5 weeks

Ella and her Great, Great Uncle John


It's been a good week, very busy! Last weekend we went to Ally's baby shower and out to eat with Kevin and Amanda. Ella did great. She's getting to be a very mobile baby. Tuesday we went to see a house Ella's Grandma and Grandpa Dietzman are looking at and then out to eat. Again, she did really well, although Grandma had to walk her around the restaurant a bit to get her to sleep.

Wednesday we left for Bryan/College Station. I've been worried about this trip for a while. I just wasn't sure how she would do being in the car for that long and being away from home. She did really well. We stopped once both on the ride down and back up for Ella to eat. Other than that she slept most of the time. She got cranky a few times, but Aunt Carrie was sitting in the back with her and was able to calm her down. She seemed pretty unaware of sleeping in a different place at night. She actually did great. I'm really glad we were able to go. It just doesn't feel like Thanksgiving unless we're in College Station. I'm glad we got to see everyone and that they got to see Ella. We had a really good time.

She was pretty worn out by the time we got home Friday and so was I. We went to bed about 5:30 for a "nap" and didn't get up until the next morning. She's been sleeping so well at night (knock on wood!). We've gotten the hang of nursing laying down and that's made a huge difference. She hardly wakes up, even to eat, so we don't have the struggles to get her back to sleep.

She's been smiling a little more. She tends to be the most alert in the mornings during and right after she eats. She gave her cousin Emily and her Aunt Carrie some good smiles while we were in Bryan. She also seems to be more aware and getting better control of her hands. Baby Center says she may also find her feet soon, but so far she seems pretty oblivious to them.

We have another busy week coming up, hopefully she will continue being patient about all the coming and going!