Today, Sunny, Ella and I took a ride to Hoboken to visit our friends Caroline and Adam and their new baby Zach. Zach is 5 weeks old. Ella was pretty interested in Zach. She told us that she wanted to give him milk and orange juice. Caroline was sweet enough to let Ella hold him and it was really beautiful to see. After Hoboken, we came back here and Ella took a very long nap. After the nap, we had some dinner and then we were all hanging out. Grandma and papa were showing Ella a photo book from when Ella was a little baby. Papa showed Ella a picture of herself as an infant and asked her who she thought it was. She looked really closely at the picture and said, “Zach”. Papa said, “No Ella, that is you and I am holding you”. Ella looked really hard at the picture and I think it finally registered with her that she was once a little tiny infant. Grandma, papa and I went out to Uncle Michael’s album release show tonight. It is also Michael’s birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL! I was going to have Ella do a video but she was sleeping by the time we came home. Mommy and Ella stayed home, made popcorn, watched Kiki and read lots of books. Mommy said that at one point, Ella looked at her and said, “I miss my friends – I miss Stella and Juliet.” Ella loves Ella and Juliet so much. It’s so amazing that she has such a meaningful friendship with these guys at this young age.
Zach and his mommy Caroline
Ella holding Zach who is in mid-stretch
Ella giving Zach a sweet kiss
Looking at baby pictures with grandma and papa