4 months

It seems as though every day Elizabeth is doing something new. Mommy has enjoyed being off this week for spring break and spending time with her. Daddy was out of town for work and missed her a lot. Elizabeth did talk to him on the phone everyday, but sometimes was more interested in licking and eating the phone than talking to Daddy.

She went for her 4 month check-up this week. She now weighs 13 lbs. 2.5 oz. and is 24 ½ inches long. She’s in the 50^th percentile for weight and head circumference and is a little over the 50^th percentile for length (hmmm….could there possibly be a tall gene in there???).

Elizabeth loves to “pet” the kitty, Maui. Maui loves her attention. Fortunately, Maui grew up with my 10 year old niece, Kaylee, who now lives in Guam. Kay used to carry Maui around by her neck, pull her tail, and lay on her. Maui doesn’t mind when Elizabeth pulls on her fur and ears, pokes her in the eyes, and yells in her face.

We are looking forward to our first Easter with Elizabeth, celebrating the resurrection of Christ!

We missed it!

For days, we've been trying to record Elizabeth rolling over for the first time. I was afraid it would happen at daycare, but it didn't. This morning when Jason went to get her out of her crib, she was on her tummy! Up until now we have swaddled her, but I guess that ended today (since she can't get her arms out to hold her head up). Between not being swaddled and the time change last night, I hope mommy and daddy can get some sleep.

Big Changes!

This past month there have been lots of changes in our family. Jason got a new job as a database administrator at the local Navy base. This has allowed him to spend much more time in the evenings and weekends with his girls!

At 3 1/2 months, Elizabeth has been "talking" constantly, smiling a lot, reaching for objects (including mommy's food on her dinner plate), putting everything in her mouth (usually her hands), drooling, and she's been busy growing! She is almost rolling over from her back to her stomach. She loves to kick her legs in the morning when her daddy is dressing her to give him more of a challenge. Elizabeth has discovered the kitty cats and likes to watch them and try to touch them. She still likes to watch T.V. (yikes!) and some of her favorite shows are Miss Spider's....(I don't know the whole title). She likes to watch movies with Uncle Cody after school such as Nacho Libre and The Matrix. (Don't worry, she won't be watching those movies for long!) Elizabeth adores her daycare provider, Maria and enjoys watching all the action during the day. She's known by the other kids as "Lil bit" and by Maria as "Liz". She usually sleeps well at night (waking up about once), but challenged us last week with the growth spurt she's going through (waking up several times to eat). She's been such a joy to us!

Jason is a good daddy (and husband) as he continues to help around the house and with Elizabeth, and putting up with mommy (God bless him).

I'm going to try to talk Jason into putting some video on this blog, so we'll see!

More photos

Added some more new photos, including some pics from our January Christmas in Ohio with Grammy and Papaw. Click here to go directly to the newest photo album.

New Photos

We've added some new photos to the picasa site, including Christmas pictures and some pictures from Matt, Dawn, and Kaylees's visit. Also added a folder that has some pictures from Grandpa Steve's camera (from newborn to the present). Just click the 'photos' link to the right to go there.

I'll add some more content to this page when I get the chance - it's been pretty busy around here lately, and we had a few days where the computer was down. Hope everyone is well and had a great Christmas and New Years.

Grammy & Papaw

Grammy and Papaw Cline finally got to meet Elizabeth this weekend. It was so great getting to spend some time with them, and Grammy and Papaw were happy to hold and entertain 'Little Bit' so Becca and Jason could get a few things done around the house. Can't wait to see them again at Christmastime, and hopefully get to meet cousins Olivia and Lauren. Pictures from the weekend are posted in the 11/24 - 12/02 album over at Picasa (use the photos link to the right).

Hope to have some videos posted here by the end of the week, just need to do a little editing and convert them to a web friendly format. We've got video from Elizabeth's first few minutes of life, some clips from this weekend, and some stuff in between. Be well, and bye for now.
Jay and Bec