there she is!

"There she is!" ...is what she screams when she pops out from behind the curtain after 10 seconds or so. Her favorite game to play. 

Oh, let's not forget the "B" quartet (books, balls, bubbles and bananas) the four things that just completely encompass her thoughts.

Elleanora is so eager to learn these days. It's just amazing what words come out of her mouth at the end of each day or what motions her chubby, little body performs out of nowhere. Animals sounds, downward dog(?!) and dancing are her "things" right now. She really cracks us up.

And, yes, the day came when she uttered the word "No!" for the first time. Her will is getting stronger, and tantrums are on the rise, but we are committed to staying consistent with discipline, and she is responding quite well. I think she has a little more Christopher than Jenna in her. Thank. You. Lord.

spring summary

Ah, I finally found a few moments to write here. It's Friday night, I'm at home, Christopher is at youth group, it's raining, Elleanora is soundly asleep, and Jameson is kicking away. I'm also sucking on a cough drop because I am so, so thirsty but need to stop drinking at 7:30pm these days. This way, I'm only up twice in the night (instead of 5-6 times) to use the bathroom. Some nights I am up a lot due to other discomforts, and the following day is hard to get through.. especially since I've been working quite a bit. Eating isn't too enjoyable. As soon as I swallow a few bites and take a sip of water, I feel like my organs are literally being smushed together, causing a whole lot of discomfort. But, hey, before I know it, I will be holding and kissing my son. Cannot even wait.

Above, are a few pictures of our long awaited spring. Elleanora felt grass under her feet for the very first time, we celebrated our 2nd year anniversary, Nana Kate came for a visit, we offically became debt free... along with plenty of beautiful and not so beautiful days in between.

I have been trying to choose joy no matter what. That grumpy, snappy behavior can so easily creep in when I'm having a dead to the world kind of day. But, in those tough moments, I'm learning that God's grace can keep me gracious. I can be honest about how I feel minus the bad attitude. Always learning with each new situation that arises.

Well, my eyes are shutting, so this post ends here.

Cheerio, loves!