New Year Eve!

Happy New Year!! Here is to a prosperous 2012!!

Bathtime!!

Thank you, Aunt Ashley!! I love my frog!!

Better!

She did much better today!!

Two hour nap in her crib and actually picked her head up!!

A day of firsts!

Ella had her first "serious" session of Tummy Time. She hated it!!


After her "work out" she had a bottle and fell asleep. I thought it would be a good time to "try out" her crib! That nap lasted about an hour!!


We'll try again tomorrow!! On both counts!!

"I don't want to do this anymore!!"

I earned this nap!

Shopping

I love taking Ella out in public! Everybody wants to look at her. Well she is pretty darn cute. But every woman older than me has to give me advise on how to raise her!!

I was standing in line at Wal-Mart tonight and the lady in front of me looked at Ella and asked if she was a boy or a girl. Granted, she was dressed in a baby blue sleeper! Not bothered by that! When I told her that the baby was a girl, the woman did tell me that she was beautiful!! Again, I already knew that! She then turned back around and told me never let strangers touch her because there were germs around! REALLY?!?!!!

I know these ladies mean well, they just crack me up. Do they honestly think that every woman that has a baby will put their babies in danger if they don't step in and give advise? I really hope when I get older I don't become one of them!!

Ella, if your Mommy starts acting like them, you have the authority to slap me!!

1 Month

Ella is one month old today!! It's hard to believe that four weeks have already passed.

She has changed so much in these few weeks. She started off not gaining weight like her doctor said she should Now I think I need to out her on a Baby Diet!! Just kidding!!

She's a pretty good sleeper. She usually sleeps about 3 hours at a time. Some nights she gives me 4 hours!!

We started breast feeding at birth bit when she wasn't gaining weight Dr. Olivio suggested supplementing formula to help her gain weight. She loved the instant gratification that the bottle gave her. Each time I would try to breast feed she would fight me at it. Each time was getting worse and worse; to where I was in tears I was getting so frustrated. So now I pump and store and she gets a bottle. We are both happy!!

Right now, Ella pretty much just eats, sleeps, and poops. But she does like to ride in the car to visit people. She doesn't seem to be anxious meeting new people. She loves just "looking" around at her surroundings. I think she'll be a People Watcher like her Mommy!!

She loves her dog and he lives her!! I've changed his name to Bubba T. I don't think Turd is an appropriate name for a child to call a dog!! Edgar is still on the fence with Ella. He has made strides to actually be in the same room as her now!!

We go to the doctor on Tuesday. I'll report then on her growth.

Ella, Mommy & Daddy love you so much and are very thankful that you chose us to be your parents!! I enjoy every day with you and can't wait to see what kind of women you grow to become!! Happy 1st Month!! I love you, Bug!!

Santa

Bedford had their Annual Holiday Tree Lighting! We didn't make it to the actual lighting of the tree. But we did make the perfect timing to stand in line to get our picture taken with & Mrs. Clause!! Danny was worried that she would wake up and start crying! As you can see she was perfect!!