Busy few weeks…
So its been too long since I’ve updated this page. No good excuses, just time flying by. Elliott is still the light of our lives. She might possibly be the happiest baby of all time. We’re greeted with smiles and her version of laughter whenever she’s awake.
To start with, she’s definitely figuring out her hands more and more every day. Nearly everything goes into her mouth, or into her eye when she misses her drooling mouth. Recently, she’s started to reach for our faces when we’re nuzzling in for a kiss or cuddle. Everything seems to amaze and interest her and she never fails to blow me away with the comprehension I see developing every day.
She will roll from her tummy to her back - she’s done it quite a few times, but we haven’t been able to capture it on video. Each morning, we put her on her stomach but as soon as the camera comes out, no rolling for Elle. We have video to edit and post - just haven’t had the free time at the computer but I’ll get on it.
My favorite part of each morning is our reading time. After Kari feeds Elliott, she goes on a run each morning. I then get some time to read Elliott a few books. She sits with me so well and enjoys watching the pages and the images. One of the best things in my development was the love of reading my parents instilled in me. I wore my Mom out making her read The Three Little Pigs over and over and over again.
I love my reading time with Elly before I go to work each day.
Speaking of work, our family definitely took a hit recently. For those of you who read Kari’s blog or her Facebook page, you know that GMR laid her off before her maternity leave ended. It was a shock for both of us and a challenge for our family. My heart breaks for Kari because she didn’t deserve anything like this, but at the end of the day it was GMR’s loss. They fucked up by letting such a talented person go. I’m confident she’ll find something soon and whoever is lucky enough to hire Kari is going to get a talented, accomplished professional who will make their company stronger.
The silver lining is that she really enjoys her time at home with Elliott and gets a few extra weeks to watch our little girl grow. Its great for the two of them to spend the quality time together and Kari will be back at work before she knows it.
I spent a few days in Chicago last weekend and it is still hard being away. Elliott is such a joy and things change so quickly, I hate to miss anything. Kari does a great job keeping me updated and the greatest thing is video on our cell phones. Kari can send me :30 clips of our little girl kicking, smiling and “talking” and they totally get me through the day. I love seeing our little girl via photos and things like that, but nothing beats being able to see and hear her move across the miles.
I’m excited (like I am most days) to see what happens over the next few weeks. We’ve got the 4-month mark to look forward to, Elliott’s threatening to roll from her back to her stomach and she’s almost big enough to properly use her jumperoo. Big days ahead for the Dawsons!