Author Archives: betsy

IMG_2562.JPG, originally uploaded by griffey. Seems like only yesterday I was typing that she was four WEEKS old. Good grief, where is the time going? She’s working on rolling over (can’t quite do it yet), started babbling a week or … Continue reading →

IMG_2209.JPG, originally uploaded by griffey. Jason is on his first trip away from home since Eliza was born. I know he’s missing her. She’s missing him, too. He’s usually the one who gives her baths, but yesterday I had to … Continue reading →

IMG_2169.JPG, originally uploaded by griffey. Friends Tim and Brian came down from Ohio for a few days, so Eliza got to meet yet more people! She and Tim have the same attention span and bubbly personality, so they got along … Continue reading →

IMG_2133.JPG, originally uploaded by griffey. Here is Eliza with her cousins Kelsi and Drevin, whom she met for the first time a few days ago. Everyone fell in love with “little E,” as my family calls her. She seemed to … Continue reading →

IMG_2084.JPG, originally uploaded by griffey. It has been a big week for Eliza: a visit from Nana and cousin Parker, lots of playing with Aunt Chrysty, hanging out on the porch in the warm weather, and several outings for lunch. … Continue reading →

IMG_2002.JPG, originally uploaded by griffey. I guess the ear problems are gone…or she’s outgrowing her fussiness. Or she just LOVES our friend Chrysty, who is in town for a visit. Whatever the cause, Eliza has been a bundle of sunshine … Continue reading →

Eliza has been uncharacteristically grumpy for about two weeks (maybe a little more). We thought it was a bit strange, since everything we read and everyone we talked to said babies tend to get less fussy when they’re around 3 … Continue reading →

IMG_1823.JPG, originally uploaded by griffey. Eliza has a little chair with things that hang down to amuse her while she sits there and vibrates. Not only has she learned to bat at them, she is also now grabbing them. Yesterday … Continue reading →

IMG_1711.JPG, originally uploaded by griffey. Gorgeous day for a walk around campus yesterday. Eliza slept through most of it. Note the chubby cheeks in this picture and how small this hat is getting (it used to swallow her entire head). … Continue reading →

IMG_1695.JPG, originally uploaded by griffey. Well, after griping about little girls’ clothes, I was somewhat successful in shopping for Eliza this weekend. She’s outgrowing everything faster than we can put her in it. I had to stay strong, though, since … Continue reading →