Insanity

Insanity has arrived. Let me explain.

1. Ella has had her first accident. Saturday morning, she lost her balance while hanging out on our bed & bumped her eye against the bedframe. See below. Ouch! Sunday morning her eye had developed an official "shiner." She's lookin' kind of bad ass. :)

2. On top of her sore eye, life with Ella has been so busy & stressful this past week. For whatever reason (I keep saying teething, but who really knows!) she has been extremely crabby & "attached" since last Friday. I mean, it's to the point where today I couldn't even go to the bathroom without her having a complete meltdown. I think I'm starting to go insane!! I've had a few phone calls with the dr's office and they don't think she has an ear infection and they think it's all related to teething. Ugh. There is a top tooth that has appeared to be ready to pop through at any moment (and I've been saying this I think for almost two weeks!) What's the deal! Let's go already!

3. Insanity. Have you heard of it? You might know that Jay & I love the P90X workout program, which recently has been all over TV (even QVC!). Anyway, we had great success with that program, and just completed a round of "Classic" last week. The company that produces/markets/etc. P90X has a new program out called, simply, Insanity. For real. This workout program is no joke. I am proud to say that I am 5 days into the 60 day program, and I'm sure I've dropped more sweat than anyone - ever. All I can describe it as is insane, so the title is appropriate. I'm looking forward to seeing how this program unfolds & if it's similar to P90X, I hope to see some results - summer is on the way, and I've gotta get ready! I'll have to provide an update or two as the 60 day countdown continues.

So the above sums up the insanity portion of this post.

Here are a few new pictures (really random ones) of Ella. I can't believe this Sunday we will be calling her an 11 month old. What?!

Ella, earlier today showing what remains of the shiner

Ella last weekend, chillin' out at home

This is Ella's latest move - looks to me like she's practicing her downward dog yoga pose!

p.s. I've been wanting to add this post since Saturday, but life stuff keeps happening!

Newest "talents"

A few updates on Ella:

- Her third tooth (top/side/right) made its debut on the 10th. I think there's another top tooth on the way. She's got all the symptoms - runny nose, tons of poopy diapers, and chews on anything she can find!

- Ella has 2 new talents as you will see on the videos!

Random catching up

Here are few recent pictures of Ella that I've been meaning to share!





Blue eyes! Who would have thought!



Ella checking out her new carseat.

Playing 3.28.10

Easter 2010

We had a great trip to Worthington for Easter. Ella had a good time seeing everyone, and it was nice to get out of town for a few days, even if it was hectic! Here are a few Easter pictures. . .

Easter morning 2010

Ella (10 months) with Chase (2 years) Chase was so excited to see Ella and was fascinated by everything she did (and ate). If Ella was eating carrots, Chase wanted to eat carrots, if Ella was eating bananas....it was pretty cute.

With Grandma Deb & Randy

With Great Grandma Alice. Ella really loves her! And this visit I really started to notice that a few of Ella's features, most definitely her eyes, are from Great Grandma Alice and Grandma Deb. All 3 have the same hue of blue. :)