Learning to Stand

Another video for you today, and a blog post 2 days in a row, what is going on here?!

It should be noted that she is standing on her own this whole vido except for the part where she "falls" into Nick... such a big girl!

5 Months Old!

Today our little Ella Bear is 5 months old!  She seems like such a big girl now, I can't imagine how it will seem when she is a whole year old!

According to Great Grandma Boehm's baby scale Ella weighs 15 pounds and is approximately 24.5" - although it is very hard to measure an active little girl!  She is wearing 6 month clothes still and still Costco size 1-2 diapers.  She has started to sleep through the night regularly again - which makes for happy mornings and happy parents!  She always wakes up with a big smile on her face!

Our little girl had a big day yesterday!  Not only did she try some sweet potatoes for the first time she also started crawling!!!  She is a girl on the go!  She loved the sweet potatoes, although she did look pretty confused at first - but she quickly decided it was a good thing :)  She has been on the verge of crawling for weeks and finally figured it out last night!  She needs constant supervision now.

And to wrap it up... a look back...

Little Mover

Every day at day care they tell me how much Ella is moving around these days and playing with all the toys!  I finally got some video of her rolling and even maybe (eek!) trying to crawl!  This video doesn't really show it very well, but when she is on her tummy she has started pushing her butt into the air and trying to push forward.  I'm not sure we are ready for such a mobile baby!

Eleven

That's how many hours Ella slept last night!  You better believe we all feel well rested in this house today!

Watching her play these days is so fun, she is so much more interactive now! She will roll from side to side (sometimes all the way over) to reach for toys and pick them up and then (of course) bring them to her mouth to chew/suck on.

She also really plays in her jumper, she is reaching for the toys and even bouncing up and down.  She seems so big now and I just can't imagine how big she is going to seem in just a few more months!

Ella ROLLS OVER!

Today is a BIG DAY!  Ella figured out how to roll over for the first time!  She didn't know what to do when all the sudden she ended up on her stomach!  She stayed with her face into the carpet for a bit before she finally picked her head up and gave me this cute face.

We also had another good conversation tonight...

Such a cutie pie!

It's Here!

I just finished my home deep clean and everything is ready to go for a GREAT weekend!  So many things to look forward to!  Tonight marks the start of college and MSU football season! AND Ashley, Jeff, Molly and Oscar are all on their way for the weekend!  So this will be Ella's first slumber party.  I have talked to her all week about sharing her toys, so hopefully she will be a good girl.

Bath fresh!

I realized today that without thinking about it I am planning on making Mama VanderLaan's (Mo's Mom) taco dip and Mama Hannen's (Emily's Mom) sandwich for 12 to enjoy during our college football watching tomorrow.  So in a way it will be like all of the 1054 college roommates will be back together!

Our plans include crafting and football watching tomorrow and Sunday we are heading out for Ella's first baseball game to see the Brewers!  Depending on the weather it may also be her first tailgate as well :)

She will be more excited once the game actually starts :)

It's gonna be a great weekend!  GO STATE!

Meijer is Coming!

Just got the amazing news that Meijer is coming to Wisconsin!!!  I'm thinking of volunteering at the construction site just to get it here faster.  AND it will only be 20 minutes from our house.  Now I will just try and be patient for the next year or so while they build it...

Ella is also very enthusiastic!

Yes, this news is so good it warranted its own blog post.