Doctor Visit Stats!

Where did my little baby go?! Friday morning was E's 4-month checkup with the pediatrician. She checked out great and appears to be quite a healthy baby despite a minor cold she currently has. At least she doesn't have it in her lungs like when she had the horrible RSV infection that landed her in the PICU at Children's Hospital back in February. We are thankful for that. She is still sleeping great at night despite her congestion. She got two pokes in her legs but has done well with the aftermath.

Stats:

• Weight - 17 lbs, 2 ozs (98th percentile - yikes)
• Length - 25 1/2" (91st percentile)
• 3 vaccines - 2 pokes and 1 oral
• No signs of teeth yet
• Successfully rolled from back to front for the first time last Wednesday!
• Loves her blankets and satiny elephant rattle to snuggle

P.S. This afternoon we arrived home from a much needed family getaway! Stay tuned for details and photos of our Memorial weekend trip to Iowa.

A Special Prayer

Dear Jesus, Thank You for the good health of our children. I am thankful daily that they do not deal with major health issues and were born healthy. I pray for those friends who struggle with their babies' health. Please heal those little children, and let Your will be done. We love You. In Christ's name, Amen.

4 Months Old!

Sweet baby E is 4 months old today!

First Haircut!!

On May 23, 2010 at 2 years, 9 months and 18 days of age, Miss Curly Q got her first haircut...by her momma! I was tired of always forgetting to make a hair appointment at a salon, so the consensus was that I should just do it. With our impending weekend vacation and current hot weather, I wanted it done! She was SO excited to have it cut!

The customary before pictures

And 1-4 inches later (it was various lengths)...

the after pictures!

Summer is here!

YAY!!

We Nebraskans suddenly went from living in the tundra to a tropical rain forest. The humidity nearly slapped us in the face - what happened to Spring?? We went from footed fleece pajamas to a onesie! Long pants and sweatshirts to shorts and tanks! The furnace briefly kicked just two days ago, and today we fired up the A/C. My husband hates hot weather and is kind of wimpy when it comes to the heat; therefore, he is grateful for baby E being a good excuse to keep the house "comfortable." =)

Weekend Recap

We had a busy Saturday and a lazy Sunday both of which were great! We had the pleasure of celebrating a college graduation on Saturday. Congratulations, Calla! Following the graduation festivities, Chris took me out to dinner while Grandma and Grandpa R. graciously watched the girls. It was fabulous!

Our Little Sleeping Beauties

Little A wasn't quite finished with her nap as she came out and promptly fell back asleep on the chair...

We enjoyed our time together without the shouting and crying of children!

Happy Mother's Day to our moms and all my other blog mom friends. Today also marks my brother's birthday. Happy Birthday, Nathan!! Yesterday we celebrated with my brother-in-law, Dr. Ben, as he received his Doctorate of Medicine! What a nice party he had. What an accomplishment!

Despite being an avid picture taker, we have not yet had a family of FIVE picture! Can you believe it?!? And to think that Elsie is coming up on four months old. Here are a couple photos taken at the party.

The Raasch Five (including our butterball)

Nana & Papa with their 4 granddaughters (+ 1 in utero)

Another Milestone

I (and the Daddy) am happy to announce that E slept through the night for the first time last night!!! She slept from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Just before the alarm went off my husband leans over and asked with an excitement in his voice, "You didn't get up with E last night, did you?!" I had to stop and think for awhile, "Did I?" Ha! Neither of us usually have a clear recollection of the night before since they just kind of all run together... I told My Love that she wanted to give her daddy the gift of sleep for his birthday. How priceless!

DESSERT!

I made my first bundt cake today for my hub's birthday. It turned out...well...not the greatest since only most of it came out of the pan. It needed some surgery to attach the remaining stuck parts. Other than the technical difficulties, it tasted delicious, and the birthday boy (along with all of his girls) enjoyed the treat following our tasty Chinese cuisine!

A was quite concerned that Daddy was going to eat his cake without cutting it.

One year ago today we were celebrating in San Francisco, hence, the shirt choice.

Happy Birthday!!!

Birthday Boy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BELOVED TODAY!!

You are a wonderful father and an amazing husband!

Enjoy what's left of your 20's, Handsome!

Overdue post

Happy May Day! Where has the time gone?

The past couple of weeks have been busy and overwhelming for us all as we adjust to the new routine of me going back to work. Once we got through the first week, things did get better for week #2, but we are still struggling with being tired. There is not enough time in the day to enjoy the things I used to enjoy, AKA my family, my free time, my sanity, blogging, etc. My lunch hour at work is spent devouring lunch and pumping dinner for my baby so I don't even get much Internet surfing/blogging done then either!

Our new sitter for Elsie is great! She seems to enjoy our little girl while I am missing her like crazy. It makes me feel better when I hear good things about E's day and her long naps taken. After 5 more weeks, E will be comfortably home with Daddy for the summer months.

Last weekend we celebrated my father-in-law's birthday with the Raasch family. Again, happy birthday! This weekend we get to spend some time with my parents. The girls love having the grandparents come visit!

Chubalicious baby E is 3 months old!