Saturday, July 25, 2009

Elora is 4 Months Old


As of last week, Elora is 4 months old. The doctor gave her the a-ok at her check up, and we survived the immunizations. She's up to about 13 pounds, and 23''. She can sit up in the Bumbo seat, and she can stand so long as she has something to lean against. I hardly ever put her on her tummy, though, so she hasn't had much chance to practice those baby-push-ups. She cries when I put her on her belly, so I haven't put much effort into remembering to do it. But I need to...how else is she going to learn to crawl, right? She laughs now, too. It's a wonderful little chuckle, and generally is the highlight of my days. We captured it on video, and have made our You Tube debut.

The giant dog in the picture is something that I snagged today at the thrift shop on base. It is a treasure, a perfect replica of a stuffed dog that I had--and loved--as a baby, a child, and even a teenager. (I slept with him right up until I lost him at dance camp when I was 15!) Of course, mine was about the size of this one's snout, but still. I noticed it only because I walked by a little girl holding it, and begging her parents to buy it for her. I was grateful to the girl for finding it, and even more grateful to the parents for telling her no. He may never mean to Elora what my Buddy meant to me, but that's ok. He'll be there if she needs him.

5 comments:

  1. great shot, she's such a little love! the dog is really cool too, awesome find, but may be a bit big for Elora to take to camp with her! haha

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  2. AAAck Don't kmow how I missed this cute cute pic of Miss Elora! Can't believe how fast she's growing!!

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  3. I missed it too! You must be back posting again!! Dont' worry about dates! It's an adorable picture!

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  4. Love the video! She certainly has a sweet giggle, she had me smiling :) Elora is a very lucky girl to have such a cuddly friend. Great picture :)

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  5. oh wow i remember that thing from sleep overs!!!! Do you happen to remember the time in like 8th grade when we plucked each others' eyebrows to nothing? My mom showed me a picture not too long ago. It was quite entertaining!

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