Grammie and Aunt Fran Visit!

We had a wonderful time with Matt's mom and aunt the first week of November. They came to meet Elijah and then we all traveled to Rome and Florence!

Someone loves their Grammie!

In front of the Trevi Fountain.

Roma! 

Sleepy baby at the Colosseum

The Colosseum!

Monkey Baby!

My favorite room in the Vatican.

At the Arno River in Florence. 

In front of the Duomo in Florence.

Aunt Fran in Florence!

At the Vatican!

Our House is Becoming a House!

When we started looking at houses in Phoenix, we never thought that building would even be an option. After we realized that houses for sale were more expensive and had less of the options we wanted, we contacted a few builders that had floor plans in the area we were interested in. After initially contacting them, we were signing a contract less than 2 weeks later! God just opened a door and we practically ran through it! :) We had friends who are also moving to Phoenix take pictures of our house last weekend. It's crazy how fast it moves in just a month and a half!

View of the front.

View of the back! 

Our White Tank mountain view....until they build a house behind us at least...

This is the living room and kitchen.

Halloween

For Halloween we decided to do our first family outfit. :) Elijah went as Superman (mostly because that was the only outfit I found at the BX for a baby and was $7.50). Matt had already planned on shaving his head for no-hair November, so he decided to go as Lex Luther. A lot of people thought that I was Lois Lane...but I thought it would be weird to be Superman's love interest since I'm him mom...so I was Lex Luther's girlfriend/accomplice. We had a lot of fun that night, and EJ could have cared less, but he was so good for us! I think he was highly entertained by everyone's costumes.

Lex, Kitty and Superman.

Our little Super-Baby!

2 Month Checkup

We went for his two month checkup, and oh my goodness he has grown so much! He already weighs 13 lbs and is in the 77% for weight, and was 24.3" long in the 91%! Matt and I can't believe that we have such a big baby! I guess he has some of my 'Melton' genes in him after all! The doctor looked him over and said that everything looked great. Then we went for his shots, and luckily Matt was able to be there. He had to get three different shots. It was so hard for me to help hold him down for them! I just felt so bad and then he started screaming- oh my. It was just so sad! He was so grumpy that night. He didn't even want to eat, but was much better the next day.

What did you do to me?!

Bath Time

Our little guy loves bath time! At first he didn't really care either way, but now he kicks and kicks and does his best to get his mommy and daddy completely soaked! We also do our best to really get his face wet because we're hoping he won't mind the water once we get him in a pool.

Elijah Has a Girlfriend!

Everyone meet Charlie- EJ's first girlfriend. He decided to go for an older lady that is (at the time) twice his age. He is two months, and Charlie is four months. They were so adorable hanging out next to each other, and then he grabbed her arm and there was just too much precious all in one place! But at least he is starting out with good manners.

Holding her arm and escorting her to lunch!

Elijah's super cute outfit.

Our First Family Vacation!

We took our first road trip with Elijah over Columbus Day Weekend to Tuscany! We stayed at a wonderful Bed and Breakfast between Siena and Montalcino. We were served breakfast each morning in our own sitting room/library that had books from the 1700s! We visited several wineries and toured the cities around. Siena has so much neat history. Matt and I would love to go back for the horse race they have each summer- the different neighborhoods compete for a spot in the race, and the horses run around the square! Such a unique tradition. Elijah was such a trooper, and did so great in the car. We realized though, that vacations will never be the same again. We definitely moved a lot slower, and I realized there are not great places to feed a baby in a really old Italian city. :) We had a wonderful time, and I cannot wait to have so many more adventures with our little family!

The cellar in one of the wineries we visited. 

The square in Siena. The horses run around it where the ground is grey! 

Each of the 17 neighborhoods (or contrade as they are called) have their own name. This neighborhood was the dragon. There was also a she-wolf, a caterpillar, and even a wave :)

My two very handsome lunch dates!

Matty and I enjoying the beautiful Tuscan landscape....

...and Elijah slept through it all. 

Ott Family in Siena

Tuscan Landscape

View of Montepulciano