The Bumbo

Ella is doing well holding her head up so I figured it was time to give her a shot at the Bumbo seat. She was so proud of herself! Quality of photo isn't too good, I took it with my cell phone.

What are you dreaming of?

See, Ella really does smile!! She fell asleep quickly after a feeding and began to smile. I would love to know what it was she was smiling about! Was it the yummy meal she just had or perhaps her rattles? We will never know!

14 Weeks OLD!!

Wow, another week has come and gone in the world of Ella. Isn't this outfit adorable!! We can thank Mrs. Krull for it! She continue to talk up a storm, when she wants to. You wouldn't know it by her weekly photos but she is smiling quite often as well. Each day she does better and better with holding her rattles as well. Her daddy can tell you, Ella sure has a grip! This week Ella paid a visit to her Auntie Debbie and 3 awesome cousins. She adores her big cousin Noah, always smiling for him. It is adorable to see the cousins interact with Ella, they really have welcomed her.

3 MONTHS!!

Today Ella posed for her 13 week/3 month photos!! She sat up so well for the photos, a huge difference from just a week ago. This week she began being much more interested in her rattle. She has been grasping it and bringing in up towards her mouth. She has been drooling so much. Not sure if she is in the beginning stages of getting a tooth or if her mouth is just preparing for it. There seems to me a little white coming closer to the surface of her gum but to be honest we are not sure. She continues to do awesome at night, this week we have been working hard to get her to bed earlier. Ella has been staying awake for very long stretches during the day. It has been fun seeing her personality shine through. She is very serious but nosey about everything! She smiles a lot but has yet to let out a complete laugh. I am sure that she will be laughing any day now. My favorite times with her is just having her talk to me while on the changing table. She makes some of the sweetest noises! Ella continues to despise tummy time but we are trying to get her used to it. She lifts her head up higher every day.

12 Weeks OLD!!!! OH MY!!

Ella continues to impress us! She has begun to hold on to her rattle for an extended period of time and even bring it up to her mouth. She has been very observant, being awake for much longer stretches than before. This has helped us tremendously at night. She is doing so well in her crib, we are so excited! There is nothing better than seeing her smile when we walk into her bedroom first thing in the morning! Her hair appears to be growing a little, I am afraid she might be cursed with my hair! Her hair gets quite frizzy and I see a bit of a wave in some strands of hair.

Ella had her first trip up to the mountains this week to visit her Gran and Grampa. She stayed overnight and even went to the beach (staying far in the shade:))!! She had enough on the ride home, 2 hours proved to be way too long for her!

Ella's sweet sounds.

11 Weeks OLD

At 11 weeks, Ella is changing everyday. She smiles up a storm but hasn't laughed yet. We are trying very hard to get her to laugh, she is close! It is obvious that in a matter of time, Dennis will not be able to get a word in edge wise. Ella is quite the chatter! Oh, I can't believe that I almost forgot. Ella is sleeping in her own room now in the crib!! Saturday night we finally did it. It was hard and neither of us slept much but she was great once she allowed Dennis to put her down around 1:30. Last night I put her down at 11:30(still awake) and she didn't fuss at all. She slept till around 7!!! We are so excited about this, next step: getting Ella to go to bed a little bit earlier!

10 Weeks OLD!!

9 Weeks OLD!!

Ella's Christening

Ella had her baptism on June 26th, at St. Francis Church in Dracut. I can not believe what a fantastic job she did. She slept during most of the baptism, waking at one point during the ceremony only to stare up at the ceiling and back to sleep she went. Later when she was being blessed with holy water by the priest she also showed a little bit of activity but not much. We were joined by all of our close family members including her godparents, her Auntie Debbie and Uncle Tony.
After the ceremony our family joined us back at the house for a small cookout. Dennis had the idea of renting a bouncy house which proved to be a great idea. It was so nice to have the entire family together, something that does not happen enough. Hopefully, as Ella grows up she will continue to enjoy gatherings like this one.