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Category Archives: Ellie
Happy Thanksgiving!
This year, we are so grateful for this little girl, who keeps us laughing every day. We are also grateful to Ed, Earl, Henry and so many others who worked hard to raise and grow the food which we will … Continue reading
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Some Irreconcilable Parenting Differences
Nik and I have had a relatively easy time in the “how shall we parent?” department. By relatively easy, I mean, we haven’t had a lot of conflict in our “deciding what parenting philosophy to follow”discussions. Putting all of that … Continue reading
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October Sewing: Ellie’s doll bedding
Grandpa bought Ellie a wonderful doll bed for her birthday and so I decided to make a little bit of bedding to go with it. (My dad bought the bed from this shop, which is based in Maine, and we’re … Continue reading
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The Floodgates Have Opened
This summer, I posted about all the talking that Ellie was doing. Between then and a couple weeks ago, Ellie basically stopped learning new words. Not only did she not add any more new words to her vocabulary, but she … Continue reading
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A few random Ellie shots from the past week (with some new words in constant use now)
Running laps with her baby “Walk” “Ellie’s puppy” (She won’t believe me when I tell her that’s really my puppy from when I was little.) “Mess” “Wash” (post-bread-making) “Tea” (brewed by Ellie)
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Ashes Ashes (Ellie’s new favorite pastime)
She prefers to play it with us but if there’s no one else around, “Baby” is a good partner! (The last few seconds are a good example of why you haven’t seen many videos lately. The second she notices the … Continue reading
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Grand European Tour, 2012: England (Stop #1)
At long last, here are some pictures to share with you from our summer’s trip to Europe. We visited my brother and his family in England for a week (perfectly timed so that Nik could go to Wimbledon!), then spent … Continue reading
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Enjoying the Last Remnants of Autumn
At Double Rock Park, which, amazingly, is inside the Beltway and minutes from our house!
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Why I’m Glad It’s Election Day
1. Baba is home! I promise we put socks and a sweatshirt on her this morning. However, let’s just remember that now, she’s two. One of her favorite words is, “Off!” and she insisted on wearing that shirt, rather than … Continue reading
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How to Figure Out if Your Belly is Getting Bigger (In Two Easy Steps)
For Anyone Out There Who Might Be Pregnant: 1. Try to close a closet door and ram the door into your tummy. Or try to walk past your husband in the hallway and run right into him. Both will be … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 