Category Archives: Ellie

Purple Hoodie

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Laura

My little cutie pie, with more and more personality as every day goes by

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Hooray for Baby Maria! (August, September, October, November Sewing)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Laura

Baby Maria arrived a couple months ago and Ellie and I decided to welcome her to this world with a diaper bag (surprise, surprise).  I’m becoming quite a pro at diaper bags.  Maria is my third new niece in 7 … Continue reading →

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Grandpa was here!

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Laura

And now he’s in England! He’ll be back in a couple weeks for more playing!

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First Ice Cream!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Laura

Wednesday night, we were celebrating Nik’s successful observation and felt guilty eating in front of her. So consequently, Ellie now knows the delicious world of ice cream.  (It was Haagen Dazs Dark Chocolate, which is amazingly delicious and only has … Continue reading →

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Persistence

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Laura

Ellie knows what she wants.  She is also extremely persistent in getting what she wants.  In the pictures below, she wanted the fingernail clippers that Nik was using.  Never mind that I gave her an identical pair.  She wanted the … Continue reading →

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The Third Shelf of Books is No Longer Safe

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Laura

Or, “It’s a good thing Nik bolted the bookshelf to the wall.” Ellie’s favorite diversion – clearing the bookshelves

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Eating Yogurt

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Laura

Ellie is learning how to use a spoon.  Right now, I’m using my spoon to fill her spoon and then she puts it in her mouth.  (We found these cool small but “real” spoons at Crate and Barrel.) She’s quite … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on healing, resting, responsibility, and community

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Laura

Over the past few months, I’ve talked to a few different women about post-partum recovery and their various experiences, both positive and negative.  My own recovery after Ellie’s birth was quite easy.  I know part of that was because my … Continue reading →

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A Fall Festival Just for Me!

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Laura

Sunday was my 35th birthday.  (35!  That feels so much older than 34.) The weather was gorgeous so we decided to take a walk in a nearby park.  When we got there, we discovered that the annual fall festival was … Continue reading →

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Our new camera

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Nik

Thanks to my very generous family, we have a new digital camera! They all pitched in for my 30th birthday gift and bought me a Canon digital SLR, and it takes very nice photos. Now I just have to learn … Continue reading →

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