Little clips of Bella

I thought I would post some cute little clips we have of Bella.

Hi everyone!

I know it has been forever since I updated our blog. It's been a little busy around here. Most of my spare time is going to little Miss Bella right now, although she isn't so "little" anymore. You will see! We have had so much going on. I started back to school (main reason for not updating our blog lately), we have had lots of family and friends in town to visit and we have been going on lot's of outings.

While I am at work, Bella is making some new buddies. She goes with Mama Bev on Monday, Thursday and Friday. Her cousin Olivia is with her a lot of those days. One Tuesday and Wednesday she goes to Ryan's cousin, Julie's house. She has three little girls Lea (5), Kyla (4) and Clare (about 15 months). Bella loves being around all of these girls. She get's bored with Mommy and Daddy now. The funniest part is how exhausted she is by Wednesday night. Between Olivia on Monday and Lea, Kyla and Clare (aka Big Momma because she likes to play Mommy to Bella :) she comes home and passes out. Even though I would love to be home with Bella, I am glad that she gets some time with other kiddo's. Since she is the oldest, she isn't going to have her own older siblings to push her around a little bit so she can take a little bossing from cousins! She loves it right now though! Let's see how she feels when she is 2!

We have had some family and friends in town to visit. It has been awhile since our last post :) so I am not going to go through all of our visitors but I will put it this way. I love having people come to see us for many reasons. I love seeing everyone! Bella gets to spend more time with my family! Dad always sneaks off to get doughnuts (that's why I quit "trying" to make muffins)! I love having a house full of kiddo's and we always have fun!

Bella is getting so big! If you remember when she was born, her weight was a little bit of a concern. She was having trouble gaining weight. That is not a problem anymore. She was in the 16% for her weight and now she is in the 60%. She also went from the 70% for her height to the 52% so to put it shortly she got a lot wider and not so much longer! She loves her food and is a good eater. I don't know who she got that from?

She is now rolling both ways and scooting on her belly. You can't leave her on the floor by herself for too long because she ends up under the loveseat or the coffee table. We are working on sitting and she likes it so far because she folds in half and can eat her toes (one her most intriguing toys!) She loves the exersaucers at Mama and Papa's house and at Julie's so we are going to get her one this weekend. If you have been to our house lately, you might wonder where we are going to put this. I'm thinking we might just have to put on an addition.

One of her favorite things to do right now is "chit-chat"! She loves the sound of her voice and she likes to change it up. Sometimes she sings with soft little coos. Sometimes she vents by grumbling and throwing her fists. She also likes to squeal and see how loud she can be. Her smiles are contagious and she is such a happy baby. When she gets her toes in her mouth, she is an ecstatic baby!

If you are a fan of chubby squishy baby thighs, Bella is your girl. Sometimes when you try to change her diaper, she likes to squeeze her thighs together and tease you so you can't get her diaper off. She gets this big cheesy grin and her thighs look so chubby - I love it! She also gets a kick when Ryan sets her up on his knees and says "Who is the biggest baby in the room?" If you have seen Lissy's pictures, there is one where she is doing that. Her chin's are in full effect and she is looking down towards him. I told Ryan that he will have to change "biggest" to "tallest" because being the "biggest" isn't really something that girls like!

Another funny Bella bit is her bath time fun! When Bella was first born, she looked like she might float right off the sling in her little baby tub. She has always been a fan of bath time and unlike most babies, it is a time for her to relax and talk, not splash and play. She loves relaxing in her little "hammock" as warm water trickles over her toes. The problem is that she outgrew her little "hammock" about a month ago but she will not sit in her tub the right way. You have to have a hand on her the whole time because she wants to lay down. We discovered this when she pooped in the tub and we had to take her out of the sling. She looks like a toddler in a baby doll tub right now. Since Ryan is handy we are thinking he will have to rig a larger hammock that fits across the whole tub.

I will try to be more on time with my updates but enjoy the pictures from the last 2 months. You can actually watch her grow in the slideshow!