OH NO!! Did it happen again? No, this is just a double chocolate Trader Joes oreo cookie. But it definitely gave me a crazy flashback.

Today Ella was taking her nap and we were cleaning and getting ready for company today and then for my parents to watch the girls for the next couple days. It sounds like Ella is awake and so Bea goes into her room, but then promptly comes out and says, “YOU HAVE TO COME IN [...]

It is our baby girl’s first birthday today. We love her and adore her. She is the sweetest little girl and I can’t believe that a year ago we were in the hospital waiting until 6:45pm when she was born. Good job on that part Bea!!

Today Ella was dedicated to God formally in church. Of course, I feel like I gave up control over her and dedicated her to God before she was even born, but it was a sacred time of publicly acknowledging that she is God’s and not ours. A big thanks to Randy and Michael for praying [...]

We fed Ella rice cereal for the first time today. It’s pretty hilarious when kids eat with a spoon for the first time. She gags and makes a disgusted face. She is starting to swallow some of it. Enjoy the pictures.

I felt guilty for trash-talking Ella too much on the blog. I have had excellent sleep the past couple of nights. Last night was the first time Ella made it 6 hours. She ate at 10:15pm and 4:15am. Not bad. So thank you Ella for the wonderful sleep. She is an awesome baby and we [...]

Yes…I have been awake since 2am. Ella was crying and wouldn’t sleep and I eventually just had to go watch TV with her on my lap. TV Notes:The Next Food Network Star – I want Amy to win. The other two are annoying and Jag is a cheater so they eliminated him. I like Amy’s [...]

Our sleep situation had been pretty good. It seemed pretty normal – waking up to feed the baby every few hours. Then she started sleeping about four or 4.5 hours in the middle of the night. But then last night happened. The sweet, adorable little baby you see in this picture turned into a she-beast [...]

Here’s a few Ella pictures – as requested from Lauren, my oldest niece.

Baby Ella turned one week old last night at 6:48pm during Grace’s soccer game. I said I would tell the story of the delivery. Here it is…with some pictures. We left the house at around 6:15am to go to South Coast Medical Center in Laguna Beach where Bea was going to be induced. First of all, [...]