In The Mirror

There isn't much that we do during the day, the majority of our day is consumed with entertaining Ella. Although I have managed to take Ella on a few errands on my own. Up until now Ryan and I have gone everywhere together whenever we were taking Ella out. Things are a lot easier with two people than one, I feel lucky that we have both been there to witness our daughter awakening into a little person and also for day to day life which is so much easier when we can both be there to help each other (one will hold Ella while the other does chores, takes a shower, ect.) I feel pretty comfortable now with her on my own, which is good since it looks like I'll be on my own for my last month of maternity leave. Ryan had his second interview with Farmers Insurance today and was offered a job as an insurance agent. We are both very excited about it, this job will give him the challenge and opportunity that his jobs in the past have lacked. It also offers a more promising future career for him as well.
So when we are at home entertaining Ella we often will bring her in front of the mirror, she now recognizes herself and will smile at her reflection (the first two pictures below). Tonight she took it one step further and was talking with herself in the mirror :). Another activity she is liking more and more every day is sitting in her bumbo chair, we'll hold up toys for her to look at, she's almost at the point where she will actually grab onto them and hold them, but for now all she really will grab onto and hold is fabric (burp clothes, blankets, shirts) and of course my hair!