First Steps

A month after she started standing on her own, Elizabeth took her first steps. Here she is pushing her favorite new Christmas toy, her shopping cart.



Ever since she got that shopping cart, she's been pushing it all over the house. It must have aided her ability to walk and with some encouragement, she started walking today. -S

Colorado Nuggets Game

Elizabeth went to a Rockies games back in October and last night, she went to her first Nuggets' game. When we first got there, she was very focused on watching the players in the court. That lasted about 15 minutes. Then she ate some food, had some milk and then it was time to wave to all the neighbors. One by one, she started saying "baba" (bye bye) to all of them and waving her little hands up in the air.

At halftime, Tim bought Elizabeth and me Carmelo Anthony jerseys. So, now we have matching jerseys for future games.

The baby lasted through 3rd quarter and then fell asleep in her carrier while we walked around the corridor. Good game. -S

NEW TOOTH!

After all the teething pains, the top left tooth cut through the gums overnight! Hooray! -S

Happy New Year!

First night apart

For the first time since the baby was born, we spent the night away at Glenwood Springs. Elizabeth stayed with her grandparents at home and did very well, sleeping through the night, and eating well. We missed you very much, probably more than you missed us. Thank goodness, it was only for one night.

We hope to take you to Glenwood Springs this summer, when the weather is warmer. It's one of our favorite places to go swimming. -Mom and Dad

Merry Christmas

Tim and I wanted to put up a Christmas tree this year, but couldn't because Elizabeth is pulling herself up on everything, trying to stand up. It's been our tradition to give each other ornaments ever since we've known each other, so we have collected quite a few. This year, we got Elizabeth an ornament from each of us too. Luckily, our Home Owner's Association decorated the lobby of our condo building, so we were able to take some Christmas pictures down there.

We celebrated Christmas Eve at Rosa's home and Elizabeth opened some of her Christmas gifts there. -S

Caylee and Elizabeth play

Caylee and her mom, Jane, came over for dinner last night, along with Ashley. We had yummy salmon and salad for dinner and Elizabeth had her first taste of fish. She loved the salmon and kept coming back to the table for more. Even after eating all her own foods, she still wanted to keep trying the salmon. "It's a good sign," Tim said, after seeing her gobble down the bits and pieces of fish, "she'll fit in very well with our dietary habits". DHA, the fatty acid in fish, is good for her brain and eye development, so we hope she'll continue to enjoy eating it.

Elizabeth loves playing with Caylee. When she's in the playpen by herself, she'll only stay in there for a few minutes tops. But with Caylee in there with her, she'll play for a good 15 minutes before reaching out to be picked up.

Playing on the musical table. Elizabeth showing Caylee how to turn the page to make music.
Reading together,

and even bathing together... -S

Taking Christmas Card Pictures

With Christmas just a week away, we've been rushing to send out our picture Christmas cards. We finally got them printed today and they will be mailed out tomorrow. Over the past week, we've been taking pictures every night in different locations, trying to find the best pose. We finally got one that we both agreed on last night so we're done for this season. Here are some of the pictures that we took. -S

Filling up on groceries

Before going on a trip, we always try to eat all our perishables in the fridge. So when we got back, there was hardly anything to eat. The baby needed snacks too, so we went to Costco to fill up our refrigerator again.

When you enter the warehouse, the first aisle is filled with TVs of every size. Usually when I'm talking to the baby, she attentively listens, but with dozens of TVs on, she couldn't stop looking from one to another. We quickly left that area and hung out in the toy aisle while we waited for Daddy to come to the store.

The baby got her first bag of veggie chips, a few dried fruit bars, and many fruits and veggies to add to her daily jjuk (porridge) from Costco today.-S

Flying back home

As we packed our bags on Sunday evening, we keep saying, "the baby takes up so much space!" Even though we were rid of most of the diapers and food that we had brought, we acquired many new things from IKEA to bring back home with us.

Every time we visit Maryland, we always make a trip out to IKEA. The last time we went to IKEA was before the baby was born. On that trip, we bought a few crib sheets, the flower lamps, outlet covers and some baby utensils. This time around, we went to the store as experienced parents and a checklist. It was a good shopping trip and we purchased more outlet covers, corner protectors, another full set of crib sheets (really nice flannel ones this time), a collapsible toy chest, and a play tunnel.

With our bags packed, we headed to the airport at about noon on Monday morning for a 1:50PM flight from Dulles International Airport. Check in went well and as we headed to the gate, we noticed a big, red, DELAYED alert next to our flight number on the departure screen. This worried us, especially Tim, who had to be at work the next day. We ended up being delayed just a few hours and spent that time hanging out in the airport and eating Chipotle for lunch.

We arrived in Denver at 8:00PM and finally made it home around 9:30PM. Congratulations BABY! Another trip complete, with no problems on the planes and in good health. Mommy and Daddy are very proud of you! -S