Those leg rolls kill me!
Eric picked out her outfit, including the bow!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Eleanor's first St. Patrick's Day, the Mulligan in her was really shining through. :)
Splish Splash, Elle is Taking A Bath!
Elle typically enjoys her baths, although you would never know from the pictures. I guess she wasn't in the mood for photos.
For some odd reason Vito is always super curious and right at my feet when I give her a bath. I think he is a little jealous. ;) Hermann won't step foot in the bathroom for fear that we will put him the tub but he is always laying right outside the door making sure we are taking good care of his sister.
All during bath time I'm singing, "Splish Splash Elle is taking a bath, Rub-a-Dub she's in the tub". Maybe Vito just loves hearing me sing so he wants a front row seat. ;)
For some odd reason Vito is always super curious and right at my feet when I give her a bath. I think he is a little jealous. ;) Hermann won't step foot in the bathroom for fear that we will put him the tub but he is always laying right outside the door making sure we are taking good care of his sister.
All during bath time I'm singing, "Splish Splash Elle is taking a bath, Rub-a-Dub she's in the tub". Maybe Vito just loves hearing me sing so he wants a front row seat. ;)
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Elle - 2 months
Our little girl is 2 months old!
It has been a fun month with our girl!
Per our doctor’s suggestion, Elle started sleeping in her crib un-swaddled. It was a rough transition for both of us! My amazing little sleeper had a rough week in her crib! We were a little nervous the first night she slept in her room. I was counting how many steps from our bed to her crib, we were picking what noise to use on her sound machine and I had Eric in her room making crying noises to make sure I would be able to hear her over the sound machine.
I wish I had a video of us that night, crazy first time parents!!!
Elle had to get 3 shots and 1 oral vaccination at her 2 month check-up. It was heartbreaking. I cried, she cried...thank God Eric was there to hold us together.
It has been a fun month with our girl!
Passed out at lunch! Elle's first time at a restaurant.
Elle and I spent many days like this on my maternity leave.
Out to lunch with cousin Henry
Holidays 2012
Elle came home just in time for Christmas! I was so relived that we would get to celebrate at home with our girl! Mama Rita stayed with us the first 2 nights we were home (thank God for her, she was a HUGE help!!). I remember having a huge lump in my throat the day she went home (a whole 5 minutes from our house). I loved having her stay with us, I could have kept her there forever!!
Elle had her first doctor appointment on Christmas Eve, she weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. Our first trip out of the house with her had a very bumpy start, I forgot her diaper bag! We realized I forgot to grab it when we were in the waiting room at the doctor and I immediately went into panic mode. I sheepishly asked the doctor if they had any extra diapers or wipes and just prayed that Elle didn't get hungry while we were there.
We spent Christmas morning at my parents house buried under a mound of presents. It was so fun to watch Henry come down the stairs and see all the presents sprawled across the living room, I think he was a little overwhelmed. Eleanor received SO MANY clothes, toys and books. She even got her very first Coach purse courtesy of her Grammy & Paw Paw.
I'm currently working on filling our entire house with adorable pictures of our girl!
Elle had her first doctor appointment on Christmas Eve, she weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. Our first trip out of the house with her had a very bumpy start, I forgot her diaper bag! We realized I forgot to grab it when we were in the waiting room at the doctor and I immediately went into panic mode. I sheepishly asked the doctor if they had any extra diapers or wipes and just prayed that Elle didn't get hungry while we were there.
We spent Christmas morning at my parents house buried under a mound of presents. It was so fun to watch Henry come down the stairs and see all the presents sprawled across the living room, I think he was a little overwhelmed. Eleanor received SO MANY clothes, toys and books. She even got her very first Coach purse courtesy of her Grammy & Paw Paw.
A couple days after Christmas we took Elle to get her newborn pictures, she did great! Our photographer was able to get so many adorable pictures of her.
Eleanor - 1 month
I feel like we blinked our eyes and suddenly Elle is 1 month old.
She is such a easy going baby, she is a good eater and sleeper. She is still sleeping next to our bed and I love being able to check on her (multiple times!) in the middle of the night. For her 1 month check-up I went by myself. Every other appointment I had either Eric or my mom with me (2 week check-up, belly button check and coughing check-up...we weren't shy about calling the doctor! haha). Elle had to get a shot which was terrible! She handled it much better than I did.
My first time away from Elle for an extended period of time (just out to run errands) was rough. I cried and kissed her a thousand times before Eric finally got me out the door. As soon as I got in the car our song came on the radio, "Ho Hey" by the Lumineers.
We are loving life we our girl and already have a hard time remembering what it was like before she was born. We love this little girl to pieces!
Friday, March 15, 2013
Eleanor Bailey Hylton
So, this is almost 3 months after her birthday...but this is the story of Elle's arrival.
On Monday, December 17th I left work early for my doctor appointment. I was so excited because I figured today we would set a date for her induction. After my normal examination the doctor went through all the standard questions and when I told her I don't feel the baby move as much (less than 10 movements in 2 hours) she seemed concerned so they did an ultrasound where she noticed my fluid levels were very low. She told us to walk straight over to the hospital because I was being induced that night. I was so scared/nervous I cried the whole walk over. As of Wednesday morning I had made zero progress after trying Pitocin and Cervidil, so they broke my water and at 4:38 pm we finally met our little Eleanor.
Eleanor Bailey Hylton - 12/19/12 8lbs. 4oz. 21 1/2 in.
Eric was by her side the whole time they examined and cleaned her up. This little girl has completely stolen our hearts, we couldn't possibly be more in love with her.
Headed home!
On Monday, December 17th I left work early for my doctor appointment. I was so excited because I figured today we would set a date for her induction. After my normal examination the doctor went through all the standard questions and when I told her I don't feel the baby move as much (less than 10 movements in 2 hours) she seemed concerned so they did an ultrasound where she noticed my fluid levels were very low. She told us to walk straight over to the hospital because I was being induced that night. I was so scared/nervous I cried the whole walk over. As of Wednesday morning I had made zero progress after trying Pitocin and Cervidil, so they broke my water and at 4:38 pm we finally met our little Eleanor.
Eric was by her side the whole time they examined and cleaned her up. This little girl has completely stolen our hearts, we couldn't possibly be more in love with her.
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