may become a thumb-sucker...could be worse.

Our dear friends Minette, Ryan and their son Everett were in town from Colorado last week.  They don't get to town too often, so we are thrilled to see them when we can.  Minette, Greer and I all have boys 2 months apart.  With the addition of Julia's son Quinn and Betsy's son Mateo, we have our own little boys club!  We love it and talk all the time about how they will be as they get older and all the mischief they may attempt!

I am officially halfway through my 3rd semester of nursing school and this one has been a real doosey!  At this point, I'm just looking forward to getting through it.  We just finished our rotation in Pediatrics, which I loved!  Now were on to Med-surg which is all big people (aka adults).  I'm much better with small people, so wish me luck.

This Saturday we are heading out to Aqua Linda Farm for pumpkin picking.  If that name rings a bell, it's because that is where Jason and I got married.  We're looking forward to sharing it with Elliot.

It is definitely fall now although we still are having some 90 degree days.  The mornings and evenings are gorgeous!

love to all...

c, j, & e

Elliot gets political...

hey everyone,

Elliot was in good company at the Obama Rally we all attended on Sunday.  We were all wearing our "obama gear" and got all fired up in support for change!  It's never too early to be political!  I found some other cute pictures on my camera that I had been wanting to post so here they are...

Elliot had his 4 month check-up and shot today.  The check-up was great, he is growing beautifully. The shot didn't go so well, but so far no reaction to it (what a relief).  He weighs in at almost 15 lbs and is 25 inches in length.  His head grew an inch and a half in a month...we're not surprised because he's the smartest baby ever!

xoxoxo,

c, j, & e