Yeah sure.

As they like to say, kids say the darnedest things. Ellie, of course, is no exception; we just happen to be doing a poor job of cataloging such statements. And while I'm not sure this qualifies under that heading, it is one of her more common expressions and it always tickles me to hear her say it. Specifically, what I'm referring to is her tendency to respond "yeah sure." I don't know where she got it; but, if you ask her to do something she's inclined to do more often than not you will get that response.

-ED

PS - Poor girl isn't feeling well. EM just finished a cold and as such Ellie is just starting one. I guess I'm next in line. Sigh.

Whew!

We're in the new house! It took quite some doing, but everyone is relatively ok. Ellie seems to like her new pink room, and little by little we are starting to feel at home. EM swears it's gonna take 'til December for her to feel settled and, as such, vows to never move again. Fine by me. More later....

-ED

What Ellie is packing to take to the new house-

1 small red bucket with yellow handle (usually holds blocks)
1 piece of plastic lettuce
1 smear of plastic peanut butter
1 plastic onion ring
2 cobs of plastic corn

"We are all packed Mommy. Let's go!"

I wish packing was that simple.
-EM

Busy Bees

We are very busy here in our household. For those of you that don't know we are getting ready to move. We have sold our house and have one to move into. We will be heading one county over in a effort to get closer to Ryan's work and Nanny daycare. This move will cut down on travel time significantly. Ellie seems to be handling it well. We are trying to prepare her by talking about the events to come.

She has decided that she want to live in a "pink house with a little red heart on it." Our new house has a play set in the backyard. She can't wait to have her own playground.

Potty training is going well. She has a accident here and there, but mostly makes it to the potty. Blue M and Ms are her favorite reward. Peeing during naps and bedtime will take a while to disappear.

Today Ellie had her first official nap in Nanny's big bed. She has outgrown the pack and play. We knew it was a matter of time before she would protest. Today she told Nanny that she didn't want to sleep in it. I hope to ward off moving to a big girl bed at night for a while. She has plenty of room in the crib and hasn't figured out how to climb out.

So, needless to say with our move happening in a few weeks activity will be slow as far as posting goes. (yes- slower than it has been) We will try our best to keep updating the blog. Hopefully in month or so life will slow down a little. It will be just in time to enjoy the fall temps on our new screened in porch!
-EM

My job

As I was vacuuming yesterday-

Ellie: Mommy hold me, give me a hug.

Me: Ellie I am just about to finish. Can you wait once second?

Ellie: Mommy, it is your job to hug me.

Needless to say I turned off the vacuum and hugged my baby with a great big smile.

-EM

Dr. Betsy

Vacation prevented us from seeing Ellie's doctor sooner, but last week we finally had Ellie's two year check up. We prepared her for this visit for some time leading up to it: we regularly read to her an Elmo book about his visit to the doctor and Kinsey gets a huge assist for getting Ellie a doctor kit for her birthday.

So the big day came around and there we all were: me from work, EM from work and Nanny and Ellie from Nanny's house. Suffice it to say, the examination room was a bit crowded once you added the necessary medical personnel. Anyhow, Ellie did a great job - she was very attentive and cooperative. Everything is a-ok. Her height is in the 90th percentile (37"), her weight is in the 70th percentile (28lbs), and when the doctor was done Ellie said she wanted to do it again.

Little did she realize we weren't done as in came the nurse for Ellie's shot. There was a brief pause and for a split second I thought I saw the look in her eyes indicating all hell was about to break loose, but she pulled it together and proceeded to say "let's do it again." Crazy. Of course, it didn't hurt that the nurse gave her five stickers.

-ED

Cruisin'

We went to Kinsey's 3rd birthday party on Saturday. Ellie had a blast. Ellie loved playing with all of Kinsey's toys including this hot ride. Kinsey loved feeding birthday cake to Ellie.

At first sight it is hard to believe that Kinsey and Ellie are 1 year apart!

Happy Birthday Kinsey!

In other news:

Ellie is doing great on the potty. She is going much faster than earlier in the week. Not many accidents. We are very proud of her.

-EM