Elinor wants to do everything herself. If she can't, she'll throw a little fit. She refuses to eat unless she can feed herself (why don't more foods come on sticks like corn dogs?). And even then it's usually only if she can use a spoon. This is difficult for a barely one-year-old with little fine motor skills.
I tried to feed her a yogurt the other day. She refused. So I put her in her high chair, gave her the spoon, took off her shirt, and let her go at it. Here is the result:
(The last one is a little close and bright, but it's a real cute picture of her little teeth.)
She actually ate half of the yogurt all by herself. She saw me pull out the camera and started smiling. When I put it down, she pointed at it and wanted me to take more (which of course I obliged). After a nice bath, we were ready for the next food adventure!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Miss Independent
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Good Life
Does it get any better than this? Corn dogs and House on a Saturday afternoon!
By the way, did you notice the double spoon action? Did I mention my daughter is a hoarder of spoons? She is a child of the recession! We find spoons EVERYWHERE and are pretty sure we will continue to find them in the weirdest places. In case you were wondering, she's not a glutton!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Elinor's Birthday Party
We had a birthday party for Elinor on Saturday. Here are some of the pictures.
Elinor is quite the little monkey. She climbs on anything and anyone. Her invitations were cute little monkeys so I made a monkey cake!
Elinor had tons of fun playing with her cousins.
Elinor did really well opening the presents (anytime she can rip paper she is in heaven!).
Elinor loves this book Grandma and Grandpa Rowberry got her. Hopefully it lasts a little while before she destroys it!
I think the balloons were the hit of the party! I'll have Brad post some funny videos we got of the kiddos playing with the balloons.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Elinor's Exciting Day
Elinor had a very exciting day today. After a yummy lunch with Anne, Taylor, Blaine, and Roger, she headed off to the doctor to see her baby brother. That's right, Elinor is going to have a baby brother! We are all excited!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Elinor's Stats
We just got back from Elinor's one year check-up. I really like our pediatrician. And the best part is she's only one light from the shop. Super close! Here are Elinor's stats:
32.3 inches--off the chart (like usual)
She is a big, healthy girl! She got 4 shots today. I held her down. Watching her get shots is bad enough. Watching her get shots while pregnant is lethal. I definitely had tears in my eyes. It was so sad.
We love having Elinor turned around in the car. Elinor is a very good walker, loves to push strollers/shopping carts/anything that moves, loves Cheerios and Kix, and LOVES being outside. She also likes playing with Pat (and climbing on him/her). She doesn't like sleeping in a Pack-n-Play, sitting in a shopping cart (why would she want to sit in one when she could push one?), and getting shots. She is a very happy baby and is very cute with her new mouth full of teeth!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Breaking News
Today was a big day for Elinor. She went to nursery! What?! You ask. Well here's how it happens. The second counselor in the Primary Presidency is over nursery and we got to know her well during our stint in nursery. She was playing with Elinor while I went to the bathroom to throw up. I ended up going home and she told me to leave Elinor (Brad was subbing in Primary). She decided to put Elinor in nursery because Elinor absolutely LOVES playing in there. (She asked Brad if it was OK). Apparently Elinor did great! When Brad got her after she had little teary eyes, but she just got a little sad at the very end. Elinor already has the perfect personality for nursery. She's not shy at all and she loves other kids. Too bad we still have 6 months until she can actually go! (Chasing Elinor during church while having a newborn for 2 months does NOT sound like fun!)
Monday, September 1, 2008
Crazy Month
This month has been crazy. Elinor got two bottom teeth and started walking. Now she has four teeth broken through and two more almost through. By next week Elinor should have 6 teeth! Crazy considering three weeks ago she had NONE! She is also going through a HUGE growth spurt. Her poor little legs hurt from growing so much. Between Elinor waking up and pregnancy bladder issues, I have been up several times a night. Needless to say it's been an insane, fussy (for mom and babe) month!
