Noisy

I was so tired yesterday and just couldn't muster up the energy to write.

We are dealing with all sorts of plumbing issues and I was so stressed yesterday. Today I feel much better though, a little more hopeful that we can take care of this without such a huge expense to our budget. We still are without a toilet and other ammenities, but we will survive. Mike has a concert tonight, otherwise he would be home working on it for us. Crazy days!

Elsie is so full of new sounds lately, yesterday I noticed that she started saying "Ba, ba, ba!" She doesn't use a bottle, so I think it is just a random sound. She is really saying Mama now too, especially when she is wanting me to pick her up or nurse. She is so playful and involved in our family now. When Mike comes home, she follows him around until he picks her up. Then once he picks her up, she just smiles and and stares at his face. So cute! After this, Mike usually chases Ruby around with Elsie in his arms, they both love it and laugh like crazy. They also play hide and go seek together, fun!

She spent a lot of the day pulling up on things too, mainly a small rocker in our living room. She has been going under the tree right by it too and stopping occasionally to touch the needles above her. She is getting really good at pulling up, I just wish she would use the couches instead of other things, they are definitely more stable and she can start to walk along the edges easier. We'll see, she has shown some interest the past few days.

Ruby has calmed down a bit with the picking up and holding Elsie, but she still tries. I have decided to implement the naughty chair again, hopefully it works. She just doesn't take me seriously if I don't have some consequence.

She just cut a perfect square today, she loves using her scissors. Yesterday she saw the letters "DVD" on the tv and identified the Ds all on her own. She is recognizing lots more letters now.

Well, off for another day, hopefully we make it through with all these plumbing issues...