It's been a pretty exciting week for the Looten household... or at least a pretty busy one! Last weekend was the Digital Camera Scavenger Hunt with the youth group. We usually do it downtown, but this year we decided to mix things up and moved it to Rock Bridge State Park. Which was a really cool place to do it. But it involved a solid 2 1/2 hours of hiking, most of it with Elena strapped to my chest! I did pass her off to Josh after about an hour and a half, so he got her for the rest of the time. She did really well, though. She loved facing outwards in the carrier, watching everything go by and talking to everyone (and everything). But by the time Josh got back to the shelter for dinner, Elena was passed out in the carrier, hanging there like a rag doll! She took a good nap while we grilled, and then was happy as a clam. Such a good baby! And an adorable one, see...
After the hike... she was dead meat!
Finally out of the carrier, passed out in Grandma's arms.
After a little nap, happy to be hanging out with Jordyn!
After the hike, Josh and I went out to eat at HuHot with Elena, because we didn't eat much there (when you're feeding a bunch of youth, it's hard to have time to eat). While we were there, Elena got fussy, so we calmed her down with her new favorite treat- A LEMON! She LOVES to suck on lemons. She sucked this one darn near dry- it looked like a little lemon skeleton! She doesn't wince or anything, just grabs it and sucks away. At least it keeps her quiet! :)
Sunday morning she wore a new outfit. But not just any outfit, this is the 3 month outfit that Josh and I bought to bring her home in!!! So it finally fits, 7 months later! Despite the wait, it was still cute on her!
The rest of the week was spent just hanging out with Mommy and Daddy. Elena is so much more active, and she does so much more everyday! She really reaches and grabs things now, and she's still trying desperately to crawl. She hasn't made it up on all fours for very long yet, but she gets up on her toes and her hadns or her forehead pretty often. And she can definitely cover ground just by thrashing around. And it's pretty funny to watch her turn around- she gets high-centered on her stomach, and spins until she can reach whatever it is she's going after. She loves to grab her feet, and talks constantly. Her newest trick is saying "No." She will just start shaking her head back and forth. Someday we'll regret encouraging it, but right now it's really cute and funny! Anyway, it's a joy to watch her grow and change... enjoy the pictures!
It's never too early for a girl to start planning!
Truman is SO not a fan of the new-found mobility. He moves a little, and she just follows him because she is FASCINATED by him. I think we're going to have to look into that cat door pretty soon.
What a big girl riding on Daddy's shoulders! Such a sweet smile...
2 comments:
Oh my gosh, the ragdoll shot is so funny and sad. Poor thing. She is such a good baby to be flexable with her schedule like that. Charlotte likes lemons too, what is with that?
Mmmm, we love HuHot! I didn't know you had one in Columbia. I think it's adorable that she loves to suck on lemons, she takes after her Grandma Price!! I love the picture of her grabbing Truman's tail...poor kitty will need to start hanging out a little higher now that's she mobile!
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