Sweet Summer!

Summer has been so much fun with Ela! She is at such a fun age where she plays all day and she has SO much personality! We are just soaking up each day! We took Ela to get her 6 month pictures last Saturday....Attempt #1 not so successful. Latley she has been having separation anxiety from Mom and Dad but this was allot more.She screamed the moment we put her in the photography studio. I think that she was scared of the cameras etc. Today we took her back and she was very hesitant but warmed up at the end. Tomasz made her laugh at the end. Check out the pictures!

Sear's Portraits - July 16th

Here are some home shots. I was trying to take my monthly picture and it was SO hard! We finally got a few but boy was it tough!

As you can see Ela is getting so big! We had our 6 month doctor's appointment on Thursday.We don't go back to the doctor until 9 months old. Secretly Tomasz and I like going more frequently to pick her brain with a million questions!

Here's the stats:

 15.1 pds (33% percentile)

25 3/4 inches (67% percentile)

 40 inch head (50% percentile)





Happy Birthday to Ela! -6 months old

I can not believe that I am typing a 6 month blog post. Today I was looking back through the previous posts pertaining to our pregnancy and I was so excited for her to come that I never thought about her already being 6 months. At times I never thought I would make it to 6 months, and then at times I don't want her to be 6 months and I want her to stay a little newborn forever! It has been very rewarding up until now and it feels like every day she is learning something new! She has been sitting up for almost 3 weeks and last week went from a military crawl to up on all 4's inching away!
We go to the pediatrician on Thursday for the 6th month check up. Tomasz and I are trying to guess how much she weighs. Since she is constantly a hungry girl we got the go ahead to start her on solids at 4 months. We started with rice cereal in a bottle with breast milk and now she eats about 2 small jars of fruit a day. Her favorite is definitely BANANAS!

Check out some pics from the last month. And as promised and keeping with tradition the 5 month picture!

 Copying Mommy!

The first time Ela sat by herself-- June 25th

That's all for now...I will try to update before another month passes.

5 Months Old!

Holly Cow! I can't believe it has already been five months since I gave birth to Ela. She is growing SO fast and becoming stronger and smarter each day. Check her out!

Only a few hours until she changed our lives

January 12,2011 6pds 7oz

On Sunday we will have the "official" 5 month old picture! She is growing SO fast. It is amazing to watch her each day!



Where has the time gone?!?!

Oops...I am guilty. Time has been going by so quickly I have not even had time to update the blog. Lots has happened since the last update.Where do I even start?!

Ela's first Easter! She did great in church... and then we went to dinner with my family! It was fun hanging out and Ela was quite the social butterfly! She is definitely a people watcher!

Then we moved to Brooklyn Heights which is across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan. The area is in a much more family friendly neighborhood. It is full of parks and restaurants and much quieter. There is even stroller parking outside some restaurants! Perfect for us. We even met a few friends in the elevator. Check out the new place...Archstone Brooklyn Heights
Here is the view  the park at the end of our street which is under the Brooklyn Bridge overlooking Manhattan.

Literally the day after we moved we went to Georgia for Ela's baptism. It was Ela's first flight and she did great! Our original flight ended up getting cancelled, but we lucked out and were able to fly standby on Airtran late that night. Not many babies can say they got to fly first class the first time they flew. None the less she did great and slept the whole time. Here's a picture from the way home.

Of course here are a few from the baptism. We were so excited to see all of our family but it was a long weekend!

Ela,Mommy,Daddy, and Her Godparents 

4 Generation- Ela,Mommy,Grandma,Great Grandma

The weekend after was my first mothers day! I have a whole new appreciation for my mom and all of the other Mom's out there! It is definitely harder than it looks but  more rewarding than I thought it would ever be! Tomasz, Ela and I went out to dinner at the Davenport Press with my family. It was SO good! Ela bought me a white Iphone 4. I love it. The only problem is that she thinks its her toy that she can put in her mouth. I use it all the time to take videos of her!

 The Davenport Press

 Happy Mommy's Day!

So as you can see we have been VERY busy! Two weekends ago we got an opportunity to go relax at Uncle Bob's beach house in Long Beach Island. It was so relaxing to go to the beach. Since it was relatively early in the season there was not very many people there...even better. We just hung out on the beach, went to a cafe and then ate lots of yummy food! Check out the little beach bum!

We have enjoyed every minute of our busy life! More importantly spending time with Ela together. It is so amazing how she grows and learns something new each day! Check in soon...Promise it wont be so long next time!

Happiest Baby on West 54th Street!

Believe it or not....two blog updates in two days. Its amazing but I actually have the time today! Since February 20th Ela has had a rash that started on her face that came and went. It progressively got worse and then ended up all over her body. She cried whenever she was not held and more often than not even when she was held. The only quiet time was when she was sleeping. After a two trips to the pediatrician, Dr. Orbe recommended that I cut all dairy and soy out of my diet as Ela might have a milk protein allergy. No luck. Finally after several more calls to the doctor she recommended we see a dermatologist. We took her last Monday. It was so cute to see little 11 pound Ela on a table meant for a grown up. As soon as the doctor came in he said....ECZEMA! It typically runs in the family, and my mom had it as a child so it made sense. On top of that Tomasz's skin is very sensitive to sun and heat. On top of that the crazy "googler" in me googled some possible causes of Eczema and I found a study between women who ate alot of citrus while pregnant and the link to eczema.(If you remember I always craved fruit...especially clementines) Doubt that is true but maybe!

The Dermatologist prescribed us Derma Smoothe a topical steroid based cream safe for babies and to continue to use Aveno Baby Eczema Lotion.The presciption was not able to be filled until Friday because it was a pretty non common cream. On Friday I started using it and it was instantious relief. Ela is like a new baby. She sat in her chair when she was not sleeping for 2 hours at a time and played and has not stopped smiling. I was even able to go to church this morning and she sat through the whole service and was not even sleeping. I feel so bad that we did not take her to the dermatologist sooner. This whole time she was itching and could not scratch.(When she did itch she cut up her face with her little finger nails--which are impossible to cut) Most of the crying is explained. I can not blame her in the least bit. Check out the before and after!

Whats on my face?

Trying to sleep but cant!

I'm so happy because my face is clear and not itchy!

I played all weekend in my chair! I even grabbed the toys!

Tomasz and I are both relived. I hope that it stays under control! Tomasz is bringing Ela back to the Dermatologist for a follow up tomorrow to find out how we can keep her Eczema free! There is alot of things that we can do without medication. Eczema is induced by allergies, dust, rayon and polyester, and even if she gets too hot. At least we can work on those in the mean time!

We are glad to have our sweet baby back! :)

Almost 3 months!

Wow I have really neglected our blog latley!!As you can imagine we have been BUSY!Between lots of family coming to meet her and going back to work and changing dirty diapers our family is definatly busy!

None the less Ela is growing like a weed. At her two month checkup she weighed 11.4 pounds and was 22 and 1/4 inches. She is still in the 35% pecentile among children, but mom and dad are kind of small people too! Check out the latest picture!

Holding her head up by herself already!

This is how most of you see Ela on Skype!(With a computer just her size)

We call this the pirate eye...she always checks to make sure you are still there!

Walk in Central Park with Mom

Getting ready to go outside!

1 month! Febuary 12, 2011