Four months old

The Roddy's have been quite busy lately. We survived our first overnight trip with Ella last weekend when we visited Aunt Jenn, Uncle Preston, and Mr. Reagan in Houston. After loading up the car with every baby item imaginable, we set out on our 4 hour road trip. Ella ate, slept, pooped, and played the whole way there. Once we arrived, Reagan was very excited to play with his girlfriend and show off all of his big boy toys. Aunt Jenn pulled out some of Reagan's old toys from when he has Ella's age, which made his Mommy and Aunt Mimi very sad that their little man was all grown up now. Friday evening we cooked out, and Ella met her extended Houston family, the Malones. On Saturday, we visited the Houston Zoo and enjoyed the beautiful weather. The trip would not have been complete without fajitas from Ninfa's. We were very sad to say goodbye on Sunday. Ella did great on the way home until we hit Palestine. By then, she was done with being cooped up in her car seat and was ready to stretch her legs. Mommy had to resort to singing "Twinkle, twinkle little star" while rubbing her cheek with Snuggle Bunny for the last 30 minutes. It was all worth it, though!

Today Ella is officially four months old! We celebrated the day with a visit to the doctor's office. Ella weighs 13 lbs and 13 oz. and is 26 inches long. She is in the 52nd percentile for her weight and the 95th percentile for the height , so she is long and lean! She took her three shots like a champ.

Ella is continuing to amaze us with all of her development and skills. She is now rolling over, so gone are the days that she stays put in one place. We even bought a rug for the living room to give her a little extra padding. Ella is pushing up on her arms and has great control of head. No longer does she like to just lay back and watch. She wants to be sitting up and interacting. This girl will be sitting up on her own and crawling in no time! She grabs at anything and everything and, of course, loves to "taste" all of it. She is smiling and talking more, too. We thank God every day for our sweet, little girl!