Monthly Archives: April 2011

Finally, some changing pads

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Laura

I’m embarrassed to admit that I made it one day past Ellie’s 6-month birthday without a changing pad in my diaper bag.  I usually just grabbed a receiving blanket and tried not to make a mess.  I finally remedied the … Continue reading →

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Ellie loves helping me fold laundry…

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Laura

…except when this happens. (That’s not her in the act of falling; that’s her holding her head up because she wants to be sitting up.  She has a very strong neck!) And proof that I eventually made the bed:

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Rescue me Daddy!

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Laura

Nik was making dinner in the kitchen, I was attempting to finish a sewing project before Auntie Julie came over for dinner, and Ellie thought she was being ignored (probably because she was).  So she decided to make her wishes … Continue reading →

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Pizza was her first solid food!

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Laura

Ellie is six months now and we wanted to make sure that she really had a good start with solids.  We want her relationship with food to be based on really good feelings from the very beginning.  So we decided … Continue reading →

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Yes, I have a lot of friends having babies

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Laura

This one is for Sharla and her baby boy, due in May!

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Pilot Bread Love

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Laura

For all you Alaskans out there, I just came across these Pilot Bread videos.  They were linked to in this post about disaster preparedness.  As we all know, Pilot Bread never goes bad so it’s the perfect thing to keep … Continue reading →

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Ellie loves this game!

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Laura

(Ignore the crying at the end!)

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“Pluck Your Head”?

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Laura

You know that fun little song, “Alouette“?  We grew up singing it – it has a catchy tune and I liked singing in French, even though I had no idea what it meant.  I found myself singing it to Ellie … Continue reading →

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I love this girl

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Laura

Sometimes, I love her little cheeks the best of all.

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