She Stands to Conquer!

9 Months Old!

The Stats: 20lbs. 14 oz.(90%), 27.5 inches (50%)
The Skills: Crawling, Pulling Up, Walking with help and babbling
The Sustenance: Anything she can get in her mouth.

My smart little girl is learning new things every day!

OBX '09

June 13th Elena packed all her things and headed to Nags Head, Outer Banks for a week of waves, sand and sun. She weathered the (too many) hours in the car well... Cheerios came to the rescue more than a few times.

She loved the sand and the beach and hated the ocean. Once, she was sitting on mom's lap as the waves came in and was crying when MOM got wet. On the flip side she LOVED the swimming pool. She was all giggles and smiles when she was in the pool.

We went on a few adventures- Roanoke, Wright Brothers Memorial, Jockeys Ridge National park. Elena jumped right into the Bjorn and hung with the best of them! Her favorite thing was flying the kite on the sand dunes but really she just loved spending 7 days in a row with Mom and Dad. We've uploaded a ton of pictures to the Picasa site.

Hanging with the Gang

Elena got to see her friends from New York this weekend who were in town for the Loyola College 5 year reunion. Although she wasn't allowed to come to the event with us, she did hang out with everyone while we barbecued at Druid Hill Park.

Congratulations Aunt Becca!

This weekend Elena got to go to Pennsylvania and spend some time with her Aunt Becca, Uncle Dave, Nana and Pop-Pop while we celebrated Becca's high school graduation. Elena showed off all her new tricks to her family and even had a sleep over in Aunt Becca's room. Becca really enjoyed it when she woke up at 3:00 am. She can't WAIT to do it again :)

We've Got Us a Crawler!

If you listen closely you can hear her saying Mom as well... one proud momma typing this!

Happy Mother's Day!

What a wonderful day today was! Elena and Dad let Mom sleep in until 8:00 am (and yes, Mom now considers 8 am "sleeping in"). They woke her up with breakfast in bed and some flowers and a card. We played all morning and went to the park where Dad took some great pictures of Elena and Mom. Mom was just complaining the other day that we have so few pictures with her in them because she's always the one behind the camera!

This afternoon, Dad treated us to brunch and Elena (as always) was the best behaved baby in the restaurant. We also learned that she loves lemon. Mangoes are too sour for her, but she loves lemon. Go figure!

To end the afternoon, we took a nice walk through the harbor and enjoyed the great weather. Thank you to my family for such a nice day- and a happy mother's day to all the other mommies out there!