Sarah Jessica Parker!

Baylor had a doctor's appt today so we swung into Target afterwards and found some prizes for Elle who was holding down the fort at daycare.  She was very excited by the new boots and tutu swimsuit.  So much so she had to wear both immediately! 



A little tanning

Baylor's tan was a little too Jersey Shore and we were prescribed Home phototherapy or Bilibed.  The nurse came to our home and set us up with the Bilibed which Baylor had to stay on 24hrs a day with little breaks for feeding and changing.  His initial levels were 19.1 which is considered extremely high and we were told it could take 2 to 10 days for his levels to come down to a safe level. We were set up with daily nurse visits and given strict instructions as to how to help Baylor lower his Bili levels. 




After 24hrs, Baylor's levels had dropped to 13.4 and he had gained 3ozs!  They were quite impressed and took him off the Bilibed!  The nurse was amazed and came back the next day to check his blood again to see if he rebound and he had come down even more to 12.1 which is considered in the normal range and he had put on another 1.5 ozs!   Both Colby and myself were relieved at the quick progress Baylor made and so thankful for the wonderful traveling nurses! 

New Digs

Since we have been rearranging the house we decided it was time to rearrange Elle's room as well! We removed all changing table and rocking chair and replaced it with playhouse!



Elle has been playing nonstop in the house!

Ready for the day

Elle is going to daycare from 8 to noon so she can get in her socializing while Colby, Baylor, and I rest.  This was her first week using a backpack her Auntie Tracy gave her!  She came in to show it to me before heading out.



Really could it get any cuter?? 

Elle picked out her jacket, can you tell?  Her hair was combed out before she left too :)

Everyone home at last

Elle stayed at Grandma and Grandpa S's on Saturday night and came home first thing Sunday with breakfast in tow.  Elle was so cute with Baylor and kept asking to hold him, or "my baby, or I take him."



Checking out Baylor.

Pointing out his nose, eyes, ears, hair, and

Chin!!

Comparing feet size.

Family of Four at last!!!

Home With A Few Visitors

We headed home from the hospital on Saturday.  We settled in and then my brother Marc, SIL Tracie, Olivia, Emma, Marcus, Grami, and Poppi came for a short visit.  They also brought lunch :)



Uncle Marc and  Emma with Baylor.  Uncle Marc and Baylor had matching tans!

Marcus even got in the action holding Baylor.

Olivia was so good with Baylor!

Auntie Tracie finally got a turn, I think she had to fight off the pack :)

Olivia got in some one on one time. 

Baylor and Grami had a little talk before they headed back to the East side.  Thanks for the visit and yummy lunch!  We have been eating the leftovers all week!

Jeffrey's 1st Birthday

Jeffrey's 1st birthday was a spectacular circus event!  The cake was amazing!!

Jeffrey was so cute with his cupcake!

I got to hold little Emma and Elle was quite the little helper! I think she was preparing for being a big sister!

Sophie, Ceci, and Gia were there so they had a ton of fun playing together under the table of all places :)

Megan did a wonderful job with tons of circus games!  Elle got into the action with the ducky pond!

Sporting her first tat!

Group shot of all the children that were at the party.

Birthday Trip To The Zoo

Elle was given a Point Defiance Zoo pass for her birthday from Grandma and Grandpa S.  We wasted no time activating it!  Elle got in a cat nap or should I say a bubba nap on the way in.

 

Neither Colby or I have been to this zoo in years and let me tell you it is fabulous!!  I forgot what an amazing view of the Sound from the entrance.  Plus free parking!  Really can you beat that??

As soon as we got in we were greeted by a Peacock!

Baby Leapords!  I think they were 7 days old! So dang cute!!

Elle was calling to the Monkey...

The Monkey started making his way over.

I am not sure who was more amused!  The Monkey or Elle!

After the Monkeys we headed over to see the Polar Bears!  My personal favorite as they are so amazing to watch in the water and boy did they put on a show for us!

I wanted a Coca Cola so bad and I wasn't sure why?

Elle was memesrized by the Polar Bear!

Elle measuring up against the baby bear.

Elle had to ride the carousel for her Birthday!  It went much better then last year!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa S for the wonderful birthday present!  We plan to get a lot of use out of passes!!!

On the way home we stopped at Green Valley Meats for some World Famous Beef Jerky!! Turns out Elle LOVES beef jerky just as much as her Momma!  The kind butcher gave Elle a huge piece to sample and she would not share even a small bite!

Elleanor's 2nd Birthday Party

We decorated the house while Elle was a sleep.  It was so much fun to see her reaction to all the balloons and decorations!



As you can see the balloons were a big hit!

The theme of the party was rainbows.  We did a rainbow layer cake.  Here is the beginnings of the cake making.

The finished dessert table.  Ceci helped us set it up!

Tracy helped us hang streamers up all over the house!

Ring around the rosie...

We all fall down!!

The party turned out wonderful!!