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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Big Enough



Elise is big enough to help pick up sticks in the yard but young enough to think this is a fun job!

Even Brutus is happy to have some action in the back yard! Old man Garth couldn't be bothered to help with the yard work as he was inside taking another nap.

Finally Elise is starting to say two-word sentences... unprompted! After some time with the speech therapist and a lot of hard work at home, she is starting to say cute little phrases like 'Green turtle', 'More milk', and 'Purple Hippo'. Well, that's at least some of my favorites. Everyday she debuts something new... it's worth waking up in the morning!

Can you find the little Elise head?!
On a side note, Elise just went through an entire week of no afternoon napping. Aside from many frustrating temper tantrums, early bedtimes and tired parents, we realize there may of been a reason. Whenever Elise is working on a developmental milestone (rolling over, crawling, walking, etc), she has a significant sleep disturbance. So, if we had to give up a daily nap for some new words and phrases, it's definitely worth it!!! Don't worry, she's back to napping... Zzzzzzzz.

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