The Week Recapped

Man, I have been busy! Once I get into a routine, I find it difficult to figure out how I did anything else before "this." It always amazes me. I've learned that I'm a crummy housekeeper. I'd rather play with Ellie, and then play on the computer while she's napping than actually do anything around the house. Maybe it's a good thing I work so that the house doesn't get so messy during the school year.

So this week, Little Miss Brainy and I played in the house, went for walks, and even did a stop at PetSmart. We don't have any pets..... so what I decided is that this way, E can see animals and I don't have to have the commitment! (I have commitment issues. hahaha) So we go in and head to the fish first. I think E spent a good 15 minutes staring at those guys and saying things like, "OH!" "HI!" "WOWOW!" and "YAY!" It was darling. If she could have figured out a way into that water, I'm sure she would have taken it. She liked the birds, and the rats and mice, but definitely not as much as those fish! She didn't seem at all interested in the cats for adoption, nor the dogs getting groomed. It was all about keychains, doggy treats and fish! Pretty cute.

So let's see...we got our produce box this past Tuesday. We had lettuce, lettuce mix (this is usually just smaller leafed, different varieties of lettuce--it's pretty good), cilantro, potatoes, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, celery, 2 sweet onions, and blackberries. You guys, I am not a blackberry lover. I have never found a blackberry that I've said "This is IT!" to like I have with strawberries, cherries, and raspberries. So I threw them into some pancakes this morning and drizzled honey on it. It wasn't perfect, but definitely better than eating them regularly.




I was putting dishes in the dishwasher, I went to the kitchen table to get the rest of the dishes and I found this. I laughed and took pictures before I took her off. Heeelarious!


Look at those AWESOME glasses! They're Baby Banz and they're supposed to stay ON a kid's head. Not mine. She ripped them off after about 45 seconds, which is about 43 seconds longer than the first time she tried them on!


Doesn't she look so grown up?? Where did my baby go?!


And I can't remember if I mentioned in the last blog or not, but we have a walker! I cried. :) I cried for sheer happiness and realizing what a sheer disaster is to come, but I'm going to love every minute of it, cause if I don't, it'll go by too fast!

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Life

I learned yesterday that I like pesto. A lot.
I also learned that you don't have to put pine nuts IN pesto and it still tastes good. (I made one batch with, and one without.)
I also found out that I have a slight allergic reaction to pine nuts. Oh well.
I learned that I'm more OK with a messy house now than I was at this point a year ago.-this honestly shocks me...I thought I'd be worse.
I've learned that after 4 years of leg pain, I can run without hurting.- my muscles have weakened and I'm slow, but I can do it, and that's all that matters.
I'm grateful for double insurance that gave me the opportunity to go to physical therapy for 2.5 months without having to pay anything out of pocket.
I'm grateful for a baby who sleeps through the night, and takes her naps during the day.
I'm grateful to have a nice, safe house to live in, where I can leave my windows and doors open at night and still fall asleep.
Even though my house looks like a tornado swept through it, I'm still happy for the mess because it was made by such a cute little girl.
I think my PPD is waning. I feel more in control of my emotions for the first time in almost 2 years.

Life is good



We went and had Ellie's 1 year pictures taken yesterday. My scanner is doing some artistic cropping so they aren't all regularly sized, but they'll do!


being all flirty with the camera lady


Love, love, love this one!- those cheeks!!!


She was showing off her great standing skills


yay cupcakes! She poked the frosting with her finger, and then scooped a little the next time, put it in her mouth and went-'mmmm, num, num, num!'

I'm such a proud mommy!

Father's Day and Birthdays

My friend Suz made this adorable shirt for Elisabeth for her bday. She is incredible!!! I highly recommend her wears ;)


I feel a slight bit of guilt for combining posts, but not enough to do anything about it. So here it goes! Sunday was Father's Day. I asked Drew what he would like to do for the day and he said nothing. So that's exactly what we did. (It helped that E was sick and had what looked like the beginnings of conjunctivitis). We lounged around the house all day and did nothing. It was a nice day. I didn't get a picture of it, but E bought Drew a very nice diploma frame for his Willamette degree. I cautioned her to wait on the UofU degrees since there's a couple of those and it'd be a bit more expensive! ....maybe next year ;)



Then on Monday, we had a joint birthday party for Elisabeth and Drew. Elisabeth's birthday was ON Monday, and Drew's will be the following Monday. I figured this way Drew's friends would come and we didn't have to do silly little games and what not. Not everyone I expected showed up, but we had people waltzing in and out all night. Even Drew's uncle showed up which was a great surprise!



For Drew's real birthday, I'm not sure what we'll do. I made him some cupcakes to go along with Elisabeth's, but we'll probably do something fun for him while we're on our trip.







She was being so delicate and just pushing on it for a few minutes. It's like she didn't realize what it was...or that mom would actually let her touch it, since the whole day was spent saying not yet!


She had more fun putting her feet in it than actually eating it- it was pretty funny

oh my little ham, I love you!!!


(and for the Grandma's - 26.5lbs-97%, 30" tall-75%, 18" head circumference-97%)- she's doing great developmentally and right on target with everything- except her fine motor, and manipulation skills are off the charts! hahahaha