Elsa Everday 1-6-12

Elsa can purse her lips into such a small space. She was
grinning/smirking at her brother in this photo.

DDD and EE for January 5, 2012

Daniel shared his yogurt with Elsa yesterday. He made sure that only
his bites had the sprinkles on them, however! Both kids really
enjoyed this snack time together.

Elsa Everday for January 4, 2012

Have I mentioned how much fun it is to purchase new clothes for and
dress a baby girl?

Note: She had on some lovely mary jane shoes, but she was much more
interested in trying to chew on them than to look at the camera, so
they had to go if I wanted to take a picture of anything other than
the top of her head!

Elsa's December Videos

Here's a sampling of the movies we took of our darling daughter in December.

List of Foods Tried By 8 Months; Loosely in Order

Sweet potato
Plums
Prunes
Apples
Pears
Peaches
Blueberry
Mango
Green bean
Peas
Carrots
Rutabaga
Turnip
Pumpkin
Pumpkin Pie
Various squashes
Oreo
Graham Cracker
Mashed potato
Chicken and rice soup
Chicken and dumplings
Beef stew
Gooey Butter Cake
Vanilla Yogurt
Spinach and risotto
Grilled Asparagus
Pork chop
Blueberry muffin
Caesar salad dressing
Pink Grapefruit

New Words!

Elsa said MAMA first, let the record state!  This happened right before her 8 month birthday.  In the coming week, she said NANA (after being coached by her brother to say BANANA), and then this weekend we heard BUHBUH as we prompted her to say BROTHER.  Tonight, she said BALL when she wanted to play with this musical ball she noticed.

She also can repeat a sound I make to her, like clicking my tongue, coughing, whispering, and making a kiss noise.

This is so exciting!

Elsa Everyday for January 3, 2012

Both of the bottom teeth have popped through!