Amigos

Here's a cute shot of Eliza with her friends Piper and Phin. Aren't they adorable?!

I got my mind set on you.

Eliza was up from 2-3:30 am last night. She normally wakes up 3 times a night to eat and I'm trying to night wean her. And yes, after 14 months of not sleeping more than 4 hours in a row, it's amazing I'm even able to form complete sentences. Anyway, I was trying to get her to sleep without nursing her so I started singing. It's amazing what songs come to mind in the middle of the night- a Dixie Chicks lullaby, several Christmas songs, and finally, George Harrison's "I Got My Mind Set On You." This is funny because I used to listen to this song over and over and over in 5th grade. My poor Mom can attest to this. Well, that was the song that finally got Eliza to sleep. Of course now I've got a whole new bad habit to break her of- middle of the night serenades. Wish me luck.

~T

Priceless

bib: $5

shampoo: $7

spoon: worthless

watching your kid chug oatmeal: priceless

Backyard Buddies

Here's some pics of Eliza hanging out with her recess pal. 

And yes...we need to get out more.

Can I get a witness?

I've decided one of my favorite parts of parenthood is not only watching Eliza learn new skills, but S and I making eye contact after she does something new and saying "did you see that?!" It's great to have someone else just as excited about the tiny new development. Last night we were jamming to the Sara Hickman "Toddler" CD (thanks Aunt Marna!) and Eliza sang along! At the appropriate time she interjected with "pop pop pop". So, to the rest of the world, not a big deal. But it was pretty big around here! Oh, and yes, she's wearing a can on her arm in this random picture. And yes, S made sure the edges weren't sharp.

Vocab

I thought of the other words Eliza has learned lately. Last night she said "tickle" several times. And she also says "uh oh" when she drops something. She's climbing everything in sight. We go to a playground almost every day. Yesterday she pulled out her dresser drawers and climbed up. Today we went to the "fun zone" at the mall with Papa, Grammy and Uncle Eli. She rode the train and the carousel and went up and down the escalator with Papa over and over and over. He's a good sport!

~T

Tuesday

So this anecdote is a little far fetched, but S can back me up. A couple of days ago I said to Eliza, "do you know what happens Tuesday?" We laughed as she nodded knowingly. Then I said "Obama becomes our President!" And she says "Bama!" Adorable. She's also learning the difference between open and closed and when she closes things says "cosed!" She likes to read her books to us and uses all sorts of gibberish. She's learned a lot of new words lately but of course most of them are escaping me now. She loves to brush her teeth with her new toothbrush. In fact, it's hard to get her to stop brushing her teeth! And she got some very cute pink tennis shoes that she loves. She tries to put them on herself and then gives up and brings them to us for help.

As if I need another reason to procrastinate...

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My daughter loves V8...

I cannot tell you how much I hate V8. S chugs the nasty stuff like it's going out of style and now it appears Eliza will be joining him. Oh well, like father like daughter. I hope she also gets his patience and mechanical abilities! ~T

p.s. How long before she starts using puns?!

p.p.s. Eliza's parents met 12 years ago this weekend. How cool are we?!

Health kick

It occurs to me that now might be a good time for S and I to start eating more healthy foods. This morning as I grabbed a brownie for breakfast on my way out the door, Eliza pointed to the brownie and said, very clearly, "bite." So of course I gave her bite because she did use her words, after all. Then I felt guilty for setting a bad example and eating such crap! She's also learning to kick her balls around the house. It's pretty entertaining because she misses often but tries very hard!

December pics

December pics are posted to the left. What a busy month! In other news, Eliza said "eyes" and "nose" last night and pointed to each one correctly! She also has started saying "keys" as she carries ours around. She says it with the same inflection as "cheese!", which is what she seems to think the camera is called. Happy Friday!