The latest....

So, Ella is 7 weeks old now! There's no question she is growing so much. Her 0-3 mo. clothes are starting to fit well (Carters) and be too small (Gerber). She has a 2 month well visit on August 10th, so it will be interesting to see how much she weighs & how long she is! Man this girl has some legs! Ella has started to smile at us now. This morning I kissed her hand and she gave me a huge smile. OMG! Adorable. The smiles make up for all of the spit up & middle of the night cry fests. :) She's also cooing & making all kinds of strange new faces that we love.

7.11.09 Photos

We had some pictures taken this morning. Check them out at http://www.nicolereyesphotography.com/ Click on Albums. Our album is El.a

SO CUTE!

Favorites

Here are a few favorite pics of Ella

Pictures

So our good friend Jen Weiland is starting to do photography with LaDeDa Photography. A few weeks ago she took some pics of Ella at about 4 weeks old and she has posted a few of the shots on the website. Link: www.ladedaphotography.com Scroll down and click on BLOG to see them.

Thanks Jen!

Karo Syrup

So....Ella's pooping saga continues. She is still adjusting to life with formula and we think her digestive system is still getting used to it, meaning she's not really pooping on her own. This makes her REALLY mad & crabby. Last night it took over 2 hours to get her down and then she woke at 3:30 for a bottle, but didn't go back to sleep.....ever! I finally put her in the cradle at 5:30 and then she started crying again about 6:30, when Jay got up with her. She fell asleep about an hour ago but just woke again for food. Jeez....

P.S. Yes, I know all about karo syrup in the bottles, and yes, I've tried it. I don't think it's working for her. Do you know how many people ask me if I'm putting syrup in her bottles? Seriously EVERYONE.

P.P.S. A recent picture of Ella back when she used to sleep!

Happy 4th of July!

We spent the 4th of July weekend in Worthington with family. It was Ella's first trip to Worthington and also her longest car ride so far. She slept the entire trip down there (which we weren't expecting!) and did pretty well on the ride back home, only waking up a few times and taking a bottle in St. Peter. Although the weather wasn't that great, we still had a good time getting out of the cities for a few days, and having grandma around for those middle of night feedings - thanks Mom!

POOP!

Newborns and poop. Ella has been an excellent pooper (like 8 plus poops per day!) until recently. She went over 24 hours without any sort of bowel movement and was SUPER crabby and irritable. Well, who wouldn't be?!? I'm happy to finally report - SHE POOPED! Whoo WHOO! I'm sure she feels a million times better, and so do I. I was really worried about my little Ella bean.