I scream, you scream...

Now, WHAT could possibly have Eleanor Macy so intrigued?...

...ice cream, of course. Alas, she really is my child.
And who could resist that face?? Certainly not her daddy...
We'll just call this a little lesson in sharing.

And we'll skip the picture of what happened when there was no more ice cream. Yikes! Eleanor brings whole new meaning to that song about screaming for ice cream!

Pant-napping

Here's Eleanor just after she awoke from a nap...Wait...something's missing...

Oh, there they are!

That crazy little squirt took off her pants while she was in her bed! What in the world?!

I'm just glad the diaper didn't come off too! I've heard horror stories involving a certain icky substance usually found in diapers smeared all over bedroom walls. Phew...at least we dodged that bullet...for today.

Isn't 'pant-napping' the best title ever? It's like the pants got kidnapped, but it also happened while she was napping. Man, I could use an adult conversation.

'nana

So, Eleanor has had some eating issues in the past month (i.e. she doesn't want to eat anything I want her to eat), but we have run across a few sure-bet food. This week's sure bet is a banana. She'll eat the whole thing right up. That makes me very happy, as her other go-to foods have been less healthy (Nutrigrain bars, Goldfish, pancakes, etc.)

Yesterday, while I was putting the banana on her tray, she said, 'Nana.' I thought I must have imagined it, so I said, 'What, Eleanor? What is this?', and she pointed her little finger and said, 'Nana.' That kid cracks me up!

In the video, it's sort of hard to understand her because her mouth is full of 'nana, but you get the idea...

(Please note that she is eating with clothes on. She prefers to spread the 'nana on her face and hair.)



UPDATE to this post:
Okay, so when my husband saw this post, he laughed at me. He said it didn't sound like she was saying "nana" at all. Whatever. I was there. She said it. Two days in a row.

And I know I can count on my blogger friends to back me up. Wink, wink.

CBS

Today, Eleanor and I started our Community Bible Study group. CBS is an organization that my friend Laura has been involved in for a while, and she asked me to join this year. So, I signed up.
I was a little worried because it meets every Wednesday from 9:30-11:30, and Eleanor is still a morning (and afternoon) napper. I just knew she was going to fall to pieces right when I dropped her off at her Baby CBS class because her nap is usually at 9:00. She's one of those babies whose nap you DON'T want to mess with. Anyway, she did fine. They quickly took her from me, and shooed me away, so there was no tearful (for either of us) goodbye.
When I picked her up, I asked how she did, and they said she only cried once- when another kid fell on top of her. They said she played by herself pretty much the whole time, and didn't even come over when all the other kids were catching bubbles. That's very typical of Eleanor. If I could use one word to describe her personality, it would be "cautious." I guess she participated in the Bible lesson- I think they make everyone sit together for that. Her friend Jordan will be there next week, and I'm sure she'll make sure 'Nel-nor' has a good time!
Here is Eleanor all dressed up for her big first day. This is an adorable dress that came with all of those awesome clothes Wendy sent a few months ago. Thanks, Wendy!!

On Friday, we start MOPS. I hope it goes as well as today did!

All done

So, I gave up on teaching Eleanor to sign when she was about 7 or 8 months old. I got really impatient, and thought she wasn't ever really going to consistently sign to me anyway. We've sort of picked it back up now because the alternative is her screaming at the top of her lungs until I figure out what she wants.

And success! We've finally got one concrete, consistent sign (and a bonus kiss because it's cute)...

PS- I almost always feed Eleanor with no clothes on because she insists on feeding herself and loves anything with spaghetti sauce. She really does have clothes, I promise.



Now, I'm trying to teach her a few others to make all of our lives a little bit calmer. We're working on milk, more, and please. When she was really little, she would copy me when I would sign "milk", but I don't think she ever really made the connection.

I think what she really wants to say most of the time is, "HURRY UP, MOMMY! Can't you see I'm starving/thirsty/bored/have a poopie diaper?!"

A million dollar view

So, now that Eleanor is the big 0-1, she gets to ride in her brand new car seat AND face the front. This is a very big deal, people. It's like a whole new world has been opened up right before her curious little eyes. I think she's really enjoying the new view. I'm sure glad to be able to see her precious little face while we cruise along on our daily adventures. (Yes, I know I'm supposed to be looking at the road, but she's so much cuter.) I found it difficult to narrate our travels when she couldn't ever see what I was looking at.


Oh, and she can feel the air conditioner a little better too...



Now, that's funny.

My little Ashlee Simpson

For those of you who don't keep up with the useless happenings of pop culture, Ashlee Simpson got caught lip synching when she was "performing" on Saturday Night Live last year.

Anyway, Eleanor has taken up lip synching. And it's hilarious. Whenever she hears music, she opens and closes her little mouth as if she's singing. Just watch...



That little peanut is doing so many new (and adorable) things everyday. Her newest word is "Wow!" It started out as a very enthusiastic "Woooooooooooooooooooow!", but she has since toned it down to a much more respectable and concise, "Wow." Everything that she doesn't know how to say is called, "Da-do." She has also started petting her baby dolls while saying, "Oooooh", and giving them big, wet kisses.