Elli Kate's First Christmas!

Hello December!

It just about passed us by on here! I have not updated in a while! OOPS!

We are doing great, and staying busy of course! Aaron is right in the middle of basketball season. They are doing really well, and we are crossing our fingers that state tournament in the near future. I have been out of coaching since the end of October, and I must say it has been REALLY FUN hanging out extra will Elli belly!

She is getting so big! She is already 4 months old.

She loves grabbing anything she can get a hold of.
She rolls over from her belly to her back, and is super close to going the other way as well!
She is a TALKER! It is really funny ....I'm afraid when she is about 2 we will not know what silence is!
She has not quite mastered sleeping through the night, but she only wakes up one time at night, so we are surviving just fine!
She has started eating cereal, and if finally getting the hang of it. The first time she tried it, it all got spit back out. Pretty funny really!

Here are some pictures from the last month! Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and May God bless this new fun year!

LoVe!!

Well CHEERS to another super fun weekend! TeeCee and the Woods and Waldrips came into town again for the Tech game, and we had such an exciting Halloween. Well actually we dressed Elli Kate up and didn't even take her trick or treating, but we took lots of fun pictures. Plus she was the cutest little snowgirl we have ever seen! We even painted her her tiny little nose orange like a carrot!
Then on Sunday we all went to church, and the nursery ladies said they wanted to keep our little Elli Belly! NO NO NO we want her! haha
Poor baby! Nobody loves her! ha!
Hope you all have a WONDERFUL WEEK!
LOVE from the Waldrips!

fun weekend anyone??

Well half of a fun weekend I should say! We had lots of fun with family, BUT poor Texas Tech!?!? What is the deal?! WHO loses to aTm?? Sorry aggies, but REALLY! We are just struggling this year....all that said UNLIKE all those mean crazy "Tech fans" who are bandwagon, ya know only like Tech when they play well, I still love my Red Raiders, and hope they bounce back ASAP!! Goodness!

Anyway, the Woods and Waldrip's were here this weekend for the game, and we had lots of fun. Here are some pics of Elli Kate in her Estacado Blue workout suit (Daddy's school) AND her outfit to cheer on the Red Raiders! Her cousin Carter LOVES her and takes very good care of her when he is here. He told us that he wants to trade us Averi (his sis) for Elli. SILLY CARTER!

There is also a glimpse at what Elli is going to be for Halloween, home made costume! ha! Aaron drew this, and it cracked me up so I included it for you laughing pleasure. But stay tuned for the real costume. I am sure if Aaron and I are making it, it will be comical!

Last but not least, Elli and I have been putting miles on her new jogging stroller from Pappy and Nana. She looks tiny in it, but LOVES going for runs and walks!!

What a fun weekend!!

2 Months old!!

Well Yes! It is over a month later, and this sweet little girl of ours is 2 MONTHS OLD?!?! She is so much fun these days! Here is a short list of some of the things she learned in her 2 months of life!

SMILING! It melts my heart to see that precious toothless grin!

Baby arobics (ha) She kicks her legs and flails her arms like she is working out! (This may be a sign that we might have our hands full pretty soon)

holding onto Daddy's finger. It is just the right size to fit in her hand.

Swinging...she loves her swing, despite her need to be held that was displayed earlier in life! She has grown to love being snuggled up and swinging.

Cooing and grunting...just precious!

wearing bows! Mommy definitely taught her this one...daddy yanks them off! ha

Going on walks! Elli Kate LOVES anything outside!

Having a bit of cereal in her night time bottles...this might explain those sweet cheeks!

Watching Baby Einstein ...She looks like an old man sitting in a recliner catching up on the latest TV!

Making Mom and Dad, and anyone who might be visiting be at my beckon call with the sweet little "fake cry" she has learned!

and best of all .....

Bath time!! She LOVES LOVES taking baths and swimming and splashing, it is the highlight of her day!

Elli is 9 weeks and 3 days old...can't believe it! What a sweet sweet blessing she is...we wouldn't trade her for ANYTHING!!

Elli! Elli! Elli Kate!

AHHH!! Elli Kate Waldrip is here....AND she's 4 and a half weeks old! WHAT?!?!

Sorry it's been so long...but here she is, and she is BEAUTIFUL!! (well we think so!)

It's official...

Elli Kate will make her official appearance on August 20th....well that is if she doesn't decide to come earlier! But I will be induced on the 20th!!

YAY YEAH YEA!!! CAN'T WAIT!! I just want to see her cute lil face right now!

We're BAAACK!!

Oh my goodness it has been a FULL MONTH since I have updated!! GOODNESS! Well what has happened since June 25th....lets see....Aaron and I and his parents went to Boston, New York, and Maine for a fun vacation as well as some of our good friends wedding in Belfast, Maine. It was soooo much fun, and BEAUTIFUL! Manhattan was incredible, and like no other place I have ever been....except for central park, I really don't think I saw any grass there! ha.. Boston, ahh, loved Boston. It is a bit of a slower pace but still has the city feel. Everything was very colonial and super clean and pretty. AND the Red Sox won while we were at Fenway....BONUS!!! Maine was vacation land, and was our last stop for Chase and Paige's wedding...Relaxing, fun and BEAUTIFUL right off of the ocean. (see pics at the bottom)

Also... Elli's Room is PRETTY much finished, but definitely needs a few finishing touches....the bedding (coming very soon..thanks to the best sister and mother in law EVER) and hanging some pictures and the rocker from dear old dad! So take it with a grain of salt, but I think it will turn out really cute! More later when it is OFFICIALLY finished!

Aaron had a birthday and turned the big 2-6! He was off of work YEAH! and we made him breakfast with all his favorite foods, then cooked out at a friends house that night...He had TWO birthday cakes AND Rice Krispies!!

I have grown into a very large basketball....*WARNING* if pregnant bellies gross you out...COVER YOUR EYES! haha!

This is 36 weeks....