First Christmas

Ella and family went to Amarillo for her first Christmas. We had a great time visiting everyone and of course eating! Alas, Ella slept through all of Christmas morning, but I told her about it. :) Ella has become so social and alert. She is such a good baby and doesn't mind being passed around. We are so lucky to have so many supportive family and friends. Thanks to everyone for making it such a special Christmas for Ella. It's hard to believe that last year we didn't even have Ella and now she is everything to us.

Bonus: It actually snowed in Amarillo! For just a few hours on Saturday morning there was snow coming down in big flakes. We snapped a few pics and then it stopped, the sun came out, and it all melted away. Ella was excited to see her first snow, although she was a little annoyed by the snowflakes hitting her nose.

Ella meets Santa

Ella met Santa this weekend. She was so good, just sat there looking at us and this strange man "Santa". We visited the Grapevine North Pole Express, it was cute and festive!

Turducken anyone?

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a great holiday and the food was delicious, thanks to all the grandparents who came to visit and helped make all the food. It was our first time hosting Thanksgiving and I was a little worried about burning down the kitchen. Look at me...cooking on 3 burners at once...that's a first! Food turned out great though, including a "turducken", which was a new experience for us all, but it turned out fantastic! Ella had a great time and was the center of attention all day.

You win some...

Well, guess you can't win 'em all. Ella was all dressed up to cheer for Tech, too bad there wasn't much to cheer for. This was our best attempt to have her "get her guns up", she was not interested...

Some loyal Alumni friends stopped by to watch it with us, we had a good time...despite the loss.

Traveling light

Ella has been on the move! We have been getting out a lot and she loves it. We love to go out to eat and visit friends. She seems to be soaking up her surroundings and interacting more with us.

Had our 2 months check up last week. Ella is doing really great.

She weighs 12 pounds, 3 ounces already. The doc said she looks really healthy and is developing right on target. She is in the 85th percentile for weight and the 90th percentile for head size Wonder where she gets that...thanks Dad :). I can't believe she's gained so much weight so quickly. She's already outgrown so many of her newborn clothes.

Ella has really developed a sweet personality. Calm and even tempered like her Daddy. She rarely fusses or gets upset. Most of the time she is laid back and happy. She has just started to sleep through most of the night, around 6-7 hours at a time. We are so lucky to get some rest now!

"Thanks for the lamb hat Nana, I love it"

Happy 2 month Birthday Ella!

Ella is 2 months old now! We celebrated with a cake, but she didn't get to try any herself. :(

Mom and Dad ate a piece for her.

It's a Little Chili

Ella visited Amarillo for the first time on Halloween. She was a chili pepper (not a tomato). She had a great time, although she slept through most of the fun. She also had her first plane ride, which went really well. Ella is such a good girl, never fussed at all! We had a great time visiting everyone. Enjoy the pics!

Hanging out with Dad

Ella is growing like a weed...by our estimation she is about 11 pounds now!

She is so excited about Halloween and visiting Amarillo. See you all soon!

Here are more recent pics

Ella is one month old!

Here r some recent pics of Ella at one month...sorry I'm a few days late posting.

Miss Ella is doing really good. She's slept through the night a few times already...we're hoping that becomes a habit! She is growing really fast and already weighs over 10 pounds. In the last week she has started to hold her head up on her own and look around more each day. She seems to recognize us now.

Ella's First Bath

She didn't like it at first, but she was ok toward the end.

New Pics of Ella and family.

Hello bright eyes

Ella is starting to open her eyes more and more.

I think she might be the best looking baby ever on the planet...but that could be just me.

Our dog Shiner is being very good with her.

Most of the time he is first to her room when she starts crying.

We Are HOME!

Here are some more pics.

We all came home on Sunday.

Ella had her first doctors visit today and she is doing great.

She is Here!

Ella Kate Koumalats is here and just over 8 pounds.

She came into our lives a day early (around 4:20 yesterday) but Mom and Baby are both doing great.

Check out these first pics... with more to come.

Thanks everyone for all your help these past few months.

I can't wait for you all to meet our little girl.