I'm busy today - but I need breaks so I'll be typing on my post throughout my morning. I'm getting progressively more ADD with work as I get older - I used to be able to focus and go for hours but now I need a constant stream of distractions. Maybe it's Facebook's fault. :-)
Tomorrow is Matt and Kadee's wedding. Justin is performing the ceremony, I'm singing, and Ellie is wearing a pretty red dress to match their colors. I can't wait to see Jackson, the ringbearer, in his little tux. How adorable will that be.
Ellie has decided that she loves sweet potatoes. It's amazing how quickly she learns things... now when I put her in her high chair she starts smiling and getting excited, which only escalates when I put her bib on, take her box of cereal out of the cupboard, and turn on the water. By the time I sit down with her sweet potatoes, her eyes are huge and she's bouncing up and down and grabbing for the spoon. It's so adorable!
In our endless house-hunting, we looked at a very cool place in Mason the other day. Almost 100 years old, very unique and unpredictable in layout with two awesome fireplaces, and needing our love. I did get startled and shriek at one point when I glanced into the sink and saw a dead mouse. After the initial shock, I peered back in and noticed that it was lying next to a (thankfully) dead, very very VERY large thousandlegger. It was so large it actually had FAT legs. I'm not daunted by unexpected finds in houses anymore after Justin found a dead rat in the oven of the Stirling Ave. house that we rehabbed, and later discovered the deceased's former home raining down from a ceiling that he removed. After seeing how beautifully that house turned out, one little dead mouse won't deter me. The thousandlegger was a bit frightening though. :-)
This photo was actually taken a few months ago. For all you Navigators, I thought you would enjoy seeing Ellie's first exposure to the Wheel illustration. She demonstrated that she is an "Obedient Christian in Action" by promptly tearing the sheet in half and trying to eat it. After, of course, praying, reading our bible, witnessing, and fellowshipping. :-)
Ellie sat in the cart for the first time today when we went to Meijer for groceries. She did so well! It was great not having to lug her car seat into the store, and the cart cover that I bought has a shoulder harness so she won't tip over to the side. Mom will be proud that I didn't get BABIES' DIAPER GERMS on the seat, nor did I let any existing ones get on Ellie or any of our produce!
Here is a photo of the happy couple from their Oct. 13th wedding. You can't see in this photo but they're both wearing matching red and white Nike Shox sneakers. It was very cute.
It seems like Ellie will stay the same for a while, and then all of a sudden she's hit so many milestones it's hard to keep track. For about a week now she has been saying ma-ma-ma and da-da-da nonstop. I could swear that she said "poop" the other day too which would be quite fitting for our household. It might be my imagination but I think I've heard "Ellie, Doggie, and Baby" in there too. I guess the rule is she has to repeat it, but I haven't heard repeats on "Ellie" or "Doggie" yet. Her diet has expanded to include sweet potatoes and carrots, but she has decidedly rejected peas (see picture) and green beans. Her face at the first taste of green beans was priceless.
