Look what I can do!

We have been working hard with Ella to get her to roll over. With a little bit of help (placing her arms) Ella finally rolled over today. She was fussy while doing it but she was so excited when she finally rolled over. Hopefully, in the upcoming days she will be able to roll over without the assistance.

5 Months!! OH MY!!

I can not believe that our little angel is 5 months old! Time sure does fly. We are so blessed to have such a happy little girl. Fromt he moment Ella wakes up till she goes to bed, she is full of smiles and giggles (usually!). We are amazed at how big Ella is getting. Today, Ella rolled over for the first time!! Dennis was lucky enough to see it but she only did it once and that was enough for her. She is close to sitting up on her own as well. She hardly usues us to balance now. Ella's has quite the little personality showing through now as well. She is also quite the hair and fur puller!! She thinks it is quite funny to pully her mommy's hair and she is also quite intrigued by the cat. Ella takes any opportunity she gets to grab the cat. Luckily, kitty is quite easy going and waits till we undo Ella's grasp.

Ella has many toys to play with. She continues to love her play mat and she has recently begun enjoying the exersaucer. Rattles and balls continue to excite her but who would have guessed that her favorite toy would be her adorable little feet! I can't really blame her, I can't resist them either.

21 Weeks!

20 Weeks OLD

Ella found her toes

Well for a while now, Ella has been loving her feet! She helps out when we are changing her diaper by holding her feet up in the air for us. It is quite cute! At night I feel kind of bad putting her in her footsie pajamas because she won't be able to play with her toes! She loves to grab her toes and she loves when I kiss her feet.

19 weeks

Ella had some quality time with daddy this week when I went back to work. They went shoe shopping (for 4 mins.), went to Home Depot, went for a walk, and ran many errands. Daddy took a lot of pictures so he could update me throughout the day. Pictures and vidoes of Ella helped get me through many hours of boring meetings. There was nothing better than coming home to Ella's sweet smile. In a few days, Ella will begin her time in daycare. I am trying to tell mysel it will be a good experience for her, being around other kids. This is going to be one of the toughest weeks for both me and Dennis.

18 weeks

4 Month Check-Up

Yesterday Ella had her 4 month check-up. She is growing well as I think we all suspected! She measured 26 inches long (96th percentile), 14lbs 11.2 oz (72nd percentile) and her head was 40cm (21st percentile). We need to increase tummy time and also had to net her a noggin nest to try to relieve the flat head she has! I personally think she is perfect, flat head or not! Ella was a brave 4 month old and also got her shots. She screamed/cried but I can’t really blame her! Hopefully Ella will roll over in the next two months as well. The nurse said if she doesn’t roll over by her next appointment then we will have to get early intervention for her. Sometimes she does a half roll so I am sure she will make us proud very soon.

Rise and Shine

Ella is such a happy baby in the morning. She typically makes a few little noises (talks) and that is when we get up to get her. The other morning, Dennis was armed and ready with his phone to record Ella's sweet morning smile! When he heard her morning sounds, he went in the room to video her. Well, apparently Ella wasn't quite awake yet and this is what he got. If you listen really closely you might even hear her passing a little something!

4 Months!

We can not believe that Ella is already 4 months old! Everyday she does something new or somehting better than before. She is truly a joy. Sadly, my summer with Ella will be over come next Tuesday. I truly feel lucky ot have been able to spend the last 4 months at home with our precious little one.

17 weeks!

Ella laughed!

It is about time! We have been eagerly awaiting the laugh of Ella. This morning while I was holding her I decided to tickle her. Wouldn't you know it, she laughed! I looked at Dennis in shock. We were able to get a few more good laughs out of her but of course by time I got the camera to video tape the laugh, she had a breakdown. Well we now know that little Ella pie can laugh. Hapy 17 weeks precious daugther.

16 Weeks

Time sure flies and so does Ella! Just kidding! So this week Ella came so close to rolling over while playing with her toys on the activity mat. At one point she got her adorable little foot stuck in one of the hanging toys! It was quite comical. She continues to stay awake the majority of the day, teasing me once in a while with a 25 min. nap. She has also begun the "fake caugh". The other day I had her in the high chair while I made a salad. She caughed so I looked to see if she was ok, she smiled when I looked. She continued that 2 more times! They begin these things at such a young age!!

Ella continues to strongly dislike tummy time. One of my brilliant sisters suggested using the boppy pillow. Ella seems to do better on that, lifting her head quite high and not nearly as fussy. I look forward to hear what the doctor says about her development at her 4 month appointment next Friday the 26th.

The dreaded "w" word will be beginning in a few weeks so we have been attempting to give her a bottle. The key word is "attempting". A fellow teacher told me that Ella is the boss. Well Ella sure has shown that, she is not a fan of the bottle and refuses it.

SMILE!!!

See!!! I told you, Ella really does smile!! Today I put together her high chair. Ella sometimes get frustrated when we are eating dinner so our thought process was we could have her pulled up next to us and maybe she would allow us to eat. Crossing our fingers. The high chair was one of our wonderful shower gifts from Aunt Arlene and Uncle Bo. They sure have spoiled Ella! Ella clearly got a kick out of being in this chair.

Ella and Kitty COEXIST

Kitty and Ella have been checking each other out more and more as time goes by. We even think that the cat has been spending some of her nights sleeping on the nursery floor, keeping one eye n Ella. I am sure that their relationship will become a love, hate one!

Look who is 15 weeks old!

Ella continues to grow and play. She is holding onto her rattles for longer and longer as well as holding up that adorable head of hers! This week when we went to our Mom's group , she was staring at all the other babies. I know what you are thinking as you look at Ella's 15 week photo, but I promise she really does smile!! Ella really is a happy baby!! She is so close to laughing now, does half laughs. She is so adorable!!

Cloth Diapers

Ella is doing her part in helping the environment by reducing her carbon footprint one diaper at a time! Since Sunday we have been doing the cloth diaper thing. It has been going pretty well. We had one incident of stink in the nursery but when I found out that the diaper pail needed to be kept open, that issue was fixed. I am not sure how Dennis is handling it. He prefers the all in ones much more than the diapers which he needs to remove the inserts from. I am sure the money we are saving will change his opinion quickly.

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.