Just because I can :)

I love my crazy haired baby girl so much! She cracks me up all the time and despite her digestive issues she is such a happy baby. She follows me around the house, plays in the living room with her toys, and talks all the time! All I have to do is look at her and she gets such a big grin her eyes almost disappear. She loves me but she REALLY loves her daddy. This morning when we were babysitting I asked her, "Elsie, where's dada?" She perked right up and started looking around the room. :) Now for some pictures of my happy, crazy haired baby girl!

Following me into the kitchen

Playing in the mail daddy was sorting through, she loves being nakey <3

Homemade baby food! :D

My new hobby that I love to do for my baby girl, Elsie, is making her baby food. It is so fulfilling knowing that I put effort into making her homemade, fresh food that doesn't have preservatives in it. It made me even happier when a doctor I took her to complimented me for doing so. Doctors rarely agree with what I decide to do for Elsie so I relished the moment. I started making it when the lady I babysit for read a book on the benefits and starting making her daughter's baby food. Elsie has had digestive issues since she was two weeks old and one of the benefits is that it is supposed to help with babies digestive systems development. Not only that but it's WAY cheaper! And easy! All you need to do is chop up whatever you want to feed your baby, make sure it's not on the list of foods not to feed them before a year, boil it, and throw it in the blender. I use the water the food was boiled in to blend with it so less nutrients are lost. 

Butter Nut Squash, Elsie's second favorite

All blended up!

All for this sweet little angel :)

Enjoy!

The Natural Science Museum

Today we went to the Natural Science Museum, and it just happened to be on Elsie's 8 month birthday. She's getting so old! And two days ago she cut her first tooth and I swear about three more are so close to breaking through. She's acting like she's in a bit of pain the past couple days. We had a lot of fun watching her amazement with the different displays and animals at the museum. I swear she was looking at them before each picture was taken and by the time it snapped she was looking at me... Oh well. Here are the pictures!

This display was HUGE!!!

You can't really see it but there's a bear cub to the right of the tree that was so cute!

I was so proud of Edwin for this picture!

He's like, ok are you done taking pictures yet? ;)

These baby dino's were so cute!

The tunnel

This guy was seriously scary...

Wounded by a T-Rex

She's so cute! He is too :D

East Coast!

Love hummingbirds

Giant insects!

My favorite picture taken on the way home. She always tries to look at us in the car.

Redecorating

I have had SO much fun redecorating our home. Partially because it makes it feel more like a home. :) So here are some pictures of the progress, the living room and kitchen. P.S. T. J. Maxx and Ross are the BEST places to get home decor!

Sorry this pic is a little fuzzy

It's hard to tell the color of the paint but I assure you it is green

I'm really proud of this shade. I painted over the big leaves because the green on the shade was way too bright.

Love this frame! Purple because the kitchen is a gray purple.

It really is I promise! I should have turned the flash off I guess...

I want to paint over the cupboards so they are ONLY cream.

You can see the actual color green at the very top of the wall in this pic.