Saturday, February 14, 2009

What a Difference A Year Makes...



This picture was taken exactly one year ago today-Ella was almost 4 months old. Now she is a full-blown toddler! I miss the baby days, but she is so fun these days-we love her so much and are so blessed to have a happy, healthy baby/toddler!
Happy Valentine's Day!

Friday, January 23, 2009

15 Months!





Wow!

Ella turned 15 months! Hard to believe. She had her 15 month check-up today. She is perfectly healthy. She weighed in at 24lbs. 7 oz. and is just over 31 inches. That means she has gained 17 pounds since birth and has grown 10 inches! Getting to be a big girl. She is into everything-walking/running, climbing onto chairs and steps and is just constantly on the go! She has several "words"...mama, dada, Sadie, doggie, baby, didi (binky), ball, and go. She is turning into a little girl and we are enjoying every second! Although she has started having a few little tantrums...

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Friday, January 2, 2009

Christmas






We had a great holiday all together. We spent Christmas Eve and the following day at Ella's grandparents. Christmas Eve afternoon we went and saw Santa arrive on an antique firetruck. Ella was sleepy, but was very excited when Santa gave her a cute puppet. That evening we had a quiet night and went to midnight Mass (well, Ella stayed home with Grandpa and Auntie and slept). The next morning Ella was so surprised that Santa had come and he left her lots of great gifts! She LOVED her kitchen that Daddy made and her Bitty Baby doll and cute clothes from her Aunties. Ella's CT cousins came over mid-morning and all the kids had fun opening gifts and playing. We had a great day and we are so grateful that we all could be together and are healthy.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

Some people



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!