Back to work

For those of you who don’t know, I went back to work in late August after being home with Ella for 10 lovely months.  So, needless to say, I don’t have a whole lot of extra time to update Ella’s blog these days.  I’m going to try to post about once a month.

Let’s see, whats new with Ella…  Well, she says “da da” when she sees Geoff.  She points at him, smiles, and says “da da!”  It’s really cute.  She’s understanding a lot too.  She’ll point to my nose, mouth, and eyes when asked, “where’s mommy’s …?”  And she’s really figuring out how to express her likes and dislikes.  Last night, she wasn’t really into the asparagus at dinner, so she kept chucking it on the floor.  She HATES getting her nose wiped (she has a little cold) and scrunches up her face and turns her head.  She reaches up when she wants to be picked up (or she crawls over and pulls herself up on mama or daddy’s legs).  When we’re outside, she loves looking for dogs, planes, and birds.  When she spots one, she points and babbles.  

Ella’s cruisin along on the furniture pretty well these days, and she can stand all by herself for a few seconds (I don’t think she even knows she doing it!).  I know that she’ll be walking soon, but it’s so hard to picture it. 

We’re planning for her first birthday party next month.  It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a year since she was born. 

So here some recent photos of our big girl.  Hope everyone is doing well.  I can’t wait to see everyone at Ella’s party!