words

elenora is collecting quite a vocabulary. at the birthday party on saturday she was clearly saying "cra-kr" (for "cracker"). she continues to say "bye-bye." she would say "ba-ba" for bottle, except that we've sort of been phasing those out (bring on the sippy cups). "baa-baa" still substitues for "da-da" although sometimes she does manage the "d" sound. "ma-ma," of course. she says "K" for "car" and "truck." she says "oof-oof" for doggy. she says "duck" and "jeans." she says "cl" for clock. she has said "cheese" a couple of times (in context). she said "geese" yesterday. j. thinks she's said "yeah" before. she makes the following animal noises: "cock-a, cock-a" for rooster; "quack" for duck; "oof-oof" for dog; "caw-caw" for bird; "baa-baa" for sheep; "rrrrrraaa" for lion; "mew" (very high-pitched) for cat; and "grrrr" for bear.

today she was walking back and forth between j. and momby and me, taking several steps on her own each time. she's so excited about it.

yesterday we were at russell orchard again. we walked past the refridgerator where they sell cheeses and j. and i were discussing whether or not to get some. ella aparently wanted to put in her two cents, so she pointed to the cheese and very seriously put her hands together in the sign for "more" (which she also uses to mean "i want it"). j. and i laughed pretty hard on that one.

which reminds me... last friday i had a really long day with all of the visitors and cleaning and when j. got home and was spending all his time on the computer i said to him "i've been dealing with everything all day...And now, you have to deal with me."

isn't that the way it goes sometimes?