our first christmas

ellie wasn't the only one to have a first christmas...this was actually the first christmas day sean and i had spent as our own little family since we got married...and it was awesome! we had brunch and bubbles, went for a lovely walk in prospect park, i made 4-hr slow roasted lamb for dinner with traditional english mince pies and christmas pudding for desert and we watched (or i forced sean to watch) lots of soppy christmas movies throughout the day. i'm so excited for all the christmases to come as ellie starts to understand what's going on. i loved starting our own christmas traditions this year and i'm looking forward to carrying them on in the years to come!

the giggle

in the past week, ellie has started giggling and it's amazing! it's crazy how each little step in her development can have such a big impact on us, making us so incredibly happy that i actually had tears in my eyes the first time she giggled. i can't wait to see what she'll be doing next!

three months

ten weeks (and smiling!)

eleven weeks

twelve weeks

three months old!

it's christmas!

i thought that we made a big deal out of christmas back home in the uk, but only when i moved to the u.s. did i realise what a "big deal" really meant...and i love it! seeing all the stoops and front yards decked out in lights, inflatable santas and goodness knows what else and being guaranteed snow every year (although often way too much for my liking!) is amazing. i got my first real christmas tree the first year that we moved here and haven't looked back :)