Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Ella is Nine Months Old!


What a precious, sweet daughter we have! It's truly hard to believe that Ella is now nine months old. She smiles all the time, giggles often (especially at her brother), and is now on the move! Within the past week, Ella has finally decided that sitting around and watching Nolan play is not near as much fun as getting into the mix of it. She's so proud of herself that she will often stop and clap for herself. She's just too cute for words!

A few things I want to remember about her at this age:
*says Mama all the time!
*eats most anything, including what we're having for dinner (blended up, of course)
*has two bottom teeth, and it looks like there's three more on the way
*sleeps about 10-11 hours at night, takes two naps a day, with the morning nap being shorter than the afternoon nap
*is super flexible with her schedule and is willing to adapt to whatever the day may bring
*she will self-entertain for decent periods of time
*is very alert to her surroundings and wants to be a part of whatever everyone else is doing
*she's quite sensitive and will easily cry if she hears Nolan cry
*sadly, she's had recurring ear infections and sounds like she's congested almost all of the time
*she's still so bald, but bald is beautiful!
*will sign "all done" and "more"
*is simply a joy
*her bright blue eyes are striking
*her smile will light up the room

We thank God for this beautiful blessing!

I caught her crawling a bit at the beginning of the video. Then Nolan decided he needed to be a part of it. I love to watch them interact. Sweet siblings!