It's Been Awhile

Hey everyone! Sorry its been awhile since I have blogged. Got a little behind on things I guess you could say. Well all is well here at the Manchir house. We are getting ready for Christmas. We are so excited that we have Ella this year to celebrate with us. Last year she was still baking in the oven ha!! Ella is doing so well. She is the GREATEST little girl. We are so blessed to have her in our lives and we LOVE her to pieces. She is 9 months now. WOW the time goes fast. Before we know it we will be celebrating her 1st bday. That makes me sad.........She is crawling all over the place and standing tall. She has not tried to walk yet, but I am sure its coming. She has discovered the stairs YIKES!! Not a good thing. She waves bye to us and even likes to clap her hands when we sing. Her daddy has also taught her to dance. He plays ring tones off his cell and she LOVES that. Her new favorite word (thanks to Mimi) is WOW! Everything is Wow! She can also say mama, dada, dog (in her own way) and baba. I think she is saying bottle. She always has a lot to say we just can't tell what she is saying, but as long as she knows I guess thats all that matters. She is still loving her veggies, fruits and meats. I HATE meat so I think she got that from the Manchir side. Beef is her favorite. She is a GREAT sleeper as well. She was still getting up a lot in the night until about 7 months and one night I just said if she wakes up I am not going in there. That night she woke up and cried for about 12 min and went back to sleep on her own that was the end of it! She now goes to bed at 8:30 and sleeps until about 7:30/8am. I will take it!! Last week I took her to the Dr for her 9mth wellness visit. She is doing well. She is still in the 88% in her length and 25% on weight. The Dr says she is looking as if she might take after me and be thin and tall. Too bad I am not very tall ha! She is a little petite thing, but I think that is what makes her look so cute. All in all Ella is a great baby. She is fun loving and always a joy to be around (we do have our days)! I am still working from home, which is going really well so Ella and I get to hang out A LOT!! We have fun together. We like to take breaks and go out to lunch or run a few errands. She loves getting out b/c she loves people and always wants to be in the mix. As Christmas approaches I hope we all can take the time to remember what the true meaning of Christmas is all about. I know God has blessed us in so many ways this year and we are truly thankful for that. The BEST gift was Ella!! She is truly a blessing! Merry Christmas to all and Happy New Year. I promise to post some recent pics of Miss Ella soon!