Zak was peeing and Ellie came into the bathroom, because she is as curious as a cat.  Of course Zoe followed Ellie. Zoe:  Why are you standing up? Zak:  Because I’m a boy. Zoe:  That’s because you don’t have  a vagina.  That’s too bad.

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Ellie’s very first tooth finally started to poke through her gums today!!!!  She’s not going to be toothless forever!  I noticed she was playing with her gum with her tongue tonight at swimming and I gently rubbed it with my finger.  And, by golly, there was the tiniest bit of tooth sticking through!!  I was […]

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No.  None.  Zippo.  Zero.  Zilch.  That is exactly how many teeth Ellie has.  The girl is about 13 and a half months old and has no teeth.  Not only is  she toothless, but there is absolutely no evidence of and teeth working their way to the surface.  At her twelve month appointment the doctor said […]

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Last night when I went to post that laundry conversation, neither Zak nor I could remember the exact wording of Zoe’s part.  Then it dawned on me this morning. Zak:  Zoe, you’re sitting on my laundry.  (Clean, folded laundry that was on the bed waiting to be put away.) Zoe:  No.  This is not your […]

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Zak:  Zoe, you’re sitting on my laundry.  (Clean, folded laundry that was on the bed waiting to be put away.) Zoe:  No.  This is not your laundry. Zak:  Yes it is. Zoe:  No.  It’s mom’s. Zak: Huh? Zoe:  This is mom’s laundry, but your clothes.

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Zoe is wearing a belt for the first time in quite awhile today.  I undid it before she went potty.  When she finished she came back downstairs holding the belt. Me:  You don’t have to take off the belt when you go potty. Zoe:  But I might pee on it. Me:  No, you won’t pee […]

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First and foremost, congrats to Olivia and Josh…this post’s for you! Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy and Steve Carell as Brick Tamland contains the following conversation: Brick Tamland: I love… carpet. [pause] Brick Tamland: I love… desk. Ron Burgundy: Brick, are you just looking at things in the […]

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Ellie likes to move around a lot, especially while having her diaper changed.  It can make for a very messy, frustrating process.  However, yesterday Ellie was laying quite calmly as I changed a very dirty diaper.  Zoe noticed her stillness and said: Wow!  Ellie is being cooperative!  Good girl, Ellie.

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My dearest Ellia, Wow. You are one. One. I honestly can’t believe that an entire year has already passed since your birth. And what a remarkable year it has been. You have changed and grown so significantly over the past twelve months, more so than you ever will again in the same time period. You’ve […]

Read More Ellie’s Birthday Letter

Ellie’s first birthday and celebrations were filled with fun and laughter!  Her birthday was a crazy busy day starting with a speech lesson for Zoe at 8:20.  Elle and I spent the half hour relaxing in Starbucks.  After a quick morning snooze my mom came out and we went to a local gymnastic club for […]

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