I haven't posted in awhile. Just haven't had anything to say! Not much has been going on... we did find out that we will be having another girl come June! Looks like I'll be able to get good use out of all those cute outfits up in the attic! I think we have pretty much decided on a name. Although, we haven't technically 'announced' it yet. I'm not sure why. Brent told me not to tell anyone until we were sure that was it, but he's told EVERYONE! haha So, I think she will be Gracie Elizabeth. We have always loved the name Gracie, and almost named Ella that. Plus, Brent's great-grandmother's name was Grace, so you can consider it a family name as well. Elizabeth is from the Bible. I love her story and relate to it well. And while I am quite aware I'm not going to be birthing John the Baptist, I am certain this baby is a miracle and will have a great purpose in this world!
Ella is doing well, and getting smarter every day. She had the stomach virus this week, and was kind enough to pass it on to me. MISERABLE is the word I would use to best describe this. Not only was it terrible while I had, but even now that it's gone I am dealing with some kind of pulled muscle in my chest from all the....well... you get it. So now it hurts to move, sniff, cough, breathe...etc. Wish it would hurry up and go away!
Back to Ella, I have decided she has some kind of special ability to learn songs. I'm not kidding... I can sing a song she has never heard, and after listening to me twice she will sing it like she's known it all along. She sings CONSTANTLY, and even makes up songs to sing to her babies. Every day when we pick her up at school, they are laughing at her love of singing. They said she has even started singing the songs they play during naptime... which I'm sure they appreciate while trying to get everyone asleep LOL. Her favorite seems to be Jesus Loves Me. Only in her version, it's "Yes, Jesus love you... my Bible tells me so." haha.
She has also started using the phrase 'I love you' some. Just randomly, usually after I change her, she will pat me on the back and say 'I yuv you Mama.' So sweet!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Still no pictures...
I know blogs are boring without pictures, but I still don't have my camera back yet :(.
Ella has been so funny lately. Sometimes, the things that she "knows" just amazes me. Just little things. For instance, she brought something to me yesterday that has batteries... but the back was off and the batteries were gone. She held it up and said, "It break!" Of course, I couldn't help but correct her with "It's BROKEN, not break." But it just amazed me that her little self could see that something was missing, and therefore 'wrong' with it.
Tonight, I was sitting in the recliner and she walked up, started pushing on me and saying "Push Mommy down!" When she says stuff like this, I always try and think of where it could have come from. So then I immediately imagined her pushing some kid down at school, and her teacher saying "Don't push _____ down!" I sure hope not, but where else would she have gotten a phrase about pushing somebody down?!
All that to say, that she has recently started using phrases more frequently. Of course, I still don't understand half of what she "says", but when I do it's so funny to me! This is also a repeat conversation in our house:
Me: Are you hungry?
Ella: Hungry?
Me: Do you want something to eat?
Ella: Want to eat?
Me: Are you going to copy everything I say?
Ella: You dflkewj copy lwejrwi say?
Even her teacher mentioned to me that she is such a little copy cat, and goes around mimicking her all day! Haha.
She also has a serious problem with her temper. Every once in awhile, when she throws a fit, she will start biting her hand, pulling her hair, and pinching herself! I know it's terrible, but I figure at least she isn't doing it to me or someone else! Luckily, she only does it for a few seconds. I guess she realizes it doesn't feel to good!
Ella has been so funny lately. Sometimes, the things that she "knows" just amazes me. Just little things. For instance, she brought something to me yesterday that has batteries... but the back was off and the batteries were gone. She held it up and said, "It break!" Of course, I couldn't help but correct her with "It's BROKEN, not break." But it just amazed me that her little self could see that something was missing, and therefore 'wrong' with it.
Tonight, I was sitting in the recliner and she walked up, started pushing on me and saying "Push Mommy down!" When she says stuff like this, I always try and think of where it could have come from. So then I immediately imagined her pushing some kid down at school, and her teacher saying "Don't push _____ down!" I sure hope not, but where else would she have gotten a phrase about pushing somebody down?!
All that to say, that she has recently started using phrases more frequently. Of course, I still don't understand half of what she "says", but when I do it's so funny to me! This is also a repeat conversation in our house:
Me: Are you hungry?
Ella: Hungry?
Me: Do you want something to eat?
Ella: Want to eat?
Me: Are you going to copy everything I say?
Ella: You dflkewj copy lwejrwi say?
Even her teacher mentioned to me that she is such a little copy cat, and goes around mimicking her all day! Haha.
She also has a serious problem with her temper. Every once in awhile, when she throws a fit, she will start biting her hand, pulling her hair, and pinching herself! I know it's terrible, but I figure at least she isn't doing it to me or someone else! Luckily, she only does it for a few seconds. I guess she realizes it doesn't feel to good!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Advice Needed...
I am seriously searching for advice, suggestions, any ideas you can give me on keeping my house in order!! It's burying me alive people! I decided today to really get with it and do some serious deep cleaning. I started with my living room windows.... which, if I am being honest, probably haven't been cleaned in a year. I never see them because they are always covered by curtains, and I just never think of them. And besides, they didn't LOOK that dirty. I seriously should have saved the paper towels I used and entered them in some sort of contest. They were BLACK! Anyway, all that too say, that was as far as I got.
A few hours later I decided to go in the guest room/play room/ soon to be Ella's new room and clean out the dresser that is currently in there. We will be moving all of that furniture out in a few months and I thought I would get a head start on it. I did get the dresser cleaned out, but now I have all of this STUFF- and no where to put it. I sat down on the couch so overwhelmed with all of the stuff in my house that does not have a home. THERE IS CLUTTER EVERYWHERE!
It's not just the clutter I am struggling with. It seems as soon as I get one room spic and span, another one turns into a disaster. I don't even know the last time my whole house was completely clean. I know part of this is because I have a little person who's life goal at this time is to scatter as many things around the house at one time as possible. But I go in other people's homes who have children, and they are spotless! They only real cleaning time I seem to have these days are on the weekends- which does not help the motivation factor. Who wants to clean on the weekends?? Surely some of you out there can tell me how you do it, how you stay on top of it? Am I just really lazy, or is this hard for everyone?
A few hours later I decided to go in the guest room/play room/ soon to be Ella's new room and clean out the dresser that is currently in there. We will be moving all of that furniture out in a few months and I thought I would get a head start on it. I did get the dresser cleaned out, but now I have all of this STUFF- and no where to put it. I sat down on the couch so overwhelmed with all of the stuff in my house that does not have a home. THERE IS CLUTTER EVERYWHERE!
It's not just the clutter I am struggling with. It seems as soon as I get one room spic and span, another one turns into a disaster. I don't even know the last time my whole house was completely clean. I know part of this is because I have a little person who's life goal at this time is to scatter as many things around the house at one time as possible. But I go in other people's homes who have children, and they are spotless! They only real cleaning time I seem to have these days are on the weekends- which does not help the motivation factor. Who wants to clean on the weekends?? Surely some of you out there can tell me how you do it, how you stay on top of it? Am I just really lazy, or is this hard for everyone?
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