Simply Serrano: Project Life: Week 17

This week was busy, busy, busy, busy...so get comfy...there are lots of pictures coming! :)

Sunday, April 22

Today we had a catch up day, which included coloring, cooking, reading, laundry, planting, and a trip to Wal-mart. Dad's birthday was on Tuesday, so I had Elaina color a picture to include in his birthday card (which is still sitting unsent in our island drawer...sorry, Daddy...it's on its way, promise!). Meanwhile, Josh and Ellie gave me some great Daddy-Daughter pics.

Love the nose scrunch :)

Monday, April 23

Our "normal" Monday took an interesting turn with a simple call to Elaina's pediatrician. Otherwise healthy and acting normal, she was having tummy trouble, so when I called to ask what we could do to help her *ahem* move things along, the doctor wanted to see her. So, in we went. He prescribed a medicine we mixed with her juice, which we gave her right away. "Drink your Special Juice, Elaina? Isn't it good? Drink it up!" The Special Juice did the trick, and soon, the tummy trouble was all taken care of and she was hopping and dancing around, clearly feeling much, much better.

Tuesday, April 24

Today was Dad's birthday, so we Skyped with him and Mom after supper. Elaina was. so. excited. to see Pampah and Gramma. She danced, she sang, she insisted on having her own chair. It was a delightful conversation :)

Wednesday, April 25

Today Rita had to take her mom to a doctor appointment (which confirmed remission: HURRAY and PRAISE GOD!), so I got to spend a good part of the day with my girls. It was such a good time. I attempted to teach Elaina to pudding paint; it may not have appealed to her artistic side, but her tastebuds enjoyed the experience. For dinner, I gave Elysia some chunks of overripe avocado. She made an absolute mess and loved every second of it. By the time she was done, all that was missing was some lime and salt to make her a complete guacamole baby :)

Deeee-lish

Avocado baby :)

Thursday, April 26

Today was Ellie's 9-month check up, so we went to Peoria, again. Despite waking up in a somewhat cranky mood at the office, the appointment showed her to be in perfect health, developing perfectly. We are so thankful. That evening, it was finally nice enough to take the girls to the park, but not before having some silly time at home, which included Elaina modeling our camera bag.

Friday, April 27

Today was a long day. Ellie woke up four (count them, four) times, which she hasn't done for several months, Elaina woke up twice, and to top it off, Mom was sick and had to spend the night in the hospital, which meant worry, worry, worry. Oy. Then after work, we went out to dinner with Josh's family, which was nice, but another trip. And after all the running, when the girls finally went to bed...we exhaled with some hot tea...Josh, from the Christmas mug, and I from the Charlie Brown Halloween mug. Stylish, no?

Saturday, April 28

To make up for the busy week, God blessed us with one of the best weekends we have had in a long time. We had no obligations. The weather was cold and rainy, so we couldn't do yard work. The girls were, in a word, fantastic. Today included a trip to the grocery store, where Josh and I tried the sushi. (Such a far-cry from the grocery store of my hometown, which has, I think, all of 7 aisles...). We came home, relaxed for a bit, ran into town for a couple errands, and then came home again. Josh put on a pot of coffee and we introduced Elaina to the wonder that is play-doh. She played contentedly while I made corn chowder for dinner, and then she and Josh resumed play after we were done eating. It was such a joy to watch her, to watch them, to listen to Ellie's squeals as she practiced crawling. What a wonderful, wonderful day.