Little fish

We've been having some terrific weather lately.  Last week we had temps reaching 80 degrees....I'll take that!  It was perfect especially having a long weekend off with Patriot's Day (a local Boston holiday).  So of course we took full advantage and spent a lot of time outside for our last yard sale, sitting outside, and going to the beach.

Kristin and Dylan hanging out with Ellie

Baby kisses

All covered at the beach.  It was hot so I didn't dare chancing her in the sun with bare skin

She loves her Puffs

This weekend was pretty low-key.  We got together with some friends, had some delicious sushi, watched a lot of Bruins hockey, and went swimming!  We were supposed to have Ellie's 6 month pictures taken but our photographer's new studio wasn't quite ready and the weather threatened rain so we decided to postpone until next weekend.

Waiting to go swimming

We did however take Ellie to the pool for the first time.  I gotta say, it was one of the cutest things ever!   Little baby rolls and teeny-tiny bathing suits....melt my heart!  I was the photographer and daddy Dave plunged right in to hang out with the little one.  It was in a saline pool so we were able to avoid the harsh chlorine for her first time.  Ellie absolutely loved it!  I took a few pictures and video of her splashing around.  She also starting kicking her feet and moving her body like a little mermaid :)  I can't wait until we head down to NJ because there is a nice, big pool for kids near our house.  She's proven to be a little water baby already.

Here's a quick clip of her swimming skills:

Hope everyone is enjoying the rest of the weekend.  Have a great week!!!

I'm a big girl with pieced ears: 6 months! XOXO, Ellie

 Does that say 6 months?!  Why, yes, it does.  I'm 1/2 year now....it's what you call a big girl!  I keep growing like a weed, according to my parents.  I'm wearing some 6 month clothes and am starting to move into 9 month things as well.  A couple of weeks ago when I was sick the pediatrician weighed me and I was just under 16 pounds.  I'm pretty sure I'm about 16.5 -17 pounds at this point.  My dark hair is getting longer in some areas, especially around my ears, but it's still thin in other areas. 

 On my 6 month birthday the Easter Bunny came and brought me all kinds of fun stuff!  That was also the day I sat on my own for the first time.  It wasn't for very long but I did it!  I still would rather roll around like (what my dad calls) a ninja!  I roll so much that I went cruisin' for a bruisin' and knocked my head pretty good.  I think my parents were more scared than I was.....I'm a tough cookie.  

 Wanna hear about the best thing I've done since i turned 6 months old?  I got my ears pierced with my BFF Bella!  Her pediatrician does piercing at the office so our moms signed our permission slips and off we went to get it done.  Now we having matching gold earrings :)

 Here's a pic of us waiting for the big moment

 Our dads surprised us and came by to see our pretty ears at the end of the appt.

 I was shopping in momma's purse, killing some time during the wait.

Coming up, I start swim lessons and get to go to NH with my parents and a bunch of friends.  They are doing the Adventure 5K so I'm going to cheer them on.  Can't wait for this crazy race!  I also get to take my 6 month pictures up north.  Lots of fun stuff going on in mi casa!

Hope everyone had a great Easter, is enjoying their Spring, and has a great rest of the week.  Love you guys...MUAH!

XOXO,

Ellie Reese

Happy Easter.

Happy Easter from Cape Cod!  The Easter Bunny was real good to our Elle-bug for her first Easter.  Grandpa Vic send a stuffed bunny, jammies, and this Easter dress for Ellie.  And of course an Easter basket full of pint sized goodies and some sweet treats for mom and dad.  She also got a walker and loves it!  She cruises in it, crashing into walls, the cabinets, or anything else in her way.....watch out world, Ellie is mobile now!

 Oops, eyes closed.  

 Checking out her Easter goodies

 Getting in some play time in her Easter outfit before brunch at the Casino Wharf restaurant in Falmouth.

Enjoying her new walker after brunch

Family photo down at the beach

Philly and family

What a trip! We spent a quick weekend driving to Philadelphia and Ft. Dix, New Jersey. We really didn't know how Ellie would do in the car for 6.5 hours, but luckily she did great! We left early in the morning ( like 5am ) and got through the Connecticut traffic before she woke up. We pulled over for a diaper change and breakfast just before NYC and then plowed through the city then into Philadelphia.




Ellie got new sunglasses before the trip...you'll see we clearly had way too much fun with these!

 Once we got there we went straight to visit Bubby and Grandpa Edelson. They are buried in Philadelphia along with Ellie's great-grandparents from both sides. We make the trip every few years and it never gets easy. It was an emotional couple of hours but we had our goofy and bubbly Elle-bug to make us smile and grateful for everything we have and have been blessed with.

We decided to book at the Embassy Suites since you get a living rooms and bedroom, and I'm so glad we did! We were able to hang out in the living room while Ellie snoozed in a crib in the bedroom or vice versa. Plus, you get a free hot breakfast spread and happy hour...I definitely recommend it if traveling with kiddos.

lounging during happy hour at the hotel

And of course Philly would not be complete without THE Philly cheesesteak! This place is two blocks from David's grandparents house in Roxborough. It is AMAZING! So good in fact we went back the next day :( ......no more cheesesteaks for a while!

We also took a quick drive to Ft.Dix, NJ where we will move to this summer. We got a chance to see where Dave's new unit is and also get a peek at the housing we will be living in. I was pleasantly surprised at how big and nice it was. It's been a long time since I've spent time on a big base like this so hopefully the transition is smooth.

Now we are home and unwinding from way too much time spent in the car. There's truly o place like home! Hope everyone has a great week!

Nikki

5 Months, XOXO Ellie

5 MONTH BEAUTY!

Hello my blogger peeps! It's been a while since I've updated you all about everything. With school and all my extra-curricular activities I've just been so busy!   The weather here has been great so we've been able to play outside a bit too.

So, here's what my day typically looks like:
5:30- my mom wakes me up for a 4 oz bottle before she goes to work
6:00m- go back to sleep for a bit
6:45am- take off for school with dad
9-10am- have breakfast (6oz bottle)
11-1140- take a nap
12:00- have lunch (puréed fruit or veggies)
12:30-2- playtime!
2-230- nap time
2:30- another 6oz bottle
2:30-4:30- playtime until mom or dad comes pick me up
5:00- dinner (more puréed fruits or veggies)and sometimes I take an hour nap
7- bath time
7:15- night cap (5 oz bottle)
7:30- nighty night. I go to sleep in my crib all night until the morning.

Busy right? I'm really getting good at rolling across the room and sometimes surprise my teachers at how fast I can do it. My mom gave me the nickname Cricket because my legs are always rubbing together like a little cricket, always moving. I can't help it that I just want to walk so bad!


So, I've been doing all sorts of new things lately. Like I had a weeklong sleepover with my friend Gabriella and her dog Sam. She was out with her parents house hunting here on Cape Cod. My parents and her parents have known each other for a long time. Our dads were stationed in Alaska together over 10 yrs ago.

A couple of weekends ago we went up and visited our friends the Pieroways.  My buddy Owen came to visit me.  He's pretty special because we share the same birthday, just a year apart! 

Niko and I were pooped from all the playing and fell asleep on Momma's lap

I also drove to a new state for the first time. We went to Rhode Island for a floor hockey tournament my dad was playing in the weekend of St.Patty's Day.  After the trip to RI I went to my very first birthday party! It was at a bowling alley and was so much fun. My friend Hailey turned 7 years old and got a ton of presents.

Now my parents are getting ready to move to New Jersey. I keep hearing on tv that a girl named Snooki is pregnant. I should let her know that I can teach her baby all about life once he or she gets here. My mom told me that she was going to be at home with me way more. I can't wait to go swimming and take mini- gym classes with her! She's going to go back to school for her Master's so I'm sure I'll have a sitter a couple times a week but it will be way better to be able to sleep in past 5:30!

Well, I hope you've enjoyed all the pictures. Next month I will be 6 months old...can you believe it?! I might get my ears pierced for my 1/2 year birthday :)

Love you guys. Until next time-

XOXO, Ellie.

Our Roly-Poly

Ellie Reese has been on a roll lately, literally.  She's been rolling all over the place.  Here are a couple of short videos of all her hard work :)  She actually rolled about 4 feet away from me today by continually rolling.  It was crazy to watch the way she got her body moving to do it.  I wish I had that on video!

And of course some pictures of our cutie......

Smiling with Dad

Waiting to go to school....I guess she was still tired that morning.

Niko hanging out with Ellie

Elle-bug checking out her toe-toes.  She's getting good at pulling those socks off =)

 Next update will be her 5 month post, coming soon.  Hope everyone is enjoying this great weather.  It seems to be fantastic on both coasts right now!