*Splash*

Having a little splash time!

Cute baby rolls!

Of course, Tattoo had to stop by for some play time and kisses!

My 12+ month old!

12 months stats:

29 inches (up from 28 1/4 @ 9 months)

17 lbs, 15 oz at the first visit. Since that was only up 3 oz from her 9 month weight and only in the 5th percentile we had a re-check on her weight and ears a month later. 18 lbs, 15 oz at the second visit.

Recent happenings:

Says with purpose: mama, dada, tata (our dog).

She also points and says something that favors that of a female cave girl/woman.

She is the proud owner of 5 teeth. And loves to show them off with that adorable smile!

She walks, jabbers, drinks milk, destroys anything made of paper, loves shoes, bath time, books, baby wipes and qtips. She also loves to go outside, ride her bike with Daddy, play with the waterhose/sprinkler, play (eat) sidewalk chalk, throw (eat) gravel, collect (eat) acorns and leaves.

Wears a mixture of 6-12, 9, and 12 month clothes depending on the brand. Wears mostly 12 month pjs and size 3 shoes

Sleeps about 12 hours at night. Going to bed between 7:30 and 8:30 and waking about 8 to 8:30. She still takes usually two naps a day for about 1.5 hours a piece, although she can power through and make it on one nap if need be.

Eats everything and frequently. Bananas, blueberries, mango, corn-on-the-cob, green beans, carrots, chicken, cheese, yogurt, applesauce (the squeeze kind), goldfish, animal crackers, pancakes and anything I'm eating tend to be her favorites.

Eating a banana. Ellis style.

A little bike riding with Dada.

ONE

Ellis is ONE.

Her birthday was April 12th.

Yes, I'm a little behind on my blogging.

She wanted to party hard at her house.

With lots of friends and family.

And a whole lotta food.

I made her little smash cake.

And 4 dozen cupcakes.

She wasn't a fan of the party hat.

She loved her cake.

I think she got the idea.

Post cake bath.

Sharing the icing love with mama.

Everyone had a lot of fun.

The betrothed one year olds.

Andy trying to redeem himself.

He gave awful, dirty looks to E at his birthday party.

Cousins and friends.

Played bubbles, treasure hunt, and chalk.

In our very flat, huge backyard.

Love from Mommy and Daddy!

Happy 1st Birthday Swweeeeeeeeet Baby Ellis!

Happy 1st Birthday

Happy early birthday to our precious, petite princess!

Full birthday post to come.

Spaghetti

E + spaghetti = LOVE

E + spaghetti = BATH

My 11 Month Old!

Wow! Another month has flown by...

We're now on the count down to turning ONE!

This month...

• We have two new teeth, making a grand total of 3. Top middle right and bottom middle left. With her two biggest teeth on on the same side, we look a little uneven and crooked (but of course still adorable!).
• She started clapping for herself. Its so stinkin cute. Really.
• She's a true escape artist. We have a bit of a 'baby jail' in our living room and she can pretty much figure a new way out everyday! So fun for mommy and daddy!

(playing with the fireplace cushions she, so very kindly, took off)

• She loves to help me clean out drawers and fold clothes. And by 'help' I mean not at all. She can open her dresser drawers and then gleefully flings all her clothes out in piles before moving on to the next. Seriously, before I can pick all the clothes back up she has already destroyed another.
• She's a bit of a dare devil. She loves to swing high, do flips off mom, be thrown HIGH in the air, and climb onto anything she shouldn't. She really has no care for her own personal well being.
• She had a little cold last week that made her feel pretty crummy. She felt a little better as long as she was cuddle up next to mommy and Lammy.

She loves to lay in her baby ball pit and watch TV. You know, it's a rough life around here!

Organizing the wires behind the TV. If she doesn't do it, no one will!

I'm a little sad (ok... a lot sad) that this is my last monthly post before her big birthday :( I'm not ready to have a one year old! This year has gone by WAY TO FAST!!!

My 10 Month Old!

Our little 10 month old "baby" girl has been so busy this past month!

She can really crawl (like in a Speedy Gonzales kind of way), she can also pull up to stand with the assistance of anything (other small children, my leg, my hair, things that can not support her weight, etc.) and is already starting to cruise. So basically nothing is safe in our house.

She was granted one tooth (bottom right). That was fun!

She became officially to long for her little car seat, so we've moved up!


She eats 3 (very slow, messy) meals a day. She only wants to feed herself. She'll spit out any food you might try to sneak in her mouth to speed this process up.

Loves a sippy cup. But if she's not really thirsty, she'll just lay in the floor, suck and let it run out of her mouth to soak herself and said flooring underneath!


She still wants to nurse about 3 times a day and once at night.

She is wearing mostly 9 month clothes with some 6 and 12 months outfits thrown in.

She is still a complete mama's girl. She still only says "mama" but has a couple other sounds that are often heard. ("Baba" "Dada" - neither in reference to anything or anyone)

She needs two naps a day to be happy. And for mommy's sanity.

She gives the best hugs in the whole wide world!

She loves to pull my hair out in fistfuls, watch Baby Neptune, "help" anyone do almost anything, the puppies, taking a bath, reading books and playing with our floor vents when the air is on.


She is still a very happy baby! Smiling, laughing and making faces all the time. I'm so proud to be her mommy!

Happy early Valentine's Day for our little cupid!