Not much new today. Ella seems to be much better and isn't so grumpy. We went shopping this afternoon and she took a couple of good naps. We'll see if there are any reactions in a week as rashes and mild chickenpox are the side effects of her shots. Do you know they immunize for chickenpox?
What a crap deal that was for us as kids! Half the scars on my body are from those dang chickenpox!
We read to Ella and she loves her books. She's getting better at flipping through them and not chewing on them as much. We hope she loves books as much as we do...she doesn't have a choice really :)
Ella went in and had her 1-Year shots, three in all. She's totally grumpy and out of sorts this afternoon. After her first short nap, I was trying to feed her lunch and she just wasn't having anything to do with it. She just wanted to snuggle and when I put her in her high chair she had a total melt down. Doesn't this photo break your heart? So what do I do, I get the camera! I know, bad momma! She eventually ate lunch after a good 30 minutes of snuggles and sleeping on my shoulder. Boy, these shots have really done her in, maybe it's the first MMR shot.
She seemed a bit better after her second nap but still woke up wanting to snuggle a while before we got her going. It's odd seeing her melt down when you put her down, she's normally so content. I found a CD that Grandma had bought for her before she was born; a sing-along that Ella loves. Here's a video of Ella dancing... go Ella! It didn't last long, she's fussing and cranky again. Hopefully she'll be back to normal in a day or so...
We are so excited to announce the arrival of Oscar Ross! He was born today, on Stephanie's birthday, at 9 lbs 12 oz. I hear Mommy and Daddy are fine and Oscar is healthy and finally here!
Congratulations, Steph and Matt. We can't wait to meet him! Welcome Oscar! Ella can't wait to teach you some of the things your mommy taught her! We miss you guys!
Here's a video of Ella tonight just before bedtime. She loves to pace around and in the middle of the video check out her new dance moves! She has learned to dance (well, she just bounces up and down) when she like the music. I watch "The View" in the mornings and Ella will wave to the ladies when they come out, and clap along with the audience. She loves to dance when she hears music on TV and really loves the songs her learning puppy sings....
It's been a long weekend as Ron was at home recovering from his laser eye surgery on Wednesday. For the past 5 days we've been living like hermits in the dark. His eyes are doing so much better and I'm so happy for him... it must be amazing to be able to read things without glasses!
Ella had her one year well baby check up on Thursday and she is doing great. She's 21 lbs. 11oz. She got the go ahead for milk and can be weaned off a bottle... weaned... we just don't give her one anymore.
It's taken these past 4 days to get her used to milk. She wasn't a big fan of it and we have been giving her one bottle of formula at bedtime to make sure she's getting enough iron and calcium. Today was the first day she hasn't had any formula and drank milk with all her meals and snacks. Yeah! Though finding organic milk has been tough and it's very expensive. I'm going to try some local places for more selection. I've also found some swim lessons for Ella, starting mid-April, I go on Wednesday to register for them. It's about time!
Stephanie went into the hospital yesterday and we're just waiting to hear if she's popped out that baby yet. I predicted that she would have the baby early, on the 15th instead of the 20th...looks like I might be just one day off.
We can't wait to hear if Ella is going to have a new boyfriend or sister! YEAH!!!
I almost forgot. Ron went into the hospital today for his PRK eye surgery. If you can really call it "surgery" as it was a laser that took about 5 minutes! He was there most of the day, waiting around for the one doctor that was doing all the procedures in between patient exams. When I finally picked him up at 2, he was reading street signs on the way home! Amazing!!!! Ron had been pretty much blind without his glasses up until now but will have excellent eye sight. For the next few days he has to rest and protect his eyes and over the next 2-6 weeks his eyes will adjust. It was another reason we celebrated Ella's birthday early as we weren't sure what to expect after the laser treatment... would he be in any pain or be able to see at all. But he's doing great and enjoying his new glasses-free vision. Gotta love military health care benefits. Ella goes for her one-year check-up tomorrow.
Ella is learning to Peek-A-Boo...these pictures are deceiving though, they look like she's a pro at it but usually she'll cover her ears instead of her eyes and when you say "Peek-A-Boo" she'll uncover her ears and giggle. I'll try to get video of it...too funny. But every few times, she'll cover the correct sensory organ.... :)
This week has been busy visiting with Grandpa. We've had a lot of fun and celebrated Ella's birthday early...shhhh don't tell her! We had cake and photos on Tuesday night as it's spring break this week and flights back to Canada are booked up the next few days. We decided to celebrate on Tuesday, just in case Grandpa had to fly home early. Turns out he left late tonight and will hopefully make it back to Toronto with little trouble.
She opened her gifts from her Grandpa (a learning puppy that sings songs and uses lots of vocabulary) and Great Grandpa ( a toddler swing for our lanai and her one-year portraits we had done at Walmart). She also got a cute bathing suit and matching sandals along with a quacking rubber duckie from a friend, Jackie. Here's some pictures of her early celebration. I'll post tomorrow about the rest of the festivities...so cute!!!! We also saved her gifts from Grandma and Granddad and Ron and I for tomorrow.
We decided to have a beach day as the weather this week is unpredictable and it's best to take advantage of the great weather while we can. It's been raining off and on but it is "winter" here so hence the "rainy season". Ella has grown so much, all her clothes seem to disappear before she really gets good wear out of them (not to worry, she has bags of clothes waiting for her 18 month phase).
Sometimes, by the time I find something I'd put "aside", she's just able to fit it and within a month, it's too small. So I'm pulling out the 18 month stuff early this time and hope to get a lot better use of it. Here is a pretty sun dress from Aunty Carol (Nana Diane's sister) and though a little roomy, totally fits... and it's actually long enough for her. Thank you, Carol, it's perfect for the weather.
Happy Birthday, Suzanne! To another year of friends, family, love and joy. May your Margarita glass runneth over.... :)
Not much new today. Ella seems to be much better and isn't so grumpy. We went shopping this afternoon and she took a couple of good naps. We'll see if there are any reactions in a week as rashes and mild chickenpox are the side effects of her shots. Do you know they immunize for chickenpox? 
What a crap deal that was for us as kids! Half the scars on my body are from those dang chickenpox!
