Wednesday, January 20, 2010

11 Months


So, I started this post a few days after Ellie turned 11 months old and now it's 2 weeks later. Just in these last few weeks she has started doing so many new things it's hard to rewind back to 2 weeks ago in my head. One thing to celebrate is that her top 2 front teeth FINALLY came in this past Saturday. We were beginning to think it would never happen. Her comprehension of what we are saying has taken off as well lately. It's so neat to watch her respond according to what we say or do now.
She is eating all table foods now and loving it! Her only dislike so far has been green beans. She spits them out every single time. I have begun weaning her down to 3 nursings a day now and have begun introducing a little cows milk in the afternoons. So far she doesn't seem to mind it, which is good. I never thought that I would be one of those sad moms who didn't want to stop nursing her baby at 12 months, but I am! I love those sweet times with her and will miss them so much.
As far as sleeping goes she is still taking 2 naps, but her morning one is not very long these days. The most I can get out of her is 45 minutes, but she falls asleep most days without a fight so I know she still needs this sleep. Afternoon naps are around an hour most days. Because she isn't sleeping much during the day she has been going to bed right at 7 lately, which has been nice for Brad and I.
Plans are well under way for Ellie's first birthday party. I can't believe how quickly it has come!

A Trip to Charleston

Ellie petting Sassy
Outside the Charleston Aquarium

Time with Aunt Leah
GiGi & PaPa

Walking to the beach with daddy


Checking the ocean out

A few weekends ago we traveled to Charleston for a long weekend with Brad's grandparents. They rented a house on Sullivan's Island for the whole month of January and we decided it would be a good opportunity to visit with them as well as Brad's sister Leah, who also lives in the area. While we were there we enjoyed lots of good food (thanks to Brad's grandma and Charleston's wide array of amazing restaurants) as well as great time with family. Here are a few of our personal highlights of the trip;

Brad got to eat at Kickin Chicken on Saturday for lunch, his favorite place to eat in Charleston! They have this Buffalo Chicken Sandwich that he loves. These days he loves anything with hot sauce and frequently grabs the Frank's to put on whatever we are eating for dinner. He's even made wings a few times with the fryer Leah got him for Christmas...yummy!

Ellie loved watching and living with Sassy, Grandma & Papa's dog for a few days. She really liked Sassy more from a distance rather than close up, but she never got too upset. One night while eating dinner Ellie figured out that if she dropped food on the floor Sassy would stay close by to eat it. Needless to say, Sassy had quite a feast that night. Ellie also loved spending time playing with her Aunt Leah and Gi Gi too!

My personal highlight was not having to plan, cook, or clean our meals. I offered to help but Grandma told me to rest, and I gratefully obliged.

Grandma and Papa, thank you for a fun and relaxing weekend!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Giggly Girl

Please excuse the shaky video...it's hard to keep the camera still while trying to make Ellie laugh!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Friday, January 1, 2010

Pony Ride

Ellie got a pony from her Great Granny & Paw for Christmas and she is too cute for words on it! Here she is riding it for the very first time...