*This post is more for journaling purposes so bare with me.
Little Ella has become quite independent with a sassy little personality. She wants to do what she wants to do and she'll let you know. She is Little Miss Grabby Hands and doesn't like it when you take things from her. She has all sorts of ideas about what she should be doing. I think it's funny as babies learn to use their hands more. She pushes things away that she doesn't want (including our faces). She continues to be the happiest baby ever. All you have to do is look her way and she'll smile. She LOVES Apollo. Every morning she'll giggle at him and reach for him. He never seems to be old news. When Ella is excited to see someone or excited about anything she kicks her legs like crazy. It's so cute! She's almost crawling and moves all over the place in funny little ways. Sometimes she tries to hop onto all fours. She mostly moves backwards and in a circle. Almost 9 months old with no sign of teeth. I guess that's good since I don't have to deal with the grumpiness of teething yet and she will have healthier teeth this way. I'm excited to see what her percentages are in a couple of weeks. I know she's small and I just love her petite chubby body! It's little and perfectly round and chubby! I just love to hold and squeeze her. I can't believe how much I love her. She gives big, open mouthed, wet kisses that I love. She's so sweet. Scott is on his deer hunt right now and missing her. He was hoping she didn't officially crawl while he was gone. Not many men get the opportunity to stay home with their kids on random weekdays, all day long, without mom around. I think this is a special thing and a great bonding opportunity for he and Ella. He is an equal parent to me and knows everything about her schedule, habits, etc. Ella sleeps pretty well at night now (although she will never sleep past 4 a.m.or 5 a.m. without waking up) and we have her on a pretty good nap schedule. She will still only take 2 one hour naps a day. One day her afternoon nap was for 2 hours and I was so excited!! I got so much done. Some babies need a lot more sleep than others and she truly does not need a lot of sleep. It's crazy. I've decided that she's like me in that she wants to be doing something all day and doesn't like to miss out. She's a busy body/social butterfly. She is a big people (and dog) watcher too. She doesn't miss a thing.
Ella attracts attention everywhere she goes. People seem drawn to her cute chubby face. I literally can't go anywhere without being stopped at least a couple of times.
Pics of us at the fair this year:
Too bad we don't take many pictures of her:
Wish I had her long, black, thick eyelashes!
Her cousin Logan hugging her:
At lunch with friends (I know, this pic is random):
Apollo the football player
Ella was by far the smallest party-goer but that didn't stop her!
Loving playing in the balls
Such a smiley and happy baby!
We also went to Red Fleet and went boating. It was funny because Scott's 15 year HS reunion just happened to be going on! The water was a chilly 73 degrees so I didn't think Ella would want to get in but we put her in and she loved it! When we got her out she literally passed out in her towell and fell asleep instantly. I was a little nervous that she was too cold! We had a lot of fun at the lake and even ran into some friends. Thanks for a fun weekend Char and Rusty!
