Let's start with Ellie says. Lately, she has been cracking us up with the things she does and says. She has some definite quirks (like she hates to wear pants and for her hands to be messy) and has no problem making her wishes known.
Here are some examples of what Eloise has been saying:
(Julian and Eloise are eating lunch at Jersey Mikes)
Eloise: "No pants, No pants"
Julian: "Sweetie, we are in public, you have to keep your pants on"
Eloise: "Oh, Ok, I sorry"
(We are eating dinner the other night)
Eloise: "I go pool"
Jackie: "We can't go to the pool today, it is too cold outside, the pool isn't even open"
Eloise: "Oh, I sorry"
(Leaving Nan and Pop's after she spent the day with them at chuck e cheese and at at their house)
Jackie: "Eloise, do you like visiting Nan and Pop's house?"
Eloise: "Yes, it's fun"
(Randomly all the time)
Eloise: "Mommy, baby.....Ellie, sister YAY!"
She refers to my mom as Nan, my dad as Papa, even though we call him Pop, my sister is Nini and my brother is "Silly Mike" We didn't get her to call him that, she just started it by herself. She makes me laugh. She calls my grandma "gramma" and calls my Aunt Judy "2 Nan". She sees both of them together and thinks there are two Nans. It's hysterical.
During the middle of the meal she will insist that we stop and pray. So, of course, we do. We ask her who she wants to pray for and she will mostly answer "Jesus" but this one time she answered "Yellow Jesus". She folds her hands and bows her head, but it only lasts a couple seconds.
She got a wand from the dollar store and she walks around with it saying, "Bippidi Boppidi Boo" and we pretend to turn Duke into different animals that she wants him to be (her favorite animal to turn Duke into is a Duck). Then I will pretend to turn her into a cat and she will crawl around Meowing. Or I'll turn her into a horse and she will run around saying "neigh". She loves animals right now.
She doesn't like to be messy, or her hands to be dirty, so eating cupcakes are a challenge. She always wants one when we have them, but she can't even pick it up to eat it because she gets stuff on her hands. It ends up being a weird little experiment with messes.
She also uses "excuse me" correctly and will say it if someone is in her way ("Scuse me Daddy"). Unless it's Duke, then she will say "Move Dukey". She refers to Duke as Dukey. It's really sweet.
We made a final decision on what to do about the crib thing. After doing some research and talking to people around school who have lots of little ones, we decided to buy Eloise her big girl bed. We got her a bed, dresser and a vanity at Pottery Barn Kids (on sale!) and will transition her to her new room, in her new bed, around Christmas time. She already knows she is getting a big girl room and she has told us numerous times she wants it to be "lellow" (yellow). But, I can't paint a room yellow. Her actual favorite color is purple --- She will always pick things that are purple to wear or buy-- so we will do purple for her room. I am excited to see how she does!
As far as beginning my second trimester, it is super exciting! I still feel exactly the same except maybe a little bit more energy now. I didn't even realize I was tired before, I just am less tired now, and it is nice! We have finally narrowed down names so that should make naming this little baby easier. I am starting to wear maternity pants because I hate the Bella Band, but I am still in normal shirts. I am at the point where I just feel frumpy, and I am excited about when I really have a nice size belly and I can feel good about it. That happened at about 18-20 weeks last time, so I suspect it will happen around 16-19 weeks this time, considering how much faster my belly is growing this time around.
Still really really thinking boy. AND I am so excited about it. I feel like one girl and one boy is perfect. But, if this baby is a girl I will super exstatic as well. I just don't think it is. People ask us if we are done having children and my answer is "I don't know". I really want to see how 2 is before I decide if I want more. Lots of people have opinions on this subject, but I can't make that decision until I see how it goes. I would be really happy with two healthy children. But, we might decide we want more. I can't really make the decision quite yet!
Nothing else has been going on, we are just preparing for FrankenSTORM. It really stinks this storm is on Halloween because Eloise is really at a good age for trick or treating. She knows how to say "Trick or Treat" because we have been practicing and she understands (I think) that she will get yummy candy when she says that to people. Plus, my mom made her an OUTSTANDING Tinkerbell costume, so ya know, I'll make her dress up regardless and wear it around the house pretending to trick or treat.
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