spoon-fed

elenora is helping out at the dinner table now. she will pick up her spoon and try to shovel some food onto it. then she is actually pretty good at getting the food into her mouth herself. it is exciting to see her become a bit more self-sufficient. she tries to drink her sippy cup herself, too, though sometimes it is too heavy or she just doesn't tip it up enough to actually get anything.

she's my blueberry fiend lately. she could eat a ton of berries.

k. was over last night and we made butternut squash soup with an almost french onion base. so good.

my uncle m. and his wife are stopping by this afternoon for a visit. i'm not very close with any of my uncles, but since my mom's other two brothers have passed away i think uncle m. is trying to make an effort to involve himself more with my life. i'm really grateful for that, although it's also kind of awkward at the same time. i'm almost thirty years old and he's just now doing this. don't get me wrong--better late than never. i'm happy for the attention and for the fact that he cares to come see ella.

that's a reason i'm so glad that j. and h. live two minutes away. it's so nice to have family around and for elenora to grow up knowing her uncle and aunt (and her gramby) as semi-weekly occurances in her life.