Happy Saturday y’all! A little video from Eliana saying hello to a few of her play date buddies. I just die with that sweet voice each time. She’s legit edible.
~K
I think we may have another geek on our hands, just like daddy…
She begs to watch “The Universe” every night before bed.
~K
Last night at dinner Eliana picked up a knife and fork and started cutting her chicken up all by herself! I must be doing something right with this whole parenting gig. Right?
And then she turned 18…
nail polish.
there is nail polish on my 22 month old’s tiny fingers and itty bitty toe nails.
i’m enjoying you so much. each and every day I get to sneak a peek into the little person you are quickly becoming.
a girly girl. definitely a girly girl.
you love sparkles. you love “BOOTS!”. you love mommy’s jewelry. you love tutu’s.
we’ve recently signed you up for a mommy- and-me dance class, and you love.every.single.second. Ms. Judy asks you to curtsey at the end of each class and you squat down {like in slow motion} and she then rewards you with a stamp on your hand.
When did this all happen? i guess all too quickly for me. i miss who you were yesterday but i look forward to seeing who you will be tomorrow.
a girly girl, that’s for sure.
~mom
Whenever I’m out with these three I always get asked if they’re triplets…meaning my triplets. My reply, “I’d die”. Mad respect for those with multiples. I don’t know how you do it!
Khloe to this day fights hard to show Eliana how angry she is that she no longer is the baby, while Eliana remains constant in her deep love even for those who cannot see beyond their selfishness.
Eliana sees the beauty in us all.
~K
Did you do this already? I forget. Tagging you in the 5 random things post I just did! (Here’s what being tagged means: “Tag, you’re it. The rules are: state five random facts about you and then go to 10 of your favorite blogs and tell them they are it.”) (Also, you don't have to if you don't want to. I almost didn't. Ha.)
You’re so funny H. Here goes!
1- I have a lot of pretty OCD habits but two in particular: A- I type words with my hands constantly without any knowledge of doing it. I’ll hold John’s hand and within seconds he says, “What are you typing?” B- I spell words backwards in my head. Like Capital Blvd. I’ll just say, “LATIPAC” over and over in my head.
God, I sound cray.
2- I dye my hair. Yes, almost everyone does these days, but I dye it because I’m about 45% gray— and that’s me being nice to myself. I found my first gray hair at 15. FIFTEEN! This hot italian hair stylist, named Fabio, found it. I thought I was going to die. I’m only 31 people.
3- I have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). I always felt different as a child. When my friends were getting their periods in middle school, I knew something was wrong. I didn’t start until 9th grade and I could go 6 months without a period. It wasn’t until I was 19, and I had an ovarian cyst rupture and almost died, that I found out. I struggle with it in all aspects of my life- infertility, weight, fatigue, skin, hair. I’m come to realize that working out is a huge part of keeping it under control. I can tell a huge difference in my all over health when I’m not regular with my workouts.
4- I have plantar fasciitis. When Eliana was about 3-4 months old, I started having severe pain in the heel of my foot. After months of dr’s visits, orthodics, new shoes, chiropractor visits, and a lot of money spent, I thought I was on the mend. Now, over a year later, I’m still dealing with pain. The pain has now grown from my heel to pretty much my entire foot and into my ankle. I still wear my orthodics almost every day, and nothing seems to help. Ironically as I type this, I just set up an appointment today to go see a doctor. Here’s to hoping for new feet!
5- I’ve spent a lot of time trying to find my niche in the world. Just recently {well probably since Eliana was born} I’ve realized that there is a creative side to me. John and I have been discussing, at length, about what it is I want to do when I grow up (kidding) {not really kidding}, and I’m starting to push towards cosmetology school.
I love the idea of making people feel good in general. I love hair. I love talking. I love making money.
It’ll be a huge sacrifice on our little family of three. John will have to go into work early, so I can be in night school every Tues-Thurs, then all day Saturday— and of course the extra cost of tuition. But I keep reminding myself that I WILL NOT ever work 9-5 in a corporate office again and I want to do something that I love and can control my hours when I’m a bit older. There will come a time that this house is an empty nest and I cannot imagine not having somewhere to go each day.
With that said, the real problem lies with #4 {see above}.
My feet.
I couldn’t possibly do this for a living if I have a significant foot issue. I’m terrified of all the years I’ve spent damaging my feet, whether it be from dance, cheerleading {dont.judge.me!}, tumbling, and of course those 4 inch heels I literally lived in back in the day— the clubbing years. I just pray that the doctor tells me that I can be “fixed” or it’s off to the drawing board I go… again….
Now that wasn’t so bad. Thanks H for passing this along. Maybe I’ll start to dust this blog off a bit…
Hey wait! If you want to, follow me on IG and Twitter. I spend A LOT of time over there posting yummy pictures of my little one.
Both are Ohhappymiracle.
~K
(Eliana spelling her name at 21 months)
I find myself constantly asking, “When should I start teaching her this?” or “Is it too soon to sit down and focus on that?” “Is this too advanced for her?”
I certainly don’t want to push her.
But I’m finding that Eliana really enjoys repetition. She loves music. She loves the alphabet. Words. Numbers. Shapes! So I’m just going to go with it— there really is no magic answer, right?
For a couple of weeks now I’ve been working with Eliana on how to spell her name and just last week she said it clear and as southern as she possibly could. Enjoy the loud cheers and one of her best friends, Baby Rachel, falling at the end. Poor thing!
~K
