Gabriella's Baptism

Ella was baptized on Sunday October 12th at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She was so good and didn't cry thru the entire mass...not even during the pouring! We had all of our friends and family back to the house afterwards. It was such a special day!

Ella Updates

Gabriella is getting so big. She is now almost 4 months old and weighs 13lbs 4oz. She really enjoys eating (as always), turning over (and over and over and over) and screaming as loud as possible (not because she's mad but because she just likes to hear herself). Here are some cute pics.

This is my little piglet after sucking down one of her 7 oz bottles. She is filled to the top!

Jackson helping baby Ella play in the exersaucer at Aunt Shelley's house. It was her first time!

She loved it so much that I made Mike put ours together right away. She is just a little short but she loves it anyway!

This is the face she likes to give me when I pull out the camera. Is she serious??!!

I did manage do get a good laugh out of her.

Everyone should have a pink jogging suit, right?

Our little Ravens fan.

She kept pulling on the front fo her shirt when I took the pics but it says O'Malley #1!

Ella Rolled Over!

Ella started rolling over from back to front yesterday. She just does it over and over again and then cries because she hates being on her tummy. She is a pro now and especially loves practicing her new rolling technique when we are trying to change her. She probably rolled over 50 times yesterday but as soon as we would pull out the camera she would freeze up. We took a ton of videos...the second video is an example of how they all turned out except for this first one...the only time we caught her! I guess my days of her being stationary are fading fast!

Ella Smiling

Ella just loves to smile and laugh now. Sometimes she cracks herself up so much that it makes us laugh out loud. She is such a happy baby. I have been trying to capture these moments but it seems that as soon as the camera comes out she puts on her stone face. I think she thinks it is a game to try to drive mommy crazy. We took a ton of pictures and managed to catch a few smiles!

Ella's 1st Trip to the Beach

Mike, Ella and I went to Bethany Beach with the O'Malley crew August 2nd-7th. We didn't take Ella out onto the beach this time because it was just too hot and she is still so little and very, very white. However, she did get to experience lots of other fun activities. We went to the pool, which she enjoyed from under the umbrella. We also went out to eat crabs, went shopping at the outlets, to the boardwalk for ice cream, and saw the horses race at Ocean Downs. She had as much fun as a 2 month old can have doing all those things! Here are some pics from our trip.

Ella taking her morning nap.

Cool bug that I saw at Ocean Downs.

Mommy and Ella betting on the horses.

One of our many winning horses.

Grammy and Finley at the crab deck.

Our view while we ate crabs.

Maddox taking a ride at the outlets.

Ella posing with her cousins Finley, Sawyer and Maddox.

Uncle John and Ella. She loves to be held upside down.

Ella was very tired after her long hour at the pool.

Grammy and Ella.

A busy 6 weeks

Ella has had a busy 6 weeks filled with lots of fun events. These are just a few that I happen to have pictures of. This would be a little more organized but free time is nonexistent these days!! However, I figured that this might stop all the harassment to update my blog! =)

Ella visiting Pop

Ella's first play date with Reilly, Amy, Juanita, and Andrew.

Ella's first girl's meeting to plan the golf tournament.

Ella at Andrew's 1st birthday party. She got her first goody bag...thanks Amy! And, yes I did take her out of her car seat!

The rest of these are just cute pics that we took around the house!

Ella's First Three Weeks

We have really enjoyed these first three weeks getting to know our little angel. Ella loves to eat a ton and sleep a little...but, we are working on that! She had her second doctor visit and already weighs 7 pounds and 14 ounces. What a little piglet!

Ella sleeping soundly...it must be daytime!

Ella loves getting a bath!

Mommy loves taking pictures of her in her pink princess bath towel!

When she is not eating or sleeping, Ella enjoys spending time in her swing and bouncer!