January 22, 2008 - Home Update

The past few weeks in our house have been "interesting". Ella's adjustment is going well, but her and Mary have been clashing. They have good days which are really good, but the bad days are NASTY. Everything is a competition between the two. Who has more juice in their glass. Who has a bigger spot on Mama or Baba's lap. Who has the biggest doll. Whose Barbie is wearing the better outfit. Who finishes their plate first. It's interesting.
Mary IS starting to get use to Ella. She is starting to enjoy her little sister more than detest the attention that she is getting. Mary is still being quite naughty and spends a lot of time in the corner or in her room. Then again, Ella is getting her share of corner time too. Ah...the joys of having two 3 year olds! It keeps me on my toes as much as having three TEENAGERS!
Ella's speech is progressing as much as can be expected. She TRIES to say everything, however unsuccessful she may be. She has so much expression in everything she says (or tries to say). She continues to call me "Maaaaaaa" and refers to Rob as "Mmmmmaaaaa Mmmmmmaaaa", which is her best attempt at a "B" sound. She figured out a way to call us each something different and distinctive which says a whole lot about how smart she is. I think we can expect this little girl to do amazing things. Maybe we have a future doctor here!
Now Mary, she could easily be a politician. She can argue anyone under the table and she is very opinionated!
As for the rest of the family...we have been passing around a couple of lovely flu bugs and taking turns on who is sick. Fun. I think we should have taken out stock in the company that makes Clorox Wipes!!!
Here are a couple recent pictures.