Archive for January, 2010

Eloise Standing

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Dan got a picture of her standing the other day. Of course she isn’t looking at the camera because she is trying to see what Desmond is doing. But you can see her standing at least. One day I will get a picture of her standing and looking at the camera, she might be 15 months old before I get the picture, but I will get it!

Eloise eating spaghetti

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

These are from my in-laws house from about a week and a half ago. We all went over and spent some time with them and then had spaghetti for dinner. Eloise is showing off her spaghetti eating skills. She made quite a mess. That is what is so much fun with new eaters though!

I have pictures

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

I installed my photo editing software this weekend and finished editing a bunch of random pictures earlier today, so I’ll be posting various pictures from the past couple of weeks tonight and tomorrow. I have some more photos to edit from my other camera, but I figure these will make my Mom happy, since look pictures!

Eloise with Dadi and Dada

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Here are two pictures of Eloise with her Dadi (Grandmother) and Dada. They are from different days, but they sort of go together as a theme. Anyways here they are.

Desmond Peed in the Potty!

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

So I’m sharing this picture of him from the end of December. It just seems to fit.

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No Pictures

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Since I know that my Mom is going to start complaining about me not posting pictures recently. I have some pictures to post, they won’t be up until at least this weekend though, I just reinstalled this computer and I’m not sure where I put my photo editing software, so I need to find it and install it before I can post new pictures. Sorry Mom.

In other news Eloise has taken a number of steps, but still isn’t walking walking yet, I am guessing she will be soon. She is climbing, though not a ton. She tends to follow Desmond, so if he climbs up something and she can figure her way up she will climb up after him. Oh and she has a tiny foot, we got her measured at Stride Rite this weekend, and her foot is a 2 1/2 regular, so if anyone buys her shoes, hi mom, she needs a size 3 right now. Desmond was a 5 1/2 extra wide at 11 months, so Eloise being a 2 1/2 regular at 10 months is just tiny!

10 months old

Friday, January 15th, 2010

You are 10 months old, you are closer to a toddler then a newborn now. You have been out in the world longer then I was pregnant with you. When you were born you were little and tiny, you snuggled up and loved watching everything.

You learned to smile and roll and stick out your tongue.

You started sitting

and laughing, and moving

And moving

And pulling up

And telling people hi, and eating table food

And you starting sliding and climb up stairs

And you visited Disney World and met lots of characters and rode lots of rids and had fun with everyone.

You started clapping, pointing, waving good bye and saying bye bye. You celebrated Thanksgiving in Georgia, and played in the leafs.

You started standing without support

And you got to play in the snow and go sledding with your big brother.

You celebrated the holidays with everyone and got to open far to many gifts!

You have turned into an almost toddler, not an infant/baby

You are just so big

And yesterday you showed that you knew how to get off the bed and you took a step! Happy 10 months Eloise.

Well Eloise can get off the bed now!

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

I know this because I found her at the top of the stairs about an hour ago. I didn’t hear her on the monitor just heard her little voice at the top of the stairs, ran over an there she was peeking over the top stair! Apparently it is time to start closing the gate when I go downstairs and leave her to keep sleeping. On the plus side she seems to know how to get off the bed the correct way now!

Happy 10 months!

A day in the life of Eloise

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

So on my ivillage 2009 March Wild Thing board, I signed up to do a day in the life post months ago. This week it is finally Eloise’s turn. I forgot to take pictures on Friday though and weekends are nothing like normal weekdays so I didn’t want to do the pictures then documenting Eloise’s day. Yesterday I took a bunch of pictures to show off Eloise’s day, I obviously didn’t get pictures of everything, but it is a pretty complete look at her basic day. So here is a day in the life of Eloise

I sleep in the big bed with Mommy, Daddy sometimes sleeps here to, but he sleeps with my big brother Desmond a lot too. Desmond comes into my bed in the mornings after Daddy leaves and nurses and then gets Mommy up, sometimes he gets Mommy up too, but today I’m sleeping in!

Well I was sleeping in, but I woke up early, just not as early as my Mommy and brother. Mommy, I don’t look the best in the mornings, no pictures please.

Ahh there is my brother giving me a good morning hug, I like good morning hugs and my big brother.

Now I am much more awake, we can go downstairs now Mommy.

After my morning nursing and diaper change Mommy puts me down and gives me some of my favorite food, pretzels. I like to eat them while I’m cruising around the train table.

After I finished my pretzels Desmond wanted to listen to his favorite song, the Ghostbusters theme song, I like dancing to music, it is fun.

I woke up way to early though, so I am ready for a midmorning nap around 10:30, I’ve been cutting down to one nap a day, but today I really need two. So I nurse and fall asleep on Mommy and the Boppy. Mommy is so comfortable. I get to nap till my brother has a potty accident and needs Mommy’s help, so I only get to nap for 30 minutes, but I feel much better after it.

Now it is time to play again. Mommy is working on starting lunch.

Mommy takes me into the kitchen with her to finish making lunch, since I am crying, I explore the kitchen while she cooks, she doesn’t get any pictures though because she is busy making 3 different lunches. I get my lunch which is yummy. I got pasta, leftover fish (salmon stuffed with a crab and shrimp mixture) and mixed veggies, plus a straw cup full of water. I really like it, I love my fish it is so yummy.

After lunch is playtime again, I am playing in the tent with my brother, he has turned it on its side, which is even more fun.

Now it is time for my main nap. Mommy doesn’t have a picture of me from yesterday, but here is a slightly older one. I sleep in the carrier so Mommy can deal with Desmond as well, since I won’t sleep solo. I love sleeping on my Mommy, I take a nice long 2 1/2 hour nap.

Now my brother asks Mommy about taking a bath so we all go upstairs and Mommy runs the bath and puts me in. Desmond decides he would rather brush his teeth for 30 minutes so I get a nice long bath to play in while he brushes his teeth. Finally Mommy decides he’s brushed his teeth long enough, since he says no to the bath now, she takes me out and we go to the bedroom to get diapers on.

Desmond likes to pose in pictures, you can see his favorite toothbrush in this picture, with me.

Now we snuggle on the bed, Mommy decided to put on a Backyardigans Episode for my brother because he is grumpy, so she figures he needs some downtime. I play in the bed and snuggle up with everyone, I like snuggling and playing. I stood by myself in the bed too, but my Mommy didn’t get my picture, I am good about not letting her get pictures of me standing with no support, I keep thwarting Mommy’s attempts to get that picture.

After the Backyardigans episode is done, we come back downstairs, and a couple of minutes later Daddy gets home! I love my Daddy. Daddy is co-opted by my brother, he wants to play on the PBS kids website, I come along and play with them too. I like my Daddy.

Dinner is done after we finish playing on the website and I get to eat some. We did tuna casserole tonight, I like fish and pasta so it works well for me. It is yummy, my brother doesn’t eat a lot though.

After dinner it is time to play again. Daddy is playing Desmond’s favorite Xbox360 game, Ghostbusters, I decide that bouncing on the pillow is fun. So that is what I do.

After Daddy finishes playing for my brother we all get ready and head into the car, Mommy and Daddy have a couple of things to get at Target. Desmond and I fall asleep in the car so Mommy sits in the car with us. Daddy gets back and we drive some to get home. Once we get home, Daddy puts Desmond in bed and then puts me up on his back where I continue to sleep. I love snuggling.

When Mommy and Daddy decide to go to bed I move into the bed and nurse a bit before continuing to sleep all night long, with a couple of breaks to nurse, I love being right next to my Mommy, it makes it easy to nurse when I need to at night.

That’s my day I hope you enjoyed it. I left out some of my nursings and other things, but in general I get to play most days, with my brother, it is fun. I love my brother and Mommy and Daddy.

Conversation with Desmond

Monday, January 11th, 2010

This afternoon Desmond and I had the following conversation.

Desmond: Want blue ice pop
Me: We don’t have blue ice pops, Dada and Dadi have blue ice pops.
Desmond: Go see Dada and Dadi, get blue ice pop.
Me: I don’t think so.
Desmond: Go in car, no stay home, go Dada and Dadi, get pop
Me: Nice try

Can’t say he doesn’t have problem solving skills.