Solids

Ellie had her first taste of solid food this weekend. Can you call rice cereal solid? Ellie was not sure the first time, but on the third feeding she had her mouth wide open and I think she even managed to swallow some.

Hugs Anyone?

Ellie has been busy playing in the house and strolling around the mall as the weather has been terrible here lately. She was very well behaved at the “Moving and Munching” class, she took with Mum.

Naughty Ellie did show up earlier this week. She was supposed to be sleeping in her crib, but she wanted attention. Normally she will let the dummy fall out of her mouth and cry. Then one of us will come to her aid. This time she was crying and I went in to help her. I looked at her and noticed that the dummy was still in her mouth, but she was crying. At the same time, Ellie realized that the dummy was still in her mouth also. Then all at once the dummy went flying out of her mouth and across the crib. She had a look of “oops, I hope you didn’t see that!”

Moving to her crib

Ellie has left her beloved bassinet behind. Not really by choice, but necessity. Ellie had her first complete night in the crib this weekend. We have the bassinet in her room in case she refuses to sleep but 3 days and nights in and all is well.

Sorry for the blurry photograph but the expression was perfect.

Dad, I’m not laundry!

Ellie was watching me fold some laundry the other day and it looked like she needed some attention. So being the good dad I am, I picked her up and placed her in the laundry basket. She looked so cute that I needed to share it with everyone. Now, I didn’t want to leave her alone in the basket to get the camera and it does have handles. So, up went Ellie and basket in to the other room to get the camera and then back to the living room, at the same time being quiet was very crucial. I didn’t want mum to find out until the picture had been taken. Ellie cooperated, kept quiet and posed for the picture. I then quick cleaned up evidence and everyone was happy.

Haircuts

Victoria and Ellie are showing off the new haircuts. Yes, Ellie is only 19 weeks but she really needed a haircut. Victoria did the honors while Ellie was being distracted by a Baby Einstein video. Victoria on the other hand had hers professionally done.

Shrinking

Strangely Ellie’s bassinet keeps getting smaller and it’s time for her to move into her crib. This is the bassinet that was meant to last 6 months but only lasted 4. Victoria has been putting her in the crib for afternoon sleeps. The problem is, Ellie doesn’t understand that her new found bed is actually a place to sleep. She spends the first 30 minutes looking all around and only sleeps for 15.

Fourth Swimming Lesson

	This was the first swim lesson that Ellie enjoyed or at least didn’t cry. She was also sporting her new swimming outfit. She has learned the dolphin dive and this lesson the teacher held a toy and a mirror under the water. Ellie dove down, deeper than ever before, with my help and came up empty handed. No problem thou, by the time the water was clear from her eyes the teacher had placed the toy in Ellie’s hand. Don’t worry about the statement “dove deeper”; it was at most 6 inches down. Then she floated on her back using my shoulder for support. During that time she forgot all about the swimming lesson and found objects on the roof much more interesting. I was hoping her attention span would be more like Victoria’s and not mine.

Swinging

Uncle Matt and I took Ellie for an afternoon autumn walk Friday and ended up at the kiddy park. Ellie took a ride in the swing and spent most of the time sucking on her jacket and looking at the girls on either side of her. We had a brief photo opportunity with Uncle Matt and Ellie, before she was too tired. Then we set off for home using Dad’s “shortcut”. We will never learn.

Bath Time

This week she took her first big girl bath in a regular bath tub. Her baby tub is way to short. Her head hits the top as her legs are touching the bottom. She seems to enjoy the new found space at bath time. Finally for dad, there is once again enough room for “Jet Boat”, just don’t tell mummy.

Rolling with Feet

Not only has Ellie found her feet, she is rolling on to her left side. She doesn’t quite make it to her belly, but keep watching as I think she will do it over the next month. She takes advantage of this new found motion by rolling on her side than twisting her body on the way back up to spin around. Within 5 minutes she will be turned around 180 degrees. Victoria was the first to discover this new trick, she left the room for a very brief time and returned to Ellie in a completely different position than she left her in.