Ella meets the Big Man in Red!

On Saturday, December 9th, Ella met Santa Claus at a Christmas party! She was very alert, just kind of checking him out, while getting her fingers caught up in Santa's beard! This year she enjoyed it- we'll see what happens next year!

2 months old!

Ella's over 9 weeks old- we need to keep everyone updated! As of Thursday, she is rolling over! GiGi was babysitting her, and one minute she was on her tummy, and the next minute, she was on her back! She did the same thing today for Mommy! Ella is doing a great job at tummy time- pushing up on her hands and holding her head up. Even better news, Ella has been sleeping through the night since Thanksgiving! On a previous post, I mentioned that she was sleeping through the night, but at that point, she was still waking for one or two feedings- sorry for the confusion! Now, she is REALLY sleeping 8-10 hours a night uninterrupted! At her 2 month checkup last Friday (Dec. 1) she weiged 11 pounds! She wakes up very happy in the morning- ready to talk and laugh. On Saturday, Ella will go visit Santa Claus for the first time! We'll let you know how she does. . .

Ella had her first playgroups this week! This picture was taken with two of my good friends' from high school's babies- Maggie Claire and Ben. Maggie Claire is 3 weeks older and Ben is 8 weeks older. They were so cute!

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Today Ella made her big debut to some of GiGi and Papa's (Abby's parents) friends. GiGi and Papa celebrated one year at their lakehouse and their new granddaughter with a party!
Ella stayed awake for a majority of the party- very alert and enjoyed being passed around. It was great to see everyone and a fabulous time was had by all!

Welcome to our Ella's page!

Hello to all of our family and friends!

Chris set this blog up to keep everyone updated of my pregnancy, showers, etc, but as you can tell, it never happened! We will now use it to post any updates and pictures of our sweet Ella! She turned 4 weeks on Tuesday, October 31st- hard to believe, I know! She is growing everyday and starting to coo! (Seeing as how her mother never stops talking, she should be talking by 3 months!) She's now focusing on objects, and starting to use her hands a little bit- holding her pacifier in her mouth or gripping at your clothes when you hold her. Ella's doing great in the sleeping department, sleeping about 8 hours a night and we're working on naps during the day! I'm able to take a shower in the morning and get stuff done, which has been great! She's very content laying on a blanket and stretching her little legs and arms while Mommy gets stuff done! She's even starting to enjoy baths a little more, because that was not fun at the beginning.

Well, baby's sleeping, so time to get something done! We'll keep you posted and thanks so much for everyone's emails, cards and gifts!