Category Archives: Ellie

KIOS: Parenting, Part 2: Trusting Our Baby (this time with food)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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She’s Playing! She’s Talking! She’s Better!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Laura

I am so grateful to report that Ellie is definitely getting better.  We’ve now gone 36 hours without puking and she’s feeling so much better.  Her nose is still running and she has a pretty deep cough.  But she’s clearly … Continue reading →

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Movie Time!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Laura

I just found these videos from a few months ago so I thought I’d share them with you. First, Ellie at 13.5 months – this was one of her favorite things to do with those cups and I always knew … Continue reading →

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I Make Her Work, Even When She’s Sick and Teething

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Laura

Ellie’s still sick.  I clearly spoke too soon yesterday.  We had more puking last night and an constantly runny nose/congested sinuses/cough today.  She’s really pretty miserable.  We had a few good minutes this morning so I decided to take advantage … Continue reading →

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Sick, Puke, Sick, Laundry

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Laura

Feel free to skip this post if you’d prefer not to read details about sickness or if talking of puking makes you a bit squeamish.  I won’t mind.  In fact, I’ll never know! On Friday, I was sick.  Really sick.  … Continue reading →

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And So It Begins

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Laura

Ellie has certainly started to assert herself and to tell us when she doesn’t approve of what we’re doing.  For example, if I don’t give her something that she wants (because, perhaps, it’s very dangerous), then she marches off, throws … Continue reading →

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5:00 Shadow?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Laura

I’ve been working Ellie to the bone, having her use our printing presses to make copies. I figure that it’s not really forced child labor if she has a 5:00 shadow by noon. Either that, or she’s just addicted to … Continue reading →

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Fancy, Fancy

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Laura

Our dear friends from church, Elizabeth and her mother Paulette, gave us this beautiful, fancy dress not too long ago.  Ellie wore it for the first time on Sunday and I have to say, I was a bit conflicted.  Wow!  … Continue reading →

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Relaxing, Directing, and Playing

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Laura

Here’s a little of what Ellie was up to yesterday: 1.  Relaxing on the bed, keeping Baba company after he got home from work: 2.  Letting me know in no uncertain terms that my book did not belong on the … Continue reading →

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Gardening? Already?

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Laura

I’m already starting to get ready for gardening.  The seeds have been ordered, received, and organized. Actually, our garden is still growing from last fall.  We had such a crazy non-winter that the aurgula and swiss chard never died.  A … Continue reading →

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