bright baby

ella smiled at me two different times today. the most precious was when i came into her room after she awoke from a nap and she looked up at me out of the crib and burst into a huge grin.


melts my heart.

tonight we had tummy time. my mom was worried that ella wouldn't develop properly so she left an urgent message on my phone yesterday saying i need to put elenora on her tummy or she will have autism and speech problems.

i swear that's what she said.

so tonight i placed ella's blanket down on the carpet and then put her down on her back. when she didn't protest that, i helped to show her how to roll over onto her belly. she and i lay on our bellies on the carpet looking into each others' eyes, and i showed her how i lift my head up until she did it too. she was so good, and really interested in looking around from that vantage point. i then rolled her back onto her back and then back onto her belly. the third time on her tummy she had her arms so that she was pushed up with her shoulders, neck, and head all held up and looking around! she's so strong! i just kept giving her praise and telling her how well she's doing.

smart girl.