A note from baby Ellie

"Hi, Ellie here. Let me tell you about my new favorite food: baby spaghetti. It's one of the few textured baby foods I actually like! It tastes fine, kinda bland actually, but it's waaaay better than finger paint! Mama says she doesn't like baby spaghetti as much as I do. I wonder why not?"

Hands and knees

After a month of commando crawling, Ellie did the tiniest bit of hands and knees crawling today. Yay for her!

It's ninety degrees today

First bath in the big tub

Remember her first baths in the hospital? Ellie's come a long way in 8 shorts months!

Finalization update

It appears that we're going to finalize Ellie's adoption on Friday, November 16, which is National Adoption Day. Just a heads-up!

At the zoo

At America's Stonehenge with Uncle Bill & Mumzy

Ellie went to America's Stonehenge on Friday with Mumzy and Uncle Bill. They had a great time exploring the artifacts and ruins.

Our pumpkin

Photos by Uncle Bill!

Uncle Bill and Ellie

Ellie loves her Uncle Bill!

Modern art

Ellie is an acrobat

Ellie likes zwieback

Baby in a basket

Gumballs!

Ellie loves this toy from Uncle Chris and Auntie Heidi.

At our favorite U-pick farm

Anklebiter

Now that she's mobile, Ellie's new favorite activity is following my Crocs and trying to teethe on them. Gross, huh? And a bit dangerous too, since I have to be really careful of her tiny body when she's underfoot. Other favorite on-the-move activities include splashing in Clara's water, pulling books off the bookshelf, chasing the pets, and trying to teethe on Clara's dog toys. She's a busy girl these days!

Happy 8-month birthday, Ellie!

Rocking the vote!

Outside our polling place

Signs at our polling place

Receiving our ballot

This local primary was Ellie's first election. She was very pleased to exercise her civic duty and narrow the field of city council contenders...oh wait, that was me. At least Ellie had fun smiling at the ladies who worked the polls. Primary Day rocks!

Ellie loves her beetle taggie from Auntie Trista