Hello world...I'm Ella!!!

Christmas time

2008-12-18T17:20:00.004-06:00

ella hearts santa!!
we did a little photo shoot this week of ella in her christmas gear! she is so sweet and i cannot believe that she is 7 months old. we feel very blessed by her presence!

birthday parties

2008-11-21T11:33:00.003-06:00

go hogs!!

my little angel!

ella and peyton are ready to party

caroline, you aare sooo big!

and were back

2008-11-21T11:08:00.005-06:00

ella hearts her babysitters!!

ella and bella!

big girl sitting up!

my halloween kitty cat!

so, after a brief (ok not really) stent at facebooking, i am back with a post. seems i just cant juggle it all! ella is six months old and has progresses ro rapidly over the past two months! she sits up alone and started eating babyfood. however, sweet potatoes is the only vege she likes! otherwise, bananas and applesauce are her favs....we have been busy this fall! razorback games, birthday parties, and halloween just to name a few! here are some much needed photos of our times!

Beach Day 3

2008-09-16T11:30:00.003-05:00

Beach Ready!!

Oh no ella, get back in that tent!!

Just swingin'!! This is the life...

Beach Day 2

2008-09-16T11:20:00.007-05:00

i heart the beach!!

here we are! its a little different being the parents at the beach, that is for sure!!

Beach Day 1

2008-09-16T11:18:00.003-05:00

Gabriella and Ella playing in the tent. Ella really wanted to put GG's hand in her mouth. She has reached the stage where everything goes in her mouth!They were so sweet playing together, they held hands a bunch too!

Road Poppin' in Mobile

2008-09-16T11:06:00.007-05:00

We made it!! The weather is great here, we went the opposite direction of Ike and arrived in Fort Morgan Saturday. She did not like to sleep in her carseat, which surprised me but she was never real fussy! She did just fine in the car but was not so excited about the motel room, she screamed for about 30 minutes when we got there. We left LR around 5pm and stopped in Hattisburg to sleep. The next morning it was back in the car...arrived fort morgan, road poppin along the way!

my birthday with josephine

2008-09-05T15:37:00.004-05:00

So....we will be in gulf shores for my birthday this year along with the Simmon's and the Taylor's...and it looks like Hurricane Josephine. I think if i get these shoes I can still look very stylish to ring in my 26th! At least I could wade through the water better than you! And neon has been in this year or there is always basic black...Hope FloraBama lets me in!

4 months old!

2008-09-05T10:39:00.007-05:00

Ella is now 4 months old!! I cannot believe how quickly time has gone by! She is growing every day and is so much more alert. Her grin melts our hearts every time. She is very smiley and LOVES to be talked to. Also, she turned over for the first time the other day, now that is all she wants to do. Except she can't roll back over so she gets fired up after a few minutes because she has never been a fan of tummy time! While I am so proud of this milestone...I cant help but hope she dosent start scooting around the house soon, it is so nice to put her down in one place and come back to find her right there!

Girls Night out...with one boy =)

2008-09-05T10:24:00.003-05:00

While the boys were at Fantasy Football draft, I had a few of the wives over with their babies. Shannon brought Gabriella, Ammie brought Sutton, and Anna brought Savannah! We had a nice time at our nighttime playdate, we ordered pizza watched t.v. We took some picsof the kiddos in their footed pj's that are too cute...Savannah went home before pic time and i guess Ella and I missed the memo of getting the cute dwell studio jj's....so she rocked some circo's

then ella and gabriella went to bed...they had a little bunkin' party

Hudson Harris Carter

2008-09-05T10:15:00.003-05:00

Meet Hudson Harris Carter! His dad Bo and I grew up together...sortof, I guess you could say we grew up vacationing together! His parents and mine have been great friends since college and they lived in Batesville. Bo and I laughed at exactly how much we grew up this year! His sister Carrie was there too, she lives in Dallas right now. We had so much fun meeting Hudson and Bo's wife Kasey! Ella is twice the size of that precious boy right now, but he will catch up soon enough. I think Ella is eight weeks older!

Even a princess has to nap

2008-08-21T14:13:00.006-05:00

So last weekend I played in a tennis tournament for the first time since I was about 12! My friend Martha agreed to play with me in the 3.0 draw. We were pretty fierce, even though we lost twice in a tiebreaker! I think after a few more matches you might better watch out! Thanks Martha for introducing me to tournament play! So Ella stayed up pretty late both nights watching the matches, then she and Gabriella went to their first bar- Chili's! We celebrated our loss, and Shannon spraining her ankle with margaritas! Poor Shannon, they were winning when she twisted it! Get better soon! I think we got home at midnight---late. Gosh we are getting old! Needless to say Ella was exausted the next day!

New Aunt

2008-08-21T14:03:00.004-05:00

My mom and dad have been looking for a dog for quite some time now. Our old dog Boo died last summer at the age of 15! She was the best dog and is going to be hard to live up to! They decided to get a Morkie today. She is super cute! A little shy right now, but I know she is going to be so much fun for Bella. Yes, in case some of you are unaware, my dog is Bella and my child Ella. A little confsing you may think, but I guess we will see! I left Bella at home today when we meet this little puppy, didn't want to terrorize her yet! She hasn't been named yet, but I will update you later.

After playing with the puppy for a while, this is what I found:

Ella and her Poppy taking a much needed nap

i heart the olympics

2008-08-12T14:40:00.001-05:00

Olympic Medal winners at NBC Olympics.com!

From Wubba Nub to thumb

2008-08-12T13:56:00.007-05:00

In the beginning, ella loved her Wubba Nub! She could hold on to it and I could use the ducky to prop up on her so it held in her mouth....Then I found that this is what she liked-

What do you other mom's think about thumb sucking? She usually starts out with a "papoo" but turns to this in her sleep! Is there anything sweeter than a sleeping baby?

Family

2008-08-12T13:49:00.002-05:00

Last month we traveled down to Altheimer for Felix's 4th birthday party. It was a fishing party at Elm's Plantation which had a lake and a beautiful old house on the property. SB was a fab hostess and made cane poles for the kids to go fishin' Everyone had so much fun! Here is a pic of E, my parents, and my sisters' kiddos. Nana, Poppy, E, Hannah Day (two and a half), Felix Smart (four y/o), and Peyton Smart (8 mo).

Photo Attempt

2008-08-12T13:38:00.003-05:00

So a couple of weeks ago we tried out some photos for Ella's birth announcement. She had missed her nap so wasn't as smiley as I had hoped, but these are some of my favs. She holds her head up so good, we are such proud parents! While I know babies are usually born with blue eyes, and they change to their color by about six months, I swear E was born with brown eyes! Scott like to call them green, I call him crazy!

First Lake Trip

2008-08-11T14:55:00.003-05:00

We went to the lake this past weekend with the Deuschle's and a few other couples. I was nervous about how she would sleep in her pack 'n' play, but I guess after a few hours at Party Cove.....j/k we went to FAMILY cove, but told her some stories about the crazy things that go on at the other place. We also told her about Arc Isle and how happy I am that she will never go...Caroline Deuschle loved E and wanted to play with her all the time. She thought she took too many naps. Caroline and E both look just like thier daddies! We stayed up late and caught up with some old friends and met a couple new ones too. It was so nice to get away for the weekend! We had so much fun. Thanks Deuschle's for having us and being such great hosts!

Nanny Diaries

2008-08-09T08:23:00.006-05:00

So I dropped E off with her new nannies. It was her first time spent with non family members. I had a million errands to run and a tennis match at noon. When I left she gave me the biggest smile, made leaving her much easier. She was there for a total of five hours and did an excellent job. She was held the entire time so I'm glad she woke up to eat, I wasn't sure. She was there with one other girl and the fattest cat I've ever seen, named Misty! Hope she doesn't share Scott's allergy to the critters. I took these pics before we left the house, sort of like first day of school...don't call the safety police Aunt SB, I know she isn't buckled in yet.

Nelson Look-alike Meter

2008-08-07T13:12:00.001-05:00

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Family albums - Geneology

Pool Day

2008-08-07T10:47:00.000-05:00

Last week we took Ella to my parents house to swim! She was very indifferent about the process. She hated the sunscreen application, but I think she kindof enjoyed the water!!

Our playgroup

2008-08-07T10:28:00.000-05:00

So I have made some new mommy friends here in the Rock. I wanted to share some photos of our playdates. While the babies sleep us moms get some much needed adult chat, just like the tostitos commercial! Here is Ella and Gabriella playing in an Activity gym. The group pic above is Savannah Johnson, Sutton Simmons, Ella, and Gabriella Taylor. Ford Gill is on his first vaca to Michigan, we missed him for the past six weeks. I think Sutton is sick of being around only girls and ready for his return. I mean he did grab Ella's leg this day and all but... im sure he would appreciate a little more testosterone around!!

Our first post...

2008-08-07T10:03:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone!! I hope this can keep everyone updated on our life with baby Ella! I have been so delinquent in emailing pics out, so i think this will be easier. We are having such a fun summer so far!
Let me tell a little background....Ella was welcomed into this world on May 1, 2008. She was delivered via c-section at 11:53 am weighing 6lb 3oz and 18 inches long. Our life "changed forever" just as everyone told us it would. Ella has been such a good baby, and very portable to boot. She loves to watch her mommy play tennis and go to the pool. We even spent six hours at the mall a few weeks ago (she loved every minute of it...i could tell). I have been so blessed thus far and can only imagine the fun things to come.
Ella is now 3 months 1 week and she:
smiles and laughs
loves her mobile and activity gym
hates her afternoon naps
sleeps from 9pm-8am
like to watch people whistle
loves to have her diaper off and KICK
loves anything with blinking lights
takes about 6oz every three hours

So as you can see from the image above, ella has her phone and purse...she is ready to go!! Let's Blog!!