picture 1001... i think

our little elly m. loves to take baths and i think that she looks so fresh after a bath, and she is also very happy after a bath. she has officially started sleeping every night all night.. of course now that i say that.. she will wake up again, but she has been doing great... and this morning when i went in there to her crib she had flipped over from her stomach to her back and she was so happy i think that she had done that. She is going to dread winter if she doesn't get over the fact that she has to wear a coat and something over her little cold hands. poor thing. winter is hard for everyone. it has been about 50 cold degrees here lately though... so that isn't too bad.

I often can't resist the cuteness...

Now I hope that you all realize that i have never in my life taken so many pictures. Little elly m. changed everything... now i think that i have taken at least 1000 in the last three months. crazy what children make you do... they change a person.

jonathan trying the video thing....

trying something ...

today... in her cute hippo outfit

This is a few pictures of her today after her three hour nap... of course she went to bed at 11:30 last night too....so fun.

getting the right pose

our little great one has decided to put herself to sleep everywhere now....it is great!!! then tonight i decided to take a few more pictures of her and she wouldn't keep her eyes open and she would laugh because of the flash. it was funny for both of us.... she is making me laugh more and more even though it feels miserable here lately for me. hope you enjoy the photos...we love all of you...

a few quirks about elly m.

Elly Märta is surrendering in these pictures to her new pink outfit. we tried to get a brown one, but it was going to be too small for the winter, so the only one that they had for the right size was you guessed it.. pale pink. pink is not our favorite color.... elly m. hates getting her clothes put on or taken off.. the only time she really screams during the day is during the clothing period. she especially hates having this big ol' coat put on... aaaaaaaahhhhhhh....i also put some pictures here from when i snuck into our bedroom where she was sleeping to find her sucking her thumb.. i had a feeling she did it, but i had never caught her. so cute....

a few pictures from today......her shirt says it all

hello... world! i found out today that my friend kimberly lumm finally read my blog and looked at my child.. so glad that she entered into my world. By the way, so you all know.. elly m. started teething the last couple of days.. so much fun.. i mean who doesn't enjoy some pretty loud pitched screaming, drool all over you and a low grade fever, just enough to make the child unhappy... poor thing... but we just keep givin' her the lovins... the picture of her legs is for my mom.. my mom loves her little chubby thighs....and me too of course...

a few cute pictures

hey everyone... culture shock has sunk in completely.. i am wondering if i am going to make it here this week....i am wondering why i ever moved here.. if you have any questions about culture shock.. google it and read about it. it is real for all of you who have never experienced it. it is almost crazy how real it is.....

God's beautiful sky

Here is the beautiful sunset on a beautful swedish island. I mean i thought that some of these pictures belonged in national geographic or something. i don't believe that i have ever taken pictures of the scenery so beautiful. i used to have brooke to do that, now i must take my own. But, WoW. isn't it beautful.