Amelia continues to be funny

Parent journal, so I don't forget the sweet, funny stuff!

The other day Amelia was naming some body parts on her head. She went thru the whole list; nose, ears, hair, etc. When she finished, I pointed to my eyebrows and asked her what they were. She thought for a moment ... smiled ... thought some more. Then finally she grinned and said, "Rainbows!" What a thoughtful, observant response!

Amelia was pretty sick last week with a high fever. She didn't have many symptoms except for the fever for three days. She didn't eat much and was pretty down and out. We didn't push her to eat or anything telling her it was okay because she was sick. Now that she's all better when we try to get her to finish her food or do something she doesn't want to she says, "I'm sick."

We also got rid of her pacifier this week. We were down to just naps and nights, but with her being sick, she had it most of the day for 2 days last week. By the weekend, I was fed up! She would wake up in the night crying, "Popeye, I can't find my popeye!" We were getting up 3-4 times a night to help her find that stinkin' thing! So Sunday, we threw it away!

I told her, "I threw it in the garbage, and it's gone. You're a big girl now, with big girl panties and you don't need a pacifier anymore. Evelyn is the baby, with diapers and pacifiers and bottles. You are the big girl, right?!" She agreed, but has asked for it each time she lays down, but has NOT gotten up in the night crying for it. Awesome!

Comparison

Evelyn - Sept 2009 - 7 months

Ellie - June 2003 - 7 months

I'm SO excited - I found a disc with all the old pictures I thought I lost. Doesn't that just make your day! I thought I was missing the first two years of Ellie's life! I really wanted to look at some pictures from when she was the same age as Evelyn. I think they share some features -- what do you think?