Hair

I am so proud of my baby for getting some hair finally. Surprisingly it is growing in evenly. But on the flip side E refuses all headbands, bows, and ponytails. Occasionally I can put in a single ponytail on top or pigtails. But she pulls them out the minute I put them in

In fact, all I have to say is "hair" and she immediately touches her hair to make sure I didn't sneak something in.

Occasionally, I can get her to wear a bow for a quick picture, but I better have my camara ready or else it will be gone before you know it.

Some other accomplishments of baby:

• increasing ability to express herself (words, pointing)
• follow simple directions
• getting her own things when mom and dad are busy
• watching Elmo
• wanting feeding herself
• bike riding with dad

Wearing the big socks

E has started finding socks and shoes and putting them on. She doesn't care if they are hers, mom's, or dad's. In fact, the bigger the better. (easier to put on)

She even doesn't care if they are in the laundry basket and she has to dive for them :(

She has also found my craft drawers and think that the contents need to be on the floor.

Daddy's shoes are her favorite

Houston Zoo 18 months

We took E back to the zoo this week. She has gained a big interest in animals lately. When she sees a monkey she will say "Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh" and she can roar like a lion too. So because of this and our nice Houston Weather we decided to let her see the real thing.

It never fails; she will always fall asleep on the way to the zoo

Look at those cute pursed lips; so good for kissing

Our first stop the sea lions

The morning was a little chiller and winder than expected, but we were prepared

Next were the Elephants, she was mesmorized!

We couldn't even get her to look our way for a picture

Okay so here are her favorite! LIONS! She loved it. I think there were 3 that day and the two females were fighting over the male. We even heard some Roaring, which was surprising for a zoo

Trying to get a closer look

On to her next favorites..."oohh, ohh, ahh, ahh" or as E says "ahh ahh, ahh ahh"

This cool mama monkey was carrying her baby and still swinging from limb to limb. How cool!

Decorating Christmas

E had fun decorating the Christmas Tree with us this year.

She loved playing with the lights...

And would carry the Christmas balls around saying "ball, ball, ball" over and over

In fact she loved playing with those so much, that we had to put them only on the top half of our tree so she wouldn't pull them all off. It was a funny looking tree :)

She loved helping daddy put the hooks on

Then Daddy helped her hang it

Searching for the right spot

Oh she found it (it was later moved up higher)

That is my angel...looks like she is about to get into trouble

All wrapped up like a tree

Where's Elizabeth?

There she is!

She had so much fun decorating with us this year!

Merry Christmas 2011

New reading chair

After 9 months of living in two cities, we finally got an apartment in Houston! Our house got a contract on it the beginning of October and we had a close date for November 21. Then because of all the lovely paperwork and multiple hands it has to go through it was pushed back to November 23, the day before Thanksgiving. So we get the house all ready and move our stuff out on the 19th, only to find out that the date has been pushed back...again...to November 30. Yeah that didn't go through either. He backed out day of closing. D and I are getting antsy and frustrated mainly because if the house doesn't sell soon we have a mortgage and a apartment to pay for every month. The guy who was buying the house has a girlfriend. Who is pregnant. And crazy. He took her off the listing of the house, so now she is talking him out of buying it. I mean, I guess I don't blame her. In her mind, the father of her unborn child is having commitment issues if he won't buy a house with her right? And if her name isn't on the title then his can't be either right? Don't worry about the poor family who currently holds the title and has done every crazy thing you asked them too only to convince slacker boyfriend/baby daddy on the very last moment to not show up to the closing. Or answer your phone. Or your texts. Or your emails.

Thats right we were screwed. On the day of closing. But we got $1000 earnest money. For one month rent...whoo hoo. And the house is back on the market.

Plus side to all this mess: we are living together again, we don't have long commutes to work, baby got a new reading chair (completely unrelated, but who cares?)