Changes

Wow! It has been a long time since I have gotten on here. Ellie has gone from our perfect sleeper from birth to deciding that she needs lots of mommy and Ellie time all night long. Needless to say, we have been a little tired the last month or more.

Little Ellie has been learning and growing so much. She is now crawling army style(she's trying really hard to her up on her knees), sitting, pulling herself up (though only on people not on objects) and taking steps when we hold onto her hands. We have been having so much fun playing with her and chasing her all around. One of the first places she went when she learned to move was straight to the dog food bowl! Her newest trick is going from being on her belly to sitting up all by herself. Here are some recent pictures and videos!

She loves playing with her lips, watch for the fish lips:)

She stills loves her bath time. Especially now that there are toys to play with!

She loves to play with balls!

She's 7 months! (another ball)

She is so cute!

Ellie loves to play outside.

Yay Ellie!

In other news, Ellie is a big sister!!! That's right a BIG sister. The newest member of our family arrived on Tuesday. His name is Michael and he is only 6 weeks old. He sleeps all the time right now. Ellie is not really sure what to do with him yet but she will learn. I wish I could show you all a picture but I can't because he is foster. 

Out of the Dark Ages

We finally have internet in our home again! (Thanks to a great deal from AT&T) So I will hopefully be able to update the blog a lot more often now.

First, an update from the last post. We had a great visit with Grandpa in Indy. We had lunch and hung out for a little while until he had to go back to work. Ellie did great on the short trip and loved seeing her grandpa.

After our visit with Grandpa Ellie went to watch Daddy play softball for the first time.

Ellie has grown more the past few weeks then she ever has I feel. She has learned to roll from her back to her belly so she is all over the place now. She even got herself stuck under our futon:)

Because she has learned to roll, she has grown out of being swaddled at night. We found her in all sorts of uncomfortable positions and decided it was unsafe. She seems to not mind at all and still sleeps through the night for the most part. (Though she is fighting a cold and has bad diaper rash again so she has been up quite a bit the last few nights.)

She has also learned to chew, which I think is just adorable. I wanted something to distract her in the car when we went on vacation so we bought some puffs and gave it a try. It took some time but she got it figured out:)

She also has this really cute trick too:)

And here are some pictures from our vacation. We went to the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania for a week of relaxing and hanging out as a family. We did a lot of hiking, movie watching and game playing. We also went to Bush kill falls to see some family. Six little girls, so cute!

5 of the 6 little girls and their mommys

Playing games with mama and daddy

So sweet:)

First time with her feet in a river

The sign for the resort we were staying on

Walking in to our condo after Ellie's first 8 hour car ride

And here is a video of her talking on one of our hikes. The video is horrible and sideways but her voice is just too sweet.

We are now back on the available homes list for foster care. Last time it took 5 months to get a placement so we probably won't have another child too soon but I will let you guys know as soon as our next kiddo arrives!

The last few weeks



Sorry I have not updated in a while. Our internet provider decided to stop providing service in the Dayton area without letting us know beforehand. So here is an update of the last few weeks.

Ellie's first feel of grass

Ellie started veggies. She started with avocados but prefered the carrots that followed.

She started drinking from a sippy cup!

Sunday's Easter dress

Saturday's Easter dress



This is also Easter Sunday but this was in honor of opening week, our poor conflicted child:)



Ellie turned 5 Months!



Ellie has also started teething. It hasn't been so much fun for her but she is taking it like a trooper. Hopefully the little tooth with pop out soon so she can get some relief. She gets to see her Grandpa Stanton this Friday in Indy!

This week

Ellie turned 4 months this week!

This week Ellie and I spent 5 days with family in Iowa while Brent went to Oklahoma for a conference with church. Ellie got to ride in a plane for the first time!

She had lots of fun with our family.

When we got back Ellie had her 4 month doctor's appointment. She is healthy and growing (tall but not wide) but she got four more shots:( 

The doctor also said Ellie could start trying rice cereal. So we bought some and gave it a try:) She was a little confused about what to do with it at first but she is figuring it out and seems to like it.

"What is this stuff?"

I would put pictures up here of Brent's week too but I don't have any:( But he had a great time and is seriously considering going through the schooling through CMA to be a licensed pastor. 

What a beautiful baby!

And a very happy baby:)

Lastly, a HUGE praise to God...Ellie seems to be growing out of her milk sensitivity!! Momma is so excited to have a glass of milk again without having a screaming baby afterward!

Another Milestone!

Ellie learned to roll over on Saturday! I laid Ellie down on her tummy in the ladies robing room during church so I could take care of her diaper in the bathroom. I walked out less than a minute later and she was on her back! Now she won't stay on her tummy anymore. As soon as I lay her down she pushes herself right over. Way to go Ellie, not even 4 months and already rolling over!

So cute!

Big News!

This week has been full of lots of "big girl" things for little Ellie!

She has (kind of) grown into her 3-6 month clothes! I noticed one morning that her jammies were getting a little too small for her long little body so it was time to move up a size. The new ones are still a bit too big but at least she has room to stretch out in them now.

Ellie also moved into a new room!

Her new room is warmer at night, darker during the day and way more girly:)  I think she likes it!

And most exciting, she went to her first concert!

Nana and Opa got everyone tickets to see Michael W. Smith at a local church. Opa, Nana, Uncle Erich, Uncle Josh and Kelsey were all there with us. Ellie seemed to enjoy listening to the loud music and watching all that was going on around us. And when all of the excitement got to be too much she fell asleep without a fuss.

Her first time in her swing.

Ellie and her puppy spending some time outside!

Her first bloody nose! The air in the house was a little too dry for poor Ellie. You can't really tell in the picture but her right nostril is red and there is a little blood on her sheet in front of her.

Ellie and her cousin Kameran holding hands, how cute:)

Holding her bottle all by her self!

We are calling the doctor tomorrow morning because it seems that Ellie has only gained 1 lb since her 2 month check up which was 7 weeks ago. I will update you on what they say soon.

Update: The nurse said that as long as she is gaining she should be fine. We have an appointment on the 12th so the doctor will check her out more thoroughly then. 

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog! Since most of you live far away I thought this would be a fun way for everyone to keep up with the daily happening around the Nussbaum house.

Here are some pictures from the past few months...

Newborn Ellie

And Ellie now

The forgotten first child

And the proud parents:)

In the past few months we have adjusted to our sleepless lives as new parents, dedicated our sweet daughter to our wonderful Lord, and said goodbye to our first foster child. She has gone to be with a family that hopes to adopt her if the opportunity arises! God is so good!