Sleeeep

Mama is happy to say that she got 10 hours of much needed sleep last night! Ella always gets about 12 every night...but she has a cold (again!) - we're on day 12 of this cold...it's really not that bad...just the cough...and it's always the coughing in the middle of the night...she actually sleeps through it..and coughs during her sleep...but it keeps me awake and I often get up to go check on her, etc...so the night before I had about 4 hours of sleep...so last night I was ready to crash! Josh actually had a "guys night out" with his work friends...so I read for a few minutes and then I was out!

So I think all Ella needs for Christmas is a cardboard box...for the past 45 minutes she has just been happy as a clam sitting in a cardboard box playing with a few toys!

I think today we are going to upgrade to the next level of car seat for Ella...she will still face backwards but it will no longer be the infant seat.

This morning I've been battling her strong will...teaching her we don't hit. We'll see how it goes!

Here's a little video of Ella saying her favorite word....

Here is Ella fresh out of the tub...after her Daddy just gave her a bath....

Another picture from Vermont....(the whole family!)

 

Ella does understand quite a bit of things we tell her (haha - except for "no" - she may understand but chooses not to listen!) - but she knows what her water cup is and where she is allowed to set it after taking a drink, if I say, "Ella please come here" - she comes running over, if I hold my arms out she comes running over for a hug, etc....it's fun to watch her learn these new things!