My first Christmas!

Ok...in a word, Christmas is AMAZING! Now I know why mom and dad were so excited.

My day started later than usual. I gave mommy a gift by sleeping about an hour later than usual this morning. We came downstairs and there were presents everywhere. Apparently, Santa, the same guy I saw last week, came while I was asleep. Amazing. He was so quiet. Even Buster didn't bark when he came.

Anyway, after a quick breakfast, we started opening presents. Between Santa, mom and dad, I got a lot of cool stuff. I got some clothes, some books, a few movies and some toys. Mom and dad got a lot of neat stuff as well. Even Buster got two presents (that I got for him!)

After a quick nap, we all went to grandma's house. She was just as excited about Christmas! Apparently Santa had been there as well because there was a lot of stuff there as well. Mom, dad and grandma had a big meal while I slammed down some cereal and pear! Dad said it was the pear from the pear tree in the funny song.

I started tearing into the presents there as well. I got A LOT of toys from grandma and Aunt Denise. After playing and being happy, we all came home. Almost as soon as we got home, Uncle Jason, Aunt Nicole and my adopted cousins came to visit. Again...lots of cool presents from them as well.

I think I made out like a bandit this year. I know mom and dad loved sharing this day with me and I am glad they did. I know dad got a little sad at the end of day since my first Christmas was over, but don't worry dad. I have a lot of firsts yet ahead of me!

I hope that daddy will put some pictures up here in the next couple of days for you. We'll see. We know how much of a slacker he is :-)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Ho-Ho-Ho

Seasons Greetings! As this thing called Christmas draws near, I know mom and dad are getting more excited. I am not too sure how much I understand what this day is, but if mom and dad are happy, then I am happy too.

Tonight I got to go visit Santa for the first time. This dude rocked! I loved him. I sat on his lap and I truly didn't want to leave. I just kept smiling at him. He told he was going to bring me a stuffed animal and a baby doll. I can't wait!



Well, best wishes. I will write again soon, especially to let you know how this big day goes!

LOOK AT ME!

Just stopping by to say hello. Not a lot that is too new here. I have been trying a lot of new foods and deciding I don't like most of them :-p

Everything else has been good. I had a good first Thanksgiving and I am excited as anything about this thing called Christmas that is coming up! I don't know what it is, but it sounds great. Mom and dad said they are going to get a tree and everything.

Well...anyway, here are my 9-month pictures and some of me with mom and dad. Hope you enjoy.



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The rest of my new pictures can be seen if you click on the Ella - 9 months and Family pictures links on the right.

Well, I will check in again soon.

Bye.

Full of Ship!!!

Mommy, daddy and just about everyone under the sun think I am going to be a Shippensburg student some day. I already know Baby Hailey and Baby Brandon are going to be there and you know the dance floor at Wibs wouldn't be right unless Baby Ella was there shakin' my groove thang!!! But daddy says, "Absolutely, positively no walk of shame!!!"

Well...here I am supporting the school already:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Here I am as an Ella O'Lantern:

More new pics

Still more pics taken with the phone cam. Not the best, but cute nonetheless!

New picture!

Here is a picture of me that dad took with his new cell phone!!! Not too shabby.

Happy Halloween

Hello everyone. Sorry again for the long period of time between my posts. I am a busy girl these days.

So here is the run down of what is new...

I have two more teeth coming in. Mom says I look like a vampire because they are not the middle two top teeth, but on either side. I will look very silly when they come in.

I have been babbling...A LOT! I am smiling so much now because everything makes me happy (especially my silly daddy!) I have been eating some solid stuff. I love pumpkin! Mom cooked one for pies and stuff and gave me some of what was left. It is quite yummy.

Daddy said I am getting bigger because the toy Aunt June got me now fits me. I used to sit in it and my feet dangled from the bottom. Now, I can actually get my feet down and move the entire way around.

Mom and grandma think I am going to play in the WNBA! Apparently they think I have some good coordination.

Mom is planning on dressing me up for Halloween. I have no idea what that is all about, but hey...I am pretty cute in any outfit, so I am not worried.

Well...that is all for now. Take care and Happy Halloween.

Big news!

According to mmomy, I have said my first word! On Thursday she had lunch with a few of her former co workers and I kept babbling Da-Da over and over. Since then, I she has heard me say Ma-Ma several times as well. I don't understand why she is so excited. I have been talking since day...its just that no one understood! Anyway, daddy still hasn't heard me, so he is skeptical, but mommy and her friends and grandma all sware they have heard it.

Here are a few new pics. If you look at the albums on the right, you will see daddy was busy posting some new stuff for you to look at:

Sitting in the big chair!
Looking incredibly goofy!
Baby Hailey...my future roommate at Ship!
Enjoying the York Fair!

New Picture...finally

Now that I am almost 7 months old, my worthless daddy finally got my 6 month pictures up here. Hope you enjoy my cuteness :-)





The rest of the pics are on the right under the Ella - 6 Months section.

Hey there, hi there, ho there!

So, I spent the night at Grandma's house last night all by myself. I did pretty good too. I stayed up a little later than usual (grandma is already spoiling me!) and I slept the whole night through. Of course, I think the bad weather helps with that! Anyway, mommy and daddy got some new pictures and slacker daddy wasn't a slacker this time. He put them right up. Here are a few and the rest are under the NEW ALBUM link on the right.

Sitting on the big chair!

Taking a big nap!

Eating cereal for the first time!

New Pictures!

Daddy finally posted some of my new pictures! Click on the link to the left call NEW ALBUM.

Here are just a few:

:-)

Alas, I have failed to keep my promise of more posts. But what can I say, I am a 5-month old baby. My life is hectic and my schedule constantly full!

So the big news of the week for me is that my bottom two front teeth have started to come in. Mom noticed the other day that they were pushing through and then I grabbed dad's finger to suck on it and I bit him! So, they are there and through already. Not completly, but partially through.

The other big news is that I have started on some solid foods. Mom started feeding me rice cereal about two weeks ago and now she is mixing a little applesauce with it. I am still not too sure what I am supposed to do with this stuff. I still have that sucking movement down for my bottle, so my tongue often likes to force the rice cereal right back out on my chin. Mom laughs a lot when she is trying to feed me.

Speaking of mom, she has been home a lot lately. I heard her and dad talking about her losing her job and I think that is a bad thing, but at the same time, I love it. I get to spend more time with her this way. I think it makes her sad to think about going back to work though and leaving me behind. Don't worry mom...I'm a big girl, I can handle myself!!! :-)

I think that is all I have to update you on now. I promise dad will get more pics up here soon. He is such a lazy bum sometimes. If he doesn't hurry and get new pics up, I will just have to bite him again!!!

Take care and have a great weekend everyone!

Sorry for the delay

Hello all. I know it has been a while since I last wrote something to you. I know...I am a slacker...just lack daddy :-)

Well, since I last wrote, daddy had his first Father's Day! I got him this really nice watch that I think he loves. Even though mommy picked it out, I think he knows that I would have picked that one if I was older :-)

Mommy and daddy both has a birthday in the same week. That was odd! Nonetheless, I got them some nice things and they got each other nice things. Daddy went to a baseball game on his birthday with mommy, so I didn't get to see him much that day.

I have been spending a lot of time with daddy, though. Now that mommy is back to work everyday and daddy has a less hectic schedule, he is home with me at least two or three days a week. I love it. I love to drive him crazy some days :-) He gets so frustrated, but I just laugh!

I have spent a few days with Grandma as well. She found out the other day that I like to fuss and not want to take naps during the day. Daddy thought that was funny. He said he was glad to see I showed someone else how fussy I can get! Hee-hee!

There are some new pictures of me listed on the right. I had some professional shots done last Sunday. Mommy and daddy loved them! Here are the two poses they picked out:




One of the other things I did, actually on Father's Day, was get baptized. We went to church and I was dressed in a cute little white dress. Pastor Dave put some water on my head and then he sang to me. Mom and dad were so proud of how well I did. I didn't cry or fuss or anything. When will they learn I love being the center of attention! :-) Uncle Todd and Aunt Lisa were there too. Actually, they are my Godparents now! I know they are far away, but I am happy mommy and daddy chose them. Uncle Todd is silly and Aunt Lisa is so caring. Just like mommy and dad. Here is a picture of me with them from Aunt Lisa's bridal shower:



Well enough of me for now. I promise I will try to write more often. I am just so busy these days! Take care all and have a great July 4th (whatever that means!)

Busy few days

It has been a very active few days for me. On Friday, I went and stayed at Grandma Jinny's for the first time. (She really isn't my grandma, but I call her that...its just easier.) I was there from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. It was a long day, but I had a good time. I met a lot of other older kids and they were amazed by me. I am so precious, I know!

On Saturday, mommy took me to Aunt Lisa's bridal shower. I met a lot of new people there and I got passed around to a lot of people. Aunt Lisa kept trying to steal me, but I think moomy would have tracked her down.

On Sunday, I spent the day with Grandma and Aunt Denise. Mom and dad went to an Orioles game and left me behind :-( They said I was still a little too little for the game, so I stayed behind. Someday I will get to go. I can't wait.

This week is pretty tame. Daddy is home a lot with me now and mommy is back to work. I was sad to see her go, but I understand if I want to keep eating those yummy bottles, both she and dad need to leave every once in a while.

Well, that is the update from 1 foot down! Bye.

Pictures updated

Daddy has added some new pictures. Check out the links on the right.

Happy Mother's Day!

Today is mommy's day! I got her some nice stuff and daddy helped me pick a nice card. I think she was very happy with it.

Daddy also posted a few more pictures...61 to be exact. Here are some: (the rest can be found if you click on the "my first months" link on the right!)

My new hat!


Smiling at Grandma!


Getting my first bath!

Busy girl

Hey there folks. My apologies for not writing. I realized today has been two weeks since I last posted something. Just like my daddy, I am quite the slacker :-)

Today was a big day for me. I went to the mall with mommy and daddy and we walked around for several hours. I did get a bit fussy, but after a clean diaper and a bottle, I was much better. It was great to hear all of the noise and see all of the bright lights. I think it was good for mommy to get out as well.

For the most part, not a lot has changed. Mom and dad always get big smiles on their faces when I smile at them. Too funny. If only they knew I was just farting!!!

Daddy was gone for a few days last week. I was beginning to think he wasn't coming home at all. But every night mommy would give me a kiss and tell me that daddy said he loved me. I did miss that fat boy! I was happy to see him on Thursday and he held me and gave me lots of kisses. Always a good thing.

Mommy has been spending lots of time with me as well. I know she is dreading going back to work in a few weeks, but its okay. I will miss her, but at some point I need to cut the cord...right??? :-)

Well, I better go get some rest. Speaking of which, I have been sleeping most of the night lately as well. Last night I went to bed at 11:30 and didn't get up again until 7. Then after a quick bottle and a diaper change (really the highlights of my day), I went back to sleep until noon! Mom said she thought maybe I was having a growth spurt that was making me tired. I don't know, but man was it nice to sleep in!

Later folks...maybe I will have some new pics soon too!

My first Easter

Yesterday was my first Easter. I had so much fun!

First, mommy and daddy took me to church for the first time. Well, I got to go to the nursery, but it was still pretty cool. I got to meet two other bigger girls named Ella. One of them was even named Ella Marie. That name rocks!

When we got home, Grandma, Aunt Denise and Uncle Jason all stopped by. Along with mom and dad, they all ate ham and lots of good stuff. Dad kept joking that maybe next year I can try some. I will stick with formula for now.

I got a cool basket filled with all kinds of goodies from the Eatser Bunny. I am not sure who this character is, but I hope he is not one of those bunnies that Buster is always chasing! :-(

Here are some pics from my big day:
My cool new lion!


My giant bunny!


Waiting for my basket

I know

I know, I know...you are sitting there thinking "what does a baby have to do all day that she can't find time to write a Blog entry?"

Well, things have been going very well here. Now that mom and dad have gotten my feeding a little more regulated, I am much more content than before. Plus, now I can leave stinky farts that make daddy gag! Hah...9 points for me!

I am loving life on the outside. Aside from some painful gas and some loud noises, everything is wonderful. Mommy and daddy cuddle me and give me kisses all the time. I get to see grandma almost every day! Buster likes to kiss the top of my head and I get to sleep all night and stare at things in amazement all day. How much better could it get???

Daddy says he has a few more pictures to post, but he is very busy. I know mommy is worried about some of his work trips coming up. She is nervouse about being home with me by herself. I don't know why she is worried. I am less than 10 pounds for heaven's sake! Anyway...daddy will post the pictures soon...he promises.

Well...I better go. I am going to visit grandma tonight with mommy and Aunt Brenda. Should be fun!

Take care :-)