Good times

Here are some new pictures of Ella. She has been such a delight lately. Most nights she is even sleeping through the night.

Lounging with Jelly Zebra. Notice her two bottom baby teeth.

Ear Infection - Round 3

Ella is just recovering from her third ear infection. This time it was in both ears which means another round of antibiotics. However, today we took her in to have a follow up visit and things look good. In the mean time since Ella is so prone to ear infections Jake went out and bought our very own otoscope so we can occasionally check her ears. Maybe since we bought the otoscope we will never have to use it.
On the brighter side, Ella has two teeth that have erupted and are very sharp, no more putting your finger in her mouth. And just yesterday Ella has begun to crawl, not on her hands and knees but she definitely uses her legs and arms to push and pull to get places. This is very exciting yet scary as a parent b/c now she isn't always where you left her. We'll try and get some video footage this weekend. The other neat thing Ella did yesterday was really say, "mama." Jake likes to remind me that she was saying "Dada" last week. Either way its very neat. Hope you all saw the Easter slide show. Here are a couple pictures from the other night where Ella had fun pulling out all her diapers.

That one must have been stinky

The Jogger

Last weekend Jake and I began training for Bloomsday which is a huge 12k race in Spokane. We decided that we would walk it because we wanted to take Ella but in order to do that we needed a jogging stroller. So we found one, bought it and love it!! One of the best parts of about the weekend of Bloomsday is that Brandon, Laura, and Bennett will be coming to visit. We are so excited to see them!

First Teeth

Finally, Ella is cutting her first two teeth. You have to look really carefully in order to catch a glimpse but they are there. When she drinks out of a glass you can hear her teeth clinking on the rim. So cute. Since her teeth are erupting Ella has been a little on the fussy side. I guess some good has to come with the bad, right? As far as Ella's mobilty, she can now go from sitting to her tummy, and can pivit in any direction. Next step is the actual crawling.
There are lots of new pictures to be posted so enjoy.

This girl loves her shoes!!

Ella at playdate with her friend Molly!