Thursday, November 25, 2010

Videos of Ella on Youtube

Here are a couple of new videos on Youtube. There are a couple of Ella walking!

http://www.youtube.com/user/EsElDingo

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

14 Months!!

Here's what Ella has been up to this past month:

~ Cabinet locks have been placed in our master bathroom so you can't get into anything.
~ You had hand, foot, mouth disease AGAIN. This time it was much worse because the sores were on your tongue instead of in your throat. We had to give you Pedialyte to keep you hydrated.
~ Some new words that you can now say: "go" "Nana" "Papa" "night-night" "eat"
~ You are officially walking.
~ We are giving you formula for toddlers for your night bottle, just to make sure you are getting enough nutrients.
~ You are finally eating more!
~ You like sucking on lemons and limes.
~ You love your da-da and get so excited when he comes home from work. You like to hug him and crawl all over him.
~ We elevated your crib because you are very conjested. This has helped you sleep better although you are still waking up once every night.
~ Still only taking a 30-45 minute naps at daycare so you come home EXHAUSTED.
~ On the weekends you catch up on sleeping by taking a 2 hour nap during the day.
~ When you get someone's cell phone you put it up to your ear and say "hi" or "hey." Sometimes you also put other things to your ear that you think are phones and do the same thing :)
~ You like to throw things like balls and food.
~ You LOVE your eyelashes and play with them often, especially when you are tired or falling asleep in your crib.
~ You like to dance when you hear music.






13 Months Old (written 3 weeks late)

Mommy did a BAD job this month and didn't write anything down. So, I'm writing this "from memory."

~ Daycare is kicking our butts right now because you are constantly sick.
~ When you are sick, you are still sweet and mostly content. We are really blessed at how well you act even when you aren't feeling well.
~ You are a social butterfly. You LOVE going out in public and can't wait to interact with people (and animals.)
~ You never meet a stranger and will let anyone hold you.
~ You can take around 5 steps on your own. You are apprehensive to try much farther. You would rather hang on to objects while "coasting" along.
~ You are slowly trying more and more finger foods.
~ You LOVE your milk. We have to be careful not to give you too much so you will eat your food.
~ We have noticed that you are getting a little more affectionate by giving hugs and cuddling. Sometimes you want a hug and then you are quickly moving along to the next activity.
~ You love swinging at the park and enjoy crawling on the bridge and other climbing things.
~ We transitioned you to your "big girl" car seat a few days after your birthday. You have done a GREAT job and seem to like facing forward.
~ Nana and Papa bought you a DVD player for the car, so that has entertained you really well :)
~ You love being outside. In fact, if you are fussy or not feeling well, we will walk outside. You will immediately stop crying and focus on your surroundings. In fact, while you were sick, there were many nights you would fall sleep outside while being rocked on the deck chair.
~ You love to explore. If you seem bored, we take you into another room and you love the change of "scenery" and have a blast exploring the new room. So far, it is still easy to entertain you!
~ You love your little wooden rocker. We have to watch you closely because sometimes you would rather stand on it instead of sit and rock.
~ You love your ball pit. Aunt Dee bought you bunches of balls to put inside the pit.

12 Month Stats:
Length- 30 inches (90th percentile)
Weight- 20.11 pounds (60th percentile)
Head Circumference- 17 1/2 inches (25th percentile)



Sunday, November 7, 2010

Fall Fun!

Fall is in the air. And at times, it feels like winter, especially these past few days! Here are some pictures of our little pumpkin!








Tired from the pumpkin patch!

Halloween

Ella was sick on Halloween, so she was unable to go trick-or-treating. Fortunately her daycare hosted a Fall Festival the week before and she was able to get dressed up! They had food, games, a petting zoo, and inflatables. Here are some pictures of the Fall Festival.






Ella's First Birthday

We celebrated Ella's first birthday at the Pelham Park with family and friends. We were fortunate to have the entire family drive (and fly) in for the big day. Here are some pictures!



Backtracking a Month

We are WAY BEHIND in blogging. I blame it on business, sickness, and pure exhaustion. Ella is 13 months old, but I never blogged about when she turned a year old, so here goes...

~ This was the month of two more ear infections, so we were referred to see an ENT specialist.
~ You cut two more teeth...the ones on both sides of your two top teeth.
~ Some new words are no, uh-oh, bye-bye, hi, hey, Dingo (although it is unclear, we know you are referring to him).
~ You YELL when you don't get your way.
~ Putting more things in your mouth, even things on the floor! You finally enjoy eating puffs.
~ We have to keep Dingo out of the kitchen when you eat because you like to feed him.
~ When we pat your back, you sometimes pat our back too :)
~ You still aren't walking on your own, but will cruise while holding on to things.
~ Even though being in daycare is making you have many sicknesses you love your friends there.