Catching up!
See Eleanor at some of her newest activities…
- picking/eating apples
- rides in the Burley
- swimming (we took lessons this Fall at the YMCA!)
- playing at Kenny Park
- wearing her cool sunglasses
- visiting Centennial Lakes
Click here for Summer/Fall 2011 Gallery
It was a perfect night in Minneapolis to get out and trick or treat for Eleanor’s first time.
Mama and Eleanor went out for longer than expected and ran into several of her friends in the neighborhood, including Riley, Eliana, Max, London, Sienna, and babysitter Claire.
Eleanor’s favorite candy is red licorice.
It’s nice to see SO much fun and safe festivities in our Kenny Neighborhood. Winter is knocking on our door as the holiday season begins!
For our friends who have missed our more frequent photo updates, we invite you to like us on facebook and keep up with the album Eleanor Two. Or, just send an e-mail and we’ll try to share pictures as they happen!
Click here for our Halloween 2011 Gallery/ Slideshow
Hello friends,
You may have noticed that our blogging went into hibernation during the winter months. We trust that you enjoyed the holidays and hope you escaped the Spring storm season unharmed. We have been taking full advantage of the warm weather, grilling, taking walks around Kenny, and soon will begin the community band outdoor concert circuit. You can find our schedule at hopkinswestwind.org.
We have added a new bookmark with many new photo albums: Galleries (2011) from sledding to vacation in Palm Springs, Como Conservatory and other photo albums featuring Eleanor just doing her thing.
Since our last post, a great deal of development has occurred. Eleanor is walking easily, almost running, her vocabulary and understanding has grown tremendously. She has learned enough sounds to repeat almost any word, and has a particular fondness for animal noises, colors, and names of her favorite people. Eleanor has a strong curiosity to observe and figure out how things work. She enjoys play time with Otto, Celia, Wesley and Gretta at Amy’s day care! This Summer she will be there one day per week and spend the rest of the weekdays with Mom and Grandparents.
CDE
Our latest gallery upload, November 2010, features photos of Eleanor enjoying her new rocking chair, pushing around her miniature ‘pram’, her first experience sledding with Mom, and making funny faces at Dad.
Enjoy and happy holidays!
CDE
13 1/2 Months!
Click here to view photos from October and Eleanor’s lady bug Halloween costume!
In addition to regular care with her grandparents, Eleanor is now attending day care in Linden Hills, near Pershing Field, at an intimate home setting. In addition to Eleanor, Amy (her teacher) has a two-year old and two four-year olds under her care…in addition to four children of her own. The daycare is treated like a “family”… they make daily trips to the park, and are very active. Eleanor is well taken care of and is learning things like jumping jacks! This past week they attended a Halloween program!
Eleanor is a crawling maniac, loves to climb the stairs over and over, is verbally expressing a number of words and many sounds, points to things she wants, and has learned four signs (‘eat’ and ‘more’ are by far her favorite). She can stand without holding onto objects although she is a little timid about doing so. She will stand with little support, and cruise along if she has a helper object such as the couch or a table. We believe toddling “no hands” is a moment away, as we catch new glimpses of her standing unassisted each day.
Favorite foods:
meat, milk, cheese
blueberries, mandarin oranges, pineapple, strawberries, homemade applesauce
veggie puffs, crackers
all types of pasta
Favorite toys:
Noah’s ark
musical instruments
“dry-landing it” in the bathtime duck
Baby purse
Puzzles
Stacking cups and rings
Fridge farm
(and more)
Favorite books:
Mother Goose, nursery rhymes
Baby Touch and Feel Animals
Baby Colors
Hug Hug
The Going to Bed Book
On to a warm winter!
Dear Diary,
Time is flying by and the Summer will soon be a memory. As my first birthday approaches, I revel in my newfound floor-level mobility. I enjoy playing with empty cereal boxes, recipe books, the newspaper, stacking cups and rings, anything that crinkles or plays music, Curious George, TV remotes and shoes.
While getting around the house is a blast, my parents and grandparents have begun “baby-proofing” to keep me safe. Stairs and electrical outlets are off limits so I focus my energy on standing up over and over with the support of any nearby person or piece of furniture.
My third tooth came in and more are on the way. This has helped me manage to eat more solid foods and I now enjoy three healthy meals each day. Primarily I enjoy fruits and vegetables from local produce markets (kiwi, strawberries, raspberries, banana, blueberries and peaches are all favorites). I like pasta, cheese, crackers, cheerios, yogurt, and any of my parents’ adult food.
Since I am hoping to start walking on my own pretty soon we finally found a pair of adorable shoes that fit my little feet!
It’s been 3 months since our last post, and that is years in baby development.. Eleanor has gone from sitting to creeping/crawling.
Eleanor’s crawling, while somewhat non-traditional, enables her to explore all corners of her living spaces. She is endlessly fascinated with non-toy objects. Anything from a can of pop to the advertising inserts in the Sunday paper to to an empty canteen, cookbooks, Dad’s camera bag or Mom’s purse, can keep her attention. Her speech development continues at a rapid pace with words like Hi, Mama, Dad, and Bye mixed among frequent bursts of babble. She loves to practice standing, and is beginning to try to pull herself up using the edge of the sofa or a chair.
Mom has been enjoying extra time with Eleanor while on Summer break from teaching, and Eleanor has taken a leave of absence from Mother Duck Learning Center until the beginning of September. They have kept busy with such activities as swimming class with Renae and Malcolm, Music in Motion, walks to Grass Lake and nearby Kenny Park. Eleanor consistently loves being outside.
We have recently enjoyed visits from Uncle Erik and Auntie Elayna, raspberry picking at Applewood Orchard, milk carton boat races and fireworks at the Minnepolis Aquatennial.
Click here to view some recent pictures.
The rolling continues…and…
Eleanor is sitting up unassisted!
Click here to enjoy new pictures from the last couple weeks.
Click here for Christine’s live countdown timer until the school year ends: 53 days!
New photos are posted! Click here for selected March pics.
Highlights:
- New shoes!
- “My first Jeep” (Way to support the American auto industry, Eleanor!)
- First art project at “The Duck,” a hand painted Shamrock.
- Visit from Auntie Elayna
Eleanor continues to explore the world and take it all in… this month she enjoyed her first St. Patrick’s Day and Vernal Equinox! She also continues to demonstrate enthusiasm for eating her socks, feet, hands, blanket, toys and anything else within reach.
Enjoy!
We cannot believe Eleanor is only two weeks away from being 6 months old! She continues to change, grow, learn, and explore new things in her world each and every day. She is becoming much more observant of her surroundings and loves to always be part of the action. Eleanor reaches out at just about anything and everything within reach; specifically she loves to touch her parents’ faces and has mastered clamping onto David’s glasses! Uh oh!
We recently had a wonderful visit to Marshall, MN to see Uncle Erik and Auntie Annie and Eleanor is looking forward to a nice visit from Auntie Elayna in March. In addition to all her activity, Eleanor has started to consume some solid foods once a day (rice cereal with carrots or sweet potato).
Click here to view selected photos from the last month.
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