We Love Fall

Ellie's Room

I have been meaning to take pictures for some time now, but it wasn't 100% complete. But NOW it is! I still want one more thing for above her bed, but that will be quite a task to make.

Ellie says "Let me take you on a tour".


Ellie's door stickers.


The one last place that needs a little something special.


Homemade art.


Ellie's rocking chair, shelf with piggy bank, and her tree that holds all her hair accessories.


Ellie's dresser that was previously my dad's as a kid, mine, and my brothers.


Something pretty to look at during diaper changes.



You might also notice that her bed has been dropped to the lower setting. Last night, Ellie woke up uncharacteristically at 1 am - Jared went in and to his surprise, she was sitting upright in her bed! Talk about freaky. I told him that if I had gone in there it would have shocked me so much I probably wouldn't have been able to go back to sleep.

10 Months

Today Ellie is 10 months old. Geez. I am excited in looking forward to her 1 year birthday, but where has the time gone.


If you've been reading the blog, you know what Miss Ellie is up to. Crawling! Well more like scooting on her tummy, but she is getting around between that and rolling. What's new in the past couple of days is that she is really really trying to pull herself up on to objects (like the coffee table, toys, us!). Its really getting to be time to baby proof the hosue and to change our habits about where we leave stuff.

Ellie also has her third tooth. Not on the top like you might expect though. She has three bottom teeth. I still think her top ones are coming in - this is noticible through her increased fussiness, lack of eating or drinking her bottles, swollen gums, etc. Let's hope they break through soon.

I'll have to post some pictures later - we are headed to dinner with Jared's Aunt Happy and Uncle Forry. :)

Crawling

Provide a little motivation and this is what you get.

Note: After I posted this, I watched it and the audio is off on the video. What I say makes a lot more sense about a minute later.

Poor Vegas

For those of you who have met our kitties - Vegas is the long haired one. She is 5 years old and for the majority of those years we have been able to maintain her fur. Unfortunately, lately it just seems like no matter how much we brush her, she mats sooooo bad. The other night I tried to cut them out the other night and realized how bad they had gotten. So yesterday I called the groomer and today she got shaved. Poor kitty. The groomer said she did amazingly well, much better than most cats. She seems much happier too.

BEFORE:


AFTER:

Fall = New Clothes

Ellie gets to tap into a new box of clothes given the cooler weather and the fact that she is in her 9 month size these days. This outfit was just too cute not to share.

Oh and don't let the picture fool you. She isn't standing on her own, just leaning back against the table. Although I will admit that she was able to stand there for quite a long time.

Playtime with DaDa