Since I last posted two hundred seventy five years ago we've been to the beach, had a first birthday, started walking, and loads of other stuff I can't remember at this moment.
First, the beach trip. EK loved the sand and the ocean.......and the pool at the condo. She also loved making little friends at the beach and the pool. Apparently eight to eleven year old little girls love to entertain babies. This was awesome!!
(Okay, I'm picking this post up four hours later. The dog kennel wasn't that entertaining I suppose)
Ellie Kate feeling the ocean for the first time
loving the beach
sandy baby
little toes saying hi during dinner
looking at the big boats with Mommy and Daddy
We all had a terrific time on our much needed first family vacation. The beach was lovely and the six plus hour car ride went surprisingly well. We did have to pull out the emergency, travel dvd player for the last thirty minutes on the way down (making another first, the first time she watched tv. Not one that I was excited about, but you gotta do what you gotta do sometimes.)
A few shorts weeks later we celebrated our precious babe's first birthday. What a big girl!! We didn't really do a "theme", but we did do colors......pink, white, green.
food table
dessert table
some of the decorations, made by yours truly
(the other side of the banner said " Ellie Kate's 1st")
B-day Girl and Mommy
opening gifts with Daddy
birthday song and candle blowing time
( Mommy is a wee bit sweaty after present marathon)
cake tasting ( she got the entire top tier)
digging in
Mommy's delicious, little mess
After cake we cleaned and cooled off in some sprinklers in the back yard. Ellie Kate was a perfect little birthday girl the whole day. We had no melts downs, well, not from Ellie Kate at least.
In the last month Ellie Kate has started walking some, but crawling is still her preferred mode of transportation (besides being carried).
She also has started using one of her b-day presents sometimes. Her big girl potty. We aren't potty training or anything, but it's nice to know she likes using it.
And her biggest, big girl accomplishment? Her first boob free day today. She did really well. I would not have believed that weening would have gone so well if you would have told me so two months ago (when she was still nursing every two hours).
Everyday I see less and less of a baby and more and more of a toddler. It's definitely bitter sweet, but I know she loves getting to do and say more....even it's a little hard for Mommy.
