May 2011

Elizabeth's new trick is that she can crawl forwards and backwards now.  She just loves books and to be read to.  I am happy to say she mostly sleeps in her crib!!! There are times she has to go in the chair though.  We put a pillow under her mattress to give it a little bit of an angle and she seems to like that better than completely flat.  She now has her second tooth!  She has started to eat 'puffs' and just loves them!

She can clap, which she loves to do!  She now has another cousin! Baby Nathan arrived on May 9th.  He's cute as can be!  We go on walks together at the park.  Aunt Kay let us borrow her stroller, she has a fancy jogging one so we use her old one! If you ask Elizabeth though she'll tell you she's never been on a walk.... she seems to sleep through all of them : )

Elizabeth has this guitar that is from "Wiggles" (the kids' music group) and she absolutely loves it.  It may be the most annoying toy!!!  I may accidentally throw it out the window!  She can now pull out the drawers on the coffee table. I'm scared she'll catch her fingers in them, but so far she hasn't.....

Landon has his first birthday baby and we had a lot of fun!

Playing in Landon's toys

On May 20th we visit the cranialfacial center at the Children's Hospital.  We were there for four hours!!!!  We saw about 6 different specialists and found out some good information.

1. She is partially tongue tied.... probably why she couldn't nurse (this may be the most upsetting news that day...... I was so frustrated this wasn't caught and that I didn't push it more to find out why she wouldn't nurse.....  first time mom mistake : (
2. She has two separate issues going on with her eye/ear and her jaw.
1. The eye/ear asymmetry is thought to be from being in the womb.  I guess she was too squished: ) Doc believes this will work itself out.
2. The jaw on her left side is actually shorter than the right side.  Doc says this is something that can fix itself as the teeth come in the jaw can grow and align itself.  If not there are ways to help it out.  

The recommendation is to come back next May and see where we are at....  Couldn't have received better news! Told ya she is perfect : )