Seven Months Old!

I can't believe that Ella was born seven months ago already! The time really does fly, especially when you spend an entire month in and out of hospitals. We are all really hopeful that this month is the start of only good things to come. We took her picture in her Gator chair today, as always. But, we got a special treat that I just couldn't resist. I ordered an adorable Gator bow/headband for Ella last week and it arrived today - just in time for her picture! It totally doesn't match her outfit, but it was too cute not to take a picture!



We also had the pleasure of attending Noah's bris this afternoon. Noah was a total champ. He only cried for a few seconds and then slept for hours (of course, that could have been the Manischewitz that made him sleep). Tom and I were given the honor of carrying Noah into the ceremony. We were very happy to play such an important part in this milestone. It was great to hang out with Traci and Peter and their parents, Lauren and Ike, and all the kids!

I got a few good pics while were were there, too. The first one is Ella and Ike. I was hoping Ike would crawl all over the place and inspire Ella, but no such luck today! They just chatted, instead.


The second one is Ella and Benjamin. Benjamin is holding my keys and right after I took this picture, I got a series of pictures showing Ella going after the keys. She eventually gave up and settled for Benjamin's shoe instead. It was really funny!

Jumping Around

Danielle was nice enough to lend her Jumperoo to Ella. Ella is very thankful to Dani, as this is Ella's new favorite toy. Ella wanted to tell Dani just how much she loved the Jumperoo, so I got it on video for her!

Pretty Kitty Plays with Pumpkins

We took Ella to Berry Patch Farms today, after I got home from the hospital. They have a huge pumpkin patch and it's only 15 minutes from our house! Ella had a blast, even though it was a chilly day. Grandma Peggy came with us and helped keep Ella entertained. It was a great start to my homecoming! There were so many pictures, that I had a hard time choosing just a few for this post. If you'd like to see the rest, shoot me an email and I'll send you the link to the photo album. I can't wait until Halloween - Ella will be trick-or-treating with her cousin Danielle and some of Dani's friends. It will be so much fun!







I remembered to bring the video camera with us, and managed to get two videos of Ella in the pumpkin patch. The first one is really shaky, b/c I was holding the camera and Ella.

Do the Hustle, Sort of...

Ella is desperate to be on the move, but she hasn't quite mastered the crawling yet. The other day, we watched her scoot on her back to get where she wanted to go. Today, I was able to catch her doing it on video. It is absolutely hilarious!

Ella's 6 Month Stats

Ella had her 6 month well-baby check-up on Wednesday. She weighs 16 pounds, 6 ounces (53rd percentile), is exactly 26 inches long (54th percentile), and her head is 17 inches wide (67th percentile). She definitely takes after her daddy with that big head of hers. She did really well with her shots, she only cried for about 30 seconds or so.

The pediatrician told us that Ella is ready to move on to stage 2 foods, which means more texture, so we'll be trying that out soon. He also told us to start introducing her to a sippy cup with water. She took right to it!