zzzzZorbert

10 31 2007

anticipation

giggles



B.O.B.

10 31 2007

We finally got our new B.O.B. jogging stroller – uh does that mean we have to start jogging? Elsie can’t wait!

BOB



6 months

10 31 2007

Elsie had her 6 month check up last week. She is changing so much!

We had more shots this time, Yuck!, but it gave us a cute little look into our bean’s personality -  last time we had shots and after a bit of crying we were all ok – this time, it was if we had wounded Elsie and she was ready to milk it. She cried to daddy and then was ok, but when mama looked at her – the spouts turned on again. Oh the injustice!

Here are her stats at 6 months:
weight: 14 lbs 14 oz -  25th %ile
height: 25 1/4 inches – 25th %ile
head: 17  inches – 75th %ile

weigh in

Uh hullo cutie!

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Everything must go in my mouth …

6 months check up

What a change!
ElsieDoctor



Halloween

10 31 2007

We did a final dress up for Halloween and got ready for our trick or treaters …

black widow spider

Elsie didn’t know what to make of mama in a black wig

where is my mama

She is wondering if Mama black widows eat their young …

do mommy black widows eat their babies?

Elsie, I mean, Baby black widow waited on the porch to greet the trick or treaters … (she should have dressed up as a lizard)

waiting for trick or treaters

We had lots of visitors, including one from Meredith who was dressed as a Tulip Fairy.

tulip fairy Meredith

After some Sweet potato and a bath, baby black widow headed to bead.

Happy first Halloween!



Pre-halloween …

10 31 2007

Last weekend grammie, grampa and auntie chloe came to town for a visit which gave us a chance to do some pre-halloween celebrating.

Elsie with Grammie … Orange and Black!

halloween matching

Grammie and I reworked Elsie’s costume after some feedback from Adam (before the legs looked a little too much like bloody stumps).

spider costume

We got dressed up to attend the block get together – even lola joined in …

baby spider 2

save me

Auntie

and we headed out for the  HEY ride that Bernie and Charlie put on for all of the neighborhood kids.

hay

HEY ride

Dad wore the baby black widow …

why isn't dad a web?

She tested the weather with her tongue

silly

Aunt Amy made some delicious treats

treat maker

treats

and Saffron was cuddled up as a kitten dreaming of mwilk.

cozy prrr

mwilk



Trick or Treat?

10 30 2007

apparently avocados are a TRICK!

yuck

trick



Pony Express

10 30 2007

Yesterday we received a returned package in the mail …

Package delay

5 months

Only took 5 1/2 months to make the round trip from New York back to Colorado … I think we should get our $3 back.



Baby spider

10 22 2007

This weekend I made elsie’s halloween costume – a baby black widow and we gave it a quick test run.

Getting ready

Baby Spider

Elsie spends most of the time trying to grab the legs off of the body suit and put them in her mouth … hmmm, things I wish I would have anticipated.



Landscape lighting

10 21 2007

Only 2 years after we got our landscaping done, I finally installed some landscape lighting. It’s amazing what a difference it makes in the evenings to have a few spots and path lights installed. Part of the delay was that landscape lighting is so expensive. If you look at kitchler lighting and other vendors, you can spend upwards of $100 per light and we were looking at having 10-15 lights. But after much research, we ended up going with Home Depot supplied Malibu lights ($10-25/light) and just spray-painted the path lighting “hammered bronze” to make them virtually indistinguishable from Kitchler lights costing ten times as much. As you can see from these photos they look quite pleasant providing ambient lighting around our back yard. We did also get our landscaping overhauled recently and had a fountain put in, but that is for another post.

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Finley Lauren Bergeson!

10 19 2007

This morning Heather, Robb and Riley welcomed the newest member of the Bergeson family – Miss Finley Lauren.

She weighed in at 7lbs 13 ounces and 19 inches long!!

Here are some pics of the new family (of course Heather is looking like she just walked out of a salon!)

Finley Lauren Bergeson

Hot Mama

And the proud Grandparents: Nanny and Papa P.D.

Nanny and Papa PD with Finley

We love Finley already and can’t wait to officially meet her soon!!