Ella's First Trip to the Pool

With freezing cold water, Ella proved to be ever the little fish that her Mom is/was.

A nice family photo 

Mommy and her fishie 

Fascinated by the gigantic bath tub! 

Kicking with Daddy! 

What do you mean I can't go back in?

Seven Months Old!!

Here's what's new!

- I get puffs every day for a snack.  I pick them up with my right hand and then use my little fin to shove them into my mouth.  It's pretty effective.

- No interest in crawling just yet.  I tried and went backwards, so I got bored.

- I like standing!  It's my FAVORITE!

- I went to the MFA and saw a lot of pretty flowers.  I got to help Daddy with an art project!

- Still NO teeth. I don't think there are any in there.

- I love food, especially yogurt...

- ...and pizza

- I learned that if I cock my head to the side, people give me things.  It's my version of "please."

- I can sit in the cart now when we go to the grocery store.  Mommy says it makes me look like a big girl.

- I went to the zoo and saw lots of animals with my friend, Finn.

- My Daddy is still my best friend.

See you next month!

Love, ella

Here Comes Trouble!

Suddenly, Ella found stability while standing. Time to ramp up the baby proofing!!!

Sweetest sight on a Saturday morning

She LOVES books!!

Littlest Chobani fan

Stonyfield got us a mouth closed like a vice. Luckily, we have a fan of Greek yogurt.

Six Month Check-up!

Ella had her six-month check-up at the pediatrician's office today. She's developing well and ready to take on more food challenges (including yogurt, meats, and tasty baby puffs!)

Some updated stats:
- Height: 27.5 inches (95th percentile)
- Weight: 20 lbs, .2 ozs (95th percentile)
- Head Size: 47 cm (99th percentile) 

Short summary, she's perfectly proportionate...for a one-year old. But, her growth is slowing down a bit, so we won't have a 40 lb. child on our hands by October. She is one happy little monkey (even with 3 shots)...in her 9-12 month clothing!!

Six Months!

Happy Half Birthday to me!!







So, what's new with me?

- I can sit up! No really!!! All by myself. (If I get excited, I still fall over.)
- If I can reach something, I can grab it.
- If I can grab it, I goin' to EAT it!!
- I might be pushing 20 lbs now...but I make it look good. (6 months and in 12 month outfits...sounds right to me!)
- I'm going to Bermuda in June so I had to get my passport done! What's a passport?
- Since I've grown up so much, Mommy and Daddy finally broke out the jumperoo that the NC Formans gave me. BEST. TOY. EVER.


- I graduated into the big girl bathtub...though I still have a duckie inflatable mini-tub to keep me safe. (All I need is some bath salts, and it would be a nice, relaxing evening.)


- My diet now includes rice cereal, apples, bananas, peaches, squash, prunes, and pears. Okay, and peas too...but this post will give you an idea of what I think of those.
- I took my first trip to Maine and had a blast playing with my new friend, Sloane. We sat out in the sun, chatting and soaking up the rays!


- I recently realized that there are four furry people living in my house. I LOVE them and I LOVE to squeeze and pet them. I think they love me just as much.


- My new favorite activity is watching the Bruins playoffs with Daddy!


- Still no teeth...just one cute gummy smile.


- I have my six month check-up next week, so I'll let you know how that goes!

That's about it here...Good night and GO BRUINS!

Love,
ella

Goodbye Winter, Hello Summer!

(What? There used to be a season in between? Oh well...)

Ready for the beach!

Seriously excited...not sure why, but the dogs are excited!!

Sand is squishy...I like it!
Enjoying a day with Daddy and mini-Daddy
This is my pool? OOH!
I love my pool...but...um...can you warm it up a little? It's colder than the ocean.

Ella's First Easter

A quick photo-blog of Easter 2012!

Peas: Guess How Much I Love You?