Once Ellie recovered from her illness, we once again tried to introduce traditional baby foods like rice cereal and jarred applesauce. At an age where she was putting everything in her mouth, the spoon was the one and only object that met sealed lips. Finally, in desperation, Mama offered her some food off her own plate – and voila! Our little gourmand was born. It turns out Ellie would eat just about anything, provided it was grown-up food.
Ellie also learned to sit up by herself, and in classic Ellie-style she did it all at once. One day we thought she was nowhere near sitting up unassisted, and the next day she could do it without even using her hands for support –and could reach out for toys without falling over. Sitting up allowed Ellie to see more of her world, and to see it the same way grown-ups do, so she was pretty happy about her accomplishment.
From SitterCity.com, we found a wonderful babysitter – Elizabeth Spatola, the oldest of 5 sisters, won Ellie over with her energy and enthusiasm. She is very capable, both with Ellie and getting stuff done around the house. Ellie just loves spending time with her. They go on long walks with the Baby Bjorn, play on the floor together, and make funny noises and funny faces. Elizabeth is earning her master’s from Boston Architectural College, and lives just a few blocks away.
During the Thanksgiving holiday, Steve’s dad (Grandpa) visited for a few days. Ellie loved hearing him make clicking noises, and we loved getting to spend some quality time with him. We all ate Thanksgiving dinner at Marcy’s house, along with Matt, Rachel & Adam. Ellie napped during dinnertime, and Steve set up a make-shift audio monitor by leaving one cellphone “listening” in the bedroom on mute, and another on speakerphone at the table. We were able to shut the bedroom door, but heard Ellie as soon as she woke up. She was just in time to share some turkey, which she devoured.
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