Little Mommy

Eliana is becoming quite the little mommy. She loves to bring her baby to me and tell me that he's poopy. He wipes him clean and puts on a new diaper. She started using her play ironing board as a changing table :) Here she's entertaining her baby by reading her a book, after which she fed her baby. I'm sure she'll be just as much of a help with our new baby.

Eliana has also become quite a mommy's girl. Mom and I took Ellie shopping today and Ellie stayed with mom and shopped while I did a bit of shopping on my own. All of a sudden I could hear her crying from the other end of the store, "mommy, mommy". It came completely out of the blue. I'm not sure what's going on, but all she wants is me. She even cries when Ben or my mom gives her her bath at night, which is so unlike her. Many people have told me that maybe she knew I wasn't feeling well. Who knows?!?!?!

This too shall pass.

Halloween

Ellie didn't really go trick or treating, we stopped to show her off to a couple neighbors and the rest of the time she handed out candy.

waiting for the kids

Putting candy in their bags.

Tinkerbell playing with the cars :)

Boo Bash

Mom and I on Tuesday took Eliana to the Boo Bash downtown Appleton. We ate dinner in the City Centre and then Ellie went trick or treating in the Children's Museum. She had a blast as you can tell (except for the picture where she's crying, she wasn't too fond of another kid's costume or something).

Later in the evening...or should I say early morning things got interesting. Ben was out of town in Minnesota and I had put Ellie to bed. I laid in bed and slowly had pain that started to build in my sternum and eventually wrapped around me to my back. I called mom and she ended up taking me to the ER while my grandma Shannon came over and sat at the house with Ellie. I finally got home from the ER around 3AM with a diagnosis of a gallbladder attack. Mom actually stayed with me Friday night as well, and of course I had another painful night, but decided not to go the ER. I haven't had any significant problems since, and had an ultrasound today to check my liver, gallbladder, and pancreas and the tech said she didn't see anything significant. So, now I'm left to wonder what did cause the pain and will it happen again in the future? We will still have another ultrasound of the baby in 5 more weeks as well.

We Miss Daddy

Ellie was having a fun time with Daddy. Ben left today to take the teens/grade schoolers to Minnesota to let them tour the teaching/pastoral college. He'll be home on Saturday night we miss him very much. Mom and I took Ellie trick or treating at the City Center downtown tonight. There will be pictures updated tomorrow.

Silly Girl

I found little Eliana sitting in her basket of play food the other morning. She thinks it's fun to sit in new places, she also likes to sit in her basket of books now too.

Tea Time

Mom got a tea set for Eliana and her. Now the minute mom comes over she says, "tea!..cookie!" Yesterday mom came over and watched Ellie while Ben and I went out ot dinner and Ellie didn't even want to wave to us out the window, she only wanted to play with the tea set.

Grandpa

Grandpa Berger came to visit after his Dr. appt and stayed to have supper with us.

Fall Days

With the weather getting colder it's been harder and harder to keep Ellie inside. She stands at the window and looks outside saying "play". I recently signed her up for two classes at the Y to keep her (and me) occupied this fall/winter.

Class Project

Here's Eliana jamming away to Sesame Street in her PJs.

I have been taking a cake decorating class. This is my first class project. A Pooh cake just for Ellie :)

Better

We're doing better, Ellie's cold is better and my back is better. Off to preschool power hour!