Look at that hair

So my sister Holli thinks she is so funny sometimes and knows her way around photoshop.  And sometimes her little creations make me laugh so hard. She sent me this one a few months ago and I couldn't help laughing out loud during one of my lectures.

Ellie is just the most perfect Aryan baby with her sparkling blue eyes, soft pale skin, little rosebud lips, and white white peach fuzz hair.  The child has to always wear a bow because she just looks bald all the time. It is so cute, but Holli was curious what the little princess would look like with some real hair. So, she had baby jaxon help her out and she sent me this.

Hahahahahaha!! I love her. Ok I love them both. 

p.s. I guess it runs in the family

Can we just laugh at this peanut for a minute...

Oh how I love this little peanut. Can you tell Daddy doesn't let her watch this too often? haha.

Ellie loves Jesse

We were so lucky to have a visit from grandpa this weekend.  Leon and Cedy went to Tucson to a major league baseball try out.  Leon just went for fun to support Cedy but it ended up being a bigger trip than was expected.  He kept hoping he wouldn't make the next cut so he could just go sit down and watch, but they kept calling his name. haha.  They had a good time and came home with some pretty crispy skin and mild dehydration lol.  Poor Jesse was out in the Arizona sun all day too.  I just couldn't let Ellie go. She is a little princess and doesn't deal with heat too well. Her poor face gets red and she get sweaty all over, its so sad. 

Anyways Ellie always loves to play with Jesse and I thought everyone would like to see these two interact.  Warning: extreme cuteness in the following video ;)

Nine months ago

My sweet little princess was born.  And I should have taught her how to sleep. I have always hated Babywise and train your baby to sleep books because I feel like they don't allow your baby to eat enough and therefore you are somewhat neglecting their nutritional needs.  I can now see why mothers swear by programs like that.  Like I have said a million times, nothing can prepare one for the adventures of motherhood. I think the most unexpected thing is the emotions that come with the job. Honestly, I want to do everything I can to make the little one a happy girl but sometimes all I can do isn't enough.  As many of you know, Ellie was a bad, sorry I mean, bed sleeper. I know, I know.  She nuzzeled right in between Leon and I every night. Oh how I loved to hold her in my arms all night long. And honestly since she was born I have snuggled her like a little bear. What was I thinking?  I'm a big cuddler myself and so naturally I'm always snuggling up on her and one would think my lips were glued to those little cheeks, but this has grown to be a big problem.  Every time she goes to sleep she wants to be on top of you. Like a beached sea lion laying on a rock in the sun. I mean its cute but when you try to get up and that little arm grabs around your neck like an anaconda it gets a little ridiculous.  So like previously mentioned we made the ultimate decision...we put her in her crib. I just thought I would share with you how it is going:

Day 1: As you all know we slept on the floor in her room and she never woke up.  The fates were trying to make this look easy

Day 2: She cried. I got in the crib. She cried. I mean imagine little girl with both arms pleading for you to pick her up, face in between the railing and an arm out the railings on either side. I gave up and she ended up in her spot right between her loving pushover parents.

Day 3: She cried. I yelled for Leon because i couldn't pull myself from her anaconda grip.  Daddy said night night and closed the door. Tough night. She woke up and then Daddy somehow ended up in her crib (don't ask).

Day 4:  We put her in her crib and decided we are laying the law and getting in her crib is only crutching the process, so we gave her kisses and said night night then shut the door.  She cried and we cried but we couldn't go in. She was basically up the whole night crying and I went in to get her at 6 and she was horizontal in the crib with her feet coming out the railings. sad. Poor thing slept til ten and was exhausted the rest of the day. 

Oh to have a baby that will just go to sleep on their own and not have to cry themselves to sleep every night and brake their mamas heart.

It was her nine month birthday last week and I just want to keep you all updated with what she is doing when she isn't crying herself to sleep:

-she has two teeth. ah, yes her second one popped through a few days ago and don't let that little alligator bite you because she will...and it will hurt

-swim, swim, swim she loves to swim and splash in the pool

-she loves doggies

-she still is a bad eater but I can say this for the little munchkin she much prefers people food to baby food

-has a very sensitive gag reflex and we always have to be on the paper alert because it is still her favorite thing to eat

-she is 29 in long and weighs like nothing actually I'll let you know after her doctors appointment on Thursday

-She likes to eat puffs but she would rather just take them all out of your hand or off the table and throw them

-She is cruising around furniture like a pro

-her favorite book is blues clues (I know weird I think she just likes the buttons that go with it)

-She love, love, loves her daddy would rather have leon hold her than anyone else in the world

-Loves little blonde boys around four years old. Is just fascinated by anyone that age with blonde hair. I wonder why?

-Is the most talkative baby I have ever heard. She always has something to say and her voice is so cute and low I have to mimic her. She is so, so funny

-She loves to laugh and tease

-Is the most cuddly little monkey I know. She will just crawl over to me or Leon just to give us a hug or a kiss. I die, just die when she does that

mmmhmmm I love her and hopefully will have pictures soon the camera is awol

love,

 the Johnsons

Twenty-Six and sleeping on the floor

Happy twenty-sixth birthday lover of cookies, ice cream, and flag football.  It has been a pleasure spoiling you rotten the past few years.  And I love every piece of you exactly the way you are. To airplanes, babies, and wendy's on your special day haha.

For those of you that don't know, Leon turned twenty-six today and I'm pretty sure that means he is heading into his late twenties.  He is getting older and older by the minute haha and thankfully I am too.  

For the past week we have been in Indiana visiting Leon's dad step-mom Karen.  It was such a fun time getting to see the midwest and spending time with family.  I absolutely love all of Leon's Indiana family. I think my favorite was his Grandpa Johnson who has to be one of the cutest old men ever.  He can't hear a thing but he always has a genuine smile on his face and he is one of those people that you can just feel his kindness and love by being around him.  Ellie's favorite was by far Jack Johnson, Bob and Karen's dog, she loved pulling his tail and hair. She would chase him all over the house and yell dog dog. I think I have a dog lover on my hands lol. who knew? Our camera broke when we went to beach at Lake Michigan for the day so we don't have many pictures of the trip. Sad. But we did a lot of fun stuff like seeing the Natural History Museum in Chicago and obviously Wrigley field, trying some of Bob's favorite restaurants (which have put me officially back on a diet...thank you so much saturated fats. It was a pleasure but I won't be seeing much of you for the next few weeks.), and swimming in Lake Michigan.  I also had a blast from the past as we saw Buckingham Fountain which is where Leon asked me to marry him a few years ago with a sweet poem that he wrote me. Isn't it beautiful:

Anyways we came home today, on the big man's birthday.  We spent most of our day on the plane (which is not so fun when you are traveling for seven hours with an anxious nine month old princess) and then we got the opportunity to see our favorite musical, Les Miserables.  It was beautiful.  The night was so much fun. We love baby girl, but it is always fun to have the opportunity to do something together, just the two of you without the baby.  We had a little trouble with timing so Leon's birthday dinner consisted of a Wendy's side salad and a go wrap lol.  But we made the play and were consumed by the beautiful music and story.  You know a musical is genius when you have seen it four times and it still moves you to tears.  

Now to the best part. Leon and I have decided it is cribby time for the misses.  That means that miss diva will probably be crying all night long. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if she cries until she vomits (she has a sensitive gag reflex its kinda ridiculous).  Well actually I'm being a little dramatic because she hasn't cried yet. We came home to a sleeping baby and just put her in her crib gently, but Leon decided he was going to sleep on the ground next to her bed so she isn't too scared if she wakes up.  Naturally, I didn't want to sleep alone (As previously mentioned on this blog, I'm afraid of illegals) so I volunteered to join him. Now both of us are camping out in Ellie's room, sleeping on the floor. What a birthday right?  Thanks to all those who made him feel special today with your calls and texts. We really do have the best family and friends.

Love,

The Johnsons