Holiday song

Ready for the oven!

Big girl

 Ellie woke up from her nap crying while I was blow drying my hair, but someone was there to calm her down.  I walked down the hall to hear from the nursery, "It's okay, sweetie, you want your passie?"  What a great big sister!  You can't tell from the picture, but they're holding hands through the crib.

 Uncle Erich took her to see Happy Feet 2.  She had a great time!

Laughing!

How awesome is this?

Last week I contacted the president of Little Crow Foods and told him that I have a cute video (click to watch it again) of my two year old singing the CoCo Wheats song from the 60s.  He emailed me within a few minutes and requested to see the video.  I guess he liked what he saw, because he asked for my address and said that he wanted to send Abby a token of his appreciation.  Last night Adam brought in a box filled with goodies from this great Hoosier company!

 Vouchers for two free boxes!

How should I put this? Ah, yes!

Tickle Monster

Here comes a mousey to build a housey in your necky, necky, necky!

Hello Blue Eyes!

Two Little Turkeys

4 month checkup

Weight 14.8 lbs 87%

Height 25 inches 86%

Head 16.5 83%

 Cool big sis was there for support

Awww

Say what?

I want to document little phrases that Abby says at this age.  Some will only make sense to her daddy and me, but most will be amusing to others.  Here are some of our favorite little things our funny girl says:

She now talks to us in complete sentences ALL off the time

• "Abby do it!"  (this was first for a reason.  I hear this the most throughout the day:)
• "Do it again! Do it again, Dada"
• "Mommy do it."
• "Do de odder one!"  (Do the other one!)
• "Shhhh....stop it." (with her hand covering Elllie, Daddy, or Mommy's mouth)
• "She's a big girl. She's a baby." (both referring to Ellie)
• "Hey that's better!" (she'll say that after I change her diaper) 
• "Mommy make it better." (She said that to me when she wet her bed)
• States a fact then follows it by saying, "aren't dey?"  i.e.  "The puppies are playing.  Aren't dey?"
• "Ellie's so cuuuute!"
• "Aww, look at her." (Ellie)
• "I love this girl."  (Ellie)
• "dister"  (sister)
• Will quote something from one of her shows then say, "Like ______ say dat."  Usually it is Mickey or Pooh bear
• Puts my name at the end of her questions or requests.  "Read to me, Mommy?"  If unanswered she will repeat over and over gradually getting louder and louder until answered.
• Abby gets scared these days, and her daddy thinks it's adorable.  Therefore, he LOVES to scare her.  She'll grit her teeth and say, "I don't like dat.  Dat's scary."
• "Wait to me!"
• "Follow me!"
• Adam: Abby whatcha doin? (in a sing song voice) Abby: Playing with my toys!  (in a sing song voice back)
• Greets me in the morning, "Hello Mommy, whatcha doin?"
• "Whu zat, Mommy?  Whu zat?"  (what's that)
• "Help!  Help me!"  (screams this in public if she is forced to be held or put into a cart...one of these days I will be accused of kidnapping her...)
• "One morn!"  (one more)
• "I want waggos with peanut butter on it." (waffles with peanut butter)
• "I want white milk and chocolate milk."  (chocolate milk)
• laughter followed by "Oh, Dada...", or anyone else's name who has made her just laugh
• Random laughter in carseat or high chair.  "Tigger is so funny." 
• We live in a neighborhood that has a deer statue at the entrance with water.  Everytime we leave the neighborhood Abby will say, "Deer steppin on da rock in da water."
• Isn't into her baths these days.  So when she has to take one she'll say, "Ellie take a bath?"
• If she finds anything small such as a piece of fuzz she'll give it to me and say it is a boogie.  Then she'll say, "Eeeewwww!"
• "Nope, not that one."  (if given something she doesn't want to eat or have)
• "Where Mommy go?"  (or whomever isn't with her at that moment in a very sad voice)
• "Mommy, you play with me?"
• Everything starts out being two before she counts them.  "Two birdies.  One, two, three..."
• "Ellie, play catch!" 
• "Ellie's waking up!"
• "I'm too big!"  She'll say that when she doesn't want to do something such as take a bath.
• "No, boys!"  She'll yell this at nap time when I leave the room.  I have no idea why...

First Snow!

One enjoyed it more than the other

Taking a break from watching to snow to give her baby sister a kiss

Ellie Four Months

• Has an ADORABLE smile!  We call it her bashful smile because she flashes it and looks away as if she is being shy
• Wrinkles her nose up when she smiles
• Will cry and stop to smile immediately once someone looks at her.  Desperate cry for attention?
• Sings along with Abby and me by smiling and say, "agoo....agooo"
• Pulls her passy out of her mouth and holds it.  Has even put it back her her mouth on her own
• Very fasinated by her hands
• Sucks on fingers and blankets
• Enjoys toys and books
• Loves to blow spit bubbles
• Talk, talk, talks... (Abby will talk with her by repeating the sounds Ellie makes back to her)
• super light sleeper
• Extremely attached to Mommy
• If someone besides Mommy is holding her, she likes to be facing out
• Giggles when Abby does
• Starting to do things that makes Abby laugh
• Has a flat head on the back left side
• Gets a dirty diaper in the morning and at night
• Woke up once through the night this month, but she was sick for half of it

Here is a clip of some of Ellie "talking."

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While eating her breakfast Abby said, "My belly is three quarters full!"  Ha!

Trick or Treat!

Making the pumpkin

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While trick or treating Abby said, "Look, Mommy, the moon is three quarters full!"