51 Weeks

Ella on the phone with her Grandma.

Apparently the conversation got serious...

Ella and Brooke at dinner club. We tried to get a picture of Ella, Brooke, and Aubry, but Aubry was too busy for that.

Have I mentioned how much Ella likes other people's toys?

We're trying to get back on schedule after our vacation, but as always, it's easier said than done. The first three nights after we got back, her sleep got progressively worse. I don't get it, she slept really well at night in ABQ, but is now back to waking up and not going back to sleep multiple times as soon as we got home. Ugghhh. I guess it's time to move to Albuquerque.

To make things more interesting, our video monitor got broken on our way back from New Mexico. The wireless USB receiver was already pretty fragile due to a little monkey yanking on it all the time. Apparently the trip was just too much and it crapped out on us. We ordered a new one immediately, but it still hasn't come yet. So, we've been locking the cats up in the evenings and leaving the door cracked so we can hear her. Fortunately, she's only woken up one night (a few times) and she fussed rather than trying to crawl off the bed, thank goodness. On the one hand, not staring at the video monitor has been kind of nice. On the other, I'm very anxious when I don't know what's going on with her.

I've been going 100 mph since we got back trying to get ready for her Birthday. I'm so excited for her first Birthday, especially because she cooperated and was born close to Halloween, so she can have a Halloween Birthday party. However, I might have been a little bit ambitious in my planning. I have so much I want to do, but time is running out to get everything done. I also, somehow, forgot to account for the almost one year old I have to keep up with while trying to get everything else done. Hopefully it'll all come together, and if not, there's always next year!

Swim lessons this week were interesting. We were a few minutes late due to the messed up nap schedule. So I was rushing to get into the pool since they had already started. For the first time ever, as I was getting in, she kind of tensed up and grabbed onto me a little tighter. I had a hard time the whole first half trying to get her to let go of me and swim. She also wouldn't kick very much which is strange for her. I think she may have been cold. She felt like she was shivering a little bit and her lips looked a little blue. It was cooler outside than usual, but the water felt pretty nice. Overall, she seemed to still have fun and she got more into it the longer we were there. Hopefully it was just a fluke.