4 Months

Ella's first storefront



Ella

Jenny

Luke


Our little baby is getting bigger by the second! She had her 4 month check-up and weighed 16lbs 12oz and was 26 inches long. (She is now over 17lbs!)Ella was over the 95th percentile in both height and weight. The doctor assured me that because she was born in a high weight percentile it was likely that she would remain bigger than most babies her age for awhile. Her height was average when she was born (20.5") so we might have a tall little munchkin. I love watching her change everyday. She now loves sitting up and consistently attempts to lean forward in her carseat. She coos all day long and laughs hysterically when we sing to her. She is resisting nap time now and knows when we are trying to get her to nod off. She is still drinking 6 bottles a day, 6 ounces each and sleeps for about 12 hours a night. Her naps can often vary but we have 3 a day with the noon nap lasting about 2 hours. Ella has had some fun outings recently going to a USC game, Grandpa's country club, the petting zoo (thanks Mikayla) and many restaurants ;-)
I recently had to take a job working part-time at El Morro Elementary in Laguna Beach. I was devastated at first to leave my little baby, even if only for 3-4 hours a day. The first week I cried the whole way to work. Some of my coworkers knew how emotional I was and introduced me to some other teachers who are also working moms. They were all so sweet and convinced me that working is actually a nice break sometimes and we all have to do what we need to do for our children. It's so special that women share this special bond whenever they talk about their kids. I love that about our sex! Now I actually love going to work. I miss Ella but I feel like myself again and love that time away. Not to mention, the drive from Dana Point to Laguna on PCH is perfect therapy. It makes me excited to see her again and I don't put her down for at least an hour when I pick her up. I've decided that I want to try and make some of my own surf-themed onesies for her just to see if I can do it. Drew is going to take me to the fabric mart in LA. Yippee! We'll see how this goes. To all of the mommies out there, come to the Boo Blast at my school from 2pm-7pm, October 28th. They have all kinds of activities and everyone says that there is even stuff for babies & all of the community comes ;-)