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!