Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
13 months and counting
Today is Ella's due date anniversary. I figured since I haven't updated the blog since JULY! then I should probably do it now.
Ella had a great day of developmental milestones yesterday. She now runs, says mama, dada, and I THINK she says cat, can point to Ella's, mommy's, and daddy's belly button, and generally "feed" herself with a spoon. Last night she also came up to me, took my hand, walked me over to John, took is hand, and walked us both to her bedroom where I proceeded to nurse her to sleep (yeah, we're still doing that these days). It's unbelievable how much she's turning into a child.
Today on the train I saw a mom and her 7 week old babe. Is it sad the first emotion I had was sympathy? After asking if she's sleeping yet she said her little girl slept for 6 straight hours last night. 6 HOURS?! I had no shame in telling her that although my child runs at the speed of light, shakes her head no constantly, and has thrown not only a pile of laundry but a roll of toilet paper into the shower with me that I was no where near jealous of her and her champion sleeper. I am finally happy to report that Ella sleeps from 8-6. Although I have to say the best part of our day is when Ella comes back to bed with us for a remaining 2 hours in the wee hours of the morning and we have family-bed time with even Luna sleeping at our feet. Our trip to Detroit last weekend made us realize how AWESOME a king sized bed would be. Ella's uncle Tyler let us sleep in his bed built for large royalty and we all slept so comfortably that even Ella was sprawled out in the middle of us. Maybe a future investment? We'll see.
Needless to say our baby is now a toddler. I just picked up the "What
to expect Toddler years" to gain some insight on discipline, speech, and socializing; amongst other toddler woes. I am slightly sad to be embarking on this new chapter but very excited to see our child come into her own (and of course to feel somewhat normal again).
And here are some of Ella's good side:
It's in the blood
Baby and daddy getting into trouble
After this picture was taken Ella proceeded to sit-down in the water
Baby jewelry
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