My mom found this cute site where you can insert your own photo into an alphabet adventure video.  Here is Elissa's:

So we started daycare this week, and Andi went back to work. Andi dropped Elissa off on Monday after her 2 month checkup. I'll usually be dropping off Elissa, and Andi will pick her up. Elissa is doing pretty well at daycare, especially after the staff figured out she "likes to be cuddled."  Yup!  Very much so.

Elissa is also sleeping much more in her bassinette by herself at night! Yay!

 
Horsie

My current client gave us some of his daughter's clothes and toys that she's outgrown.  Elissa now has her very own rockie horsie. She will love it as she gets bigger. Thanks Robert!

Baby Bjorn-1, originally uploaded by TimScott.

She's only 9 pounds and it already made my back sore.  Wonder how the Steadicam operators manage with their 40 pound rigs hanging in front of them?

Oh. That's how [PDF link]. Posture!

It's nice having her snuggled up, but where she can look around the world.  I'll enjoy it while I can!

Elissa's making some sounds now, and can do them on purpose.  Last night and tonight I would say a sound, and she would carefully try to make the same shape with her mouth..and then make the sound.

She can say mbah (with a really soft 'buh' sound in there), all, and ooo.  It's very cute to watch her gear up to make the noise, and finally make it.

mbah!

We tried going back to agility practice Tuesday night.  Elissa was very good--she napped in her stroller almost the entire time. Rosie and GG remember their agility very well, after 6 weeks off.

Helping set bars.  Training for later in life.

Mosquito netting to keep the bugs out:

Andi was sore afterwards, but able to run the course just fine.

Baby dove, originally uploaded by TimScott.

I got a new camera lens in today, a Tamron 75-300mm F/4-5.6.  Got a very good deal on eBay.  The picture quality isn't as good as a Canon EF-S, or even Canon L-grade lens...but it is 10% of the price.  That's all I need right now.

That little dove has been hanging around the front planter.  Hope a cat doesn't find it.

We actually got to go out tonight--we went to a friends' graduation party.  Elissa was very well behaved.  She spent most of her time being passed around and cuddled.

Many of the baby books and other resources have lists of ways to calm your crying baby.  Things like:

1. Try feeding her
2. Change her diaper
3. Hold or rock her
4. Walk around with her
5. She's too cold or too warm
6. Something is causing her pain--find it
7. Burp her
8. Overstimulation -- go somewhere quiet
9. Boredom -- she wants something different
10. Play some white noise, water running, etc.

A useful list.  But what they don't tell you is that the list repeats!  You could work your way to the bottom of the list, and she's still crying 20 minutes later.  Great!  Now start from the top again. 

So the list should end as:

11. Goto 1.

Elissa's first bookstore, originally uploaded by TimScott.

Elissa made her first trip to the bookstore last week. One of Andi's authors was speaking, so I kept Elissa entertained.