We've been staying inside a lot since we got back--it's cold out there! Besides, with all the holiday chaos, the house could use some work. Elena has been enjoying her new Christmas toys and rediscovering some old ones that resurfaced as I was clearing out the toys she doesn't play with anymore.
Apparently my camera lens or something is broken, so we got out Andrew's camera and were playing with it before I got rolling on pictures for ebay. The socks looks silly, but it tells a story--Elena is a true Florida girl. She loves to have bare feet!
And here I am at 17 weeks--the little one has definitely made an appearance. :) Apparently I start to show when someone feeds me three meals a day--with Elena it was the cruise, and thank you Michelle for the assistance this time around. :) Now that I'm out of my first trimester, I'm feeling SO much better and finding time to do a lot more around the house. Hopefully I'll be posting more on the blog, too!
Elena is doing great--she loves to walk and run and play. Today we went to the park for a few minutes because we were already bundled up to go to the store, and she had a blast sliding down the slide and running around the playground. She doesn't much like to swing, but she never has, even in her infant swing. Here is a picture showing off some flowers we found at the park. That's one thing we love about Florida. :)
In other Elena news, since we haven't done an update in awhile, she doesn't eat baby food anymore--about a month or so ago she just decided she liked big people food and that was that. It's somewhat of a challenge with her only having four teeth, but we make it work. :) Her favorites are bananas (still!), string cheese and animal crackers.
In the sleeping department, Elena has graduated to falling asleep by herself for naps as well as bedtime. This is a recent development, over Christmas she actually took the plunge. Now we rock and sing a little bit, but Elena doesn't like to fall asleep in my lap. Which is great by me! Now I don't have to worry about waking her up when I put her in her crib. It is also a milestone I was aiming for before the new baby comes. Way to go Elena! She has been down to one nap since about 12 1/2 or 13 months, but that is fine with me since she sleeps for two hours.
Elena is funny about personal space still. She is very affectionate to her teddy bear and her dolls, but she doesn't like to give us kisses. Every once in awhile we get one, but usually it's just the forehead touch. She does hug a couple of her friends, but mostly she's a personal bubble kind of girl. Hopefully that will work to our advantage in the boy years. ;)
Elena loves to be a helper--whether it's handing Daddy packages or DVDs, helping Mommy unload the dishwasher, or carrying something for us. She really is a help sometimes, too! Sometimes she ends up making a lot more work for us, but we are trying to encourage the helping.
We can't believe how fast the time goes... she is a little toddler now. And soon she will be a big sister! What a blessing she is to us!
And I finished my latest crochet project--more fairy tale finger puppets. I didn't take a picture of the first two sets I gave away, silly me, and this set is a bit different because I made it for a little girl, not a baby boy like the first two, which had a dragon, a knight, a white horse and a princess. I thought I'd show it off because I like them so much! Now I have to decide which characters I want for the set I make for Elena and Olivia. :)
We got some very good shots of her girl parts, but we won't post those; I'm sure you believe us. :) Olivia's stomach, head and legs measured average for 19 weeks, and our due date is in the "right" range. My placenta is high this time (yay!) and the fluid is great. I was glad to have an ultrasound tech who explained everything she was measuring, and after every measurement she said that it was great! Olivia is already a little champ. :) We are so excited for another little girl to love. 
Elena is doing great--she loves to walk and run and play. Today we went to the park for a few minutes because we were already bundled up to go to the store, and she had a blast sliding down the slide and running around the playground. She doesn't much like to swing, but she never has, even in her infant swing. Here is a picture showing off some flowers we found at the park. That's one thing we love about Florida. :)
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