ELLA
- Ella has finally started opening her eyes.
- She is all smiles every morning, and we get to spend a few minutes just Ella, Hubs and I cooing and smiling before B awakens.
- She still likes her sleep, and takes a good nap in the morning and afternoon with a few catnaps thrown in between times. She enjoys being sung to and occasionally "sings" along.
- She prefers to be diaperless (which I found out b/c of a recurring rash she had, so to treat, she go to hang out on the changing table bottomless). It makes me remember my childhood, where Ella Claire's namesake (claire) was known to be caught streaking outside at 2 years of age.
- She likes to eat, nursing every 2-3 hrs during the day, and occasionally going up to 4.5-5 hrs at night.
- She is a great traveller. She ventured "down south" to my sister and grandparent's house weekend before last and slept the entire way there and back, minus one feeding each way. I called her "perfect baby" many times after that amazing trip.
- She is a spitter-upper. Not a day goes by that my shoulder (or both) get christened with Ella spit.
- I am constantly amazed at how easy Ella is to calm down. She rarely fusses just to fuss, she either needs to burp, needs to eat, or needs a new diaper. A welcome relief after "Colicky Baby '09".
Benjamin- Adorable. Any amount of frustration is easily wiped away when my little boy bats his pretty lashes my direction. God certainly made parents think their own children are adorable. I love to hear B develop his voice, learn to say new words, and run around like a speed demon.
- Sleeper! What, did someone hear me say that? You can look back on any post from June '09 to December '10 and hear some complaint about Benjamin's sleep. However, for the time being, he has settled into a wonderful routine. Bathtime around 8:15, to bed by 8:45pm and up at 7-7:30am. He usually naps for 1.5-3 hrs each afternoon (minus 2 days recently that he told me "Ben not napping today"..and he followed through). Each morning when he sleeps past 6am, my hubs and I are in amazement and still look at each other with wonder, as if this couldn't possibly be happening.
