1st time doing tummy time...

We are working on it

1st time in her crib for naptime...don't be fooled...she was not sleeping, just hanging out. I think I checked on her every 2 minutes.

Little bit is making some big strides in the last few days. Since Adam is gone, I am trying very hard to get on somewhat of a schedule with Ellie. A friend suggested that we put her in her crib for at least one nap a day to get her used to going down in her own bed and also soothing herself. So that is what we did today. She fussed alittle but mostly hung out in her crib looking around. I think it wore her out more than anything because she didn't sleep at all basically after her 4pm feeding. So mommy is hoping for at least a good 3-4 hour stretch tonight if she is lucky. When she was in her crib today and she had been crying, I walked in to check in on her and she started to get some tears. I started to get some tears too!!! She is growing up so fast. We had our first tummy time today as well and read a book.
I also ventured out to the grocery store with Ellie by myself today which was a huge accomplishment as I was secretly panicking over this errand. I timed it right after a feeding and she did fine. Slept the whole time. Note to anyone from Fresh Market who reads the though. Please make bigger carts. I had to carry Ellie's car seat the whole time because it didn't fit in the cart. But luckily we on;y needed a few things. Ellie has also begun to grasp onto fingers and her passy. She has also begun to follow voices which is exciting and is starting to interact more.