The week of New Years! Happy 2014!
We still had the week together, as school’s winter break was until January 2nd, 2014. Ella Mae spent many hours cuddling and playing with her parents this week. We had a little jet-lag issues with sleeping schedules, but she recovered quite nicely.
This week, Ella Mae went bowling with our friends Maddy and Maia. She was excited to talk to the nearby bowlers!
Ella Mae and Maddy at the bowling lanes
Ella Mae also had play time with Kalen Lavelle. It is so exciting to see friends’ children growing alongside Ella. Sweet times.
Ella Mae and Kalen
Though she got many gifts for Christmas, Ella was more excited to play with pots, pans, and the occasional hanger. Silly girl!
The most exciting toy ever!
Continuing to work on her muscles, our little girl sat up often during the week. We leave pillows behind her, but she rarely nose-dives into them. She enjoys talking to her toys from her perch, as well as grabbing anything nearby. She’ll also squeal loudly to the rest of us no matter where we are, expecting us to squeal back equally as loud. We’ve become a noisy home.
Ella sitting and playing
Jeff discovered that she is a great mimic this week. Watch the clip of him waving his arms, and Ella copying! IMG_2349
Ella continues to chew on anything in site. Whether it’s bath toys or her new sippy cup full of water, this chewing should usher in those new teeth any day now!
She loves bath time now that she can chew on all of the toys!
Ella loves her sippy cup! We’re not sure if she drinks the water or just lets it pool in her mouth, but it’s cute!
The last exciting moment of the week: she’s pulling to stand! We’re not sure where she’s at with crawling, but Ella began to grab hold of our shirts and pull herself to a standing position. Once up, she proudly squeals and wobbles. As an experiment, I set her arms on the edge of the excersaucer. Check out the video!IMG_2383
Ella learning to stand
Until next week, we’ll keep snapping pictures and loving up our growing girl!