Funny Face

When Eleanor sees a flower, she sniffs and makes this face. It still cracks us up.

Expecting

Eleanor is going to be a big sister! We are expecting another child in October. I am about 7 weeks now and our first doctor's appointment is March 6th. Eleanor will be 22 months when baby number 2 is born.

Valentines Day

The weather was yucky on Valentines Day; we had snow, freezing rain, and rain which all froze overnight so that today everything is coated in a thick blanket of ice. It didn't stop us from having our mommy/baby Valentines party. The girls played and sang songs and best of all...they ate cake and candy. It was fun to see the girls playing together and shoving there faces full of candy. I am not sure, but I think it may be the first time Eleanor has had cholocate candy. She had Hershey kisses and tried to eat the foil at first.
In other baby news, Eleanor has started using the potty. She is only 14 months and I am not even trying to potty train her, but we are trying to train the little girl I babysit. Anytime you mention potty, Eleanor has to use the potty. I spend a lot of time wit the girls in the bathroom these days.

Ballet

John and I got free tickets for the Wang Theatre this weekend. We ate turkeydogs with Eleanor before we made the trip into the city to watch George Balanchine's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". It was my first real ballet and the first time that we have been in the city since before Eleanor was born. It was nice to get dressed up and go out. I also saw my very first Hummer stretch lemo. While wating on the subway, I noticed that John and I were the only people that looked like they were freezing to death. It was a warm night compared to what we have been experiencing, but evidently a few degrees aboving freezing is still not warm enough for us out-of-towners.

Play Date

Since it has been so cold (Today windchill was -5) we have been trying to get together with Eleanor's Brittish friend. The other picture is of Eleanor playing the scarf game.

Babynet

Eleanor loves to surf the web. It is actually the only time she will sit in our lab for more than a few seconds. What does a toddler look at on the internet? Pictures of babies, dogs, and cats. She can't get enough. As soon as she sees us at the computer she starts saying, "Baby...Baby".
This week Eleanor went to the grocery store with me and "helped" me push the cart and put the food on the conveyer belt. Right now she is dancing and "singing" along to Miles Davis's song, "So What", its really funny because everytime she hears the trumpet she trys to immitate it. She just started saying, "NO" and she doesn't just say it, she yells it. Its funny right now...hopefully it will stay that way.
The other picture is of Eleanor learning to color. She is finaly getting the hang of it...crayons are not for eating!