Well, the holidays are officially over now, and Ella had a very busy first Christmas from start to finish. We were able to all get out right away after Thanksgiving to take our card photograph (yes, I am determined to be the lady who sends out picture Christmas cards each year). Since there would be the three of us to arrange for the photo this time, we enlisted the aunties' help so we could focus on posing. Overall, Ella was not sure about the wind. We took a handful of pictures, but she didn't seem to be relaxing out of her "oh, God, why is my hair blowing? What is this tingling sensation?" facial expression, so we called it a day and bribed the aunties with Thai food.
Ella would help me move the bear on our Advent calendar throughout the month, and then came the big day! Ella had both grandmas to spoil her rotten all weekend. She didn't seem to mind the extra attention at all. She did really well with the Christmas events, even when we moved on to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a second round of presents. (She was a little fussy at bedtime because her routine was off, but overall, it wasn't a complete meltdown.)
Opening presents is serious business! And of course, everything has to go in the mouth right away. "Put it in my mouth!" She's gotta test out the new toys to see if Santa should take them back or not, don't you know
Ella greatly enjoyed reading with Grandma Mary. Soon she'll be getting the hang of it on her own.
There were lots of holiday hi-jinks before the family got settled on presents. Tigger is a rascally creature that she really wanted to eat! Ella doesn't have her own stocking yet, but I promise she'll have one by next Christmas. (I've already started looking at a few knitted designs.) Daddy and Aunt Jess are always good for a laugh, too.
Auntie Lara sent Ella her sweet penguin Christmas pajamas and hat. Gotta be festive when you are opening presents!
All kinds of toys arrived this Christmas! Ella was enchanted by the singing / light-up flowers for a long time while the adults opened their gifts. Overall, it was a very long day, visiting with two aunties and all of the grandparents, but Ella handled it like a trooper.
Once the hubbub of the holidays died down a little, we had to get her four-month picture with her growth chart. She is learning to sit up so much on her own, and she LOVES grabbing at her feet. Chatting with people and wiggling are still some of her favorite things to do.
Family seflie time!
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