Aunt Erin comes to Columbus

This weekend, Erin came in from Chicago with Todd to pick up Todd's car. The car was left here over Christmas because it broke down while Todd was driving to visit his family. After that, Erin's car got broke into at the Crosswoods theatre and it forever became known as the trip the cars were doomed! However, since this happened, it gave Erin and Todd an excuse to come home and visit Mallory. Erin stayed with us the entire weekend and I am not sure if she put Mallory down once :c) She had a lot of bonding time that she needed to make up for. Everywhere we went, Mallory came with us. Everything we did, Mallory did with us. So, it would be safe to say that she had a very busy weekend.

I will say, Mallory is quite fond of her aunt Erin. She loved sleeping on her (especially when she was wearing her soft cashmere sweater!) She also woke her up Sunday morning when she just couldn't wait any longer for her to get up.

I know the visits will be few and far between, but don't worry Auntie Erin - Mallory won't forget you.

Mallory & Jaelyn

Wow. Mallory looks tiny in these pictures. I can't imagine her any bigger then she is now, but I know pretty soon she will catch up with her friend Jaelyn. Jaelyn was born about a month and a half before Mallory was, and it is amazing to me what a difference there is. Not only is Jaelyn bigger, but has much more to say and is constantly smiling. Mallory will grace us with an occasional smile (although they seem to be more consistent as the days go by) but I can't wait until I get to see that big gummy smile all the time! It is crazy what a month or two can do when they are this small.

While Jaelyn was over, she enjoyed laying on the floor for a quick photo session with Mallory and an occasional ride in Mallory's swing. It was the first of many visits, and it was a joy to see Jaelyn again, it had been too long.

1 Month Check Up

Today we went to Mallory's one month check up and I am proud to report that she is very healthy and doing just great. She is up to 8lbs, 14oz which puts her in the 50th percentile for weight. She is 22.5 inches long, making her in the 90th percentile for height! I am thinking she takes after her daddy. Before we went to the doctor, I placed Mallory in her crib while I put her laundry away. I decided to put her on the stuffed rabbit that Aunt Erin bought her and she loved it! I had to post a couple of pictures because they are so cute, please note the last one where she decided to flick off the camera - apparently she doesn't like being a celebrity.

Shout out to my Aunt's

Mallory has three amazing aunts; aunt Erin, aunt Lori, & aunt Kelly. Aunt Kelly bought her this sleeper that appropriately says "I love my Auntie." So here is Mallory wearing it with pride and giving a shout out to her wonderful aunts.

The Upell's come for a visit

Today Mallory finally got to meet Kelley and Jay. She has heard me talk about them many times, but has yet to meet them. Because they are living in Michigan, it is hard to schedule time to see them. However, when they eventually move home to Ohio, I know Mallory will see a lot of them. We can't wait for them to finally call Columbus home.

Visit to Marysville

Mallory and I went to see Aunt Lori and Uncle Mike's new house again this evening and hung out. The house looks great and is really starting to come together. We played with Ivan until it was his bed time and then we had our own little photoshoot with Mallory. The target pictures are my favorite! She was awake almost the entire evening with was a perfect time to get some good pictures with her eyes open. I think that Aunt Lori and Uncle Mike keep her up!

Little Bessy meets Bev

Last Friday, Mallory (aka little Bessy the cow) had a fabulous lunch at Jason's with myself, Grandma, and Bev. Bev drove in all the way from Chicago to visit family in Columbus and made a point to stop and meet Mallory. Even though she threatened to kidnap her and take her home to Chicago, we still let her hold Mallory :c) Thanks for the presents and lunch Bev, we had a great time.