Bug Bowl/Spring fest

So today we decided to venture up to Purdue to attend the annual Bug Bowl/ Spring fest.  It was a gorgeous day and it was good to get out and walk around. I thought Ella would love all the baby animals but she really didn't show much interest.  Daddy even took her into the insect petting zoo and she was unimpressed with all the bugs but it was there when she spotted it , her new obsession. It was gold, every kid had one and it floated!  Once I realized she was in love with this magical floating gold object we had to go find one. Once we got it she was so excited and laughed and laughed, it is amazing how the smallest things can make her day. Her are some pictures with her new favorite thing and a couple with us :) Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Ella and her new best friend

Best toy we ever got her!

Daddy and Ella at the liberal arts fountain

Engineering fountain

Grocery shopping

Ella and I went grocery shopping today and she sat in the cart for the first time. She seemed to really enjoy the new perspective and laughed and smiled at everyone. But in true Ella form screamed as soon as I took all the people away!

Happy 6 Month Birthday

Ella is 6 months old today! Where has the past 6 months gone? I look at her in amazement and realize my sweet little baby is growing up. She has changed so much in the past 6 months. She can now sit unassisted, she has her 2 bottom front teeth, she is rolling around like a crazy baby and she is determined to start crawling.

Some things that haven't changed since Ella was born are her eating habits and sleeping habits. Ella likes to eat every 2 hrs or less and she still hates sleep. I can count on one hand how many nights she has slept for a solid 6+ hrs. The rest of the time we are up 2 hrs after bedtime and then 2-5 hrs later. Some nights she is up 2 times and other nights she is up 10 (Tuesday night was rough). We fight each other during every single nap and every night. I keep meaning to read the sleep training books but honestly I don't know when to just sit and read. I write all my blog post on my phone as Ella eats or as I am trying to put her down for a nap.

Here is her mini photo session from this morning (I was having camera difficulties).

Easter weekend

For Easter we ventured down south to visit family. We had a great drive down and a horrible drive back up. The drive home took us about 4 1/2 hrs (2 1/2 hr trip normally). Ella was not feeling the trip at all so we ended up stopping multiple times. After our last stop we were determined to press on and I decided Ella wanted to listen to the baby Einstein cd. Well that did the trick! As soon as it came on she settled down and went to sleep!

While down in the knobs we visited Huber's to feed the geese,Church, went to Eric's parents, Both of his grandmothers' and to my mom's. Here are some pictures from this weekend.

We went to the park 2 days in a row!

We went to the park 2 days in a row. Here is the video from her first time swinging.

Day 2 of swinging

Mom please no paparazzi

flying Ella

First time on the swing

I took Ella out to the park today since it is so beautiful out and she got to try out the swing for the first time. She really seemed to like it but she was more in love with all the kids playing around her. Here are a few pictures I took with my phone. Once I get the video uploaded on my computer I will post that too.

Hanging outside

Today ended up being a gorgeous day even though it started off with us getting rained on going into church. Here are a few pics from today. Oh and Ella now has both bottom front teeth!