May 10th

2 years later, with our girl.

From "we" to "three"

We welcomed Ella Marie into our world on April 30th, 2010 at 2:40 a.m. via (unplanned) c-section. She weighed in at 7 pounds 13 ounces (we were expecting a 9 or 10 pounder!) and 21" long.

She seemed to know who Mike was right away.

She loved being cozy and warm those first few days and this apple hat, knit by the fabulous Michelle H., kept her very cozy and cute.

First car ride home, May 4th, and she had already learned to hold on:)

At home and taking it all in.

Ella at 10 days old, marking my best Monday ever.

Moving from "we" to "three" has been a fairly smooth transition for our new little family. Mike had a week off and returned to work this past Monday (oh, we miss him!). My Mom has come to hang out with Ella and I for a week and a half and we've been venturing out and about for little trips and having a good time.

My latest "discovery", in light of our little trips, is the Snugli my sister-in-law lent us. It's my new favorite thing. When I used it for the first time yesterday, I got the same feeling that I had when I first discovered the iced caramel macchiato...shock and chagrin at the sheer goodness of it all.

We love our Ella and feel privileged to be her parents. After 9 months of yellow, white and green we're jumping into this sea of pink and loving every minute of it. We know we are so blessed by the people that are in our life that already love this bun and can't wait until she's old enough to realize the same.