Growing and growing..

Grammy S and Ella- her first sun hat
2nd sun hat-- we couldn't resist
who is the crazy lady behind me?
Daddy and I rocking the Obama-- but wait it doesn't look like he has a nose.. oh well... 
Me & My crab friend-- he is very tasty
Camera thief... 




 The parents and their little chickadee after her first bite of cereal.. she keeps growing and growing! Next week 6 mo well visit! Stay tuned!

Ella Jane + Cereal = Total Cuteness

Hello All.. Ella has gotten a taste of cereal-- clear to say she likes it... enjoy! Sheila, Jake & Ella Jane xo

Babes enjoying the weather

Timmy- Ella's bud at daycare

Miss Ella Jane enjoying some sun

Adventures of Ella and Timmy- step 1 enjoying the double stroller!!

2 cute for words- lets get this show on the road!

Mommy and her flower child! 

Well hello everyone! I hope you enjoy the pictures, Ella has been having a blast at daycare as the weather has become more seasonable! See her friend Timmy- they are so adorable in their little hats! Ella is doing great- we can't believe she is going to be 6 months in a few weeks! We really want her to stop growing up- Jake has threatened to ground her! We had a milestone this week - well several- major and minor! First up the major milestone- Ella rolled over from back to belly! Of course we missed it! We were in the kitchen cooking for a second and turned around to find her on her belly!! Oh well she repeated several times there after. This milestone coincided with the appearance of the fake cough! It is hilarious- still worries Daddy, but Ella is such a ham and enjoys any ounce of attention she gets and this is one extra way of getting it! It is especially funny when I am on the phone- oh yes! She has also begun to really enjoy going out in public, I shouldn't really say start- she has always been very curious- but now she is eating up all the attention with coy little shy moves. We have a drama bug I am afraid! Right now we are enjoying a visit from Grammy Sweeney. It is so sweet to see them playing together or Mom reading to her. It melts my heart- I absolutely love it! I am sad that we will be bringing mom back to NY Mother's day weekend :( But hopefully she will be up again soon over the summer. I think she has been surprised at how fast Ella is growing! 

Everything else in our lives is going pretty well- we are now in full yard cleanup- we have way too many leaves!! But we now have our side garden cleaned out so the tulips are in full force and the hydrangea bushes are ready to bud this summer! It is so nice to see the green coming back! We hope everyone else is well! Talk to you soon! Love, Sheila, Jake and Ella Jane.

Stay tuned for more pictures soon! 

Tummy Time Etc

I call this her "hey what up! " pose
Ella tolerates tummy time below... she is so close to rolling over. She can do tummy to back no problem but back to tummy still takes some nudging..


Hello All, 

Ella is doing great! She is about 4.5mo old now! it is crazy and she is growing and changing seemingly every day. Her newest things- a screechy laugh- it is pretty funny. She mixes it in with her "talking" Especially likes to use that noise for dad. She has also started really noticing food- so she will most likely be ready for solids in another month and half when we start at 6months. She is also getting grabby with our dinners! So soon we plan on starting eating dinner at the table (we are usually lazy couch eaters!) and putting her in the high chair to get used to it. Should be fun! Stay tuned. Not too much is up around here- just lots of fun each day. We are heading to NY for Easter weekend and to kidnap Grammy for an extended visit up to Maine. We can't wait to see Grammy's face when she sees this "big kid" we have now! Quite different form the 4-5week old we had at Christmas! We also hope to see Uncle Brian, Uncle Jim & Co as well as the Locke clan. If not all on this leg of the trip next time we come through to bring Grammy home. Well it is getting late for this old lady- Ella has been getting us up at about 6:30 lately so time for me to turn in. Enjoy the pics! Love, S, J& EJ xo

Daddy's First Post

This my first post and I don't have that much to say other than we have a great baby. We have been very blessed to have such a wonderful little baby in our lives. She keeps us as happy as two tired parents can be, and even then she's amazing us every second of the day. We love her very much. Here are some more wonderful pictures.

4 mo check up & Giggles

Hi Everyone, 

Ella had her 4 month check up yesterday. She was a trooper with 3 shots! She is weighing in at 15lbs 1 oz and 23inches long. So she is a growing. She is 'talking' a bit now- in the car seat, on her way to sleep. We were treated to a 5am talking session Sat morning. She talked to her self for about 20 minutes then went back to sleep. Such a cutie. Enjoy this giggling clip. Love to all, Sheila, Jake, & Ella Jane xoxo

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!