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It's my Birthday!

So I can do nothing all day if I want to.

Oh Yeah. :)

hi hi hi hi hi

Ella is very social. If you smile, wave, or say hi she will more than likely do it back to you one hundred times over. Today when we stood up for the rest hymn in sacrament meeting Ella thought the chorister was waving at her (we sit near the front). She was soooo excited she started to wave frantically, then when the chorister kept "waving" Ella got both hands going while giggling and bouncing up and down in my arms.

So cute!

Warm winter hat

Ella loves her new hat! Her favorite thing to do is rub her hands all over it. It is sooo soft!
By the way, see all that drool, yeah. Guess who is getting her first tooth!





A special thanks to Grandma R who made it!

Rub a Dub Dub...

Ella in the tub. I have never seen a baby so fearless around water! I actually have to take her face out of the water. Otherwise she would keep it in till she choked and came up coughing. She does it over and over and over.

I wonder who she gets that from...

I did it!

So you may remember when I decided to take part in the couch to 5K about 10 weeks ago. Well, guess what...


I DID IT!

For the last two weeks I have been running about 2.7 miles but today I ran the whole 3 miles.

Wow.

It took me one week longer than the plan because I was sick a few times in there but I did it! It feels great! Don't get me wrong, it was so hard. I have been running in 20 degree weather for the past few weeks. (this is only because the best time for me to run is around 7 a.m. if I went later in the day it would have been anywhere from 30 - 65 degrees.) Running never seems to fit easily in my schedule. Mornings are crazy with breakfast, feeding Ella, getting off to school etc.But I decided this was important enough so I made it work. Of course Charles played a huge role. He took care of Ella while I was out and got her ready on those mornings.
Other changes we have made are eating more veggies and less sweets. I can truthfully say that I haven't eaten this many vegetables since I left my parents house and became a poor college student. Yikes! I have tried to include some with every dinner and as a snack during the day.
The changes may seem small but to me they are huge! After having Ella I wasn't sure I would ever be able to run like I used to but seems I was wrong. If I can do this, you can to. It is such a great feeling to set a goal and accomplish it. If three miles seems like to much then start with one. It is all about what you think you can do. All I know is that doing anything, big or small, to live a healthier lifestyle is good step in the right direction.

(Thank you Judy and My Litter for giving me the initial encouragement!)

Hello my name is...

Ella!

She can say her name! So cute. I will have to get it on video. Tonight we were talking to her over dinner and I said her name, she said it back to me. Then Charles said it and she repeated it. Way to go us for picking an easy to say name! Now if she would only say ma ma ma ma ma ma.....

I will have to get it on video so you can enjoy the fun.