Gymnastics

Today was Ella's third week of gymnastics. She LOVES it. I didn't think she would love it this much, but she does. She looks forward to it each week. She was even so excited today she was trying to cut in front of other kids. haha. I got her a leotard and leggings to wear, and I think she looks super cute in them! She looks like such a big girl!

I took my camera today so I was able to get some good pictures. 

Hotdog roll!

 Trying to patiently wait her turn. She was a little overzealous today. 

 I have no idea what that little girl is doing, but these kids are so entertaining to watch. 

Ella's favorite thing is the tumble trak. It's like one of those blow up bouncy houses. She loves to jump down it. 

Big Girl Bed

Ella has officially switched to a big girl bed. Hallelujah! This has been a long time coming. We tried to switch Ella's crib to a toddler bed twice, but she FREAKED out. She was terrified, and it just wasn't worth it. For the past two years she has been sleeping in her baby bed, but the mattress has been sitting on the floor inside of the bed. She loved it, and I was not going to mess with her great sleep habits. I have recently noticed that Ella was just about the length of her mattress. I knew that it was time. I was worried, but I just hoped and prayed it would work this time. 

We ordered bedding this past week. She wanted Avengers bedding. I wanted to get something that she could use for years to come. I did get her Avengers sheets in hopes that would help with this transition. We got her mattress last night, and made her baby bed into a full bed. When I got her baby bed I never thought of the day that we would turn that bed into a full bed. I seemed to think she would stay a baby forever, but here we are. 

Ella was so excited about her bed and did really great at bed time last night. She crawled in bed as if she had been sleeping in it forever. We followed the same routine, and she went right to sleep. She did wake up at 5am this morning, but I think it's only because she has a runny nose. Tonight, she went right to sleep again. I always worry about transitions with her, but they always seem to go smoothly. I have realized that if we wait until she is ready things tend to go a lot smoother than doing things when we are ready. 

My baby is such a big girl, but she will always be a baby to me. :) 

Gymnastics

Ella had her first gymnastics class at the Y this past Monday. I signed her up at the beginning of December so she has been anxiously awaiting her first class. 

At first she wanted nothing to do with it. She sat on my lap and hid her face. After a few minutes she warmed up and jumped right in. Parents just sit and watch which I enjoy. It's much easier to take pictures this way;) 

This was Ella's favorite part!

Doing the bear walk 

Ella really enjoyed herself and has been talking about how much fun gymnastics was all week. Next week they are bringing out a new piece of equipment that they compared to a bouncy house. I am sure Ella will love that!