High hopes

My husband is gone for a few days in Arizona taking care of some business out there. I was planning on using that time wisely to get some sewing and other projects around the house done. Only problem with that - I became a single parent when he walked out of the door AND oh yeah, I'm pregnant.

Needless to say, I was exhausted last night after Ellie went to bed and after doing the usual clean up of the house I just plopped down on the couch to relax - so much for doing any extra sewing! And tonight doesn't look like it'll be much different. I'll report in in a few days and let ya know whether or not I actually get some of my extra-curricular stuff done!

On another note I did get two of my prizes yesterday from Born Green! I received the mother's milkmate storage system and Charlies soap - which interestingly wasn't even on the list of stuff I won.

All About Ellie

Ellie likes to eat. She is a somewhat picky eater though. And by picky I mean that she likes "good" food. I tried to give her canned veggies the other day and she would have NONE of them. She tried a few and promptly spit them out.

She's picky about her meats too . . . not a huge fan of chicken or beef so I have to shred it into something in order to get her to eat it. I need to try different forms of protein. I think we'll try some tofu - I'll let you know how she likes that!

We went to the zoo today. I took my new double stroller (minus the extra seat) to try it out. It is GREAT! It's not too long, maneuvers wonderfully & has plenty of storage space below. She does try to get out of it when she gets bored - so I've got to keep her moving! We got an Inglesina, used on ebay. It's about 5 years old and shows some wear and tear but for the price we paid I'm happy!

Another thing Miss Elizabeth likes to do is to hide behind the curtains. She will sit (or stand) so still enjoying her "quiet time" until we play along with her. Sometimes she'll be there for 5 - 10 minutes as happy as a lark with her little feet sticking out underneath the curtain.

I WON!!!

You should have heard me here in my house a few minutes ago - I just one the Grand Prize on the latest Born Green Giveaway. Listed below are the things that I won. I am so excited! What fun it is to WIN things :)

1. Baby Planet - Endangered Species Stroller, Monarch Butterfly Edition
2. Jack's Harvest - Gift Certificate Certificate
3. Blessed Nest- Organic Nesting Pillow
4. Laptop Lunch- Laptop Lunch System
5. Mother's Milkmate - BPA Free Breastmilk Storage System
6. Naturepedic - Organic Crib Sheet Set

Now onto my NEXT entry - I'm entering to win 2 fitted cloth diapers and a cover made by Mandi's Menagerie given away by, "From Dates to Diapers". Since I love to cloth diaper I'm ALWAYS looking at what else is out there to make things easier! VERY cute diapers that Mandi makes :)

giveaways

My good friend Amber (baby wearing buzz) told me about a giveaway to the magazine kiwi, dedicated to "green living". I know I would love to win and if you are interested you should check it out too! You'll find the giveaway at Green Kiddos blog. Oh and I loved the quote on the page, "growing natural kids in a not so natural world".

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Another giveaway that Amber told me about was the Born Green Giveaway. They have three prizes and I would of course LOVE to win one of them. The link to that one is BABY BUY PRODUCTS - she's got a lot of good information on a lot of different products. Definitely a lot more than I've heard about!

Ellie and babies

A good friend of mine gave birth to her little boy, Micah about 2 weeks ago. He is only 5 lbs 10 oz and we got to take her a meal yesterday and hold her little one! Elizabeth went with me. We had so much fun on the ride there - listening to music, car-dancing and giggling back and forth. When we arrived at Jessica's house I put Ellie down and held Micah for a few minutes - SO TINY! After I handed Micah back Jess and I chatted for a few minutes. Ellie plopped herself down on the floor and put her hands out - obviously indicating that she wanted to hold Micah. I was blown away - it was her very first time seeing a baby that small and she was so enthralled. She also found a baby-doll they had in the house and started carrying it around. I can't wait for her to have her own doll and to see her new baby brother or sister. It's going to be so much fun to see her as a big sister!

teething

Ellie has not been a happy girl lately. I think her molars are coming in and she is a mess - at least when she's awake! The only consolation I have to having a clingy and whiny child is that she is sleeping 12 - 13 hours a night (which is normal) and taking 2 naps during the day adding up to 2 - 4 hours of "me time"!

of trips, fevers, rashes, hair cuts & jury duty

Chris had some work to do on a house out in Arizona this past week so last Tuesday night (the 26th) we drove out to Mesa for a few days. Ellie and I left on Wednesday to visit our good friends Kip 'n Carrie and their two boys an hour south from where Chris was. It was a good visit. At first Caleb (4 1/2) and Joshua (2) were ecstatic to have a little girl around. But after a few days little Josh wasn't as thrilled. "No" he would yell @ her and when we explained that she was just a baby he would frown and say, "not a baby". My favorite thing that happened was when Josh was in the bath and Ellie wanted to get in - Carrie told me to go ahead and after I did Josh looked at me and said, "I don't want her in here". I explained to him that she was going to stay in to which he replied, "I want out". Wish I could have caught that on camera! By Sunday he was back to loving her and being being very tender and sweet with her. What a change!

We gave Ellie bangs . . . I don't have a picture of her new hair cut yet - but I will soon. She was getting frustrated always having hair in her eyes - her hair frames her little face so cute now!

the fever was on Friday - 102.6 but other than being hot she ate well, was a busy little bee and decided that playtime was Friday night from 2 - 3 am (I guess that would really be Sat morning)! She ran a low-grade fever all day on Saturday and by Sunday was doing much better. Then Tuesday morning I took off her pj's to see a light rash all over her little belly and her throat. There's not much that can be done since it's roseola, but I hate to see it all over her!

Chris sent us home on a plane last night - he needed to stay one more day @ the property. I'm @ Jury Duty today - getting "caught up" w/ any and all internet-related things! Elizabeth is hanging out w/ Grandma. It's nice to have a day "off", but I'll be glad to get back to her tonight!