Happy Valentine's Day!!

My little valentine. :)






Opening a present from daddy....

Mmm.. wrapping paper... tasty!

Hmm...this book tastes even better yet!

A brand new Dr. Seuss book! Soon we will have the entire collection! =)

Hmm.... does she like it??

Owls and guitars :)

I bought this onesie several months ago when Ella had us up at all hours of the night. It's strange how it once described her sooo well. She's transformed into such a great sleeper. Her mommy and daddy are ever so grateful!




Ella and her daddy were playing tonight on her table. She was showing off how she's learned how to turn that guitar spinner part on the table and watch it twirl. Some things, of course, she still just hits or bangs accidentally, but she purposely now pulls back the lever on the guitar. We were so amazed she could do this!

Duck overboard!

Ok, these pics were taken a week or so ago, but they make me smile. Hopefully they'll make you smile too!

Here's Ella in her new ducky tub. Sitting back and relaxing in a couple . . . and looking like she's ready to get out in a few!

My little girl

I feel like Ella is changing so much with each day. It's exciting, sad, and scary sort of all at once. Of course, it's exciting to see her growing and doing new things. Yet, it's somewhat sad that my little itty bitty baby is growing up. And definitely a little scary thinking that Ella may soon be crawling or walking around and getting into things. Right now it's pretty nice. Ella sits so well b herself with her bin of toys. She's perfectly content to play by herself and not go anywhere. :) However, lately she's been reaching for a LOT more out of her reach to the point where she ends up on her side or her tummy. So, perhaps she's no longer as content as she has been. She's also starting to pull herself to her feet when she sits in my lap! She's using her leap frog table to help pull herself up. My little girl!


Ella also continues to try new foods. I made and froze some more food for her and yesterday she tried avocado for the first time. Yes...we're having her eat things that even her mommy and daddy won't eat. :)

Grandma and grandpa M were up for the weekend and Ella just beams when she's with them. It's touching to see just how much they love her and how much she loves them as well. She even has this little shy thing going on where she giggles, smiles, and looks down when grandma M in particular, talks and plays with her. It's too cute. Ella (and the grandparents) had pretty much a permanent smile on her face all weekend long.



Who needs toys? Ella is often much more interested in my water bottle, cell phone, and camera. :)


Ella got two new books today! She couldn't wait to check them out. These are perfect for her - nice, sturdy board books - since she loves to grab the books and stick them in her mouth.

On a happier note...

We did manage to have some fun, prior to the peaches incident. I just finished the taggie blanket I worked oh so hard on for Ella last night, so I gave it to her today. (She's addicted to tags on all her stuffed animals/toys!) She spent some time sucking on the ribbons and seemed to like the pattern, so I think it was a success. She especially loved the polka dot ribbon her grandma picked out for her. Good choice grandma! Ella also had some fun playing with her leap frog musical table today, and I just love getting pictures of her backside. It's so cute, I couldn't resist!

I also began making my own babyfood tonight. Very exciting. I actually had a lot of fun as I made peaches and pears. (Wow...my life sounds so thrilling..haha. :)) Hopefully she'll love them!

Too many peaches

My poor little baby. This afternoon I packed her up to go to the hospital (I was going to get help with my breast issue..). In the elevator on the way up to meet with the LC, I looked in on her in her stroller and she had thrown up all over herself. It was horrible. The poor little thing was covered in peaches. I've never seen so much of it. Her clothes, the bundle-me, and her little elephant were all pretty soaked. The LCs were nice though, and helped me get her cleaned up and into a new change of clothes (compliments of the hospital!). Ella nursed great though after the terrible ordeal, and seemed almost back to her usual self. A nice lady in the elevator on the way up wanted to peek in on Ella. I told the lady she had gotten sick, but she looked anyway. Her response was "Oh, she's beautiful," and proceeded to talk to me about her. I thought it was very kind, considering she looked pretty gross all covered in peaches/throwup. Poor thing. The LCs really took to Ella, too. They kept saying what a pretty girl she was and were impressed with how well she nursed. They thought she was very sweet. (which of course she is!) I think, perhaps, she ate too much earlier today. :( She ate almost a whole container of peaches and 1/2 container of applesauce. I guess it was more than her little tummy could handle.

Overall, the whole peach incident was a lot harder on me than it was on Ella, I think. She didn't seem too fazed, but I was pretty upset, never having seen her throw up like that before. I worry so much about her, and seeing her covered in her own throwup just about broke my heart. I want to protect her from the bad stuff of the world, and this was just the tip of that iceberg. Though being a mommy is nowhere near easy in any sense of the word, I wouldn't trade it in for the world. Ella definitely has hold of my heart.

Here're a couple pictures from tonight, still in her hospital gown. She was tired and a bit cranky from today's ordeal, understandably.

Teething hell.

Today was somewhat of a hard day. Ella's teething is making her a bit cranky. So, here are some pictures to help me get through this! Hoping it won't last too much longer.
Giving Lucy a little lovin'.... someone's gotta! :)

Yep! She's teething!

This little face just melts my heart...

Mutual affection.

(You're my sister!?)