45 weeks old: first Mother's Day and standing

On Saturday we celebrated Mother's Day with Evan's mom and family by going to brunch. Eloise dodged her nap that morning so I drove separately so Evan could stay with his family if we needed to leave. But she ended up hanging in there pretty well! It helped that Grandma walked around with her for a while in her arms. During brunch Eloise's grandpa snapped a couple photos of her, and this is my favorite one because of the expression on her face:

I see you, Grandpa

We took a few more photos outside after brunch. Here's the best one I got of Eloise with some of the Harris clan:

The next day we celebrated Mother's Day with a picnic and a hike at Mt. Talbert Nature Park, and then after Eloise's nap we went to a neighborhood park and sat in the grass for a while. It was such a nice day!

My heart belongs to Mommy

Eloise's onesie made me think about when I was pregnant with her a year ago, and her little heart was growing inside me right next to my own. I was surprised how sentimental I got reflecting on how much joy this little lady has brought into my life. Even though she's only 10 months old it seems like she has been in my life forever. I just can't imagine life without her! 

Mother's Day 2013

Mother's Day 2014

In the last week or so, Eloise has been standing on her own for 5-10 seconds at a time fairly frequently. I never want to move far away from her to grab the camera when she does it, and when I try to get her to do it camera-in-hand she won't! So no photos yet. 

Finally, a couple randoms from the week:

Blueberry beard

Tippy toe window watching