week 7

june 23
trying to get Ella to spend some time on her tummy is hard - she gets upset pretty fast. we try to keep her entertained with the help of safta Dalia's art.

we took advantage of Grandma Sandy's patience, and left them together alone again :)

June 21: more baby clothes, and Father's Day
Ella is pretty big for her age (in a very lady-like way, of course!) and after sorting and washing the 2nd batch of baby clothes that her safta Dalia brought from israel, we realized that we're not in sinc with the seasons. the clothes she wants to wear now (i.e., the ones that aren't too small) are labeled "3-6 months". by that age it would have been fall, and therefore most of these clothes are long sleeved shirts and long footed pants! while we do have some short sleeve shirts and onsies that fit her,
so we decided we probably need some short pants. summer can be brutal in chicago :P

that means that Grandma Sandy and us had fun at Babies'R'Us shopping for more baby clothes! someone had to stop us after a while so we don't end up buying the entire store. and, hurray for the clearance isle :)

having grandmas over is so great, we actually get some time for ourselves. we hand Ella over to grandma in the morning and get a couple of extra hours of sleep, and tonight we went on a date and had a couple of beers at Hop Leaf (and mussels. mmmmm!!!)

all in all, great Father's day :)

June 20: summer!
it's 88F (31C) out today and sunny, a perfect summer day (though some would say it's too hot). we walked to Gesthemeny to ask the experts there about repotting Phil and the orchid, which finished flowering for this year. Phil graduated to the next size pot, and orchid can be trimmed down and may flower again next year. i admit that i'm not taking as good care of my plants as i used to since Ella was born...

June 19: first day without mom&dad, and the grandma lock
Sandy came to spend a few days with us, so first thing we did is leave Ella with her for the day and go to work! it sure was strange not having her around. walking down the street without a stroller, and actually getting work done at work!
after a few hours i missed ella too much :)
ella and grandma had a good time. it rained all day, so not a good day for a walk in the park, but they got lots of playing time.

June 18: first words
until now Ella mostly said "ah ah ah". on thursday morning, just after being changed, Ella was (as usual) talking to her butterfly, and said "echo", and then "aba".