Bumps & Bruises - Here We Come!

Well, let's just put it this way, Neal & I weren't sure if Ella was going to make it through this evening alive! When we got home from Ms. Lindsey's Ella played on the floor and in the new entertainment center (we're still waiting on cabinet doors). She is getting so good at pulling herself up on everything and is even starting to walk around things while she's holding on. Well I was busy in the kitchen and Neal was around the corner and we heard a really really loud BOOM! We both went running of course only to find Ella flat on her back in between the couch and coffee table with a terrified look on her face. Why is it that babies don't cry until they see your face? She had to have fallen straight back from standing up, and it must have hurt...she screamed for a good while with that one. Poor baby! :( Then about 20 -30 min. later she was in the kitchen while Neal & I were cooking dinner playing with all the stuff in one of my baskets off the bottom shelf. The next thing we know, she's doing a head stand over the top of the basket...how the heck did that even happen? You got me, I guess I was supposed to be watching. This one wasn't so bad, I think it just scared her more than anything. The next incident occurred in the dining room. She was climbing all over the chairs and pulled one over right on top of her. Dang, I think we're going to have to pay more attention to her, otherwise I'm not sure she can survive the dangers of common household items!

She had a couple more "firsts" tonight too. She had smashed up bananas and her own chicken breast. Yes, I said chicken breast, ok so it was torn into micro shreds but she loved it! I can't believe she is growing so fast and can already eat real food. Anyways, off to the bathtub - she also thinks she is too big for the baby bath chair now too. We have been just letting her sit in the tub by herself and play and it's been going really good, but now all she wants to do is stand up and play. I tried fighting with her and repeatedly sitting her back down, but she won that battle.

After her extra long bath tonight we rocked and she had her night time bottle which almost put her to sleep. We tried putting her in bed awake with the goal in mind for her to go night night by herself - well she won that one too! So I rocked to to sleep, and loved every second of it.

I was just thankful she survived her crazy, eventful evening. Now Daddy and me have some child proofing to do! Here's a picture of her sleeping so soundly, which I hope to be doing shortly.

Until next time...night night!