Bouncey Seat -- good times!

Here Ella is enjoying her bouncy seat. Don't mind the parents in the background giggling because she isn't quite balanced and her facial expressions show it! She loves her gorilla too. Enjoy! 

Cutie Patootie...

Hello All.. Well Ella is a 1 week from 4 months old! It is entirely too crazy how fast time has flown by. She is growing so fast! She is really really into her hands and just started playing around with her feet. She has figured out how to "bounce" in her exer-saucer.   She is also laughing- a little tickling does the trick! She has also made a new friend. Aunt Stephie made her a very cute sock monkey who is debuted here on line! Very cute- we have named her Clara- she gets her fair share of play time, Ella likes to suck on her arms. Hope everyone is well, we are well and wishing spring would come faster. We did enjoy the nice weather this weekend in the 50's then snowed the next day! Yuck! But we were able to stroll around the block with Grammy B, it was great! We are really looking forward to Grammy S coming soon!!!! Still unsure of the date, but it can't come fast enough! 

Well thats all for now! Enjoy the pics! Love, Sheila, Jake and Ella Jane xo

New clothes from Grammy Sweeney

Beautiful girl in a beautiful sweater Grammy Sweeney made for her- so cute!
Play time- - check me out in my new excer-saucer- I am a little small for it and haven't figured out how to bounce yet but I like all the cool accessories.. 

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Ella's other favorite past time- bathtime- lounging! 
Daddy and Ella in another outfit from Grammy Sweeney-this outfit has the cutest pants- Jake and I want a pair. The best feature the teddy bear butt! 

Mommy & Ella- pardon the desheveled mumma look- Ella always looks good-- her parents on the other hand... 

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Hello All

Just a quick update. Ella is doing great. We had a recent bout with constipation which was not fun. She went 4 days!! Yikes. But finally we had a blow out Wednesday morning and the system seems to have been reset! That is the big excitement at our house. Ella is also rolling a lot- she loves to roll back and forth on her back to side on her play mat. Hands are still the favorite thing to suck on but she is now grabbing things like crazy- toys- moms hair! All going straight to mouth! We are having so much fun with her- hope we hear from you all soon! This weekend we are going to visit with Grammy Bornstein, Auntie Steph and Grandpa Bornstein- it will be fun for this little girl to make the rounds!! Love, Sheila, Jake & Ella Jane xo

3 months old oh my!

Grammy and Ella
Ella = the cover monster- she loves to snuggle her covers

Ella and Daddy- smiles all around

Hello All, 

Well we can't believe it, our little girl is already 3 mo old! It is so crazy. She is doing so well. Enjoy the pictures below and our little video of her "talking". I love her little coos- as you can see she is way into her hands. Starting to be interested in grabbing things but hands are still number one in her book. Life is great, today had a moms day out with my girlfriend Abby it was awesome lunch out and massages. Felt great. Dad was on Mr. Mom duty and he did awesome- I am lucky to have such an awesome guy for a husband and father to Ella. He cared for her all day and made an awesome dinner to boot. Well I better sign off, this mom needs to get to bed! Love to all, Sheila 

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Ella is doing really well, we just completed daycare week 2 and she is really enjoying it. I miss her when I am at work but it is so great to know she is getting a lot of attention. Jocelyn sends me pictures of her via email during the day so it is a great pick me up. I have included some on this post. She tried the excer-saucer they have at daycare and loved it. She couldn't "jump" but kicked her legs pretty good in excitement! We will probably shop for one for home because she was enamored with all the toys on the saucer part. 

Ella is really into her hands right now- loves to suck on them which is great when we are in traffic and I can't reach her pacifier! She has also been sleeping really well- 5-7 hours a night- last week we got 7 hours every night- it was awesome- sometimes she falls back to 5 but then sleeps another few hours after nursing so that is good for us! 

Not much else is new here- I am still adjusting to work. Along with being back after 10 weeks we are moving our entire lab to a new part of the building so that is nice but definitely makes things a bit chaotic at work. Luckily the ladies I work with are great- we are finally all sharing an office which will be a lot of fun. 

Well just a quick post, it is Jake's week on call for work so we may not see him much so I better go downstairs and hang out with my favorite girl and guy! Hope everyone is well. Love, Sheila xo

Daycare week 1

Hello All!

Well this was my first week back to daycare and Ella is 11 weeks old tomorrow. The first week back was probably a whole lot more difficult for me then Ella. She had been to daycare trial runs the week before last and did great with our friend Jocelyn. Jocelyn is the sister of my friends Tammy and Derek who just had baby Timmy in August. So it is just Timmy and Ella at daycare- which is great, she gets lots of attention and it is about 5 min from my work and 10min from home! Jocelyn reported that she was wonderful all day so it was difficult to get fussy baby at the end of the day- her fussy period is usually from 5-6pm on to bedtime. So this weekend has been awesome with having Ella all day- seeing lots of smiles that aren't so frequent at night! I am working 4 days now Tuesday-Friday so that will help. So that was our big news for the week- I am getting adjusted to working & pumping and being a mom- my plate is pretty full- but I love it! It has been great to get back to work and see my friends and my boss has been awesome. 

Well I better sign off- Ella is enjoying her mobile and we are gearing up for superbowl tonight- not really favoring a team- but looking forward to hearing Bruce Springsteen at halftime if we can stay up that late! Love to all, Enjoy these pics of Ella at daycare her first week! Love, Sheila