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Birthday Balloon Fun

So Big

Grandma, Grandpa and Auntie Amy's Visit

The great thing is that we had my family in town for Eliana's birthday and my mom was able to stay last week with us. The bad thing was that the stomach flu hit us and lots of others at her birthday party and many of us were sick last week, which stunk because we didn't get to do all the fun things we had planned. The best part, though, was having my Mom around to help with Eliana because nothing is worse than trying to take care of someone else when you're sick yourself. We miss you guys already!

The place mat is not as yummy as Grandma's chicken soup



Eliana and Grandma



Can't get enough kisses from Auntie Amy



Grandpa, Eliana and Grandma



"I'm all done," Grandma



Downtown Seattle with Grandma







In my new car seat...so much more room for everyone!



A breezy, cool and sunny walk in Magnolia...looking west to the Olympics



Eliana and Auntie Amy



Pit stop during the chilly walk



Grandpa taught Eliana some 'funny' tricks during his stay: a fake cough and blinking

Wave, Blink and Ba Ba

First Visit to the Dentist

What's all the talk about drills anyway?





This is soooooo easy


Our little pumpkin stole the hygienists' heart last week at her first trip downtown to the dentist. She loved exploring the chairs/cords and looking out the window at all the tall buildings. Good thing it was a positive experience as with parents like she has, she'll have many more visits ahead to the dentist and orthodontist. I received many tips on how to make Elle Belle the best brusher ever and what a better start than to have a UPS alum as our dentist?

1 Year

Eliana is a busy girl and it feels like the last week or so she has started doing so many new things that it's hard to keep track of them all. I feel like there is a huge developmental surge going on right now, which is fun to watch but not fun at night when she's been waking up more often (practicing her walking, maybe?). Today we did a developmental screen and the woman doing it commented, "What an explorer." It's so true. Eliana loves to explore and expresses her happiness by a screech that if not heard by others, may be startling at first (or make other babies cry). She's a joy to watch, she has no fear and loves to explore everything and lets you know when she is happy and not so....

Stats:
*Weight: 21 lbs 11 oz (61% tile)
*Height: 29.25" (55% tile)
*Head circumference: 45.8 cm (71% tile)

Her new tricks/interests are: *clapping, *blinking/squinting, *cruising and letting go (no walking yet), *copycatting everything including babble sounds (ba ba), *drinking cow's milk, *chewing her crib, *playing with magnets, *sorting and unsorting, *putting objects in and taking them out, *pointing.














Thanks to Rolf Gruen for this beautifully hand-knit hat


We're still doing swim lessons at the Ballard Pool; Eliana can now do the 50m butterfly, can you believe it?





I'm just as good on the guitar as Daddy is






Wearing big girl shoes



Bath time with Daddy


One of her favorite ways to get a reaction out of us is to grind her teeth


The Beaver has arrived...


Eliana loves to take things off/out/from and hold it before putting it over one of her shoulders and dropping it....we call it 'organizing' but it's really not a true descriptor

















Bathing beauty


On the move and no time to put on her pants