Over to me...

Yes, it's friday
Originally uploaded by Ella's Ma.

now this isn't just Ella's blog. And this weekend I found my voice so it's about time I posted my own entry. I can squeal. I make noises that sounds really like talking. I can laugh with delight when my Daddy throws me in the air or when my Mammy bounces me on her knee or plays other games with me.

What else have I been doing for the past 4 months? Well I'm getting strong. When I'm lying on the ground I do ab crunches - I can lift my head and my feet off the ground at the same time.

If I have some nice hands holding mine, I like to be pulled up from lying down to sitting and then even up to standing although they don't let me put weight on my little legs just yet. By the way - my legs aren't little at all - I have fab chubby thighs.

I've been drooling a lot for the last few weeks and chewing on fingers or anything else that i can get into my mouth. Mammy and Ella think I'm growing some teeth. But I've been very good. I hardly cry at all. It's a good trick because it means when I do cry, everyone jumps to attention very fast. Daddy says he only heard me cry about 3 times in the first 3 months.

I've had some busy times so far. I visited my Mammo with my whole family and the dogs last weekend. And when Daddy and the dogs went home, us girls stayed for some extra days. We tried to go to the park but it rained.

Then I also went for my first swim last Thursday. I like it. It's like a big bath but with lots of other mammies and babies in it too. I wore the same swimsuit Ella used to wear so everyone thought I was a boy too. I think that's very strange.

On Saturday, we left Ella behind and I went on a shopping trip with Mammy and Daddy. I think Ella enjoyed us being away. We left her with Mammo and when we got back, she had Mammo, Jill, Mark, Emma and Jamie all doing when she wanted. It wasn't very interesting shopping. We didn't get any clothes for me. But I think we found some doors for Ella's house - that's what she calls it but I think it belongs to all of us.

As well as a big sister I have some friends already. Peter is two days older than me. And Grace is 6 weeks younger than me. She visited today and we had a good look at each other. We'll have great fun when we're bigger!