The Richards: July 2008

Sunday, July 27, 2008

When Daddy's away...

...Mommy will spend lots of money. While Joe was in Buloxi this weekend gambling away Ellie's college education fund, I did some damage of my own. Took Ellie for pictures at not one, but two photography places. Wasn't really happy with the first set, but that didn't stop me from buying a small fortune's worth of photos anyway. The second set came out little better, and was a little less expensive. Here's a few of the highlights.

This is Ellie in one of my old dresses that my Grandma Lynne gave me when I was a baby.

Love these in her tennis dress.

In other news, we had her 9 month check-up last week and she is in good shape. Just about 20 lbs and 27 3/4 inches long. One shot and one finger prick - she took it like a champ.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Ellie is 9 Months Old!

Well, Ellie is now 9 months old. She is doing new things every day. She claps her hands every time we say 'Yay' or 'Good job.' She waves hi and bye, is working on tooth #5, and just a couple of days ago she started to crawl. Also, this girl has a language all her own. It sounds like a cross between Hebrew and Chinese. She is such a chatterbox. Joe and I have officially named her the loudest baby in America.

June was such a fun month. We had two weddings - my cousin Shana's, and Joe's cousin Keith's. Shana's was in New York, so we flew there, and then went straight to San Francisco. We spent the week before Keith's wedding touring around the area with Joe's mom. Ellie did fantastic on the trip. She was such a show-off and loved to party until way past her bedtime. Joe and I kept thinking that we are going to be in big trouble when she gets older.

Enjoy the pics and video below. (Click the image to view the full album)

Ellie is 9 Months Old!

Monday, July 14, 2008

Ellie's Big Arrival Video

My friend, Christina, just introduced me to this amazing website called OneTrueMedia.com. I'm now completely obsessed. She showed me a video that she made of her pregnancy and birth of her son, Ryan. It gave me the chills when I watched it and I knew I needed to do one of my own. Enjoy!

Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Ellie - Birth to 8 Month Albums

I didn't have the guts to attempt creating a blog until July, but after some coaching from Ami, I am ready to give it a whirl. Just archiving all these older albums that were previously sent by email.