Esme has grown a ton in the past few weeks and on April 29th she rolled over for the first time! I didn't catch the first roll on video (I tried for a long time!) but I did get some good footage of her trying to crawl! I also caught her fake cough on camera- finally! It is soooo cute!
She seems a lot more interested in trying to crawl than rolling. Here is a video of her lifting herself up and trying to crawl- if only she could coordinate those little arms!
Here is a video of her fake cough. She loves making noises and especially loves to cough. We don't even know where she got it! None of us have been sick, so we are baffled! Our best guess is that she just like to hear herself.
Esme Rolling over...
We have been having amazing weather this spring and try to make the best of it. We like to go on the walks around our complex. There are stunning views of the city and Staten Island and we like looking at all of the different birds. We also took a stroll around the 9/11 memorial at the end of the peninsula we live on. It was donated to the USA by Russia in honor of those who died in the attacks on NYC. It is very beautiful, especially on a sunny day!
A heron (I think?) on our walk.
Peeper Jean in her summer outfit!
The beautiful golf course by our apartment complex
The view of NYC on our walk (smoggy but nice)
The 9/11 memorial (you can see the financial district where the WTC was through the crack with the tear drop)
Another new trick of Esme's is sucking on her toes. She is teething and will suck on anything she can get her hands (or feet) on!
My first Mother's day!
Brent flew in to visit my mom and we have been enjoying his company. He is staying for a week and absolutely adores Esme Jean.
I spent my first mother's day with Esme, Stephen, my Mama and Brent. We travelled to Hershey, PA and went to the chocolate factory and the amusement park! We had a really great time and I can't wait to go back someday!
On Sunday (actual Mother's day) we wen to an Amish Village in Pennsylvania. It was really interesting and we learned a lot about a culture we knew little about!
Chocolate World (Sounds like a dream come true to me!)
A view of the coaster tracks
Esme's first carousel ride!!!
Hershey is a beautiful town and we fell in love with it. I think we should move there so that I can get a job as chocolate taster! The park was extremely well maintained and was not too busy. We really enjoyed ourselves. I got a pretty good sun burn too!
A beautiful amish village on a beautiful spring day! I even got a wave from an amish family in a horse and buggy as they drove past! It reminded me of my childhood visits to Michigan and all of the amish buggies I would see during Christmas time.
It was nice to see another breastfeeding mom on Mother's day! ;)
Daddy and Ez in an amish buggy
Esme in an amish bonnet. Hilarious!
Stephen the amish school master
The weekend was brilliant but this is a sad week. My Mama had to fly home to help Grandpa Gordy out. He had to have 3 stints put in his heart and needs to rest. It was a close call but they think they caught his heart issues before he had chance to have a heart attack.
Brent and I drove my mom to Philadelphia International Airport today (tickets were half price from Philly) and she should be back in Seattle around 8 tonight. We really miss her already and hope that she comes back soon. In the mean time, we will have a nanny from Stephen's work come to our home and look after Ez. It makes me a little uncomfortable having someone I don't know looking after my angel but I only have a few more days of school left and then I have a month of online classes and I can look after her.
Here is a great video of one of Esme's new tricks- she chews like an old man with his dentures out! Too funny!
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the past weeks:
Mad hair (after a day with her first "whale spout")
I spent a day making flower headbands for Ez. They are really expensive in stores so I thought I would be creative. They didn't turn out as great as I would have liked but they are still fun!
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