We also found our dear friend Grandma Shaw this weekend who we had lost contact with after she was in the hospital. We spent Sunday packing up her apartment so that we can find her a place to live that is more suitable for her needs. We were all really relieved to find her after not talking with her for 2 months...she is currently in WakeMed but as soon as she is out we are going to take Ellie to visit her. We have known Grandma Shaw for about 15 years and she has become part of our family so we are super excited for her to meet Baby Ellie.
Some highlights from this month:
-Smiles!!! They started out rare but now Ellie smiles at many things. She especially loves familiar faces, her ceiling fan, and the black and white quilt. Those are the things she smiles at most. She has even started squealing a little bit which I think is the beginning of her laugh because it happens with her biggest grins. Too cute!
-Stretches! The cutest thing EVER. Every morning Ellie stretches when she wakes up which is absolutely adorable. She balls up her fists and reaches her arms way up in the air behind her back, arches her back and blinks her eyes. Priceless!
-Ellie's Baptism on March 8th was a great day! Her Great Grandpa Hamilton did a wonderful job and she was beautiful (thanks mom!)
-Our new church- We finally have moved into our permanent building and it is awesome! We have dropped Ellie off in the nursery a few times and she has done really well. it is nice for her to get that interaction with other babies right now especially since she won't be going to daycare at this time. They also have a nursing mom area with live streaming of the sermon. Love it!
-Ellie enjoys playing on the floor for short periods of time. We got a new rug for our living room so that she could actually play on the floor downstairs and then we got one of those Superyards for the living room to block off a little safe area so we don't have to worry about the dogs. We also bought her a new play gym that has toys hanging down and one of them is a zebra that plays music when you hit it. Every once in awhile she gets lucky and hits the musical zebra!
-She is starting to bat at toys and will hold a toy in her hand. She hasn't quite figured out how to get the toy into her mouth but she does open her mouth in anticipation or maybe just hoping it will magically get up there. I'm sure she'll figure this out soon.
-Cloth diapers! We are still using them--- I'm so proud. They are really nice, super cute and so much cheaper and better for the environment. Plus they make her little bum so big that we get to try out some of the bigger clothes in the drawer! Yay! Speaking of diapers, we thought maybe Ellie could move up to diaper size one so we bought a box and tried one out...lets just say it was humorous. The diaper went halfway up her back. I guess we'll stick with the N's for now!
-This month Ellie's favorite things are her bouncy chair, bumbo, and play gym. She still loves the mirror and is very intrigued by herself. She loves looking at her mobiles and is starting to figure out her hands a little bit.
-Bath time! Ellie LOVES the bath. It is probably the most relaxed we see her. She cries EVERY time she gets out of the bath. The predictability is very cute although it is pitiful. She is starting to kick and splash the water and I'm sure will soon be playing in the bath.
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