I just put Ella to bed. She is such a sweet heart. She most times will just go down when she is tired. I think she is tired today. Yesterday was a big day for her. We went to the pumpkin patch and then had a big pumpkin carving party last night. She partied with us and then feel asleep in auntie Sarah's arms. I will be doing more posts this week with pictures so be sure to check it out.
We measured her today and she was 24.5 inches long. That is one inch longer then her doctor's appointment that was a month ago today. I can't believe how fast she grows. I love it and hate it at the same time. I love each new stage and hate that she is changing so fast. I feel like I don't really have time to enjoy a stage before she is off to a new one. I have noticed lately that she is really seeing her hands. She has been sucking on them for weeks but now she is really seeing them. She was looking at her feet the other day with such wonderment. I know it won't be long before she is playing with her feet. Some times I look at her as she watches things and I just wish I could hear what is going on in her head. And then I wonder how she thinks. Is it in words or is it in some unique baby way. It would be great to know what a baby feels or thinks as they discover the world around them. My friend Brooke was just commenting the other day about how all things are new to a baby. They don't know what a tree is. They haven't felt the wind on their skin or experienced any of the simple and ordinary things we adults just walk through. It is all so new to them. I wish I could have those experiences now as an adult so I could really appreciate the trees and the wind on my skin.
This last week when Ella and I were in Tri-Cities I was amazed at how babies can make us stop and enjoy life so much. Simple things that they do are more entertaining and fulfilling then our favorite movie or TV show. My mom had taken Ella into my old room to make the bed and she put her in the pack n' play while she made it. The pack n' play has a mobile with animals hanging from it that spins while music plays and lights flash. Ella was entranced. My mom called my dad back to have him see how much Ella liked the mobile he had just got to work and before we knew it my mom, dad, brother, sister-in-law, and I were all crowded around the pack n' play watching her. At that moment there was nothing that could take us away from watching this baby discover the animals and lights above her head. I was struck by the thought that a baby can make us come together as a family and how she is able to slow us down to savor the quiet moments before rushing back into the craziness of life. I know babies are a lot of work and caring for them can be exhausting, but really I feel like Ella slows me down. I can not rush her when she is eating nor can I help myself from just gazing into her face at times. Before Ella I felt I needed to be on the move to get things down. Now I stop more to simply look into her face. It is one of the best activities I do in my day.
We measured her today and she was 24.5 inches long. That is one inch longer then her doctor's appointment that was a month ago today. I can't believe how fast she grows. I love it and hate it at the same time. I love each new stage and hate that she is changing so fast. I feel like I don't really have time to enjoy a stage before she is off to a new one. I have noticed lately that she is really seeing her hands. She has been sucking on them for weeks but now she is really seeing them. She was looking at her feet the other day with such wonderment. I know it won't be long before she is playing with her feet. Some times I look at her as she watches things and I just wish I could hear what is going on in her head. And then I wonder how she thinks. Is it in words or is it in some unique baby way. It would be great to know what a baby feels or thinks as they discover the world around them. My friend Brooke was just commenting the other day about how all things are new to a baby. They don't know what a tree is. They haven't felt the wind on their skin or experienced any of the simple and ordinary things we adults just walk through. It is all so new to them. I wish I could have those experiences now as an adult so I could really appreciate the trees and the wind on my skin.
This last week when Ella and I were in Tri-Cities I was amazed at how babies can make us stop and enjoy life so much. Simple things that they do are more entertaining and fulfilling then our favorite movie or TV show. My mom had taken Ella into my old room to make the bed and she put her in the pack n' play while she made it. The pack n' play has a mobile with animals hanging from it that spins while music plays and lights flash. Ella was entranced. My mom called my dad back to have him see how much Ella liked the mobile he had just got to work and before we knew it my mom, dad, brother, sister-in-law, and I were all crowded around the pack n' play watching her. At that moment there was nothing that could take us away from watching this baby discover the animals and lights above her head. I was struck by the thought that a baby can make us come together as a family and how she is able to slow us down to savor the quiet moments before rushing back into the craziness of life. I know babies are a lot of work and caring for them can be exhausting, but really I feel like Ella slows me down. I can not rush her when she is eating nor can I help myself from just gazing into her face at times. Before Ella I felt I needed to be on the move to get things down. Now I stop more to simply look into her face. It is one of the best activities I do in my day.
Here is Ella out at in the field with Grandpa Whitney checking out the pig pen with her bacon onesie on. 
She looks so sweet when she sleeps.
Ella decided she needed to sleep in Daddy's spot.
Her feet were a little chilled so I put on her ducky slippers to match her ducky onesie.
This is the adorable yellow windbreaker that Auntie Sarah got Ella. Perfect on a crisp Fall day.
1 comment:
Adorable! Great writing.....good question on the thinking I have never thought about that before. Hmmm.....she's a blessing alright.
S
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