4 months!

Elna is 4 months old—and she’s doing a darling job at it!

I know that last picture is blurry, but it was just too cute to get rid of. 

At 4 months, Elna:

-is still very sweet natured. 

-has decided that she would like to eat every 3 hour all night long.

-can roll over from her back to her front, so no more leaving her on the bed alone (she learned right about 3 months).

-is a big talker, squealer and giggler. 

-smiles almost all of the time.

-loves jumping and playing in her jumping toy.

-LOVES taking baths and showers.

-is a happy, happy girl!

We went for her 4 month check-up and she is very healthy and strong and right on track!  I told the doctor that she wasn’t sleeping anymore (she was sleeping 6-10 hours a night for about a month).  She asked me how badly I want her to sleep and then explained a method to help her do that.  So far it’s working. 

Elna is 17.6 lbs. (98%), 25 1/2 in. (93%), with a head circumference of 41 3/4 cm. (72%)

Elna mostly spends a majority of her day just looking cute.  It’s like it’s her job—and she’s pretty good at it.  She should probably ask for a raise.

35 more days…

Sister Clark (aka Annie) comes home from England in 35 days.  It’s hard to believe it’s almost been a year and a half since she left!

I made a countdown chain of the days left until she’s home!   I’m most excited to be able to just pick up the phone and talk to her whenever I want to—how I’ve missed her!

Elna seems to like the countdown chain.

Let the countdown begin! 

August pictures.

Here are a lot of pictures that I haven’t posted yet—of Elna just being her darling self.

Cuddling with Daddy—so flexible.

Brian and Elna at Blue Lake park for a YM/YW activity—Brian and I both work with the youth in our ward and love it!

Brian was helping me out by taking care of E before work one morning—this is where I found her.

Nakey little baby—she loves bath time!

After church on Sunday.

Getting her toenails painted by Grandpa DeWin and Aunt Heather.  We laughed when DeWin asked us if he could paint her nails—too funny!

Yosemite 2011.

My family goes to Yosemite every summer and we have been since I was Elna’s age, so taking Elna to Yosemite this year was pretty neat for me.  I hope that Yosemite will be a summer tradition in her life like it was in mine.  This year was also special because it was my brother Joseph’s first time back in about 16 years.  I’m so glad he and his family were able to come.  My entire immediate family was there except for Annie who is still in England on her mission.  We missed her!

Get ready for a ton of pictures…

Elna with her cousins:

Back row: Elna, Benjamin, Robert, Joey,  Front row: Austin, John

These cute boys LOVED playing with Elna!

In the van on the way down to the river:

                                                            Me, Elna, Brian, Samuel                                                                                      Samuel, Austin, David

Walking down to the river:

Around the cabin:

Ofelia, Joseph, Samuel, Papa, Mom

Papa, Ofelia, Matthias (behind Ofelia), Joseph, Brian—eating J Dogs

J getting very excited about his Santa Bingo Star Wars prizes.

Two postcard games—one by Papa (left) and another by Samuel (right).  Very fun!

Joey’s baptism:

                                                                             Joseph & Joseph                                                                        Carrera Clark family

Grandpa Ray speaking to Joey about baptism.  I love Grandpa’s face here.  I’ve seen it many times—so wise.

Joey’s confirmation:

                                                      Brian                 Matthias             Papa              Joey                Joseph               Samuel              Grandpa Ray

                                           David, Samuel, Papa, Mom, Joey, Joseph, Ofelia, Lucy, Elna, Brian, Benjamin, Gpa Ray, Gma Jody, Rebecca, Robert

At the waterfall:

Brian jumping.

Back row: David, Brian, Benjamin, Joey, Joseph—Front row: Samuel, Austin, Ofelia, Grandma Jody

Ofelia with Robert (left) and Elna (right)—she was always holding a baby and they love her!

Grandpa Ray

Elna with her Great Grandma Jody

Elna & Elna—I love this picture of my mom—she is so pretty!

Me with a sad, sad baby—maybe because her hat is over her face?

And a happy, happy baby.

The entire group.

Four generations of women.

The Clark Harris family

A Linford classic family picture with a hard-to-see Half Dome behind us.

Thank you to my parents for a wonderful family reunion!  Until next year, Yosemite!