New Firsts in the New Year

The new year is bringing many firsts for our Ellie girl.  Here's a summary of what she has been up to:

1.First day at nursery school:

I returned to work on January 17th.  The thought of leaving her in the care of someone else after being home with her for 3.5 months made me so anxious.  But it's turned out to be great.  She is doing so well adjusting to this new schedule and routine.  Dave and I love her "teachers" and feel completely comfortable leaving her there.  I've only called once to check on her (which surprised me) and that was on the first day.  Work keeps me busy and always on the move so I don't have much time to sit and worry about her anyway.  So it's helped me with the back-to-work transition.

Where are we going mom?

Yay!  New friends!

Her "school" bag.  It's so cute seeing Dave throw this tiny backpack on himself.

2.  First time bringing a boy over for lunch:

Ellie's friend Jack was born a month after she was.  His dad worked with Dave in the Coast Guard and live close by so we are able to get together with them every once in a while.  Jack is a doll!  I love seeing little babies together. 

So cute!

Tell us how you really feel about her.  :)

3.  First time in the snow:

Finally!  We moved to New England so we could experience the true seasons.  This winter has been unseasonably warm and I was starting to think we weren't going to get any snow.  But it finally came.  And it came down all day long, a total of about 10 inches at our house.  We love driving around seeing it all so we bundled Ellie up, took a few pictures, and went for a snowy drive.

4.  First time sitting in her new toys:

Ellie has been developing on track with her age.  Lately, she's been wanting to sit up and tries so hard.  If we sit her up on the couch she will lean herself forward and then fall forward onto her stomach.  So we figured it was time to bust out the Bumbo seat and get her into an exersaucer to keep her busy. It's so fun to watch her interact with all the lights and animals on the exersaucer.  She loves it!

Trying out the exersaucer at the store.  I love how it looks like she is concentrating so hard on the toys. 



Staring at the globe again....hmm....maybe she wants to go on vacation.  That's my girl!