Eleanor is so fun these days. A few nights ago, she just took off and started walking everywhere! She did a couple of laps of unassisted walking (around the kitchen/living room).
She is still uncertain of walking on her own and MUCH prefers her carts and really for us to hold her fingers, but she will definitely take unassisted steps here and there to get to something she really wants. For the most part, crawling is still much more efficient for her.
She is doing better with her potty training and early last week started showing me a new "sign", which is her "potty" sign. She doesn't do the fingers, but she does open hand and shakes her hand back and forth... when she showed me and actually went "shii shii" on the potty... BIG DAY!!! She still doesn't tell us reliably, but it's another step in the right direction and we are very happy for that!
Eleanor is VERY into reading while on the potty. She loves a finger signs book that I got at the libary... basically songs like "Itsy Bitsy Spider", "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", "The Wheels on the Bus", etc. She knows/participates in several of the songs. "Rows" with the Row Your Boat Song... bounces UP and DOWN for the Wheels on the Bus, touches her head for the "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"... and I think one of the cutest is how she shakes her finger "no" like I have been showing her for Monkey's Jumping on the Bed. ADORABLE!! She uses that one out of context, too!
News on the house front... supposedly an approval letter exists from lienholder 1... now we just need to "find" said letter.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Episode 4: Rinse and Repeat
Well, it feels like we've been in this hovering period of waiting on real estate for quite a while. We made an offer on a house up in Lynnwood, the place was a short sale. That is the biggest misnomer ever! It is now January 6th and we are still waiting to hear back on our offer that was made before Thanksgiving! Good thing we don't have a deadline and really - no other homes have come up that we are interested in, either. The latest that we heard from our realtor is that the appropriate paperwork is in front of the investor and we should expect to have an approval "soon". What "soon" is in Realtor speak is unclear to us!
Now to rewind a bit...
I joined Sittercity.com, I like to equate it to a dating site for Babysitters and Nannies. Found a babysitter on there in her late 40s and LOVE her. She was so great with Eleanor during the 2 projects I completed in January. It was tough for me to go to work downstairs and I was a bit more hands on during the first couple of days of work, but after I heard her playing and having fun with Eleanor it was amazing how much work I got done during the day. I rarely came up to nurse and really just came up for lunch or for water! I hope she will continue to be available and flexible with her hours like she was for the first 2 projects.
Now on to Christmas. We went to Coeur d' Alene for Christmas this year, it was great but not nearly as snowy as we thought! Scott took off from work on the 23rd (he had a vacation day he needed to burn or lose) and although we had planned to go over early that morning, we didn't plan that Eleanor would wake up at 4:45a that morning and refuse to go back to sleep. There was very little traffic at 7am when we got on the road and the pass was relatively bare and dry. Just a little fog, but that was it!
Christmas Eve we did our family thing. It was challenging to get E down for a nap at my parents house, it's quite noisy compared to what she is used to on a daily basis. I think squeaky floors will be the death of me! Otherwise, we had a great time, though! Family game time was a lot of fun, I really want to carry that tradition down with E as she gets older.
We also got a little sledding done! Eleanor's first time!
And now we introduce... January! Welcome 2011! We hosted a "Noon Years" brunch for a couple of friends with babies. We missed the countdown to Noon, but had fun nonetheless. (No pictures of that event!)
Yesterday (January 5th) Scott turned 34! We celebrated with a sloppy joe dinner and a Caramel Pecan Cheesecake.
Scott got Violin Lessons and a Violin from his amazing wife! Here is Eleanor with the "Gift Card".
Now to rewind a bit...
I joined Sittercity.com, I like to equate it to a dating site for Babysitters and Nannies. Found a babysitter on there in her late 40s and LOVE her. She was so great with Eleanor during the 2 projects I completed in January. It was tough for me to go to work downstairs and I was a bit more hands on during the first couple of days of work, but after I heard her playing and having fun with Eleanor it was amazing how much work I got done during the day. I rarely came up to nurse and really just came up for lunch or for water! I hope she will continue to be available and flexible with her hours like she was for the first 2 projects.
Now on to Christmas. We went to Coeur d' Alene for Christmas this year, it was great but not nearly as snowy as we thought! Scott took off from work on the 23rd (he had a vacation day he needed to burn or lose) and although we had planned to go over early that morning, we didn't plan that Eleanor would wake up at 4:45a that morning and refuse to go back to sleep. There was very little traffic at 7am when we got on the road and the pass was relatively bare and dry. Just a little fog, but that was it!
Christmas Eve we did our family thing. It was challenging to get E down for a nap at my parents house, it's quite noisy compared to what she is used to on a daily basis. I think squeaky floors will be the death of me! Otherwise, we had a great time, though! Family game time was a lot of fun, I really want to carry that tradition down with E as she gets older.
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| Grandpa reading a book to Eleanor. |
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| Trying to get her to rock on the rocking horse... she was a little scared initially |
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| Me, Sophie, Michelle, Nan and Eleanor |
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| Diane with Antlers! |
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| Cassie, Sophie, Michelle, Eleanor and I |
We also got a little sledding done! Eleanor's first time!
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| She did great! I think she was a little scared, but no tears! |
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| Kevin and Cassie didn't do quite as well... but Emma was there to rescue them! |
And now we introduce... January! Welcome 2011! We hosted a "Noon Years" brunch for a couple of friends with babies. We missed the countdown to Noon, but had fun nonetheless. (No pictures of that event!)
Yesterday (January 5th) Scott turned 34! We celebrated with a sloppy joe dinner and a Caramel Pecan Cheesecake.
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| Eleanor helping Daddy unwrap his gifts |
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| Caramel Pecan Cheesecake - Yummy if not beautiful... it looks better as a cheesecake "bar". |
Scott got Violin Lessons and a Violin from his amazing wife! Here is Eleanor with the "Gift Card".
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