Newborn stuff (and one prem nightgown) without feet fit Ella - well, the sleeves are all way too long, but she's a long baby with pretty decent-sized legs (didn't get those from me!).  Some newborn-sized outfits with little short leg bits are just too short for her. 

Vanessa your Charli must be tiny!  How adorable.  They look so cute in their baggy clothes, don't they?!

Andrew was born 8' 4" and he was in 0000 for nearly 6 weeks. But he was long not fat 8 pounder. We had have really long socks on him as the 000 were far too big but the right length and the 0000 were the right size but too short.

Andie she is so alert in that photo. So cute.

Of course I don't mind, Jess!  This is the most recent one of Ella - taken today but blurry so it's not the greatest photo.  I've hardly got any of her with her eyes open since her birthday though! 

I wouldn't call her hair red or even reddish - soooo many bets were on her being a ginga since I am and her daddy gets little red highlights.  Here eyebrows are still blonde, and her eyes are that newborn deep bluey-grey... I guess they'll go green since that's the only colour she's got to choose from out of her parents! 

And I have to say:  GO THE LITTLE REDHEADS! 

Awwwww, thanks everyone!  I'm so blimmin proud of her.  You did well keeping quiet, Janine - how'd you do it?!!  And Jezika... can't beat the name, eh!  But everyone - Jess's girl is Ella Grace.  Ours is Ella (middle name Grace)... so there is a difference!  Hope you don't mind me spelling it out for them all, Jess

So many bets were on Ella having red hair, but she's got light brown hair - it's straight but looked curly with the uh, how do I say it delicately, dampness of being just born.  Her eyebrows are blonde though.  For a while there her face was the most orange thing about her (poor wee mite!) but thankfully that's clearing up. 

Yes, little Ella Grace arrived at 11.39am on Thursday, after 10 hours of established labour.  I'd spent Tuesday and Wednesday nights having contractions as well, but not regular enough to be 'labour' as such.  Her arrival went really well - we turned up at the hospital for her induction that morning, already well under way in labour, so the induction was cancelled and HALLELUJAH away we went!  And by lunchtime, our little darling was here, having cuddles and staring at everything she could in the room.  I survived on the gas alone as by the time I was begging for EVERYTHING else that could be offered, it was too late (he he he... I'll bet they do that on purpose!).  Just like her mum and dad's temperaments, this baby was a bit stubborn and didn't want to turn to face anterior until after she was crowning (yeeek!), but she got it right in the end.  We bought her home after 2 nights, and she's settling better here.  It's her mum who can't sleep so well now!  Little Ella is still confused about night and day (as you would be, having just been born and all!), but she's a really good bubba with the loveliest manner - we both just adore her!  I'm settling into motherhood day by day - it's a huge change as I know you'll all know, but I'm loving it, and hubby feels like he's the Mac-Daddy of all daddy's right now! 

Hope these pics don't come out too huge.  One is her just after being born, and the other is Ella coming home - she soooo didn't want her photo taken!