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Guess who just turned 1?
Ella was born not all that long after midnight a year ago today. We celebrated her birthday party yesterday, in a big get-together that was well-attended by our friends and families. Ella, of course, didn’t really have the first clue as to why 40 or so extra people were in the house that afternoon, but she got over her initial apprehension pretty quickly and ended up having a rollicking good time being doted upon by…well…everyone.
The cake was also a hit, though it took her a few minutes to warm up to it as well. We think the icing was throwing her off, but by the end of the day she was more than happy to devour even the slightest crumb of cake. Here she is diving into it — or, rather, sharing a piece with someone just off-camera. Ella is a very good sharer, you see.
Tonight, for her actual birthday, we’re serving her spaghetti. I’ll be sure to post a picture of the ensuing mess, which I am sure will be epic.
Update: No picture of the ensuing mess will be posted. We opted to let Ella have at the “pasketti” wearing just her diaper, and we’ve got a standing policy against posting “bare baby” pictures to the Intertubes.
Towers!
Ella will not suffer any stacked objects to remain…well…stacked.
She’s just about a year old now, and has been walking for about a month. She’s gotten pretty good at it too, and can even remain upright after breaking into a run…some of the time.
Yes, stuff is still happening!
In fact, quite a lot is happening. Apropos of the previous post, Ella now has seven (almost eight) teeth, and is really quite happy to make use of them; she has basically rejected “mushed up” fruit in favour of “the real thing,” as evidenced by this video:
Yes, that’s a nectarine. And yes, she did eat pretty much all of it.
For an eight month-old, that’s pretty impressive.
I hope to be updating the site a) soon and b) a lot more frequently in the days and weeks to come, so please be patient with me!
Ella has a tooth!
Grace just informed me yesterday that Ella’s first tooth just came in, with the second on the way.
Being in Wyoming at present, I haven’t had the chance to see this for myself, but it’s exciting news all the same. We’ll be able to start her on solid foods soon!
Baby pictures!
Plus many, many more in the gallery!
