Thursday, March 14, 2013

A Bad Napper

This morning I thought I would be having a busy day. But it was not to be. Bible study was canceled since Coleen is out of town and a group of ladies were getting together to quilt, so I thought. I called up Mrs. Leamer, who was organizing the event, and she informed me that not enough people were able to do it (no one else, really) so we were going to postpone. It worked out well because Ellie turned out to be a bit cranky and clingy. She was only happy either nursing or being held. Oh well.
Since we didn't have the quilting-bee Ellie and I went out to Reading and picked up my flute from the repair shop. One of my students gave me a gift card to Barnes and Noble for Christmas and I had finally decided how to use it so we stopped by there and browsed a bit. I picked up a book for the Brust cousins (I'm hoping to send it out with Grandma and Grandpa) and a journal for Ellie. I always like how people can look back in journals they kept for their children about things they've said or done and I want to try to do that for Ellie. Perhaps it'll be a big flop (I will probably misplace the journal by the time she can talk) but it's worth a try.
In the afternoon Ellie slept some and I cleaned the kitchen and put the bedding and air mattress away in the basement. I also vacuumed and taught two piano lessons. Ellie was well behaved during the first but getting cranky and loud during the second. She has only been taken hour long naps so I need to read the chapter on nap time and try to solve this problem.
Jon came home and we ate dinner and I went to Bible Study. Jon hosted prayer group and Ellie slept soundly through it all.

Enjoying the sunshine
Today Ellie was awake at 6:15 and ready to start the day. I was not ready so Jon changed her diaper and brought her into our room. When she became bored I took her and my pillow out into the living room and we hung out on the floor. Jon took a shower, ate breakfast, and left for work.
AmyBeth invited some friends and their kids over for a play date at 10:00 so we headed over there after Ellie's first nap. Since Clark was sick and something happened to Holly we ended up being the only ones in attendance. I felt a bit bad considering Ellie can't even play yet but it was nice to have a chance to catch up.
On our way home we stopped by Iron Mountains and Jon came out and said hi to Ellie and told me about his day. Apparently the project he is working on was very well received by the boss so Jon was encouraged. Also, the invitation to Cologne, Germany, was official so at least Jon will be going! Anybody want to watch a 13 month old baby for a week so I can join him baby free? :)
Our afternoon was fairly laid back. We started the laundry, ironed Jon's shirts, and researched furniture on Craigslist. I'm looking for a few pieces. First, I would like a workplace for the laundry room to house my sewing machine, fabric, and whatnot. Second, a wooden piece for near the piano for my piano books and flute. Third, a floor lamp for Ellie's room. We'll see if I have any luck. Ellie once again only slept an hour at most for each nap.
Jon came home and we drove to Elverson. We dropped Jon off at the spaghetti dinner at church and Ellie and I went to Mimi's. I put Ellie to sleep before heading to small group. All the men went to the spaghetti dinner while the women hung out then prayed for the husbands. The men joined us at 8:15 (the event only lasted two hours) and we spent an hour and a half together before picking Ellie up from Mimi's. She slept the entire time, fortunately. When I put her in the car seat she wakes up and smiles, coos, and talks the whole drive home. Ellie did not want to go to sleep once we got home even after a small bottle. She's finally sleeping now.

Ellieisms:
Ellie has become squirmy. When she's sitting on my lap she likes to move all around.

pigging out on a banana


Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Recovering From Our Weekend

Monday morning Ellie graciously slept in until 8:45. Well, she woke up at 7:00 and ate but then went back to sleep for another almost two hours. It was a wonderful feeling! Due to her late wake-up time and our busy weekend, I decided to forego the gym and hang out at home instead. Grandma was disappointed until I told her that we would still drop in to say hello. She asked us over for lunch along with Kelly, Clark, and Mimi.
Over the course of the morning Ellie and I lounged around. I'm really not sure what we did - it was one of those kinds of mornings. Ellie did, however, roll over from her back to her belly.
She always manages to scoot sideways
We left the house at 10:30 so I could run some errands including stopping by the post office and running to the bank.
Arriving first at Grandma's Kelly and Clark came soon after us. Clark runs around the place like he owns it: closing all the doors and playing with the remote controls. Ellie was due for a nap so she went down before Mimi arrived and we ate lunch.
Grandma made chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese, and shoe fly pie. The pie was only an hour out of the oven when we ate it and it was delicious! She also had applesauce, cookies, and peanut butter eggs.
In the afternoon Ellie took a nice nap and I taught my piano lessons. It was a beautiful day (high of 55) so Jon took Ellie for a stroll around the yard while I prepared dinner. After dinner I had a meeting at Mom's house for the women's retreat and Jon put Ellie to bed.

Enjoying the warm weather
Telling Dad about our day
On Tuesday we had a lot of rain. It poured all morning and into the afternoon. Ellie was teething, I believe, since she was just unhappy. She would be fussy unless I was holding her. She took a brief morning nap and I gave her Motrin in the afternoon since I don't think the Tylenol was cutting it. She ended up taking a two hour nap before we had to head to Elverson for my piano lessons.
Grandma watched Ellie while I taught and she said she behaved very well. She drank a big bottle and was finishing it up when I came back. Jon was home when we came home so I heated up the chili from last night for dinner. Ellie ate peas and pears and went to bed after dinner. Jon scoured the tiles in the basement then I gave him a haircut.
Barcelona played A.C. Milan earlier this afternoon and it was being replayed at 8:00. Barcelona is Jon's favorite team so he called Peter up and they met at Doug and Donna's to watch the game. Apparently it was well worth the time because Barcelona won 4-0 and they had to win by at least three in order to move on in the tournament.

Ellie just woke up and I nursed her. I feel as though if she's not feeling well the least I can do is make sure her belly is full! Hopefully she sleeps through the rest of the night, though. 

I didn't take any pictures today but here are a few from Sunday:

Picking flowers 
Nana came when Poppop dropped off a load
of firewood.

Monday, March 11, 2013

NYC, Ellie Hangs with the Fentons, & the Girls Go Home

When my friends told me they were coming to visit me I asked what they would want to do while they were in town. One mentioned that she would love to see New York City. Another had never been there so I really wanted to make this happen.
Instead of waking up early and rushing to make it into the city we decided to take it slow and enjoy our morning. Originally deciding to leave at 9:00 we finally left shortly after 10:00. Kelly offered to keep Ellie and with the forecast calling for snow and cold rain I took advantage of a warm, safe place for Ellie to stay. I left her with some bottles and a fresh change of clothes and thanked Kelly profusely.  Although I wanted to bring Ellie with us I knew I made the right decision.
Our late departure put us in the city after lunch time. It was snowing and had accumulated to about four inches in New York. Due to some complications with my GPS I accidentally drove right into downtown Manhattan. Oops. Since parking is expensive in the city and I did not want to get caught in traffic leaving the city on a Friday night I dropped the girls off near the 9/11 Memorial and I found my way to the appropriate Ferry station on Staten Island in St. George, NJ. My detour took me over the Brooklyn Bridge and through some shady areas of town so I was thankful for my GPS and the daylight!
While we were in NYC we stopped by the 9/11 Memorial, St. Paul's Chapel, St. Patrick's Cathedral, The American Girl Place, Tiffany's, Central Park, Times Square, and a few other places. We rode the subway and the ferry so I feel as though all in all we had a well-rounded NYC experience.
Jon picked up Ellie from Kelly's house after work. He then took her over to his parent's house and brought pizza. Doug and Donna had gone to Florida to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary (which is this June) and had arrived home just the night before at 2:00AM (Jon picked them up from the airport). Jon and Ellie did not stay long since she was tired and needed to go to bed. They were both in bed when the four of us arrived back in town from our trip.
Saturday morning we slept in. Well, the girls slept in. Apparently Ellie missed the memo about the long day and late night since she woke up around 7:00. Jon left shortly after she woke up to get a load of wood from his Dad's with Omar then the two of them fixed our stone wall, pick up some items from Lowe's, and set up our new mail box. While Ellie and I waited for the girls we hung out and then I gave her a bath.
When all the girls were awake we took showers and had breakfast. I made eggs, sausage, and toast. Lauren Shaffer called from Austria and we Skyped while we ate. It was so nice to talk to her! We missed having her around. Since we slept in and spent so long on breakfast it was almost lunch by the time we were ready for the day. Elizabeth Dyer and Rachel had to fly out around 4:00 so we left for the airport around 1:00 and stopped at Panera for lunch.
Emaye and I took advantage of being out and about and stopped by the Philadelphia Premium Outlets on our way home. Although neither of us bought anything we took a loop around the stores and stopped in several places. Jon, Omar, and Peter were playing FIFA when we came home. The two of us heated up leftovers from Thursday evening and watched "Raising Helen" before heading to bed. Ellie went to sleep after dinner and slept through the night.
Sunday morning it was hard to wake up due to daylight savings. Emaye had stuck around through Sunday since she wanted to attend church with us. I was disappointed when we arrived (almost fifteen minutes late...oops) and Uncle Steve was not preaching. The guest pastor was very good but it's not the same. Dad will be our Sunday School teacher but he was also absent so she heard Mike Culbert. What a bummer.
Ellie did not sleep at all during church but fell asleep on our drive home. Jon put her to bed while I prepared the chicken for grilling. While he grilled I put together a salad and we ate grilled chicken salads for lunch. Jon left to play soccer with some people from church while Ellie and I took Emaye to the airport. I cannot believe that my friends came up to visit! I really enjoyed the time spent with them and hope they had fun, too.
On our way home Ellie started crying about halfway home. I stopped in a school parking lot and changed her diaper (boo) and fed her. We then drove straight to church and were only three minutes late for choir. Ellie once again didn't sleep at all during church and Mom-mom said it was because it was too exciting: there were five young boys ages 18 months through 3 with her.
Following prayer meeting we went over to Doug and Donna's and watched the second episode of The Bible. They provided Arby's sandwiches for dinner and we were also joined by Peter and Brittany. Ellie fell right to sleep in the crib and had no trouble going back to sleep once we came home. She definitely does not mind sleeping at night.

Ellieisms:
I finally saw Ellie roll over! When I laid her in the pack'n'play at church she rolled over. She was not ready for sleep.
Ellie does not enjoy driving. I think she must get bored.
After seeing Emily's stats I weighed Ellie and she came in at 15 lbs 2 oz (with her diaper on). Emily is a chunk beating Ellie by a few ounces!

Can you see her little teeth? 


Eating peas fed by Rachel
The stink eye
Emaye gave her the bunny ears and basket

Emaye & Ellie
The girls.
Ellie, Me, Rachel, Elizabeth, and Emaye

Saturday, March 9, 2013

College Friends Visit

Wednesday was my last day before my friends from college come into town. Ellie and I had Precepts in the morning and I left home early since Ellie had woken up at 6:00 and would need her nap at 8:00. I didn't arrive at church until almost 8:45 and she was cranky. Entering a new environment doesn't really set the stage for falling asleep immediately. After trying for twenty minutes to get her to sleep, I left her in the pack'n'play and told the child care worker some brief directions. She fell asleep eventually which was a relief.
We went straight home following the study since Twin Valley had a half day of school and one of my students were possibly going to come early for her piano lesson. Apparently they decided against it, which was just fine, so I took the time to clean up and finish some laundry. I prepared dinner before my afternoon lessons came and took it over to Doug and Donna's at 5:15. Doug and Donna are still in Disney World so we told Omar we would bring dinner over to eat with him and Grandma while they were away. Ellie helped entertain Grandma and Jon met us there after work. I had a piano lesson to teach at 6:00 so we ate pretty quickly and Jon arranged for Omar to come over and hang out while he was watching Ellie during my Bible study. 
Usually Jon hosts prayer group so Ellie can stay home to sleep. Since Ellie has gotten onto a fairly consistent bedtime of somewhere between six and seven it works out. However this time Jon neglected to sign up to host so someone else was hosting but he agreed to stay home anyway. Then, to boot, my Bible Study was cancelled last minute. Jon finished up the grout before Omar came over and I ran out to T.J. Maxx and Bed, Bath, & Beyond to purchase towels, bedding, and a shower curtain for the new bathroom and for the air mattress. It was liberating to be out of the house without a baby or a time restriction.
Thursday morning the big day arrived: Elizabeth, Elizabeth, and Rachel came to town. Rachel and Elizabeth Maye (Emaye) flew into Philadelphia around 10:45. My goal was to be at the airport to pick them up when they came out of the baggage claim but I took too long to finish cleaning and preparing the mashed potatoes for the girls that I was pulling out of Geigertown when Rachel texted and said that she landed early. Oh boy! Fortunately 10:15 is a wonderful time to drive to Philadelphia because it was smooth sailing.
Rachel and Emaye sat in the back with Ellie to see what she was like when we headed into King of Prussia for lunch. We ate at the food court and hung around until it was time to head back to the airport to pick up Elizabeth Dyer. They all came from different cities: Elizabeth Dyer came from Houston, Rachel came from Chattanooga, and Emaye came from Charlotte. Last year they all met up in Houston and this year they decided to come to see us! It was so exciting. Elizabeth and Emaye were my suite mates and all four of us were education majors together.
I had put together a pamphlet of sorts with possible stops for their trip up here. Emaye said she wanted to see the Amish country and they were all feeling up to going that afternoon. We went to Intercourse and stopped by the Kitchen Kettle and other local shops. Driving home we went some back roads and passed by some one room school houses.
I had asked Kelly if I could borrow her air mattress and the Fentons were eating at Mimi and Pops' house so we stopped by. The girls came in and met everyone and said hi to those they already knew. Jon arrived home before us and put the mashed potatoes in the oven and fired up the grill. I put together a salad and cooked green beans and we had those along with pork chops and mashed potatoes.
We had arrived home late so dinner wasn't over until around 8:00. In the evening we set up the "bedroom" in the basement. It was great to catch up with everyone!

Ellieisms:
The girls got to experience the wrath of Ellie when we were driving home from the airport. She was crying very loud for a good twenty minutes before settling down and falling asleep.

The other day I left Ellie on the map and she somehow ended up like this.
Action shot of lunch at Grandma's from Monday 
Ellie sitting in the high chair
Shopping 
Finally someone new taking pictures of Ellie!
Loving Amish land

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Caleb is Home

Monday morning Ellie woke up at 7:00 which was great except that means her nap time is right while I'm supposed to be at the gym. I headed over to Grandma and Grandpa's early enough to put her down for a nap. However she was not wanting to go to sleep with me so Grandma said she'd take over. Well Grandma has a no-cry policy so when I finished working out Ellie was hanging out in Grandma's lap living it up.
I put Ellie down for a nap and ran to Walmart while she slept. It is amazing how picking the wrong checkout line can add so much time to a shopping trip. He took almost as long to check out my groceries as it took me to walk around and pick them out. Goodness.
Kelly, Clark, Mom, Dad, Caleb and I all joined Grandma and Grandpa for lunch. Grandma made sandwiches to order and had pasta salad, apple sauce, funny cake, cookies, and peanut butter eggs for us. Delicious! Clark had eaten before I came back from the grocery store so Ellie sat in the high chair for the first time and had pears, peas, and carrots. Having Caleb join us for lunch was great. His first year is almost over!
After lunch I came home and taught piano lessons while Ellie slept. Jon came home for dinner and then he finished the tiles before heading off to watch a soccer game played by two CEFC teams. Ellie went to sleep at 6:00 (I thought I had put her down for a nap) so I new that I would have an early start. Therefore I did not wait for Jon to come home and went to bed around 10:00.
Ellie woke up twelve hours after going to bed right around 6:00 this morning. Katelyn - she does sleep the entire time (I didn't know how to respond to your comment question). Jon came out of the room around 6:30 and hung out with us since he had not spent much time with Ellie yesterday or over the weekend since he was working on the bathroom and sick. We had breakfast and Jon went to work.
I was supposed to go work on my quilt at Mrs. Saint's house but Ellie was acting all out of sorts after waking up from her first nap. About an hour later I put her back down and she slept another hour. Then we went off to take my flute to the repair shop.
Although my flute does not have a specific problem with it, it has not been "inspected" by a professional since high school. I had wanted to get it looked at for weeks so I finally got it done today. Since I was in the Reading area I stopped by T.J. Maxx to try to find a shower curtain and other supplies for the new bathroom. We weren't very successful so we went over to Target. By this point Ellie was just cranky so I decided to head home instead.
I picked up a few items from home and went to Elverson. Ellie had slept on the way home from Reading so she was cheerful during Brooke's flute lesson. Grandma was unsure when I was coming (sometimes I drop Ellie off for a nap before Brooke's lesson) and was excited to see Ellie at 4:15. You know you have a person who loves your baby watching her when she thanks you for dropping her off!
Mom invited our family over for dinner so we could spend some time with Caleb before he leaves for Covenant. Ellie went down for a nap while we ate. Caleb couldn't hang out long because he had a coffee date with Mr. McGuire and Dad left shortly thereafter for a Borough Council meeting. Jon went home and started grouting and Ellie and I followed about 45 minutes later.
Since being home I've spent time preparing for my friends' trip. They come in Thursday morning so I have a packed day tomorrow cleaning and whatnot!

Ellieisms:
Ellie will smile with her tongue sticking out when she's just hanging out.
Ellie once again rolled over in secret. Caleb told me she was crying in her crib at Mom's house so I went in and she was laying on her back looking up at me. When I rolled her back over she stayed on her stomach like she was glued down.

I'm sorry, no pictures. I'm feeling the early wake-up time and need to head to bed.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

The Estes Wedding & Ellie Rolls Over in Secret

Saturday morning Jon woke up at 4:30 to take Doug and Donna to the airport. Shortly thereafter Ellie woke up but went back to sleep after gabbing for a bit. She woke up for the morning at 7:15 meaning she slept almost thirteen hours. It was a wonderful feeling.
At 9:15 I put Ellie down for a nap and left to go running with Nelah and Sarah from my small group. We ran for two miles and then Sarah invited us in for some quiche and fruit smoothies. It was a lot of fun and I ended up staying out for three hours. Poor Jon was trying to tile the bathroom floor but put that aside to watch Ellie until I came home.
After lunch Ellie took a nice nap while I vacuumed and cleaned the floors. Jon needed some help laying the shower floor tiles then we got ready for the Estes wedding. Dan, Amanda, and their kids were hanging out with Grandma Mountz while Omar went to the wedding and they agreed to watch Ellie for us. During the ceremony she hung out with them. I went over after the ceremony and picked her up and took her to sleep at Grandma and Grandpa's house. They were going out to dinner with Janelle and consequently couldn't watch her the entire wedding. It really worked out, though, to put her down to sleep.
Jon and I left the wedding in time to pick up Ellie before 10:00. We just missed them sending the bride and groom off but we thought any later would be asking a bit much of Grandma and Grandpa on a Saturday night.
Since Ellie had just cut a tooth a few days before and was acting a bit sad, I fed her a bottle with Tylenol in it when we arrived home. Plus I was hoping she would get a good nights sleep in.
At six o'clock Sunday morning I heard Ellie stirring. I let her go for a bit until she sounded irritated. When I walked into her bedroom she was on her back! She had rolled over when nobody was watching. What a stinker!
With our early wake up time it was easy to arrive to church on time. We actually left home at 8:15 so that I could put Ellie down for a nap before the service began. Apparently Ellie slept for 45 minutes, drank her bottle, then hung out with the other kids. Jon and I went to first service worship and to a Sunday School class led by Dad on parenting during second service.
Jon was not feeling very good last night during the wedding or this morning before church. I told him to stay home and get some sleep but he did not want to miss church. When we arrived home after church I put Ellie to bed while Jon prepared lunch (heating up leftover soup). Apparently that was enough to push him over the edge because he took about two bites then went to bed for the rest of the afternoon. Ellie took some short naps then hung out with me in the living room. We left at 5:15 to go to church early to once again put her down for a nap before church. On both occasions I didn't want to put her down at home just to wake her up twenty minutes later.
Mom and Dad lead evening prayer and gave a report on their trip to Uganda. Jon remained home in bed since he was not feeling better after his nap. Ellie took a lap around the room following the presentation to say hi to people not generally at church such as Grandpa and Grandma and Deb Slye. It was a great presentation and made me really miss Corinne! Three or four people approached me and said that Corinne looked like a combination of me and Katelyn and someone thought it was me at the beginning of the video. Apparently Corinne and I also sound similar.
After church Ellie and I went over to Doug and Donna's house to watch The Bible on the History Channel. Peter and Brittany ordered pizza and we watched it along with Omar and Grandma. Ellie fell asleep five minutes before the show began so I watched it while starting to cut out fabric for my quilt. I really enjoyed it! Now I am home and Ellie and Jon are sleeping and I want to head that way myself.

Ellieisms:
When Ellie is tired she is very rude and looks away from whoever is trying to make her smile. She also cries in a very forced-sounding way.
Ellie is well liked in nursery. One volunteer thanked me for letting her spend time with Ellie this morning. Um, come over anytime.

Since I sent around all the pictures from Tyler and Brittany's wedding I'm going to skip posting them tonight. Plus I'm feeling lazy and everyone here is sleeping. Bed is calling my name...

Friday, March 1, 2013

Growing Up & Cutting a Tooth


Thursday morning Jon had a dentist appointment before work so Ellie and I had the house to ourselves. I was meeting up with Mrs. Saint to go fabric shopping at 9:00 so I had to hurry up after Ellie woke up later than I anticipated. Kelly graciously offered to watch Ellie so Mrs. Saint and I met in Morgantown.
During the three hours Ellie hung out at Fenton's she behaved like a textbook baby. Kelly said she drank her entire bottle (over six ounces!), burped, then went to sleep without complaint. At noon when I picked her up at noon and headed over to AJ's for a lunch date with Jon.
Ellie reached her two hour mark when we were at lunch so we hurried home to put her to bed. She is very predictable and becomes very cranky right on schedule. Following her nap we went to the Reading Market to purchase meat and produce.
The market is about thirty minutes away and due to my slow moving Ellie was very sad on our drive home. She finally fell asleep three miles from home although she woke up as I was emptying the car. After a bit of a struggle she went to sleep in her crib while I finished emptying the groceries and regrouped.
Kelly apparently was not sick of watching Ellie after having her all morning and agreed to have her during small group. Jon came home from work and we ate before leaving for Morgantown. Our group rotates homes and tonight we met in the development down the road from Fenton's so it was very convenient. Plus I know Ellie is in good hands. When we came back to pick her up I went upstairs and transfered her into her car seat. Ellie never stays asleep but instead as Kelly was giving her report on her behavior Ellie was watching Kelly and just smiling so big. She loves Aunt Kelly.

Friday mornings I usually go to the gym for my Body Pump class. This morning Ellie woke up at 7:00 which means that she would be ready for a nap right at 9:00, when I should be leaving for my class. Since the gym does not have a location for sleeping I decided to skip the gym today and let Ellie nap. Plus, I am meeting up with some small group girls to run tomorrow morning. That seemed pretty legitimate.
Instead I did laundry, cleaned the kitchen, and changed sheets. Ellie even spent some time "working" and tested out a new swing (which they call a "motion napper").
The kitchen was in desperate need for a good scrub down so I did that during Ellie's nap. After Ellie's first nap we went to Walmart since I had forgotten to buy chicken at the market yesterday. Oops. I was making a meal for a friend who started a part time job which has been more like full time lately and has been a bit overwhelmed by it all. I picked up a stromboli for Jon and I at the Market yesterday so I only had to make a meal for her family. We saw Kelly and Clark walking into Walmart which was fun and rarely occurs.
We made it home in time for Ellie to go down for her second nap and then I ate lunch. Since she has been fairly consistent in sleeping about an hour and a half I decided to go over to the post office to send a couple things before they close at 1:00. Yes, our post office closes at 1:00. It's lame. And it took almost thirty minutes to send two packages and one letter (granted one package was heading to Uganda). Next time I'm going to a different post office. It's just conveniently close to our house.
When Ellie woke up from her nap I changed her diaper on the floor and thought I saw a tooth. Now this has happened to me before so I was looking really close and then decided to just feel and lo and behold, Ellie cut her first tooth. It's her bottom right center tooth and it's sharp. I tried to take a picture but Ellie was getting it.
Her finger is right on the new tooth
Ellie went down for her third nap at 3:15 and woke up about 45 minutes later. During her nap I finished the meal and we drove to Morgantown together to drop it off. Then we came home and hung out until Jon came home. We ate the stromboli and Ellie ate peas and pears. I was trying very hard to keep Ellie awake but finally put her down at 6:30 because she was so cranky. I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be an early morning for us both.
After Ellie went down for a nap I did the dishes, folded the laundry, then Jon and I watched the first two episodes of the Amazing Race. Anybody else watching this season?

Ellieisms:
Ellie's face becomes super red when she's booing.
Ellie steals both spoons when I feed her. Every time I bring a new one to her mouth she drops whatever is in her hands and grabs it.
Jon saw a picture of Ellie tonight (the last one of her on this post) and thought it looked like he did as a baby. That's the first time he's said that so I thought I'd post some pictures of Ellie and us as babies. What do you think?


Jon at 6 months



Our high chair pictures