the ELLA echo

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thing #24

some of ella's current songs:

old macdonna had a barnd.  E-I-E-I-YO

an on dat barnd he had a duck.  E-I-E-I-YO

quack quack dere, quack quack dere

quack quack ebryweer

old macdonna had a barnd.  E-I-E-I-YOOOOOOOOOO.

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wo, wo, wo you boat,

dently down da sreeeeeeeam.

MERRY, MERRY, MERRY, MERRY

wife's dabout a dweam.

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you put you wight han in, you put you wight han out,

you shake it all dabout.

you do a hokey-pokey and turn aself awound.

dats what its all dabout.

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there are also a few beautiful lullabies but i haven't been able to record those yet.  each of them ends with ella whispering, "oh, mama, wook, he fast to sleep.  he so fweet, i wub him so much." 

thing #23

about 10 days ago, ella was in the bath and suddenly begged to get down (which means "out").  she asked me to put her on her little potty, and she proceeded to poop.  she was so proud of this accomplishment that she made me take pictures (i will spare you the scenic details).  the next morning when she woke up it was the first thing she told rudi (he had a show and was not home for the occasion).

later in the week, she woke up in the middle of the night and asked me to take her to the potty, she was so proud again that she was awake for another hour and a half.

yesterday, when i was dressing her in the morning, i asked her (as i have been from time to time), if she wanted to wear a diapie or panties.  she chose panties, and she kept them dry all day.  she went potty when i asked her to, and if i let her go too long between potty visits she would remind me she needed to go.  the last potty visit before we left work, she sat on a chair in the dressing room, little legs swinging and face beaming, singing, "i so happy and proud to me!!!  mama is so proud to me!!!  dada is so proud to me!!!"

it was the first day in her life that i didn't change one single diaper.  :(  not that i think they are gone forever--in fact, she decided to wear them today--but watching my baby be a big girl all day long was hard on this mama's heart.

thing #22

my milt-sides now have names:  the right one is "trixie" and the left one is "moxie". 

here are ella's observations about my milt-sides:

1--they are very milt-sidey.

AND

2--they are falling down.

thing #21

ella has become OBSESSED with names.  she knows her first and last name (although she refuses to believe her middle names actually belong to her).  she knows that mama and dada are "name of wowena", and "name of wudi".  all the dogs and cats have our family last name (of course they do, they're members of the family).

now she wants to know everybody's name.  she asks to know the names of people we pass on the street--flowers we see in stores--and every single cow, star, bee, or other being in every book.  rudi and i have been having a blast naming things--"oh, that's bernadette."  "that one is called rodney".  "hmmm, i think his mama said his name is samson."

when i get tired, the names are more creative:  "that one is name of calico".  "that's blue wing".  "her name of headstrong and her brother name of heartfelt".

now, ella has a favorite doggy name:  griffis.  she made it up herself.  so one day, when a new doggy wiggles its way into our hearts--and thus, our home--its name, no matter what gender it is, will be griffis.