Our First Week w/ Ashton...

Meet ASHTON... she is my new 'client', a little confusing since my niece shares the same name! She is 3mo old + has an older sister, Avery, who I kept for a few months while I was pregnant. Their parents are wonderful people + I'm so glad to be working for them again!

I picked Ashton up from her house @ 7:30am both Tues + Wed mornings, while Shawn stayed home w/ Elsie Anne. It's so nice to be able to keep her @ my house... that way EA stays on her normal schedule + doesn't feel out of place. Ashton's mom is a physical therapist @ the local gym, so I was able to drop her off there @ 5pm + then workout w/ Elsie Anne!

I had been telling EA that we were going to have a little baby friend come play w/ us... not to worry, SHE was my daughter + I'm NOT trying to replace her! For some reason, I had a bit of guilt before bringing Ashton over. But once the week had come to a close, I saw there was no reason for feeling that way... EA could have cared less when I was holding or feeding Ashton. And I made sure to play w/ them equally, love on them equally, talk to them equally, etc! I think EA really understood the situation!

It was really neat watching Elsie Anne stare intently @ Ashton... she was really trying to figure her out! At one point when EA had woken up + she saw that Ashton was in the swing, she'd play a bit then look over @ Ashton, like 'what do you think about that'!!! Same w/ Ashton... EA would be shaking a rattle, sitting up + she couldn't take her eyes off EA. It is kind of wierd that EA is the 'big girl'... my little baby is the 'big girl'??!

Elsie Anne tried organic BANANAS for the first time on Tuesday!! She has been eating Oatmeal Cereal for a few weeks now + was definitely ready to try something new! I'm so proud of myself too... I bought the 'Super Baby Food' book, + I've learned to MAKE all of her food! I know exactly what is going into her little body! No preservatives, chemicals, fillers, etc... just plain organic bananas! I've also just made a batch of organic AVOCADO, that she will try after 5 days of eating bananas w/ no allergic reactions!!!

HMMM?? What do I think about these? This was the 1st day she tried them (Tues).

UMMMM! I want to lick the bowl!!! And this is the 3rd day she had bananas (Thur)...
Elsie Anne loves her new 'Exersaucer' Gee + Granpa sent her (my in-laws)!!! She gets so excited when we sit her in it... look @ this GUMMY grin!! I've got to say, she is getting so hilarious... + more beautiful w/ every day! WE LOVE HER SOOOO MUCH!

This was the perfect solution to keep EA busy while I fed or put Ashton down. It kept her so entertained + I didn't have to worry about her getting into 'trouble'!