Ella Valentine @ 11 weeks...

Let's see... so we're coming down off an amazing three week run with Aunt Eliza (Max's sister) in from New York while on break from her masters program. She was so good to us and took great care of our family. It's been a bit of a shock to not have her around but we're making do. It was especially fun to watch Eliza and Ella bond and we all had a lot of fun together.

Ella's been as cute as ever. The latest thing she's doing is that she's starting to realize that her hands and arms are actually hers! She recognizes when she touches things and you can tell that despite the lack of control that she's trying to make contact. It's so cool to watch her little brain working so hard.

You can click on this photo to see a few more Ella pix...

Ella at 11 Weeks

Ella Valentine turns 10 weeks...

Ella's aunt Eliza turned 29 this past Saturday. To celebrate, we drove down to Santa Cruz (the farthest Ella's been from home yet!) and went to Eliza's b-day party. It was so fun to be with family and have Ella meet even more people who love her.

She's been "talking" a lot and singing with me and staring into our eyes all the time. You can really see her little brain working so hard as she takes it all in. Here's a little video so you can see what I mean...

More soon.

Love,

Max

Ella's getting bigger before our eyes...

Hard to believe that two months have gone by! Little Ella Valentine is outgrowing her clothes and getting bigger every day. Lately she's been giving us huge stares with lots of eye contact and the biggest, most adorable smiles. That's been the highlight over the past couple of days. Hard to top the big smile with the scrunched up nose she's flashing us.

Ella Valentine Fancher