The Month of February

So....it has been a while since I updated this. It has been such a crazy month and so much has happened. Elly has learned how to crawl and is now into EVERYTHING! I always thought that we wouldn't have to baby proof that much but boy was I wrong. Here are some of the fun things that she learned how to do.

Taken a nap with daddy.

Elly pulled herself up to the couch and then freaked out because she couldn't get down. I was trying to get ready for school and then I heard her cry. I went into the front room and this was how I found her.
After a long day of playing, she really can sit still and relax. Thank goodness for small favors.

Her super model pose!

Elly is obsessed, and I mean obsessed with the diaper bag. She also loves bags in general. She truly is my daughter :)

More of her playing in the diaper bag.

Elly hanging out in the stroller.

More in the stroller.

Elly and daddy!

A Few New Tricks

Everyday Elly seems to learn something new. For example, I thought that instead of carrying her into the store in her car seat, I would try and see if she would like to sit in the cart. Well that was definitely a dumb question! She loved it! She was able to see everything and try and grab things (which she was successful at a few times). Our trip to the Dollar Tree was very successful and we made it through with out her getting upset. :) While I was driving the other day I looked back in the mirror and I saw Elly's head poking out of the seat cover that goes over her car seat. She figured out that if she sticks her head through the hole, she can look around better. Elly likes to know EVERYTHING that is going on. This was how I found her when I got out of the car to take her inside. She thought it was pretty funny :)

One More Big Moment in our lives!

Elly finally sleeps in her own bed!!! It's a miracle. We have been waiting for this now for a few months. She needs a big bed to sprawl out in instead of her bassinet. She does not like to be trapped. The only problem is that I hate having her in another room. That has been tricky and I find myself worried and checking on her all night, but it is worth it. Doesn't she look so peaceful :)

Solid Foods Here We Come!

So honestly, I can't believe it is time for Elly to start eating big people food (well at least the baby kind). So last night was our first experience trying rice ceral and prunes. It was quite an experience. She really liked it at first, but after 5 or 6 bites she had had enough. She started gagging and had a really sour look on her face (as you can see haha). I hope that she will eat it again tonight and enjoy it a little more. Let's hope :)

She loves to sit on her daddy's lap. She is kind of a daddy's girl.

This was Christmas morning. We were so tired because Elly didn't go to bed until 1:00 am. It just about kicked both of our butts.

Jason is a huge Vikings fan. He got this shirt for Christmas and he is very excited to wear it since the Vikings made the plays offs. He is one happy boy :)

Elly unwrapping her first present. She was actually really good at tearing off the paper. Then she just started to hit it and started to get really frustrated.

Elly and I decided to pose for a picture. I really have to say that I hate my picture taken.

So, I hope that you all had a Merry Christmas. We did. This was our picture that we took on Christmas day. Elly was not in a great mood as you can tell :). I think that being away from home really makes life hard for her. We were in Price this year, and we got snowed in as you can tell from all of the snow in the background.

Merry Christmas!

This is Elly in her Christmas dress. It was very difficult to get her to sit still. She is ready for Santa Claus to come!