I'm independent

This past tuesday night was a big celebration for my maw, it was grandmommy day. Yes, I know it was a few sundays ago but I have had a packed schedule and couldn't get my parents and her on the same schedule in order to celebrate. We went to La Vista, one of mommy's favorite dinner spots, and had a wonderful dinner.

During dinner I became a little anxious and wanted to get up and move around a little. With that said, Maw and I decided to go next door to Rice Epicuriean so that I could push my own shopping cart like I like to do on Mondays with her, while we waited on the check.

It was a great dinner! Wish I could have celebrated with my mimi and BB, but will make it up to them. I am the luckiest girl in the world to have not one, but three grandmothers to celebrate!!!!
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Night #1 no Paci (pacifier)

MY MOMMY IS MEAN. MY MOMMY IS MEAN. MY MOMMY IS MEAN. MY MOMMY IS MEAN.

Mommy has taken over the blog:
I have finally mustered up the guts to wean ella from her pacifier and it has been extremely difficult. If any of you mommies have strong willed children, you can appreciate this entry. After researching different methods, I decided upon the cut down method, thinking that she wouldn't become so mad at me. Well, guess that didn't work because she is plenty upset. The cut down method is when you gradually cut off more and more off the pacifier until there is nothing to suck. The idea is that they feel that getting rid of it is their idea.

Monday, I cut the tip of the pacifier off.

Tuesday, I cut a little more off. Took an hour of screaming bloody murder for her to finally go to sleep. That is with me going in every ten minutes to reassure her that mommy was close by.

Tonight, I rocked her for 30 minutes, placed her in her bed and listened to her cry for about fifteen minutes. Oh, and she threw her pacifier at the door. Wouldn't want to skip that lovely detail.

With that said, I have had a rough few nights. I sure hope that was the worst part. Ella, you will appreciate knowing this one day......

Hats, bikes and timeouts

A busy week, it has been! It started off by mommy and I going swimsuit shopping. We went to La Mode, the store, and I have never been treated better! While mommy was trying on swimsuits, the sweet lady let me try on funny looking hats and drink my very own bottle of water. I felt like a princess...

Saturday, mommy went shopping/lunch with a girlfriend while daddy and I hungout and ate junk food. After lunch, daddy put me down for a nap, and when I woke up, mommy had come home and brought me the biggest suprise ever! My very own bike. As soon as I saw it, I knew exactly what it was and wanted to take it out for a spin. So that is what we did, even though it had just finished raining.

After trying and trying to get the hang of it, mommy decided to chime in and help me figure out the bike petals. I didn't understand and became frustrated after a while so I eventually got off and started pushing from behind. Who says one has to ride on it?

So the last bit of news I have to share is obviously my least favorite. Today, mommy became very upset with me for climbing the stairs without an adult present. As my punishment she told me to go to the corner. So.......................................I went. I stood there for about 8 seconds before I turned around and walked towards my mommy and gave her a big hug and said....Ahhhhhh. (Which translates, Don't be mad, mommy) Mommy told me why I was in time out and not to do that again. So, what I learned is to be a little sneakier next time. He He!

It's ALL ABOUT MOM...

Happy mother's day for the 20,000th time, mom. Don't worry, she did not let me forget that it was Mother's day for one second! The entire day was about mommy and what she wanted to do, so that's what daddy and I did. Above you can see that I was not in the best of moods, as I was ready to get into my bike trailer so that we could start the bike ride. Daddy told me I couldn't until I took a pic. I was not happy. After pictures, the family went for a nice leisure ride. It was fun.

After our bike ride, Daddy cooked Salmon and veggies for lunch. I am not sure what he was thinking, as I hate vegtables right now.... Oh, yea. It was mother's day. All about mom....how could I forget?

After getting up from my afternoon nap, we got dressed and met my Pappabear, Lizzybear, Meyer and Margeuax for dinner. I was so excited to see we were eating dinner at my favorite spot, so that I could run around outside while mommy and daddy ate dinner.

After a wonderful dinner, we came home, undressed and hopped into bed so that I could see the end of my favorite night program. Yes, one big happy family all in bed together....that is until I have to go to bed. And even more pics...yea. Well, mommy I sure do hope you enjoyed your mother's day because I am a little tired of it being all about you. Remember, I am the princess.lol!

Happy Mothers Day to Mimi, Maw, BB, Elizabeth, Kate, Lisa, Mitch, Brookie and all the other amazing mommies out there!

Ella, meet Summer. Summer, meet Ella!

Summer is here and I couldn't be more thrilled! Here I am in my swimsuit, jellies, hat and faithful bunny. Ready to take on Giraffe, the pool. So far, the routine is: get up from my afternoon nap, grab a snack and some juice. Mommy then dresses me in my swimming gear, saturates me in sunscreen and out the door the go.

Here I am, happy to be outside. So the funny story behind the pool is that it took mommy over an hour to blow it up enough for me to get in. She was trying to be thrifty and decided at the last second not to purchase a blow up pump. To all the mommies out there....buy a pump. It is totally worth it. Plus, you don't have to wait for it to be blown up, like I did.

Staying cool...in Houston

What a week it has been. Well, as they say, welcome to summer in Houston, right? So, today mommy and I spent most of the afternoon outside due to the air conditioning going out. Don't worry, mommy made it managable by taking me to Target to pick out a miniture pool for me to play in while we wait for the air conditioning man to come over and save the day. Believe me, I did not suffer. He did....three hours later, but it gave me a great excuse to be outdoors and that was all I cared about. After the air conditioner was fixed, mommy fed me and put me in the bath tub to wash my hair and play some more. Welcome summer!!