Here we are...

I hate when I go a week without blogging. Bad, bad blogger. Things just seem to get hectic all at once. I've been scrambling around during the day trying to make sure everything is ready for the closing on the house, which is NEXT THURSDAY!!! Woo-hoo! Eleanor is teething again, which inevitably comes with a cold. Sleep has been a little hard to come by. Sunday night, we thought we'd test our stamina by only allowing ourselves two hours of sleep. I lost, and crashed out for most of Monday, as did Eleanor. We did make it to our first swim lesson Monday morning, though. I thought, well...since we're up anyway. The swim class ended up being a lot of fun, and I'm looking forward to next Monday when we go again. (We missed today's lesson because I couldn't resist, and snagged a little of Eleanor's cold for myself.)

Anyway, we're feeling a little under the weather, but our spirits were brightened yesterday when Eleanor's soft play center arrived. I made this little purchase prior to the beginning of the whole home-buying process. When I look at it, I can't help thinking to myself that I could have replaced both upstairs toilets for what that thing cost. Oh, well, it's super fun, so it's worth it. Today, I was enticing Eleanor to try out all its features by baiting her with Gerber puffs. I felt exactly like one of those gorilla trainers at the zoo. But, hey, it worked. Here's my little girl monkeying around today...

This first one is her fake crying face. It comes complete with a pathetic whimper and everything. She only does it when I'm looking, and I've mastered the art of quickly turning it into a giggle.