August 17th

Today was Arm Flapping Day at our house. I thought that Ella was trying to take off and fly around the room. In honor of the Peach Festival this weekend, I gave Ella her first taste of peaches at lunch time. As with every new baby food, she tastes it and gets a funny look on her face as she tries to decide if she likes it or not. Then, moments later, opens wide as I feed her more. With Joe and I as parents, she is either going to hate everything or love everything. So far, she has liked everything she has tried. The bananas made her a bit constipated, I think, so we will wait a little while to try those again! Anyway, nothing too excited happened today. Ella has slowly begun the creeping process, trying to get toys off the floor that are just out of reach. One of these days, she is going to crawl right into the kitchen while I am doing something and I won't even notice! We went for our nightly walk and chatted with some of the neighbors. Apollo is the big cuddly bear of the neighborhood. We found the pacifier we lost yesterday right by the mailboxes. Last night, Ella woke up at 5, cried a little, and then promptly went back to sleep within 15 minutes or so. So at least that's getting better. Hopefully tonight she just puts herself back to sleep without a fuss. Keep your fingers crossed! Well, gotta do dishes and bills before I go to bed. Goodnight everyone!