oh ella

I feel like I just posted yesterday but it's been a couple of weeks I think! The past few weeks have just been a blur. I had Lasik done on my eyes almost 2 weeks ago. I'm so glad I did it! So far my vision isn't quite where I want it to be and my eyes get dry through out the day, especially at night. But when it's all said and done, I know my vision and eyes will be where they need to be! I still wake up and reach for my glasses, keep forgetting I don't need them anymore! It's been especially nice in the middle of the night if I need to go comfort Ella. She's been waking up off and on the past few weeks. I'm not sure if it's a bad dream or what. She'll just wake up crying really hard. I'll go in and pick her up and rock her and she goes right back to sleep. Last night she didn't wake up so maybe we've gotten through this phase!

Today was Ella's first class of her new swim "lessons"! She took a swim class at the Y when she was 6 months old but I wanted to get her in a class now that she's older. I really want her to like the water and not be afraid of it. I especially thought now would be a good time since she's started acting afraid at bath time. I had no clue how she would act when we got in the pool. It was pretty much what I had expected. As soon as we got in the pool, she freaked out and started crying. It took her a good 20 minutes before she really seemed to start enjoying the water. But every time we would move to a new activity, it would take a few minutes for her to not be scared. I really want to raise her to be someone who enjoys trying new things! But, there's only so much I can do I guess. One thing that I decided to hold off on was putting her under water. I didn't realize that would be part of this class. I think it caught all the moms off guard! The instructor just brought a hoola-hoop out and said we'd be ducking them under water to get from outside the ring to inside. I was the only mom who didn't do it. I think maybe next week we'll try it if Ella seems to like the water in general more. I really didn't see the benefits of sticking her head under water when she was already pretty upset. Anyone have any advice about this?

Well here are a few pics of Ella in her new swim suit and new flip flops. She looked so cute!

Here are a few more pics from the past few weeks. This one was taken last Sunday. You can't see the whole outfit but she was sporting her Colts cheerleader dress...sadly, it did not help :(

And...our 2nd attempt at getting her out in the snow went better than the first time. She really liked just walking on the road and kicking the snow. We did try to pull her in her sled but she wanted nothing to do with it!

Well, Ella's napping so I better go be productive. She's pretty much down to 1 nap a day so my "me" time is pretty much gone. I need to take advantage of it while I have it!! Maybe go do a 30 day shred workout?? I really should! I'm trying to lose 10 lbs by my sister's wedding!