Elsy-belsy-boos & Wacky-Jacky

Elsy-belsy-boos & Wacky-Jacky are buds.

Eleanor is just growing by leaps and bounds, I swear. This week she rolled over for the first time. We were hanging out on the floor you know, just chilling and doing some tummy-time when all the sudden, she tipped to the side and over she rolled. She had big 'ole saucer-surprise eyes and for a moment wasn't sure if she should cry. But then I swooped in and showered her with praise and she was all smiles.

She likes sitting up more and more in both her bumbo and the exersaucer. She gets tired really fast in both because it's a lot of work for her little body. As most with things, she loves it loves it ... until she doesn't :)

She's started grabbing and pulling on things that dangle. (Hair & earings beware!) The first time she pulled the butterfly off of her "activity arch" (yes, that's what it's called) she squeeled with delight.

It wasn't all fun and games this week though. She did go on a 24 hour nursing strike wherein she flat out refused the boob. Let me tell you, not only did the boob feel rejected; but the boob was super depressed at the thought that Els might never nurse again... Silly boob. So sensitive and dramatic.

Here are some fun pictures of Eleanor in the exersaucer:

It used to be Jackson's and he still thinks it's pretty cool. I'm all for putting him in it because A) in confines him for a brief period of time, and B) it's just hilarious.

Couple of Thoughts & Some Pics

Just a couple of thoughts:

Sarah and I are taking a boot camp class at the YMCA during July. It started today and it kicked my butt. I may not be able to lift my baby...

We spent Sunday and Monday with Steve's family out at his parent's lake cabin. It was lovely, though a little nuts what with a 10-year-old, a seven-year-old, two five-year-olds, a two-year-old, a one-year-old and my little Eleanor-cakes. (There were also seven adults and four dogs to boot...)

When we got back from the lake last night, I walked into the house to find that I had somehow, someway, not closed the freezer all the way. The only major casualty was my entire stock of frozen breast-milk. I'm not going to lie, it was quite a loss.

Here are some pictures of Els from the weekend:

I sure love that girl :) And you know who else I love, love, love? This goofy guy:

Happenings

The Romaniuks have been pretty busy since I last blogged. Eleanor and I spent a lovely, lovely week down in California visiting family. The week flew by and I saw almost everyone I wanted to see so that was nice. When we got back, Roma, Ellie and I went over to western washington to visit our dear friends Matt & Darcy. I brought the camera but of course, failed to take a single picture. Lame. In the middle of all our travels, Els turned three months. She is squealing and gurgling with the best of them now. She's super close to rolling over. She is very independent and prefers to be on her back kicking or in her chair bouncing and looking around to being held and cuddled. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. She was named after a very independent woman :)

Here are some pictures from our trip down south...

Ellie was a good sport for this photo session. Here she is with grammy and grampy:

And Uncle Jason:

And Great Grandma Ann:

She loved meeting Great Grandpa Jack. She gave him lots of smiles. Here he is giving her a bottle:

We went for our first dip in the swimming pool. I was excited to see her in her cute suit. I think my expectations were a bit high. We were in the pool for all of 30 seconds. These pictures sum the experience up best :)

Perhaps she would have enjoyed herself more if she weren't blinded by the sun...

In other Eleanor news, she is now spending some supervised time in her bumbo:

And she is enjoying summer vacation with her cousin Jackson who is now home all day too. He's such a sweetie. He likes to give Eleanor kisses and sing her songs and read her books :)

Like I said earlier, Els is smiling a lot now and talking up a storm to herself, though the minute the camera comes out she gets all quiet and coy. I did manage to get a subdued smile out of her during bath time. The video isn't the best quality but it'll do. Enjoy :)