The Pearsalls

I've brought you almost up to date with baby Ella. March brings us to Ella's fifth month of life! This is a big month for her - we've already done so much. At the beginning of this month, Ella started eating rice cereal once a day. She wasn't too crazy about it at first, but she is finally getting the hang of it. Although, she has trouble getting it all down the hatch (see the pic below). We also cut down to breastfeeding just twice a day - morning and night. I'll tell you one thing, formula sure does change the way a baby girl poops! Ella's poop immediately got 100% grosser when we started giving her formula. Yuck! But, Mommy's boobies were hurting, so they needed a rest.

Next, Ella got a toof (tooth)! She got her first toof on March 9, 2006. It is the lower left central incisor. In my opinion, it was about time! She had been drooling for months. Apparently, getting a tooth also means that she doesn't want to sleep, because she hasn't been sleeping much at all lately.

The next accomplishment in Ella's life was sitting up all by herself! Yeah, so it's kind of in a tripod stance - legs spread, hands down in front - but it's still sitting up! She just started doing this really well yesterday and today.

Finally, Ella ate real food - veggies, that is - butternut squash to be exact. Saturday, Katy, Ella, and I went to Whole Foods and bought butternut squash, acorn squash, sweet potatoes, green beans, apples, bananas, and pears - all organic and all tasty. Then, I came home and began to bake, steam, and microwave all of the goodies. After everything was cooked, I threw each item in the blender, added some water, and pureed the snot out of it all! I made 17 ice cube trays worth of baby food in about 3 hours. That's not bad if you ask me! Ella tried the butternut squash first, and it was a hit. However, she does not enjoy her squash mixed with rice cereal.

On March 12, 2006, Ella weighed 18lbs!!