Aunt Tiffy's party

On September 25th Kate and Ella went to St Louis to visit Aunt Tiffany and Uncle Matt for a Not-So-Baby-Shower. Ella had a blast getting a mani and pedi, also breaking in Uncle Matt with an evening of crying.... without Mommy being around.

5 months Old

September 30, 2009 - Ella is 5 months old and changing everyday. Besides the fact that she wants to eat EVERYTHING, Ella is now purposely throwing her toys on the floor. She loves to stand, but hates tummy time.... she might skip crawling.
I have heard she is growing into different looks, people used to say she looks like Daddy but now like Mommy, Who do you think she looks like now?

"C" is for Cereal

Can it be possible that our baby girl is ready to eat cereal from a spoon?!?
Dr. Waier gave Ella the okay to eat big girl food at her 4 month appointment; having a case of denial, I put it off for a couple of weeks. I finally told myself it was time and also thought what better time to start than when Ella's Grandpa Wehmeier was up for a visit.
All I am going to say is the cereal was oatmeal mixed with apple juice, the pictures say the rest!

Ella's First Playdate

On Monday, September 14th Ella had her first playdate with a 7 week old baby boy named Brady. I (Mom) met Brady's Mom during prenatal yoga when I was about halfway through pregnancy.
Megan and I brought Ella and Brady to Storytime at the local library where Ella sat up for the first time! Ella watched all the little toddlers run around and was fascinated with Brady.

First Trip to Church

September 13th 2009 - NorthRidge Church finally comes to Saline via a satellite location.
Mom and Ella dress casual/cute for the grand opening of this exciting event, and make the 9:15am service. I (Mom) was nervous for the fact that I was leaving my Sweet Pea for the first time with Daycare..... just to inform you, Ella is a bit of a Momaholic. She is at the stage now that even when I am standing in front of her and hand her off she will cry. Hopefully it is only a stage! My nerves cleared when I got to the room for babies, saw she was the only baby attending, and there were four ladies to play with her, plus a million toys.
I am happy to report that she did great in daycare and look forward to next Sunday's service!

My Mom is HOT!

Grandma Gayle got Ella this shirt when we went out to Colorado to visit her. As you might imagine, Kate loves it! I have a feeling I am going to see Ella in this shirt a lot in the next several weeks. I say the next several weeks because Ella is growing so fast she is quickly turning all her shirts into mid-drifts. Until then Ella will proudly support how hot her mom really is and dad will smile because they are both mine!

Doctor, Doctor Give me the News

Ella had her 4 month physical on September 1st, and although she had just been to the doctor's office two weeks before for a reflux check-up, Ella knew this visit was different.
As Eric and I sit patiently in the waiting room (which was extremely busy) with Ella bundled up in her car seat, we noticed an unusual look on our baby's face. Her eyes were as big as half dollars and moving from side to side as if she were trying to find an exit, a way out, an escape route of any kind. After what seemed like an eternity, Ella's name was finally called and we followed the nurse to the room. Ella was doing great.... until.... Daddy started to undress her for her weight, and height. Ella saw this as the perfect opportunity to test her lungs out, she started crying from this point through the rest of the appointment.

I swear she knew what this appointment was about!

The nurse weighed her in at 15.5 lbs, and 24.5 inches long. Then Ella's doctor (Dr. Waier) came in to answer any questions or concerns we had before the shots were given. After getting the DL on starting Ella on big girl food, (yes Eric and I will be feeding her baby cereal... FROM A SPOON!) the doctor left and in came the nurse again, with two shots and an oral.
Ella received her immunizations, Mommy fed her and all was good with the world again.