Ellie celebrated her first Halloween. She was a Chick-fil-A cow....and I think she was probably the cutest cow I had ever seen! Adam and I tried to get free Chick-fil-a sandwiches off of her but she decided to have a little "accident" and we had to wash her Halloween costume so we are going to have to take her another time for free chick-fil-a. We didn't take Ellie from house to house this year but did visit a few friends' houses.
She is defintiley developing quite the personality and knows how to work it especially when it comes to her mom and dad. If she is wanting something like being picked up...she will start to whine and then as soon as we come, she totally starts grinning from ear to ear and hold her arms out like pick me up. She is starting to pick things up like teething rings and put them to her mouth.
We have moved onto prunes which Ellie enjoyed...then we went to carrots. And right now we are on pears. She is eating a whole container of pears a day.
This was a big week in the Foster house. Ellie has started on fruits and veggies!!! Her very first veggie that we tried was mashed up avacodo which went okay but I don't think I was able to get it smooth enough so for the time being I have her on organic jar baby food and then will attempt to start making my own food for her once she gets used to it. We currently just finished up the 4 days "allergy test" on sweet potatoes and they seemed to be a huge hit with Ellie. I think the whole act of a spoon going in her mouth is odd to her but every time I fed her she would smile so I think that is a good sign. And at times, she seems to enjoy the bib we have on her more than anything, but it's a start. Next on the list is prunes. Wish us luck!
Not so sure of this
This tastes funny
Not so bad after all
Our 1st attempt at mashed avocados and sweet potatoes
This week we have spent alot of time on a blanket outside enjoying this wonderful weather. Needless to say, I didn't take that many pictures unfortunately. I guess you have those weeks. So here is my one picture that I took from week 19 just to say I took one of my baby girl.
Enjoying the Fall weather
Ellie has discovered her voice and has started doing this crazy but cute shrieks. And it is so funny because when it comes out of her mouth, she seems so surprised.
I am feeling like the weeks are flying by since Ellie has arrived even more so now with me really delving into Stella & Dot part-time....there isn't enough hours in the day. I honestly thought me staying home, I would be able to get a ton done...not so much. The closets that were organized when I was nesting is now disheveled and I can barely keep track of the laundry.
But Ellie is doing amazing. Sleeping like I said has been a struggle even with Adam coming home. But today we did have a 2 hour nap in her crib all by herself...thank the lord. Because Ellie's baptism is this week and I ended up getting mastitis so I was out of commission for a few days. Ellie is laughing up a storm and loves it when we bury our head into her tummy or when we give her kisses on her neck. She has he cutest little giggle and every once in awhile will let a shriek out. So stinkn' cute. In the morning, she sits in her bumbo and we make Adam's lunch for him.
One of my most favorite times lately to watch Ellie is when we are running errands and she in that in between state of almost falling alseep and she seems so peaceful and is just watching out the window...I always am wondering what she is thinking.
Ellie also has learned how to work it in the cute deparment. She will be whining in her crib and as soon as we walk in to check on her, she stops crying or whining and will give this big gummy grin and wave her arms around.
Ellie had her 4 month check up and has bumped herself up to the 50% in weight...she weighed 13lbs and 13 oz. She was also introduced to alittle rice cereal in her bottle in the evening since I am not producing as much milk because of my mastitis. She doesn't seem to mind it. This weekend we will attempt giving her some with a spoon.
We also had Ellie's baptism at our church, All Saints. It was a beautiful ceremony even if the priest kept calling Adam Marc for some reason. Jackie, my sister and Adam's brother, Matthew are Ellie's godparents. She wore the gown that I wore when I was baptised. It was a gorgeous day out and we were so lucky to have all of our friends and family to celebrate. More pictures to come from this day.
Best invention ever...Mom used to put me in a laundry basket with pillows and I loved it so I tried with Ellie....it's amazing. As we speak she has been entertained in it for 45 minutes while I catch up with this blog
Her newest face
Ellie's godmother, Aunt Jackie
Ellie at her baptism...attempting to make a fish face ?!?!??!
Today was a great week...Adam was coming home and is going to be home for a couple of months! I know it will be nice for Ellie for see Adam on a regular basis.
Ellie is continuing to reach for things that are in front of her. It's amazing how one day, she isn't concerned about objects in front of her and then all of a sudden she starts reaching out and grabbing things. We are continuing to work on her sleeping...hasn't been the easiest thing...I thought by now she would be sleeping through the night, but turns out baby girl likes sleeping close to or with her momma....so thank goodness Gigi and Adam have been helping with this (although it feels good to be so connected and loved by something so perfect).
Adam and I also took Ellie to get our pumpkins for halloween. Unfortunately, it was alittle gloomy and a tad windy so I am not sure if Ellie enjoyed it that much but we got a few cute pictures. Now we are trying to figure out what her halloween costume will be this year.
Ellie is continuing to grow learn about new things every day. This week she grabbed her passy out of her mouth all by herself. Granted she just waved it around, but it was still a neat thing to see. It's amazing how excited you get about the littlest things when you are a parent.
She has discovered her legs. And I can only imaging when she starts crawling. She has gone from sitting nicely in her bath seat to lifting up and being a wiggle worm while we give her a bath. I have to have a hand on her so she doesn't fall off her seat. Along with that, I have had to start strapping her into everything which Ellie is not a fan of.
Auntie Christie was a wonderful friend and came and stayed with Ellie two weekends in a row. It was so much fun to have her with us especially since I was roomates with her for 4 years. We had alot of girl time to talk. She even came over one night at midnight because I needed some help and when Ellie wasn't feeling better, she held Ellie until she fell asleep. Auntie Em also came and visited for dinner a couple of times.
Ellie is starting to recognize people on skype and will start flirting and smiling with anyone you skype with. She loves skyping with her daddy when he's out of town and also her Great Nonnie and Great Popa Podgers who will meet Ellie during Thanksgiving this year.
Ellie had a big week. She and I ventured by ourselves to Birmingham to visit her Uncle Matthew, Aunt Jen, Cousin Mills and to meet her new cousin Hayes who was 4 weeks old. Mills is a wonderful cousin and referred to Ellie as "Cousin Baby Ellie". Ellie has also started laughing hysterically which is so cute. If you start giggling, she will start giggling. Adam also came home for the week which was nice considering that Ellie decides she likes to sleep through the night when he comes home. We'll see if it lasts when Adam leaves for Europe. Ellie has also had a special visits from her "Auntie" Christie and "Auntie" Em while Adam has been out of town. It has been nice having an extra pair of hands and just hanging out with the girls.
