squeals and kisses

elenora is squealing today in a very conversational way. she squeals and then waits for you to squeal and then she laughs.

she's also taken to smacking her lips together in a really cute way. it started at dinner a couple nights ago. she'd take a bite and say "mmmm" and then smack her lips. but now she's been doing it just randomly throughout the day and loves it when you do it back to her. i call it "giving kisses."

this morning while she was playing i nodded my head at her and ella looked at me a second and then nodded her head back at me.

we took ella to church yesterday. the ride to church was pretty bad. we got lost and then we got pulled over by a cop to inform us that j.'s registration sticker isn't on his plate (which he knows and has tried several times to remedy). we got there about 20 minutes late, but luckily they were still singing praises, so i didn't feel so bad. i left ella, some "elenora notes" i'd written up that morning, and some of her own toys with the nursery worker, who was amused that i had written out instructions. probably a very first time mom thing to do. after the service we went down to find elenora very happily watching the other children.

it's so nice to know that we can go to church and not worry about her.

here are ella and j. playing with "cody" (the dog) after church:

i fed elenora prunes last night since her stools were a bit difficult for her in the morning. but i think i might have fed her too many because she's had quite a lot of pooping today. this afternoon she had the first blow-out since i can remember. i think maybe i'll just give her one or two spoonfuls every couple days from now on instead of a full half of the jar. i'll be getting a covered ice tray in the mail any day now, and i can freeze small portion sizes.

i think i'll be heading to WA in a couple weeks and then driving back across the states with momby and elenora. that is a very intimidating trip. but it could be wicked cool to see so much of the country. i wish j. could come.