Tis the Season

Hey family & friends!

I just put Ella in her swing for her n-a-p of the morning. Needless to say, she's cooing & smiling at me while I type this. I think she's changed her mind about sleeping. Ha! She's discovered that she can do things on her terms. Like feeding for example, she'll eat what she wants & stop... 2 hours later... she's hungry again. LOL. Schedule? What's a schedule? One week I think we've got it down pat, then next, I'm like, "What's going on?" She's a lot of fun though, but wears me out. Ha! And she's not even crawling yet! :O) Luckily Daddy will be home once that starts up unless she decides to do it before 7 months! Yikes! Anyways, Ella is doing wonderful. She loves her exersaucer & flips around everywhere on the floor. She's learned how to scoot over towards toys/presents that she wants to touch. She can sit up but needs at least one hand to balance her. She's a cutie!

Jonah is doing well. He's going out into the desert for 10 days. I don't know much about the operation, but I do know he'll be doing his job which is very dangerous, so please keep some extra prayers in for him & everyone else going on the op. He won't be able to contact me at all during this time which it going to be really tuff b/c we won't even be able to speak to each other on Christmas day. :O( This holiday we're both ready for it to be over with so that we'll be closer to being together. :O) I love you Sweetheart!

Ella & I will be heading up to MI next week the day after Christmas. We're going to be flying & a little bit of driving involved, so please keep us as well in your prayers for safe travels. May you all have a blessed holiday with your families & know that you're in our hearts.

Enjoy the new photos! :O)

Ha! Ella just fell asleep.

PS- Here's a picture of Jonah taken a couple months ago. :O) We love our Marine! Be safe & come home soon!

Isabella is 4 months old!

Ella is growing rapidly. On Monday she had her 4 month check up with a local pediatrician in town. She had to get her immunizations (not fun) & the doctor said that she's doing great according to her growth chart. She's 14lb 10oz & 24 inches long! When she was born she was 7lb 10oz & 18 inches long. She's going to be so big when Jonah finally gets to see her! :O) She rolls over all the time now from both sides. She loves to put everything in her mouth & drools a lot! She's working on sitting up but has a way to go until that will be conquered. Maybe her cousin, Aylah, can give her a few pointers on how it's done. ;O)

Jonah has received some packages from people recently. Thank you to all of you that have sent them! It's really difficult not being together, especially over the holidays, but I know that the packages will help some. However, we're going to be home together as a family in less than 4 months! We're already talking about how excited we are. :O)

I hope that you all have a blessed holiday & fun with your families. For those that are far away, we miss & love you dearly. Ella & I will be spending time with the Bruner's on Christmas day & then flying up to Michigan the day after. Please continue to keep our family in your prayers, especially for Jonah!! :O) We love you Jonah!!

Here's pictures of Ella taken this week. Ella loves her musical keys & bear blanket.

Christmas Dress

Ella got her Christmas present early from Jonah & I. It's an exersaucer. She seems to like it. It says 4 months & up on it, so I'm assuming it'll be something she'll really enjoy even later on. It's another tacky toy to go in our little town home out in So Cal. Ha! Unfortunately, I've to mail it out there, but it seems to have been a good purchase for our little one. (Meaning, it keeps her entertained.) Ella also got a package from her Aunt, Uncle, & Cousin out in Texas as well as a cute little bear blanket from her Grandma Bear. She kneads at it (like a little kitten) while trying to go to sleep in her swing. She's so cute.

The house is all decorated for Christmas. Ella seems to be fascinated with the tree & gets distracted sometimes when feeding. LOL. Right now I'm waiting for Jonah to call me. He's going to another base somewhere to do a special training for a week. Please keep him in your prayers for safety. He should still be able to email me though. :o)

Well, I'm going to post some pictures of Miss Ella. I dressed her up in her Christmas dress the other day to send Jonah some cute photos. Enjoy! :o) 3 weeks & we'll be up in MI for the post holidays.

PS- About the pic of the cows. This was the highlight on Sunday, the neighbor's cows got loose & decided to come graze in my parents yard. It was quite humerus.