Anyway, lots of things have been going on. I had my first night away from Eloise. Yes, there have been times someone else has put her to bed because I was out. But, I have never, slept away. It went smoothly, and we had a good night away. Eloise has been giving Julian and myself hard times about bedtime lately (depending on how over tired she is) So I figured she would be giving my mom a hard time, too. She let her stay up way past her bedtime playing with Pop and Aunt NiNi in the basement and was over tired and pitched a fit about bed. But, she eventually fell asleep and all was good :)
Once I heard she was sleeping, I felt more relaxed. I was able to enjoy the wedding and my vodka tonics a little more! It was nice to be away for the night and we even celebrated Mother's day with Kelly and Jeff at Ihop the next morning (how classy). It was nice to sit and talk with them and get some pancakes and bacon that I didn't have to make myself. We took our time and probably didn't get home until around 11:30-12:00. We didn't do anything really special for Mother's day because we were all hungover and cranky (Ellie girl included...a too much fun hangover). We went to Sea Bright for dinner and saw Mike and Jen. It was a nice day.
Besides that, Eloise's vocabulary has really blown up. I am amazed at the things she says. She is putting together two word sentences and I am sure she is going to grow up to be one of those kids who thinks she's the smartest thing EVER because I keep boosting her little ego about it ;). She will see my shoes on the stairs and say "Mama Shoes". She refers to herself as Ellie (totes adorbs) and can name people by looking at pictures. Any kid her age or younger is still "baby" and Duke is her best friend BY FAR. Their relationship has really blossomed and she'll find a ball and entertain herself and Duke for a good 10 minutes throwing it for him and then making him drop it for her so she can run around with it and he chases her, she laughs hysterically to where I think she can't breathe and then throws it again.
Julian, Eloise, and I joined the church down the road from us and we are so blessed that we found it when we did. I just feel we are exactly where we need to be (as far as church is concerned). It is a small church but growing by leaps and bounds and I am super psyched that we get to be apart of the growth. There are a lot of young families and the pastor has a gift for speaking. The music is good and the people are so incredibly nice. Julian joined the softball team and has really been enjoying it. He has become friends with the guys and they are all around the same age with young kids. I am now on nursery rotation and will sit down in the nursery with the kiddo's about every 5-6 weeks. I am also planning on volunteering for Vacation Bible School, so we will see where my teaching skills can come in handy this summer. I am really excited to not only be a part of our church more, but it's really helped us become more apart of our community. We are feeling more connected. We always liked living in Point Pleasant, but joining Life Chapel and having a baby, and doing things with her, really makes you LOVE your town. I love that I can walk to my park and that everyone bikes everywhere. I love that they are putting a frozen yogurt place down the street and that Hickory Hog is now closer. We are really learning to appreciate more about what we have and not worrying about what we don't have.
Summer weekends are booking up fast and I can't even believe it. Time flies. I might need a new planner with all the use it's been getting lately.
(Pictures are giving me issues...they're coming later)
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