Eleanor is ONE MONTH OLD!

A dear family friend informed us via a gift for Eleanor that the name "Eleanor" is of Greek origin and means "Light." What a perfect name for her without us even knowing as she has been such a beautiful light to us on this, her first MONTH of life! I never knew that a sweet little baby could make me smile, laugh, and cry so much. We can't get enough of her! We have found ourselves with the longest to-do list ever and never wanting to complete it. Every second Ellie is awake I can't let myself do anything but look and smile at her. We would hate to miss one of her many smiles or cute facial expressions and she is definitely beginning to shine those more and more each day! It is beginning to become a trend to see that beautiful smile every morning after her first "daybreak" feeding.

Eleanor is growing so much every day. It is amazing to see her ability to lift and turn her head when she is on her stomach or when we hold her sitting up. She has the strongest arms and legs and loves to stretch and move them around all the time! Surely priming herself to be an awesome swimmer! She has already enjoyed the Baby bjorn and refuses to lay her head on my chest and loves holding it up and looking around. She loves her rainforest and kicks and coos away talking to the butterflies and animals. She also will rotate spending time in the boppy, her swing, and her bouncy chair to give mom and dad a chance to get things done.

One of little E's signature traits that are coming out are her sneezes - she will get the whole room's attention when she sneezes because not only do they come in at least threes like her mother but she also makes a noise like she is bothered by it right before they come on and then ends the fit with a smile. Eleanor only has one little birth mark and it is in the weirdest spot - on her toe! She has a little red spot on the bottom of her toe and crazy enough - so does her Pop Pop! Eleanor loves to eat - she is ready to suck the chest of whoever is holding her every 2 hours on the dot, unless of course she is sleeping. She has gone from 10pm to 5am without waking up but has also gone to bed at 10, woken up at 12, 2, 4, and 6 as well so we can't quite say she "sleeps through the night" yet!

Little E has met SO MANY people in her first month. Aside from Andy's and my immediate family members, Ellie has met many of our friends and close family friends along with all of her future friends. This past year, at least 8 -10 of our close friends have had babies! Eleanor can't wait to have so many play dates and it has been so fun taking pictures of her and her infant friends who are literally days and months older/younger than her!

Another special event this month was Eleanor's baptism! What a blessing to have our immediate family all together and one of Eleanor's sets of great-grandparents in attendance. We also had the joy of celebrating with other extended family members and close friends. We are so thankful for Eleanor's loving godparents, Wyatt and Jenna Wentrcek and can't wait to meet their little one when he/she arrives in November!

We cherish every moment with our sweet little especially since we will both be going back to work in August. We can't believe we have already spent a whole month with her and hope the next 11 don't fly by too fast! Everyone is telling us she will be walking before we know it but hope that especially these summer months will go by slowly and we will get to enjoy every second we spend with her!

Our Sweet Eleanor's First Three Weeks

We have so enjoyed our first three weeks with Eleanor and can't believe she will be ONE MONTH OLD on June 18th! Here are some of ourr faves of her. If you haven't met her, please call, we would love for you to meet her!

Week 1 Shots of Eleanor...

Playing on the floor with Marmi

Only a couple of days old - her first bath and not too happy!

After Daddy gave her her first bath - now she is cozy and snuggly!

Her favorite outfit to sleep in!

Week 2 Pics....

Eleanor's first road trip and time to the lake house. She loved "shadebathing" in her swimsuit!

Ellie sleeping in one of her favorite spots - her car seat, on the way to the lake.

This one is one of my faves!

Napping at the Doctor's office

Week 3....

Fr. Alfonse baptizing our sweet little.

All dunked and oiled and full of the Holy Spirit!

Tired after her long day. Thank you Marmi for my rosary bracelet...I am using it as an "arm cuff" since my wrist is still a little a small.

The onesee says it all...

Mommy loves her Happy Girl

We FINALLY have a Blog!

So after many months of reminders from friends to start a Reinberg blog, we are finally listening! So much has happened this first year of our marriage. We were married July 18th, 2009 in Dallas at our parish, St. Ann Catholic Church in Coppell, TX. It was the best day of our lives that will be remembered forever. It is hard to imagine the feeling of love we experienced having everyone, family and friends, all in town at the same time, all there to witness us celebrate the sacrament of marriage, and all gathered for a SUPER fun party afterwards.



After such a wonderful evening we woke up Sunday morning and spent the afternoon at the Aldon's eating a family favorite - Sweet Meats (the best bar-b-que ever tasted) and visiting with family and friends on their way out of town. That evening we went back to our apartment for the first time and ate cheese, crackers, and drank champagne while we unwrapped presents. The weekend couldn't get any better!



Monday morning we flew out to paradise and landed in Maui, arriving to our hotel just in time to see a Maui sunset. We enjoyed food, beautiful scenery, and much needed relaxation, just the two of us. If anyone needs restaurant suggestions in Maui, please ask as we found quite a few we LOVED and crave often. After being in Maui for 5 days we satisfied our thirst for History and went to Oahu to see Pearl Harbor. We enjoyed Pearl Harbor and seeing another part of Hawaii but decided Maui was our favorite place to visit! After 7 days in God's beautiful creation, we came home to an apartment needing some love and lots of work at school.



After a quick few days of unpacking and "merging" Lindsay's and Andy's things, Lindsay went straight to 12 hour days at school setting up her classroom and re-familiarizing herself with 5th grade Reading/Language Arts/Social Studies after being out of the education arena for 2 years.

At the same time, Andy went straight to the football field coaching 2 practices a day and preparing for what we seemingly revolve our fall around: FOOTBALL SEASON!



The 2 weeks of inservice, making a classroom cozy, and 2-a-days flew by quickly and our blissful beginning to marriage changed to school craziness. As if our lives hadn't changed enough, we got another BIG surprise a few weeks after the beginning of school. Just before leaving for a weekend at the lake Labor Day weekend, we took a certain test and were shocked by the plus signs consistently appearing on the 4 consecutive tests taken. Lindsay spent the weekend exhausted and nauseas unable to partake in the wonderful lake beverages while Andy had enough for the both of them celebrating in secret the new addition that would, in 9 months, make the 2 Reinbergs 3!



After getting a confirmation from the Dr., we told our families. A famous line from an old favorite, "We wanted to tell you when you were together, but you're never together." (Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias) summed up our revelation. Mom was in Houston with Grandma and Grandpa so we called her and told her in the parking lot of Anamias, an Aldon Mexican Restaurant Fave, just before joining Tom, Katie, Mary, and Kelsey for dinner and subsequently telling them. When we called Andy's parents, everyone was on speaker and Andy's dad was so excited he couldn't speak!



The status quo of nausea and once a day vomiting remained so until right about Thanksgiving - perfect timing! The holidays flew past and were marked with Andy giving Lindsay the newly revealed baby GIRL's name. I wonder if the Aldons will ever get a boy, poor Tom is still praying. 'Nell is finally getting another girl to add to the male dominant Reinberg family. Anyway, Andy and Eleanor Ann gave Lindsay a piece of Christmas china and revealed Andy's accpetance of the name Lindsay just loved. We wished we could have sent out Christmas cards but maybe this blog entry will suffice as an update!



Already being 4 months into 2010, it is hard to believe that our little "Ellie" will be here in 4 weeks or less! We can't wait to meet her and look forward to a hopefully relaxing summer enjoying our little princess. In the meantime we patiently wait to hold our little one, are moving to an apartment closer to "Marmi" (Lindsay's mom who will be watching Eleanor next year) and once again making it home. Andy is closing out another track season while Lindsay is counting down the days to maternity leave. We thank everyone for their constant prayers and support and can't wait to introduce Eleanor to all those we love.