Ella's Room

Here are the pictures of Ella's Room. She hasn't started sleeping in there yet but she will soon! :) We LOVE it!! I think it turned out really good.

Changing table tucks right into this little cubby in her room.

Thank you very much Grandma and Grandpa Leiby for purchasing Ella's beautiful crib and all the items she needed to go with it! We really appreciate your help!

Super Bowl

Wow I haven't written in a long time! I apologize. I need to get better at this so everyone can keep up to date on Ella!

She is all set for her first Superbowl! She is decked out in her pink Packer's outfit Daddy bought her.

Ella has started to stay awake quite a bit during the day now. She is very active during the morning and is really getting into play time! She is up to 3 to 4 oz's a feeding. She got to meet Grandma and Grandpa Leiby this weekend. It was a blast! They completely spoiled her. She has a new crib now and also all the other accessories for her room! We have the crib put together and I am washing her bedding now! I will post pictures tomorrow so everyone can see.

Family

Ella with cousin Brady - I don't know if she knows what to think!!! Cousin Zack was what we like to call a "Baby HOG" he was a really really good helper though! He loves little Ella so much!

Rob with his nephew Zack and his daughter...(ha! That doesn't get old!) Ella

Aunt Cindy - lovin' on Ella - she was so in to her I couldn't even get her to look up!

Uncle Aaron with Ella - he couldn't get over her cute little nose! :)

Grandma and Grandpa Zimbelman - Abby wasn't about to let Ella get all the lovin'!

Oh look it's Mom and Dad with Ella! Our first "family" photo! The picture before this had Moose in it too because he didn't want to stay away from Ella

Grandma and Grandpa Forehand! Didn't know that the window was so bright!

Grandma Mickelson - not sure where Grandpa was...I think he was still out on a service call.

No Tears Bath...

It's been awhile since I blogged...sorry just to busy being a Mommy!

Ella had her first bath tonight that didn't involve tears!!! YEAH!! She actually smiled while I washed her hair.

So Much Love

Last night Ella came with me to Bunco. (It's a dice game the neighborhood ladies get together and play once a month) - Only last night I was surprised with a Baby shower instead of Bunco! It was such a surprise! They totally got me. It was so cute. All decorated up and everyone totally spoiled little Ella! I was so moved by this. It is amazing to have so many great friends in my neighborhood. I couldn't imagine raising Ella anywhere else!

It has been a whirlwind since we got home. I think we have only had like 1 day in over a week where Ella didn't have a visitor!! That just means she is loved though. I can handle that! My brother and his wife Cindy are coming down to meet their niece tonight. I am looking forward to that. I really can't wait for her to meet her cousins. Zack is going to be such a cute little guy - he is already talking about all the things he is going to teach her "because he is the oldest and that's his job!" He said he really wants to teach her how to fish! :) How cute is that!!

Then tomorrow - weather pending... we have a Baby shower with family and friends at my Mom's house - I think she invited a TON of people it will be a full house for sure! It seems surreal to me that all of these showers are for me and MY daughter! Ah I am still not over how AWESOME this Mom stuff is.

Here are a few pictures I just had to share!!

This is my mother and Ella! They are both smiling so cute!! It was Ella's first trip to Grandma's house on Wednesday. My mom leaves for Texas at the end of the month so we are trying to get lots of Ella time in for her before she leaves.
Ella and her Puppy Moose. They are doing so good with her! I think she lost an arm in that big sleep sack though! :)
Oh Ella and her other puppy Abby! Abby lifted her head and then went right back to sleep. :)

Ella's Doctor Appt

Ella went to the doctor for her 2 week check today. It went very well. She did need some medicane on her belly button and she also had a slight case of thrush (mouth infection). She now has med's she needs 4 times a day but she likes it because it's fruit flavored.

Other then those minor things she was doing GREAT! So I was very pleased. We don't have to go back until she is 2 months now.

She has gained some weight. She was born 7lb 1oz she left the hospital at 6lbs 12oz and she was 7lbs 6.5oz today! That's my girl! She is up to drinking 3oz at night now. The 2 just weren't cutting it!

We have a baby shower on Sat at my Mom's and I am really looking forward to that!

We're HOME!

Well sorry I haven't blogged in awhile. We did get the call on Wednesday morning that we could leave and we RUSHED out of the hotel to the airport and were on a plane back home in about 4 hours!!

We arrived back in MSP about 5:30 on Wednesday and were delighted it had warmed up! Ella has been fortunate enough to meet two sets of her Grandparents and our close neighbors Gary and Arlene stopped by last night too.

The first night we were home she didn't take to sleeping in a bassinet after having a week in the hotel sleeping in her car seat! But thankfully she is a fast learner so by 3 am that night we had it figured out!! Now if I can just get her to stop thinking it's play time around 2 am we will be doing good!! Last night she was up from 2-4:30 just hanging out in her bassinet! I don't know how many times I had to hit the music light show button for her.

It is so great to be home. Abby our basset hound is doing awesome with her. Mostly because she doesn't really care yet because Ella doesn't effect her napping yet! Moose our boxer is very interested in Ella - he wants to be right there with you when you feed her and change her. He pops his head over the bassinet each time you put her down just to make sure you did it right! Then walks away and lays down guarding her! We still have lots of watching to do because moose is giant and not always gentle but the dogs are doing AMAZING with her! Way better then I expected!! I think it helps having both Rob and I home to give dogs and Ella attention!

So far we have only lost one of Ella's things to Moose..... He thought he needed his own Nuk!! I couldn't even get mad when I saw him because I was laughing too hard!!