Attack of the ear infection

Bella had her first ear infection this week. The doctor put the scope in her right ear and she started screaming. Dr. Kim looked at me and said, "Yup, ear infection." In addition to this, she had a mild eye infection. Her poor eyes were rimmed in red. Bella had to stay home from daycare for a few days, but got to spend quality time with Mom & Dad.

Before she became sick, Bella had a very eventful week. She attended a baby shower for her soon-to-be friend David Lee Rice, Jr. She was passed from person to person at the shower and was on her very best behavior (for the most part). She also started eating the food made at daycare. It is all Indian-based and she is learning to LOVE curry and tamarind spices.

Bella has become very strong on her legs and can stand while holding onto something. She can also fully sit up on her own. She acts like she is trying to crawl, so we better watch out! Her favorite toys this week are anything electronic...she loves to "type".

More later!

Love,
The Singleton Family

Bella's Weekend at Bernie's (or Grandpa and Grandy)

Bella spent the past weekend at her grandparent's house while Mom & Dad to a trip to Las Vegas. She had a ton of fun with them and attended her first estate sale and auction. Despite almost turning around and coming home (Mom had trouble leaving!!!), Mom & Dad went to Vegas and had a great time. I will post some pictures of Bella's weekend with the grandparents soon.

Bella also had her 6 month doctor appointment last week. She is 25 1/2 inches long and 16 pounds. That puts her in the 50th percentile. The doctor said she is doing great! She had her shots and took them like a champ.

Her favorite "toys" this week include paper and her shoes. She is easy to please. :) She has also tried zucchini (pretty yummy) and prunes (LOVE!!!).

More soon!

Love,
The Singleton Family

Lions and Tigers and Matzah, oh my!

This week was full of new experiences for Bella! Wednesday was her very first Passover Seder. She sat at the table with the group (thank you to Bess, Nate, Elyssa, Ali, Mara, Cheryl, Mia and Jeremy for coming to our home!) for some of the time, but ended the evening in her swing. Her favorite part of Passover seems to be the Haggadah. She was very upset when we tried to take it away from her! On Thursday night, we attended Seder at the home of David, Annie, Gavriel, Ellie & Dani Glickman. Bella slept through the majority of the Seder, but enjoyed the parts she was awake for!

Today, we took Bella to the Dallas Zoo. She really liked the penguins, dwarf mongoose, wallabies, giraffe and monkeys. She was not at all interested in the reptile house, much to the disappointment of her Dad. We took her on a ride on the carousel, which she liked for the first few turns. All in all, it was a really fun day, although next time we will drive a little farther and go to the Ft. Worth Zoo instead.

More later!

Love,
The Singleton Family

Slumber Party!

Bella had her first slumber party Saturday night at Aunt Bess & Uncle Nate's house. She had a fun night that consisted of lots of eating, playing with their Patsy, reading magazines and laying around. This was to prepare us for our first weekend without her which is coming up pretty soon! We are going to Las Vegas in 2 weeks and Bella will be staying with Jay's parents (Grandy and Grandpa).

She is still loving daycare and has made lots of friends there. Most of the boys prefer the little blond girl at daycare, Mary Elizabeth, which it totally ok with Daddy! This week she has tried potatoes (her new favorite), bananas (not our fave) and apples (she licks her lips after every bite!).

She is still loving her exersaucer, but found a new favorite stuffed animal, her lobster. Her favorite "toy" by far is Patsy or any dog. She just can't get enough!

Love,
The Singleton Family