Lately we have had a rough go of it as little miss isn't sleeping. She has been waking up every couple hours through the night for the past week - some nights I don't have time to fall asleep before she is up again. We have tried some different things (extra bundling up in case she's getting cold, different bed times, etc) but have yet to find the magic. Last night she did pretty well, so I am crossing my fingers that we are on the upswing. Perhaps she has just had a hard week. None of us escape those completely. If anything I now fully remember what it is like to function on very little rest. Rebecca says Ellinor has just been helping us practice for when Evelyn arrives. Haha.
A few funny Ellinor moments:
-Ellinor likes to run laps, usually around the kitchen table. Last night she was running from the upstairs far living room wall to the kitchen, hanging on the counter as if doing a pull-up, and then running back to the wall. Her run looks like an old lady power shuffle, the way she swings her little arms. After a few minutes of running she would slide down on the kitchen floor, pant and then laugh. Repeat the cycle. Bry and I enjoyed the show from our prime seats on the couch.
-She has taken to pushing the dining table chairs around. Unfortunately, her favorite place to push them is over to the counter that has the knife butcher block sitting on it. Yep, that was a fun moment to catch her in. Trying to pull out all the big knives. At least she is slower at pushing the chairs and they make enough noise for us to be alerted prior to any damage being done. But that's a fun game - literally all day long some times.
-If you use the restroom in our home, be sure to lock the door. She will come barging in, hand you toilet paper, flush with you and yell "bye-bye." After which, she proceeds to take off her clothes and demands to be seated on the toilet. Because she is such a tiny thing, and we have yet to install potty seats, you have to hang on to her skinny armpits for dear life so as not to lose her in the toilet bowl. LOL. I'm not going to discourage her from wanting to see what the toilet is all about. Hoping that one of these days she will actually take care of some business while sitting there and everything will click for her. I'm not ready for potty training just yet though, so this is on an Ellinor demand timeline for now.
-She likes to color. Right now she will pat the floor for you to sit down by her, pick a crayon for you, and demand that you start first. Then you take turns with whatever crayons she picks.
- Some mornings she refuses to sit at the breakfast table to eat. She wants to be on the couch, wrapped in a blanket and handed a bowl of food. Silly girl - she's already a lounger.
-Ellinor will clean the whole house with baby wipes if you let her. It's a favorite pastime. I have already ruined her with my house cleaning OCD.
- The other day she tried to play raquetball with Bryan's racket and a Christmas tree ornament that was yanked out of place. I saved it just in time.
-She loves to give kisses, make faces, rub your arm, give big squeezes, and just cuddle down to watch a movie.
-AAGGH, there are too many to remember! I just love her. She is SPECTACULAR.
Christmas is almost here! I love this season. Truly. Everyone is just happier, my home feels cozier, and things are centered around Christ even more than usual. As Bryan pointed out last night, how could anyone not think of Christ around Christmas? It's impossible! Perhaps that's why I love Christmas music so much - it's all about celebrating Him and the joy that comes with it. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of all my family. I cannot express just how much I love having them around. We'd all live within minutes of each other if I had my way.
I decided to make Ellinor a stocking this year and put my sewing machine to good use. It came out quite nice, which was a pleasant surprise. Bryan decided we needed to make one for all of us, including Evelyn. So we took a trip to Joanns (always an adventure with Ellinor in tow), found fun fabric and I got to work. With a little assistance from Ellinor I was able to finish them today. They are pretty cute - Bry has the one oddball stocking that isn't in traditional Christmas colors. But, as he points out, he is the only guy in our little family so it's fitting.
I need to start some baking now and order our Christmas cards - it's already just over 3 weeks away! Yikes! Wishing you all the best of times this Christmas. I'm going to go catch the First Presidency Christmas Devotional - missed it last night. It's the perfect way to usher the season in. :)
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