Nine Weeks

Nine Weeks Old

What a wonderful week! Even though we were stuck in the house because of all the rain, Mary Ella and I still had a good time playing, talking, eating, and napping. She took good naps this week and was a happy girl after waking. We are really getting into a good routine. She anticipates bedtime and slept longer than ever a few nights. Getting 5 hours of sleep in a row feels almost like a full night! :) We also had three nights of visitors this week. My cousin Sissy came and spent the night Tuesday night. We went out to eat with a friend of mine from high school Wednesday night, and Thursday Julie and Trey came to visit. Julie had a class in Little Rock Friday, so Mary Ella got to hang out with her cousin Trey. He was so sweet to her. Friday morning we were up, but she was still sleeping. He was watching cartoons, but kept looking at the video monitor waiting for her to wake up. He would tell me everytime she moved, and when she started crying, he took off running to the bassinette to calm her. He talked and sang to her, gave her her paci, and they even took a fun bath together. He counted how many times she smiled at him (4), and said she said, "Hi!" to him. We went to Fayetteville again this weekend, and Trey road in the backseat beside Mary Ella and had his hand on her almost the entire time. So sweet!

You're so funny, Mommy!

Exercise time

She loves her Eric Carle Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Tummy time

Head up

Hi Mommy!

Wild thing

I just woke up.

Yawn!

Do I really want to wake up?

Okay, I'm awake!

Getting ready to go out and eat with an old friend of Mommy's

Go Hogs! Beat Auburn!

And beat Auburn we did! What a fun game! It was great to get an SEC win. And I forgot to mention last week's win against Texas A&M. Take that Big 12! Mary Ella loves game days in Fayetteville because it means she gets to hang out with Gigi and all her cousins. Thanks Rita for letting the big kids go to the game!