Great Communicator!

This morning I feed Ella some puffs while I was eating breakfast. Shortly after I went ahead and fed her some baby food since she was sitting in her booster chair so nicely! She ate a bunch and after a few minutes she started shaking her head side to side like she was saying no. I thought she was being silly and playing a game since she likes to imitate me or Dani, but nope she than proceeded to close her mouth and purse her lips so I would not feed her anymore! She was definitely communicating and her point came across loud and clear :)

Ella cruising

Danielle feeding ella

Dani making ella laugh

Danielle feeding ella

Ella eating her first puff

Pictures - Playing Catch up

Ella Updates!

So, I am new to this so I seem to remember everything after I post :)

Here is a list of all of Ella's happenings!

1. Ella has 2 teeth and she likes to use them!

2. Ella stands up holding on to things and today has started to cruise while holding on!

3. Ella loves to dance!

4. Ella LOVES to smile for the camera and she waves to it.

5. Ella does not like to sit still, Aunt Robin's least favorite thing :)

6. Ella LOVES to bang on the computer or in the alternative grab it from you while using it!

And that folks is the latest update on Ella!

Ella's 9 month Stats

Ella had her 9 month well-baby check-up on December 18. She weighs 18 pounds, 1 ounces (39th percentile), is 28 1/2 inches long (83rd percentile, HOLY MOLY she is tall), and her head is 17 1/2 inches wide (67th percentile). Aunt Robin and Danielle accompanied her and she did really well with her shots, she only cried for about 30 seconds or so and immediately stopped once she saw Danielle. The Dr gave the ok to start giving her puffs and cheerios or any appropriate table food. I (aunt Robin) got some cute video of her first attempt with puffs and her daddy gave her cheerios which I heard she LOVED!! Later I will attempt to post pictures and videos when I do not have a 9 month old attached to my leg :)

Hi from Ella's Aunt Robin

Well, as it goes without saying I (Aunt Robin) am not going to be able to blog as well as her mommy but I am going to attempt to try to do the blog justice by at least posting the dirt I have on Ella! It has been about 3 weeks that Ella has been staying at our house during the day with Danielle and I and I can say for sure that Dani is in absolute heaven. Whenever Ella's daddy picks her up Dani cries every day that Ella is leaving and when Ella arrives in the morning Danielle gives her a big kiss and lights up. Luckily Ella feels the same way about danielle! At times this makes me life easier and at times I have to spend half my day trying to explain to Danielle that Ella is only a baby and cant play with her the way she wants her to and cant play with small toys and it is not Danielle's job to take things away from Ella or give them to her or to feed her! All in all it has been very good for both Danielle and I to get to spend time with Ella. She is so adorable but boy does she have a stubborn streak! Anybody want to guess where she gets it from? Well, actually if you ask her daddy she comes by it honestly. :)

Ella is quite the active and curious child! I remember Shelly used to always say how much Ella moved in her belly and boy was that a sign of things to come. This child does not sit still! She will not go in the swing, the bouncer, the highchair or anything that keeps her still without quite the fight! She is standing up on her own holding onto things already and crawls like she is at a race! The other day she managed to pull off one of the covers to our electrical outlets on the wall that was screwed in! Just like her momma she is a super woman already!

Well Ella's blog is going to be a collaborative effort from now on. At times, I (aunt robin) will post, her daddy will post and her Aunt Debbie is going to join in the fun too!