Elinor giggles on tape!

Nor has started laughing and giggling, but as soon as the camera comes out, she stops. This is the best there is so far.

and we have a nickname

I have wanted to have an Elinor for a very long time. I remember telling Brad that I wanted an Elinor soon after we were married (I was scared he would say he hated that name and I would have to fight to change his mind). I also loved the name Ella, so I figured we could call Elinor Ella, just like Ella from Ella Enchanted (whose real name is Eleanor--have you reviewed that one yet Anne?). And then Elinor came. She is not an Ella. She is an Elinor. She will never be an Ella. It just doesn't fit. So just planned on calling her Elinor because that is who she is. When Brad flew in to Las Vegas this last week for Christmas, he was calling her "Nor." Brad has a sister Victoria that we call Tor. Brad was talking on the phone to her or something like that and Elinor started smiling when he said Tor. Brad asked Elinor if she wanted to be called Nor and he swears she said yes. The first couple of days I hated it. "Her name is Elinor, not Nor!" "That is a dumb nickname." Things like that kept playing in my mind. Finally, I gave in. Now I think it is cute. She will still mostly be Elinor, but now she is also Nor. At least it is unique!

Christmas 2007 Videos

Christmas Pictures

Merry Christmas everyone! Here's baby Elinor on Christmas morning.

Funny Thanksgiving Yawn Video

I thought this was pretty funny.

You never know who's watching

Here's an interesting thing about blogs. I'm a bit of an addict with my blogs and websites to see who's looking at them from where and how they got to it. (This pile of information is called analytics.) I've been fascinated with how many of my friends from growing up all have blogs about their families.

People from at least 15 states, Australia, the UK, and other places in Europe have been looking at this blog. People find it through other blogs, MyFamily.com, MySpace, Facebook, and a variety of other ways. I don't even have MySpace or Facebook accounts! About 69% of visits are regular repeat viewers, 43% of visitors use Macs, we've had 1 iPhone visitor, and exactly 50% of viewers have cable internet connections.

I know this is a strange post for the baby's blog, but I was so amazed the more I thought about it.
Check out our new family blog at rowofberries.blogspot.com

Cheers!
Brad

Sunday Morning Video

Today is Sunday, and Elinor is as cute as ever. Christmas is just a few days away, so she's really excited (we think). In this video, she's talking and smiling a lot. She has started to try laughing, which is pretty funny. There is a happy picture. You can click on it and save a bigger version of it.

She is now 75 days old! She has been going to work with daddy at the bike shop for a little while now since mommy went back to teaching. She's usually pretty good there, sleeping then eating then sleeping then... you know the rest of the story.

This weekend, Elinor and Alicia are driving down to Las Vegas for Christmas. I have to stay working until Christmas Eve afternoon, then will fly down to spend a few days, then we will all drive back together.

Christmas Breakfast

On Saturday the 8th, we went to a ward Christmas breakfast. They had food, and more importantly, Santa Claus! This was Elinor's first encounter with that jolly fellow. She looks like she was fussing, but she was just stretching. She loved Santa! The first two pictures were from waiting to see the big man, but being at the end of the line was just too hard for this little baby.

Great photo!

This is another great photo, I couldn't resist putting it on here. Aunt Courtney is holding baby in front of the new Christmas tree.

December Already? Cute Baby!

Hello everyone! I am 2 months old today! This is my pretty new dress that Grandma Rowberry made for me. I love the ribbon! Thanks Grandma!
Enjoy the pictures!
Love,
Elinor