Ella's First Steps!

Ella took her first steps today!!! She took 2 steps at once and then she took another one a little later. She also stood by herself in her pack-n-play without holding on to the sides!! So exciting!!

Ella will be 11 months old on Thursday. I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. This time last year I was so big that I was waddleing...I was 34 weeks pregnant. It was also this time last year that I ended up in the hospital for gallstones and a 9mm kidney stone. Whew, boy was that fun!!

On another note, I think that Jon and I may join the YMCA gym. Our friend Jason joined and said that it's really nice. Jon and I both need to get in shape, me more than him. He's thin, but he wants to build more muscle and I really really need to lose some weight and strengthen my core before we have another baby. Because when I get pregnant again, not only will I be carrying the weight of the baby around but I'll also be toting Ella as well. We're going to the beach in the middle of November and I would love to lose a little weight before we go and tone my arms up some.

My best friend Amy and I have been talking about opening a little online boutique to sell some cloth diaper covers, hairbow, and some other crafts that we like to make. Nothing big, just something we can mainly do for fun and to get to spend more time together. We made the girls some hairbows the other night and we had so much fun. It's nice to get together because Ella and Hannah adore each other. Ella is completely mezmerized by everything that Hannah does. It's so cute! It's so much fun to watch them together. I hope that they are always good friends.

We went to Mom and Dad's for the family reunion last weekend. It was nice to see the family and everyone got to see Ella. She fell asleep not long after we got there and slept the rest of the time that we were there. Mom and Dad's new house is beautiful. They have done an amazing job decorating and fixing up the yard. It was nice to see them and for them to get to spend time with Ella.

Here are a few pictures of Ella that I've taken recently.