I predict that Lizzy will be a Daddy's girl. Its too early to tell at this point, but seeing how her Daddy treats her like a princess already, I wouldn't be surprised.

Lizzy Live Action

I Am Thankful For...

Elizabeth's first Thanksgiving! We had a great holiday weekend with the Stevens' Family. The food was excellent, the company superb, and we all just had a great time together. Elizabeth was very excited for her first Thanksgiving, even though she didn't get to eat any turkey this year..

..She WAS the turkey!!!

This is what happens when I'm not there to supervise- I came downstairs just in time to stop them from basting her :)

Nothing like a post Thanksgiving nap!
I am thankful for my little Lizzy! Happy Thanksgiving!

Dr. Dave

In just 6 more months this young baby face with braces will be a doctor! We are so excited for Dave to be done with dental school. On many occasions Dave's patients have commented on how young he looks or asked him his age. (Braces really tend to make a person look especially young.) In general, I think his boyish good looks :) have served him well, but as a doctor this trait may not be seen as a positive thing by his patients.

However, I suspect Dave has found ways to successfully intimidate his patients in the chair. I always tease him that he must be threatening his patients, shouting threats such as "If you don't open your mouth, sit still, and bring me a gift at your next appointment, this root canal may just turn into an extraction- with no anesthesia...bwaa hahahah"

Over the past year and a half Dave has been seeing patients; and he's received a multitude of unique gifts from patients, many of them being extremely generous. When I ask him why they gave him such a nice present, he always responds with some bland generality like "She's a really sweet lady" or "He's a fun, nice guy." He doesn't fool me though. I know how intimidating a person can be when they're coming at your mouth with a 2 inch long needle.

Here are some of my favorites that he has brought home:

A cute hand knitted hat for Lizzy.

Three pounds of delicious Golden Chanterelle Mushrooms that normally sell anywhere from $20-$40 per pound!

A 2 person kayak- we've had ALOT of fun with this one.

Jars of homemade blackberry jam.

A FarSide tear away calendar.

A cooler full of 8 pounds of fresh Alaskan King Crab Legs. We ate crab dipped in butter, crab pasta, you name it, for days.

Cinnamon rolls, but not your ordinary ones. They were a special family recipe with homemade cream in the center and deep fried.

Assortments of chocolates.

And my favorite- a Speed Racer POSTER. Haha- very random but a nice thought.

3 Weeks Old

Today Elizabeth is 3 weeks old. I can hardly believe I have been a mom for a whole 3 weeks! Already, time is flying by-I feel like the days have suddenly become shorter and my little girl is growing bigger before my eyes! She is so sweet and fun at this age so I am trying to enjoy every moment. I have to say that being a mom is even more rewarding and fun than I had imagined. It is definitely hard work, like everyone warned me, but the positives are tremendous. Many people talk of the joys of parenthood, but I don't think there are words to describe or do justice to the actual experience.

My poor daughter- sometimes I treat her like a little baby doll, dressing her, undressing her, brushing her hair, and snapping endless pictures.

She is definitely "mommy's wakeup call". However, for the past two weeks she has been a pretty merciful alarm clock, for being a newborn. She has had her days and nights figured out for the past two weeks and is an unusually sound sleeper. I generally wake her up so she doesnt go too long without eating. We're on a 2 week roll; lets hope it stays this way. I suppose she sleeps at night so well because during the day she is awake for insanely long periods of time! She's not the typical newborn that sleeps all day. She's trying to act older than her age already! I foresee trouble in the future...

2 Weeks

Jamie, my sister in law, took these pictures on the day Lizzy turned 2 weeks old. She is still so tiny but she is already growing so fast! Over the past week, she grew one inch longer! These are just a few of the pics she took.

Jamie really captured her different expressions and moods. She almost looks like a different baby in each one!

10 Days Old

To celebrate Elizabeth Rose Stevens being 10 days old, we took her out of the house and brought her to the Carter's house for a photo shoot. She may not be able to express it, but I think she likes baby Sawyer already! Tysha did an amazing job capturing her fun newborn moments!