Ella Zellner

As you see my child play with an empty cheese bag, I would like to state that we have bought Ella toys. Adorable toys, toys that marketing has promised me that I need in order to keep her just as smart as all those other kids whose parents are buying them toys. However, Ella is immune to all that marketing and peer comparison and seems much more interested in a toys ability to fit into her mouth, making crinkly noises and be held in her tight little grasp. It reminds me of my nephews first Christmas, all those fancy toys and he seemed to love tearing the wrapping paper the best. It is one of the main reasons I always wrap kids presents in wrapping paper, even though I can tell you right now, I hate wrapping presents and love those present bags. I do not have the patience for wrapping presents. No patience for making those crisp corners and bows. I am too cheap to buy bows, so instead I try and make them out of wrapping paper and it just gets messy. Which brings me back to Ella and her cheese bag, the cheap part of me loves the fact that she can be entertained with a cheese bag. Ha marketers, my child is easily entertained by a cheese bag. It makes me want to try out other soft household items. For instance Fitz. I am also very impressed with her patience in trying out things like getting that cheese bag in her mouth. Patience. Patience in trying to figure out how exactly she is going to roll herself over to the toys she wants, how is she going get a hold of that dangle toy that is just out of her reach and how is she going to get those socks off. This is her fathers doing. His presents have the crispiest folded corners you have ever seen.