Rainy days, fishy friends

We decided to head to the aquarium today since it was rainy. Obviously every single other person in Myrtle Beach had the same idea. Ella enjoyed watching the fish, but enjoyed all the kids running around even more. Of course daddy is a sucker for his daughter and Ella came away with a new fish friend.

Fun in the sun

We had another beautiful day at the beach. Today was the first we let Ella sit and stand at the waters edge and have the waves wash up. She absolutely LOVED it! She even got to see daddy fly a kite today!

Beach Bum

We had a wonderful first full day of vacation with good times, great food, and beautiful weather. Grandma Joyce and uncle Adam and Alex arrived last night. We all had such a nice time at the beach today before Adam had to go back to Charleston tonight. Ella loved the beach. Her favorite part was watching anyone with a dog walk by. Mommy has already taken over 100 pictures and there are still five days to go!

We've arrived!

We arrived in Myrtle Beach at 630 this morning. Ella slept all but the last 30 min of the drive. The first picture is us arriving and the other picture is Ella on the beach while daddy caught up on some sleep. PLENTY more pictures to come this week

Happy 9 months Ella!

Not much to report since I have been blogging like crazy lately. No pics today but TONS to follow as we leave for Myrtle Beach tomorrow night. Can you imagine how many pictures this mommy can take with a whole week away from work, at the beach, with a baby? Ill apologize in advance. Only news to report is Im pretty sure we are convinced to make the switch to cloth diapers! I actually asked my sitter how she felt about it yesterday and she stated she had just ordered a couple cloth diapers and was going to see if we were interested in switching! we could not be blessed with a better sitter! We are attending a workshop at Family Enrichment Center May 15 regarding cloth diapering and will probably make the switch at that point.
Happy 9 months Ella! We could not imagine our lives without you!

9 month checkup

We had Ella's 9 month check up yesterday. I cannot believe that before long, she will be on this earth longer than she grew inside me. She is growing up way too fast! She was 19 lbs (60th percentile) and either 27 1/4 or 3/4 inches (50th percentile). The doctor said she is doing great and is advanced with her clapping, waving, pointing, and attempting to imitate everything we say. Below are a few photos of Tom and Ella reading while we waited for the dreaded vaccinations.

Japanese Butterfly Show...

Ella and I enjoyed a couple hours at the Japanese Butterfly Show at Krohns Conservatory with Nicole and Madeline. Ella loved watching all the people and looking at the flowers.