Wednesday - October 5, 2011

Ella made up for the previous night's lack of sleep as she went to bed from 11:15pm to 8:30am.  She slept like a rockstar last night.  I even had to wake her up this morning she was so sleepy.  Fed the dogs, got us dressed and then headed out to Davis.

Morning Activities:  Swimming?  Ella is over 5 months and we're now joining SwimAmerica in Davis ;)  We wanted to intro Ella to the pool, learn safety techniques, and have fun.  It's a great facility - indoor pool, heated, friendly staff, and patient instructor. 

Picture:  Ella after her first swimming lesson (thanks to Uncle Jason and Aunt Alicia for this awesome swimsuit)

Afternoon Activities:  Ella is on Day 3 without a dirty diaper.  I initially wanted to wait and see if she would go but decided to give her a bath right away as to rinse off all the chlorine from the pool.  Ella's hair is starting to get long and heavy as it doesn't stick straight up as it use to.  It still has lots of volume though!

Picture:  Ella after a bath

Ella took a mini nap and then woke up to Brian coming home from errands.  While Brian took a nap, we tested out the summer infant seat activity accessory.  As you can see from the video, it's a hit with Ella ;)


Video:  Ella playing in her summer infant activity seat

Pictures:  Ella trying to reach and grab her toys while in the swing

Evening Activities:  We haven't seen Ella's Great Grandpa Steele in a while so we made plans to bring dinner to him and spend quality time.  We were fortunate that Ella fell asleep on the car ride and during dinner (allowed us to eat with both hands!).  She eventually woke up and received lots of love from her Great Grandpa.
Video:  Ella with Great Grandpa Steele

Pictures:  Ella with Great Grandpa

Picture:  Ella with her Daddy

We got home, fed the dogs and played with Ella until about 10:30pm.  ;)