13 months

 Well that month went by super fast...

Honestly, we didn't do much... but here are a few highlights!

 We are starting to get warmer weather... every once in a while we'll have a random blizzard! Still, warmer is better and we've been able to enjoy some beautiful days outside!!

Elsa really likes it outside! Which makes me super excited for this summer! Parks, pools, walks and just playing in the yard!! Maybe I'll get lucky and get a little tan!!

She loves to explore everything... with all senses... no exception to taste...

Elsa is really starting to show her true colors...

 All my potatoes have Elsa teeth marks on them...

 She LOVES the phone, any kind! If it looks like one... it becomes one! Some times I'll catch her with a phone up to her head just jibber-jabbering away.

 She has this weird obsession with putting stuff in her hair... when we are out side it's leaves, twigs, pine needles, pine cones, grass, etc. When we are inside...

Umm, yea, lint and carpet threads?

 Meal time is the worst...

Bananas are the worst!
It is so cute when she's putting bows and headbands on, though.

 Did I mention she chews on my potatoes?

 This experience made me question if she got switched at the hospital...

She cried while eating an ICE CREAM sandwich...?

Elsa is just a learning machine! It's amazing to see how fast she catches on to things now.

She loves the song, "Head Shoulders Knees and Toes." She can point to half of them- head, toes, ears and mouth. She also loves the song, "If You're Happy and You Know It." She's learning new sounds, "K"- she likes to say kick, key and cookie. "M"- she is starting to say mama but sometimes you really have to work at it and she likes to say moo. She loves to watch her "Your Baby Can Read" videos and tries to mimic everything on it. She gets pretty close with the one syllable words but then they throw in hippopotamus and chimpanzee. She still tries and of course what comes out of her mouth is so much cuter than the actual word. Elsa can say please and thank you and also knows the sign language to them. She can sign but can't say more, milk and finished/done. Elsa loves to fold her arms to say prayer. One day we were saying prayer and looked up and she had her arms folded... you can guess that we've been saying a lot more prayers then normal and she's the one to remind us sometimes. At such a young age she already has such a strong influence over our family.
We love our Elsa so much!!! She is such a tremendous blessing to our family and wouldn't want her any different.
Of course who doesn't love this cute little girl!!

 

Even with boogie bubbles...

And two minutes after the headband goes on...

That's what I thought!

You'll definitely think she's the cutest after this video!!

  

Other things that went on this month:

If you haven't heard we are having a little boy!! Blake giggled through the whole doctors appointment after he found out. We are both very excited. August 22 is our due date... soo if you know of anyone getting rid of boy clothes... I'd be willing to take them off their hands!!

Adventures in the month to come:
Visiting lots of family!! A trip to Missouri!!