Ellie Visits the Mountains

Jen and Ellie joined Jen's parents on their road trip to Denver to see Matt. Joe was prepping for a conference, so he couldn't tag along...bummer! We drove which really pushed Ellie's limits (we determined that those limits were about 8 hours), but we made it! And once we were there, we had a great time. We took in a Rockies game, spent a day in Vail, and did some wandering around Denver proper. It was a great vacation, and it was especially great for Matt to meet Ellie!

Meeting Uncle Matt for the first time

Enjoying a beautiful day at Coors Field (the Rockies won!)

Ellie getting ready to order her first Pazzo's in Vail

Good thing we brought the stroller...the shopping got a bit out of control!

Eleanor's Baptismal Weekend

What a busy weekend we had!! It started off with my graduation from med school. Even though I'm not officially done yet (I have about 3 months of rotations left), I participated in the ceremony. Joe's parents were there, along with my family.

On Saturday, we got to spend all day with Stephen and Mae and the Milwaukee clan! We couldn't believe that Matt and Christina (and kids) would make the trip all the way here, but they did!! And it was so nice to see them! Also here was my family from Omaha (Mike, Cheryl, Denise, and Kristen), Aunt Dawn, and Christina's parents, Leo and Cora. We had a celebratory grill-out on Saturday night at my parents' house.

Sunday (Mother's Day) was Eleanor's baptismal day. She looked beautiful in the gown that has been passed down through the generations in the Schulzetenberg family. It was sewn in 1929 and Ellie was the 53rd baby to wear it. Joe was the 23rd baby to wear it back in 1979. After the baptism, we all gathered at our apartment and had brunch. It was a wonderful weekend and a very memorable first Mother's Day for me!!

Three Generations of Moms

The Family Baptismal Gown

The Milwaukee Clan

Ellie's godparents, Sedge and Becca Freeman (with their son, Stellan)

My 2-month check-up

Well, she's been poked!! She had her 2-month check-up today which went really well. She now weighs 10 lb, 15.5 oz which puts her in the 50th percentile! This is up from the 10th percentile at her last visit. We're so proud of our little chunky monkey! Her height is right at the 25th percentile. The shots were pretty harrowing for her, but she is doing just fine now. She's actually slept most of the day (exhausted herself out from all the crying this morning, we're guessing). I've attached a picture from our run this weekend, her 2-month snapshot, a picture showing off her scars from today, and one extra cute picture to boot!!

Tinguely Cousins Take Over Maple Grove

What a fun weekend we had!! Annie and Steve's little girl was baptized which meant that the entire family gathered. It was so much fun to see all the little kiddos together! I think Grandma and Grandpa were in heaven!

In addition to the baptism, we were able to get together with some of our dearest friends. It was super fun to see the Moore family (with their two beautiful kids, Madeline and William) and the Seme/Saurez duo (with their new puppy, Bella Luna). We enjoyed Nathan's hotdogs on the grill (yum), cookies from QCB (double yum), and each other's company.

An overdue post

First, let me say I have a good excuse for the hiatus in posts. We got a new computer (a MAC!) and I've been transferring all our pictures over to it. This process has taken much longer than I expected, but it's certainly keeping me busy when Ellie is napping. Speaking of Ellie...gosh darn it, she's CUTE!!

And she's getting so big! She's got a double chin and the "Michelin tire legs" look. We're not sure how much she weighs now, but we have a doctor's appointment in a week, so we'll find out then. She's had a few major milestones these past few weeks. On March 26, she turned one month old! Here's her "One Month" picture.

We celebrated her first Easter by putting her in the requisite cute outfit and celebrating at church with the family. Later in the day, we grilled out at Grandpa and Grandma Dunn's house. We tried to explain what steaks on the grill taste like (amazing!), but she still seems to prefer breast milk. Hopefully her palate expands someday.

The next milestone was watching her first Twins game. Granted, we were in Sioux Falls which meant we had to watch it on TV (and she actually slept through most of it), but she was wearing the team colors and showing her team pride.

Her most recent milestone is sleeping through the night. Granted, it's only happened twice, but we're holding out hope that it might last! However, we are heading out of town this weekend to celebrate Cousin Lainey's baptism in Minneapolis, so I'm guessing the routines are going to get a bit screwy. We're also going to see some college friends which will be great fun!

Joe and I have been enjoying the warmer weather and we're starting to get back into shape. We ran 5 miles last weekend which was my longest run since delivering Ellie, and it went really well. It was actually quite special because all of us ran together (Joe, Jen, Ellie in the jogging stroller, and Lily on her own four rocket boosters). This is Joe and Lily afterwards.

We hope you are doing well! Thanks for reading!

Nap Time

Ellie's favorite thing to do during the day is sleep (we're still not doing much of that at night!) Here are some new pictures of her getting her "doze on".

Meeting the Peterson's

Over the weekend, Eleanor met Uncle Tom, Aunt Marty, and Aunt Dawn. Tom and Marty are from St. Cloud, MN and Dawn is from Fort Dodge, IA. It was a great weekend, full of loving arms to hold her. We played Quelf on Saturday night which is a very odd, but fun game which resulted in Jen's grandfather diving under the table and yelling at us to "clear the area". It was quite impressive to see him so nimble!