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Sorry it has been so long since the last post. Our car was broken into about a week ago when we were visiting friends in R.I. and our beloved camera was stolen...along with our GPS, the diaper bag Jutsin gave me when Ella was born (sad) and my wallet, phone, and alot of Ella's clothes and her cute little jacket. I was sad about the sentimental items (Ella's cute little jacket and diaper bag), but REALLY not happy about the fact that our camera that we had literally saved money for for months before Ella was born is now gone. We were just running into a store (in the POURING rain)and could see our car from where we were. Lesson learned-never leave anything in your car, even in a "nice" neighborhood and even for just a minute or two. It certainly could have been worse and we are truly thankfulthat it is nothing more than an annoyance. As Thanksgiving approaches, we wish our family and friends all the best. We are thankful for each and every one of them and for our healthy and adorable, walking, talking (well, babbling...) daughter. Soon we will have a new camera and I'll post some pictures of her walking....here are a few pictures from before our camera was stolen...enjoy!

At our house the last 2 days has been not so fun. Justin has what we are calling the "0oga-booga", not really sure what it is, but it involves a sore throat and fever. Yuck. And Ella had her first trip to the dr. ever for a non-well-baby visit. She has had a lingering cold which Wednesday night turned into an ear infection. She was up every hour all night long. That is not like her, so we knew something was not right. The next morning she was tired, but okay. I took her to the pediatrician and they said that she has a "whopper" of an ear infection in her right ear and pink-eye. Her eye never looked pink, just gooky, so I had no idea. She is on an antibiotic for 10 days. She has remained in a good mood despite all of this and we are just hoping everyone is better SOON! In the meantime, Ella took 19 steps today! We have a walker!! :)

Happy Birthday to Ava!

We want to say a big HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY to Ava! She's one today! Ella loves her cousin (and we do,too!) We hope she has a fun birthday today....
We'll post pictures from both parties soon!

XOXO to the birthday girl!

Ella's 1st year!

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Happy Birthday, Ella!

Well, the day is here! Ella is one! It is a bittersweet day....we "survived" the first year of parenthood and I think we have done pretty well! :) Ella is thriving-a happy and healthy girl, what else could we ask for? One year ago today at this time, we had a six-hour old baby. We (I) survived a 31- hour long labor and became parents to one adorable baby. We are so in love with our little girl and we can't wait to see what the next year brings!

At 1 year Ella can:

-Crawl like a crazy baby at lightning fast speed

-Clap her hands

-Wave bye-bye

-Use sign language for "more" and "all done"

-Stand up unassisted

-Drink on her own from a sippy cup

-Say "Dada" for Daddy and "Ga" for dog

-Barks like a dog when we ask her what the doggie says

-Eat cheerios on her own (her favorite food)

-Sleep through the night-7pm-6 am (most of the time)

She weighs 23 lbs. 7 oz. and is 30.5 inches.

At birth she weighed 7lbs. 2 oz and was 21 inches.

Here are a few pics from the last year....party pictures to follow soon!

On the move!

Should we be afraid of what our future holds...in 15 years?!

Pumpkin in a pumpkin patch!

Ella experienced her first trip to the pumpkin patch. I am sure she will be going back a few more times before fall is over! We love fall and everything about it (except that winter follows...). This week our playgroup is meeting to pick apples and pumpkins, so more pumpkin pictures to follow!