The Lindvall Family: Rice cereal, boat rides, and cookouts

Elli went to the dr. on Friday and now weighs in at 12 pounds 8 ounces and is 23 3/4 inches long. She is still little compared to her typical peers, but is right where she needs to be on her growth chart. We got a lot of questions answered and walked away with 5 vaccinations....1 oral and 4 shots! She already wasn't enjoying being poked and prodded, but when those shots came out....well....YIKES!! She woke up on Saturday with 2 big red marks on her legs from the shots!

Elli has officially discovered toys on her exersaucer as of today!! She really enjoyed playing with the different toys and it was a lot of fun to watch her!

She is still congested and has had a runny nose all day today. She still continues to sneeze throughout the day and occasionally coughs. At this point we don't know if we're still getting over a cold or dealing with allergies. Only time will tell....

We started Elli on some solids on Saturday. Lets see how she liked it....

This is her enjoying her bottle....

Getting ready for the 1st bite (this bite looks huge....I didn't give her the whole thing).

Hmmm....This is kind of weird!!

"Don't make me eat anymore!!!!!!!!"

So, she wasn't a huge fan. She isn't quite sure of the texture and didn't like the flavor! Today, I added in some apple/prune juice because she seemed to be a little "backed up." Yes, we're still occasionally dealing with this, but it has gotten better. There is always a party in our house when we see a good poo!! She tried many bites of the apple/prune rice cereal without crying. She still has no clue what to do with her tongue, but I'm pretty sure she swallowed a couple bites!!
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We decided on Thursday night that we would head home for part of the weekend. Scott went to the Indy 500 and we took Elli out on the boat. She seemed to enjoy it, but was pretty tired by the end of the day. It was quite the experience as Elli and I accidentally drifted into the lake by ourselves with no way of knowing how to drive the boat. Luckily, Grandpa took one for the team and swam out to save us in the disgusting water. Also, a bird decided to go to the bathroom on me...fun!! We also took Elli to Ivanhoes for the 1st time....too bad she couldn't enjoy the food!!

Getting ready for the boat!! She's excited....her first time out on the water!!

Thanks for the ball Papa!!

Nana B. held me most of the time to keep me out of the sun while Grandpa drove the boat!

She loves looking all around!!

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We came home on Sunday night, so we could have a whole day to rest and get things done around the house! Oh how things don't turn out the way you expect them to. We had quite the experience today....one I would not like to re-live, so I'm not going to spend time to write about it! Lets just say there are downfalls to being a homeowner and today was one day where I was not happy to be one. We are extremely thankful for neighbors and friends who come to help within minutes. Garrett and Kelli....you are amazing!! So....the relaxing day didn't happen and our day of getting chores done didn't happen. We spent all day cleaning up a mess and fixing some problems....ugh!! We did have a cookout to go to for some birthdays. We decided to go despite the fact that we got nothing accomplished that we wanted to today. We're hoping some family and friends will want to come over to help us get things fully repaired sometime soon!!

Picture of Elli before the cookout! She looooooves to practice standing up! And...as you can see she drools more and more each day :)

So, unfortunately our time at the cookout ended early because of a grouchy little gal! When she gets tired, she lets everyone know! We couldn't calm her at the cookout, so we had to head home...boo!! Oh well! Scott just said "I can't wait for this day to be over" and I couldn't agree more!!