Ella Kate- 5 Months

5 Months have come and gone and I still can't get over how fast time has gone by.  Ella Kate is learning new tricks everyday!

We have started EK on some solid foods and so far she has tried applesauce, sweet potatoes, bananas, peas, and pears.  Her favorites so far are sweet potatoes and pears.  I'm not too crazy about the peas or the diapers that come with eating them.   She eats them but I don't think she likes them as good as the other foods she has tried.  She is eating solid foods at lunch and at dinner time.  She has a bottle (5 oz.) about 5 times per day still.  We've tried working her up to 6 oz. but she isn't having it.  One thing we have learned lately is that EK will let you know when she's had enough!! :)  HAHA!

We are still working on rolling over with EK.  She's just not too interested in it right now and spends most of her time trying to put hands, feet, and toys in her mouth instead of rolling over.  She did roll over back to front and then front to back at Mom's last week (Monday, March 11th) right before we went to eat for Macy's birthday.  I think we scared her because all of us were cheering for her.  She also loves to do sit-ups.  No kidding.  She will lift herself up off of her back and almost to a sitting position.  We love every little ounce of her and all of her new tricks.  We also love seeing that big smile everyday.  No matter how stressed we can get sometimes, that smile is all we need to make things better.

Since the weather has warmed up, we have taken some golf cart rides with EK.  She absolutely loves it.  I think she could ride all day long!

We are looking forward to her 1st Easter on Sunday, March 31st.  The Easter Bunny may or may not have went a little overboard already.  Below are some pictures of our little EK over the past month.

 Having some sweet taters in her birthday suit!  Friday, March 1, 2013

EK & her Daddy before going to the Thigpen get-together at our church.  Saturday, March 2, 2013

 EK & Mommy!

 "All My Peeps Wear Big Bows"!  Love this little shirt and the little girl wearing it!

 ROTTEN!

Easter plate- her hiney is the face and her feet are the ears.  I know she's gonna kill me one day! :)

 This is a little of her attitude shining through.  Not into taking pictures on her 5 month birthday!  It makes me laugh every time I see it.  

 Now she's a happy girl!

 Love this serious look on her face.

 "Can I get down now?"

Playing on her owl mat this past Saturday. Love playtime with this little cutie! 

 And she finally got the foot in her mouth.  She is getting very good at this.

Love this picture- she's so at peace!

 :)

 1st St. Patrick's Day- Sunday, March 17, 2013.  We're so lucky to have this little one in our lives.

 My sweethearts! Love them both so much!

 Silly girl!  Daddy is behind the scenes making her smile!

EK's Easter frame! Adorable!

Ella Kate- 4 Months

I'm a little late blogging about Ella Kate turning 4 months old!  But better late than never I guess...

This past month has been so much fun!  Ella Kate is really getting a little personality on her and loves to smile and laugh at us.  It melts my heart every time she sees us and her face just lights up.  I can't get over her sweet dimples either!!!!  She is drooling like crazy and everything she grasps goes straight to her mouth!  She still loves bath time and just recently started sitting in her Bumbo.  She likes to sit in it and watch me in the kitchen.  Don't worry she doesn't watch me cook- I leave that to Hunter! HAHA!

Ella Kate is still sleeping through the night and luckily has been very healthy since we brought her into the world.  No sickness or anything! We hope she stays that healthy.  She has had a small case of diaper rash but it cleared up quickly.  Ella Kate had her first "giggle" (Thursday, January 31, 2013) when I was playing with her one night and it brought me to tears- the sound of it was so sweet.  We've been tickling her for a while but this was the first night she actually laughed about it.  My baby is growing up so fast!!  She is sitting up better and better and can really lift her head high when she's on her belly.  She did roll over from back to belly once for her Daddy on Tuesday, February 5th.  Mommy was getting a bath and missed it.  :(  We took EK to her first TCHS Basketball game on Friday, February 8th and she loved it.  She couldn't take her eyes off of the people and the players.  She also got to meet some of my "old" cheerleaders that I coached.  :)

At her 4 month check-up on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, she weighed 13 lbs and 11 oz. and was 25 and 1/4 inches long.  She's gained 6 whole pounds since she was born.  I think all that weight went to her thighs.  She has the cutest little fat rolls!  And I've already had to invest in a baby carrier so that when I go shopping without Hunter, I can just tote her around with me.

We celebrated her first Valentine's Day on Thursday, February 14, 2013.  I love having a little one to enjoy the holidays with.  I also love buying her all kinds of holiday goodies.  Ella Kate received some cute gifts from her Grandmas & Nana Linda! EK got to eat her first real food on Valentine's Day, too.  We plan on making all of her baby food.  Thanks KK & Granddaddy for buying her a Baby Bullet for Christmas so that we can do this for her.  :)  It came in real handy.  Her first meal was applesauce and she isn't quite sure about it, yet.  She eats a few bites, makes lots of funny faces, and quickly lets us know when she's done.

As I am writing this, we are spending a wonderful weekend in Hilton Head.  Hunter and I always go away for a weekend for Valentine's Day to spend time together and we have enjoyed our "us" time but miss our sweet girl like crazy.  She is spending the weekend with KK, Granddaddy, Aunt Sarah & Uncle Zach...and being a good girl I hear.  :)  Can't wait to get home and love on her!!

Below are pictures of her over the past month, a little video of her first real "giggle" and her first meal, as well as some Valentine pictures!

Music to my ears!  Love her giggles!!

Sunday, February 3, 2013:  Eating her hands!

Sitting in her Bumbo! She loves it now!

One of my favorite pictures...she's loving life!

Kendall, EK, and me at the basketball game! Friday, February 8, 2013

Brenna, Kayleigh, & Kendall with EK!!

Our happy 4 Month old girl!

February 10, 2013

Pure sweetness!

Loved decorating our home with pics of our little Valentine!

Love this frame for EK!

After we got home from her 4 month check-up!  Weighing in at 13 lbs and 11 oz.!  The doctor could not get over her cute dimples and thighs.  She said she was as healthy as could be!

She'd rather not discuss those shots again...

Grandma got her a new Baby Einstein DVD for Valentine's Day!  It's all about animals...which she loves!

Thanks for my new headband and doll KK!  She's already tasted both of them!

EK with her V-Day goodies from Mommy & Daddy

One of my students, Mariah, gave this cute outfit to EK! So sweet!

Eating her card from Memommy & Granddaddy!

Daddy showing her the card from Nana Linda!

EK says "Thanks Nana Linda for my card and book!"

Can't wait to read it and see all the bright colors inside!  

Daddy starting on her first batch of applesauce. 

First taste of "real" food on Valentine's Day.

"Ewww" EK says!

Our little "Heart Breaker"

 

Video of her first time eating "real" food!  :)

Ella Kate- 3 Months

Our happy girl turned three months old this past Thursday, January 10th.  She loved taking her pictures with the chalkboard and smiled and laughed at her Daddy the whole time.  I can't tell you how many times Hunter and I have looked at each other and said "She's growing up way too fast."

Not much has happened since my last post.  I've started back to work after all of the holidays and it's tough leaving my baby everyday but I know she's in good hands.  I get lots of pictures from Grandma throughout the day.  Ella Kate seems to be getting back into a routine as well.  She has went to sleep each night this week around 9:00 and wakes up around 6:00 to eat.  She has been sleeping through the night so well and we are thankful that we can all get a good night's sleep each night.

Ella Kate is loving her baths more and more and we've gotten to where we will let her sit and play for a while in the water after we have bathed her.  She loves to eat her fists ALL the time and is drooling a lot!  She also like to watch her Baby Einstein DVD's and will coo and laugh at them- such a sweet sound!  We think she's going to love animals because every time they come on her DVD is when she really gets to making noise.  I know that makes her Daddy proud!!  She's drinking about 5 ounces at each feeding and eating about 5 times per day.  She takes really good afternoon naps (about two hours in length).  She's actually napping as I update this.  We go back to the doctor next month for her four month check-up and to see how much she's grown these past two months.

We are so thankful for a happy, healthy little girl.  She is our whole world!

  EK's 1st New Year!  She didn't quite make it until midnight!

 Happy New Year everyone!

 Love her little birdie gown!  :))

 "Mommy, what are you doing with that big ole camera again?"

Our happy 3-Month Old!

 Being silly!

 Smiling at her Daddy during pictures!

 Love those sweet dimples!