Tinker Bell

Ella is absolutely positively obsessed with Tinker Bell or as she says Teenter Bell.  I love that she loves fairies and I love that she thinks Tinker Bell is so awesome.  What I love most of all though is, that she LOVES Disneyland.  She doesn't exactly know what Disneyland is..but she knows what the castle is.  Every time she sees the Disney castle she yells, "DISNEYLAND!!" It makes my heart happy that she's a Disney spirit.  She also LOVES Mickey, Minnie, Goofy (oofy), Donald, Daisy and, Pluto.  I am so excited to be going in October of 2013..I just wish it would come sooner..

Silly Face

I love my little bug, I love that she is my little shadow.  We had lots of fun this evening making silly faces and taking pictures.  After each one, she would laugh and say "silly mama"

Bedtime

Bedtime with Ella has become VERY challenging.  Before we moved into our house, Ella was in her crib and she was a wonderful sleeper.  She had always been a great sleeper, even as an infant.  

When we were getting ready to move, I debated a lot about if I should switch her out of her crib into a big girl bed.  I had a lot of people tell me that a clean switch to a new room and a new bed would be easy...... 

Well, it was not easy..not in the slightest.  Ella will wake up and come and sleep with us around one or two every morning.  She will also not fall asleep with out one of us.  We have tried putting her back in her room and instead of nap time telling her it's quiet time.  Nothing seems to work :( I am down to my very last nerve, I am super tired all of the time.  She makes it about 1,000x's more difficult because she insists on touching me or cuddling right up against me.  Don't get me wrong I love cuddles...but the pokes and whacks to the face are making it so I am getting very little sleep.  

We decided today to put her crib back together.  We probably should have done it awhile ago...The look on Ella's face when Devin was putting it together was priceless.  She was super excited. She seems happy to have her old bed back....we'll see how she does tonight...for her sake and mine, I hope this works for us.

Miss. Woolley...Mrs.Pierce

The wedding is one month from tomorrow and the wedding shower is this weekend... It is just so weird to me that I will no longer be a Woolley.  I have thought a few times about keeping my last name...I really like it and the closer I get to getting married, the more I like it.  I don't want to say I am getting cold feet but, I am really nervous.  This is a whole new chapter that is about to be written and as excited as I am, I feel myself kind of scared.  I have pretty bad stage fright...the thought of people watching is so scary to me.   I know that my dad won't let me fall walking down the isle so, that's reassuring...too bad he can't hold me up while we say our vows.  The closer we get to the wedding the more and more anxious I feel...I hope this is normal.  

One more month and I will be Mrs. Devin Pierce.../squeal

Two :)

Our sweet little bug turned Two on Tuesday =) We are just so proud of our little bug.  

We went for her well baby appointment today.  We found out that since she's two she gets to stand on the big scale as opposed to laying on the scale - she was so happy!  

She is 33.25 inches and 26.5 pounds :) 50% for height and 65% for weight. 

The doctor was very impressed by her.  He said that she is perfectly on track and her speech skills are amazing. She has hit everything right on or before target.  The only thing really that he has us watching is her weight.  The last couple months she seems to be losing weight.  We're going to go back at the end of July to do a weight check.  The doctor just doesn't want to see her keep dropping.  Nothing to worry about, just something to be aware of.  He says that it happens but that we just want to keep an eye on it.  

I think I could go on forever about this little girl.  Here are a some of the things she does/loves:

She is stringing multiple words together 

She is aware of when she has to go potty (working on potty training soon)

She can sing her ABC's up to about L and then can sing the rest with help

She has a wonderful little imagination

She has different voices for her various friends

She is getting to the point of dressing herself

She can jump

She has the best time playing with her kitchen

She typically always needs a book with her

She LOVES to talk on the phone

She can play the kazoo/harmonica ;)

She LOVES to dance

Our little bug seems to be growing far too quickly.  We just love this little girl so much.  Happy Birthday Ella Yun!

Pottermore

Pottermore is my newest addiction.  I LOVE IT!!! It's such a wonderful way to keep Harry Potter alive.  It saddens me that the movies and books are over.  This amazing site has made it so I can explore even deeper into the magical world that I miss so much:) YAY

Mother's Day

  When I think about being a kid there are very few things I would change about the way I was raised.  I don't think that most people can say that.  I respect and love my mom very much but, I think I do even more so now that I am a mom.  I think about all of the things that she has done or still does for me and I am amazed.  

She is easily the happiest person I know, definitely the kindest person I know, she's smart, witty and, has always been my biggest fan. Even in my darkest hour, she was there for me. I am truly blessed, grateful and, proud to be her daughter.  My only hope is that I can be that amazing of a mom to Ella.  

Happy Mother's Day to the worlds greatest mom/grandma.