Ella's first trip to the beach was fantastic! we loved being with the Wongs! Ella slept really well with the ocean breeze - it was her mom and her dad that didn't feel well! After two nights we packed it in and came back to Wilmington. Happy Memorial Day to all!

My New Favorite Toys...

These are the things Ella is liking to play with these days....
She will be 12 weeks old on Saturday...hard to believe!

ella's christening

What a big weekend for my girl! She met Uncle Toby- her Godfather - for the first time, saw her first horse race at Delaware Park, went to where Meg and Ivan are going to get married and had her Baptism! She was such a trooper through the whole weekend!
Ella's Baptism was at 11:00am on May17th at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (the same place her parents got married). She wore a gorgeous gown that her grandmommy bought and was an angel through the service! She didn't even cry when the water was poured over her head or when Pastor Bob walked around the church with her after wards. After the service, family and friends gathered back at my parents house for lunch and laughs. We had a great time - food was delicious (thank you Mom) and so was Ella's cake (thank you Sharon!)...
It was unbelievable to see Toby - and to see Toby hold Ella! He is going to be such a great Godfather. Karen Carter will be a protective wonderful God mother - Ella is so lucky! I just kept trying to take snapshots in my mind of the day and the people that were there to celebrate with us. There aren't that many times in your life when all of your friends and family are all together...I sure was glad to have them all in one place yesterday.

My First Mother's Day...

Wow...what a great day I had with some of my favorite people! My day started at 5:30 am when Ella was still sleeping from 8:30pm the night before. (what a nice gift!) Then we got ready and boarded a bus headed to Philly for the Race for the Cure (Breast Cancer 5K). We enjoyed our walk in the sun with Daddy, Grandmommy, Nonna, and Aunt Melanie! (Ivan missed for the second year in a row...BOOOOOO!) After our walk - we loved our treats from WAWA and the long bus ride home. My night ended with a yummy cheese steak and onion rings (just what I wanted!) Could Ella really be sleeping through the night now for good? Or was it just a special gift from her to me?
Either way - I love my new role of being her mommy. Never knew just how much I would enjoy having a daughter until it actually happened. What a great day to celebrate her life - Mother's Day 2009!

New Friend...

We had our favorite overnight guests this weekend for the first time since Ella is a 815 Birch Lane resident...Tam and Slone! It was love at first sight for Slone and Ella! Slone took very good care of Ella - at one point he had 6 blankets, 1 burp cloth and a play mat covering her! When leaving he told her that he loved her and asked Tam if he could come see "baby" tomorrow! We shared a lot of good times and it was hard to see them pack up and go...

undecided?!?

The Volpe Family passed along this Bumbo seat to Ella. (Thank you so much!) This seat is awesome for trying to get a "swat" out of her! We think she is still undecided whether she likes it yet or not! What do you think?