Friday, January 28, 2011

8 Months





Today Ellie turned 8 months old. I am surprised how quickly it has gone. I look back at pictures of us in the hospital with her and it feels like just last week. Ellie is by far beating her brother in the weight category. She weighs 19 pounds at 8 months, whereas Riley didn't weight that till nearly a year. She loves taking laps around the kitchen in her walker. She loves watching Riley do about anything and she loves her bottle. When she sees her bottle coming she starts kicking her legs and making noises. She sleeps wonderfully, though right now she is sleeping in her car seat all the time due to an ear infection, and she plays so well by herself.
Riley is two, need I say more. :-) He is learning what boundaries are and Griff and I are learning what they are as well. We seems to figure things out after he has already crossed them and greatly upset us. Ri had his first meltdown tantrum the other day in Barnes and Noble that led me to rethink our discipline strategies and buckle down on first time obedience. Honestly though, he is a wonderful little boy. He makes us laugh so much. He loves building houses with his blocks, he loves watching Elmo on the laptop, he loves drinking milk, he loves music of any sort, and he loves playing in his crib after naps and at bedtime. He seriously waits for us to shut the door and then we hear him get up and start talking to all his "friends" that are in the crib with him. It is hilarious to listen to at night. There are some evenings he is still talking and playing when Griff and I go to bed.

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