Say Cheese!

I am proud to say that my 5 1/2 month old Ella Bella is wearing 6 months pants, the legnth is perfect but the waist is a little big. Onsies are still 3 months or 3-6 months. She is such a delicate little ladybug. :)

She will be thankful for the bubbles when she is a teenanger!

I love my excersaucer.

Smiles, smiles, smiles

Eating the birdie my brother and sister got me.

Get in my belly!

Saturday, October 10, Ella ate "real" food, rice cereal! She did a great job! No crying or spitting the food out. She had somewhat of a hard time with learning to swallow without a bottle to help keep her lips closed. In about 2 weeks we can start introducing veggies and I am hopeful that by then she will have the swallowing down pat. I can't believe she is almost 6 months. I want to freeze her at this age but I keep saying that as the time clicks by.

Pumpkin Fest '09

This past Saturday Greg and I took the kids to a local fall themed festival. Ella decorated a little pumpkin, pictures later, listened to music, played on some hay, above picture and loved watching people. She has gotten to the age where, if she is awake, she likes to be sitting up or standing and facing the crowd. She is such a little flirt!

I can't believe it, a whole hand!

Ella is 5 months old, a whole hand. Where does the time go. She has been smiling and giggling, trying to sit up on her own and rolling over time and again. She has also dicovered that she likes showers. We are trying to make her love the water and not be afraid so that next year and years to come she want to go to the pool. Like my mom said, I was a water baby and I want that for Ella. Enjoy the pictures :)

Can I Get Some Football!

During football season last year, Ella didn't miss a game and now that she is here to actually watch the game herself she won't miss a game either. She was born a skins fan, and as my mom used to say, As long as she lives under my roof she will do what (or be a fan to what team) I say!
"Mom, football is on" says Ella.

I love my bumbo, better than a Lazy Boy chair!

As Pop Pop says, "Somebody call the Redskins, put her picture on the tickets!"

There she is, in her exersaucer watching the game.

My little one didn't even want to take her eyes off the tv for a picture with her favorite person :)

Labor Day

Ella's first Labor Day was filled with family and food! We were invited to a cookout at my sister and brother-in-law's house. My dad, Pop Pop, was there and so much food I could have not eaten for days. And the food was delish, even Ella enjoyed some :)

Ella enjoying some one on one time with Uncle Dave.

Pop Pop watching the "show", which would be my niece Grace. See picture below.

Grace chowing down on a brownie covered in icing. The shirt had to come off for this one!

Daddy feeding Ella her first taste of watermelon. She thought it was ok but likes chocolate icing better :)

She wanted a second taste. :)

Ella Boo is 4 Months Old

Poor baby was sick on her birthday, 102.7 temp.


When we finally made it to the dr. for her 4 month check up she was fit as a fiddle.
She is 23.5 inches tall, 50%
She is 12.12 lbs., which is only 25% but the dr. wasn't worried because she was sick the week before and didn't want to eat much
She is full of brains and now I have the proof, her head circumference is in the 90%. That's my gifted girl!!!!!