Papaw and Ty visiting his chickens
Papaw loves his Grandaughter!
We are reverting backwards to eating with hands again and no spoon. I guess messy is more fun
Second play date with Anna and Brooklyn. Reilly are pretending to be babies again
Who needs Sears? Homemade photo shoot :)
Gorgeous princess
Uncle Jason and Ella
Me, Ella and Poppa
Poppa, Grandmommy and Ella
Tyler and Ella with Poppa, Great Grand Poppa, and Grandpa Rob
Lifting her head!
First Haircut. Come to find out poor Tyler had a fever and was sick :(
Eating with hands again.
Funny how babies barely blink
First playdate with Anna and Brooklyn. Tummy Time!
My boys are handsome!
Ella on Christmas Eve
Family photo in front of our new Christmas tree.
YES we look alike :)
First bath!
FIRST Tummy Time!
Claire and Maddy LOVE Mr. Tyler!
Claire and Maddy also LOVE holding Miss Ella
So I've been a bad blogger since Ella has been born. There have been higher priorities when both kids are sleeping...and that was ME taking a nap too! All in all it's been a very exhausting, sometimes stressful, patience testing, but BEST time of my life. I'm sad my maternity leave will be over in 2 weeks!
Below is a small recap of the past 2 1/2 months!
Ella is everything we prayed she would be: beautiful, peaceful, easy going, and mostly a good sleeper. Just a few days after being born she was eating 3ozs per feeding! WOW, this little girl is growing! She was discharged at the hospital at 6.8lbs and up to 9.9lbs by her one month appointment and 11.12lbs at her 2 month appointment. As far as length, turned out Riverside didn't measure her that accurately at birth. They said she was 20.5" but at her 4 day Dr Appt she was measured at 19.5". At her 2 month visit she has already grown to 22.5"!! Like Tyler, her head is in the 96 %. Ella and Tyler are proving to be very different already. Although many people think they look alike (including me) Miss Ella sleeps on her back (thank God!), LOVES her swing (will swing for hours), hates playing on her belly, has only lifter her head off the ground a few times, slept up to 7 hours at night (5 on average), LOVES having her diaper changed (She always smiles and coos at me as a big thank you for changing her. ), LOVES car rides, LOVES her car seat, LOVES being swaddled, and LOVES her mobile. Overall, she couldn't be more different than her big brother Tyler when he was her age.
As for Tyler, he has been an angel. He loves saying Baby - Ella or as he pronounces it, Bahbee, A-ya. He continues to thrive and just last week said Mommy for the first time! Now he says it all the time. He is my little buddy and has no doubt learned to love saying more name more now that we have been able to spend more time together at home. Since Nate works from home on many days I tried to find a way to distract Tyler from crying at his office door while I was busy with Ella. The result? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse turned out to be a hit! I was so glad he would watch TV even for 2 minutes while they sang the "Hot Dog Song". Moi Moi MOI! or "More" in our language. Awesome, Tyler loves the singing and dancing on TV!! Success! Sure, Ty, Mommy will rewind the TV for you. YES a distract. A week later, I’ve created a monster! "Dit-doh, Dit-doh" - Translation "HOTDOG". Tyler brings me the "Mote" first thing in the morning, "DitDOHH", after Mickey ends, MOI MOI MOIII!! Okay my son went from not liking TV to becoming obsessed with it! On another note, Tyler has started to call Nate, "Nate" instead of Daddy, so I guess I need to call Nate "Daddy" for awhile. Ha! More Tyler changes, 25lbs and 34" at his 18 month Dr appointment. He loves diving head first off the couch, standing on chairs, burying himself with pillows, playing in the snow, and throwing all his food off his highchair. He always asks about Ella and wants to know where she is. Sometimes he gives her an unexpected kiss and it melts my heart. I love my kids and pray for their continued health and safety.
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