Thursday, October 13, 2011

Moving

About a month ago, our family moved across the country.  I knew it was going to be hard, but I think I underestimated how much work and stress it would be.  That being said, everything went about as well as it could have gone.  Our flight was on time and and it wasn't full so Ella got her own seat.  She took a good nap on the plane.  Our cars and all of our belongings arrived when they were scheduled with no or very little damage.  Lastly, we found a house to rent within a couple of days of getting into Indianapolis.

We still have unpacking to do.  The master bedroom needs a little work and the garage needs a lot of work.  However, most of the rest of the house is unpacked.  This is the last box that needs to be unpacked in the living room. It is still about half full- I think the rest of it is full of wine glasses, which we have plenty of :)


Despite all the hard work of moving, I am so thankful to be closer to family and in the midwest.  I am also thankful that we got here in time for my favorite season!

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Wordless Wednesday




This is now what Ella does all day.  It is getting pretty easy for her to pull herself to standing.





Saturday, August 13, 2011

8 months

My little girl is now 8 months old.  Ella keeps doing so much fun, new stuff.  She now gets up on all fours in crawling position.  She rocks back and forth and scoots backwards, but is not crawling yet.  She REALLY likes to stand up.  If we put her sitting up in her crib, she can pull herself to standing.


Ella seems to be mad that she is not really mobile right now.  We try to keep her happy by putting her standing next to the crib or ottoman and putting toys on top for her to grab at.

She does pretty well at keeping her balance leaning on these things, but we are always right there because eventually she topples over.  Ella is continuing to talk now making s and th sounds.  I thought she used to be to make more mama sounds, but lately it is dada all day long.  Here are some of here monthly pics on her bear and other stuff she has been doing.