Happy Halloween

My 1st Real Meal

Tonight Mommy and Daddy gave me cereal for the first time. I wasn't very good at eating it, but I'm sure I'll get better. Mommy tired using a spoon at first, but I liked when she used her finger.

16 Weeks

Sitting in my Bumbo

15 Weeks

14 Weeks

Update - Three Months

Yesterday Ella turned three months. Since the last update a lot of things have changed. We are no longer sleeping on the couch with Ella and she is sleeping in her crib...Finally! :) We started putting her in her crib about two weeks ago. She has had some really great nights and slept through the night a few times, but she has also had some really bad nights and is basically up all night being fussy. We have been trying to calm her down without picking her up when she gets upset. Usually she wakes up and cries because her bippy (pacifier) fell out of her mouth. On a good night we give her the bippy and she falls right back to sleep. On a bad night she just cries and nothing seems to work. What I usually do is go into her room give her the bippy. She usually starts to cry a minute later and I let her cry for five minutes and do it again. It takes an hour or two, sometimes all night, but she eventually stops. Things are much better and I guess they can only improve.

13 Weeks

I love my Nana

Friday evening Brian's gramma passed away with her family by her side. She was a wonderful person and she will truly be missed. Brian and I feel blessed Ella was able to meet her Nana.

Ruth Elizabeth “Billie” Dunn, 85
SEPT. 1, 1924-OCT. 2, 2009
Ruth Elizabeth “Billie” Dunn, 85, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, Oct. 2, at her home. Born Sept. 1, 1924, in Bangor, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Edward E. Lovejoy II and Ruth E. Lovejoy Weir, and the stepdaughter of the late Brig. Gen. Benjamin G. Weir. Her husband, Wilmer E. “Willie” Dunn, preceded her in death in 1986. A niece, Sally Lovejoy of Maine, also preceded her in death.
She was a member of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Smithsburg. She served on the Altar Guild, the Ladies Guild and the Advisory Board of St. Anne’s. She also was a member of Jefferson Heights Bowling League and had volunteered with the Washington County Hospital Auxiliary. She fulfilled her dream of being a full-time mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and enjoyed being around all her family. She also enjoyed traveling, playing cards and shopping.
Survivors include her daughters, Dee Harne and husband, Howard, of Smithsburg, Judy Barnes and husband, Mike, of Hagerstown and Sue Suder and husband, Rick, of Smithsburg; her son, Ted Dunn and wife, Becky, of Arnold, Md.; an older brother, Edward E. Lovejoy III of Bangor, Maine; other survivors are her grandchildren, Danielle Jones of Chester, Va., Dwayne Harne and wife, Lisa, of Hancock, Chris Barnes of Waynesboro, Pa., Robin Graber and husband, Dan, of Smithsburg, Brian Updegraff and wife, Sandy, of Laurel, Md. and Ben Dunn of Arnold. Surviving great-grandchildren are Austin, Samuel and Palmer Jones, Hannah, Abigail and Luke Barnes, and Ella Updegraff. She is also survived by a nephew, Ted Lovejoy of Belfast, Maine; and a brother-in-law, Gaither Dunn of Smithsburg.
There will be a visitation with the family from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, followed by a memorial service, with the Rev. Peter Fulghm officiating, at Douglas A. Fiery Funeral Home, 1331 Eastern Blvd. North, Hagerstown.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 177, Smithsburg, MD 21783, to Hospice of Washington County Inc., 747 Northern Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21742 or to a charity of choice.