Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Indoor and outdoor activitives in NY



These days Daddy is the sick one, and although we are all spending most of the days indoor still (watching "Little Einsteins" for kids etc....), Ella and Kristin had a walk in sunny Central Park yesterday. Ella loved the infant swing, and after playtime she had a nice rest in the stroller.
It is so much happening the last few weeks. Ella said clearly "mamma" about 3 weeks ago. And she says da-da, that we try to get to daddy...In the bathtub yesterday she repeated us saying "kvakk-kvakk" to the duck. The last month she has really been pulling herself up on her knees. And visiting a lot of new homes the last two weeks, Ella seems to love to explore and find new challenges. Now she lifts herself up all the way, and has a pretty good balance and strength standing up. Maybe she will be brave and let go soon to take a first step...?
Or maybe not quite there yet.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Ellas first Christmas – in New York!










Ella started sneezing as soon as we got off the 9 hour flight to New York, and then came the flu. But Ella is a strong girl, and with some medication, she managed to celebrate Christmas with the family. And open a lot of nice gifts. And she really enjoyed playing with her two cousins Sasha and Skai. But most of the days she has been sleeping and relaxing, and preferably on top of our chest.

The week before Christmas visiting family on the Westcoast



Ella and mummy went to Bergen/Norheimsund, while daddy had to go to work for Camper in Mallorca. We visited Ellas grandparents, aunties and uncles, and all Ellas cousins, and also had a visit to Ellas now very old great-grandmother (pictures).