51 Weeks

1st Step

Yesterday Ella took her first step by herself...And I actually caught it on video! Looks like she'll be walking any day now. See for yourself!

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I know I say this every month, but I can't believe how big Ella is getting and how much she can do! She still hates to look at the camera when I'm taking pictures but I was able to get some great shots today. I hope I don't jinx myself, but Ella is consistently sleeping through the night and taking two naps everyday (fingers crossed!). Brian and I have been working on some new tricks with her. Ella does "so big" and she raises her arms above her head when we ask her "how big is Ella?" She gives hugs and kisses, but only on her term and usually only to Winnie or her stuffed animals. Recently, her favorite is practicing blowing out her birthday candle. We ask her "how are you going to blow out your birthday candle?" and she blows out. She hasn't been able to walk or stand alone for more than a few seconds, but she's still cruising around the furniture and loves pushing her toys with wheels around the living room. I'm trying to wean her off the bottle and on to sippy cups, but she's having some trouble. Hopefully Ella will get the hang of it in the next couple of weeks. I can't believe she'll be one next month! Where did the year go?!?