Eloise on the 4th of July
Happy 4th of July everybody!! We had a great fourth here in the Baker household. Saturday night we (Eric, Eloise, and I) headed downtown for dinner at Mellow Mushroom and fireworks. It was such a beautiful night, it wasn't too hot, the humidity was just right, and not a cloud in the sky which was prime weather for fireworks! Eloise was entranced by the big boomers, she just stared and stared AND stared at them as they were going off high in the sky (she did fall asleep before the finale though...)! On Sunday we stuck around home for fireworks on TV and I must say, it was very enjoyable! We watched the Macy's fireworks in New York and they were AMAZING!!! We decided that we could definately spend the 4th in either New York or D.C. sometime.
Izzy and Eloise at 1 month!
The holiday weekend was nice because Eloise's one month "birthday" was Monday, so Eric got to be home with us. Not that we did anything special, but it was nice to have him home! I still can't believe that she is actually a month old already! Yesterday we went to the doctor for her one month check-up and we had some good news! She weighs 8 lbs. and 4 oz., which means she gained over a pound since we were at the doctor last, and she is 21 1/4 inches long. Doc says that she is in the 50th percentile for height and head circumference, and in the 25th percentile for weight. Who knew Eric and I would have a baby that was too skinny?! HA! :)
Eloise with two of her great-grandparents
The weekend before the holiday weekend, we took a little jaunt up north to Joliet, IL for the "Long Family Reunion". Grandma Baker's family was having a reunion and we were invited, so we decided it would be a great time to introduce Eloise to her great-grandma and great-grandpa Baker, Aunt Cathy and Uncle Steve. We had a great time while we were there and got to meet some of Grandma's sisters and their families! Plus we got our first big roadtrip out of the way with our little Eloise!
