Grace

Unfortunately, Eliza had to go to the doctor this morning. She has her first little ear infection. While not severe, we're still going to treat it with antibiotics. Even though she has a little ear infection, she still managed to smile at the PA (who looked just like the blonde, long-haired dude on TMZ). She's also up to 15 lbs!She's currently napping on her blanket on the floor while I rush around to get us packed and ready to go. While I take a break for lunch, I thought I'd show you a picture of Eliza playing with her friend Grace yesterday.



Eliza didn't quite know what to make of a person so close to her size. She was happy for second, then she suddenly decided she wasn't so cool with her new pal. Eventually they cried in unison. Once the initial shock of seeing another baby wore off, Eliza perked up quite a bit.

The beret is a present from Grace's Mom, Britteny. I think it's cute. It kinda makes Eliza look like Samuel L. Jackson.

Dinner with Family

Tonight I cooked a yummy (even if I do say so myself) pork chop dinner for Brian's family. We're sad that we won't be able to do this again in the near future, but happy that everyone seemed to have a good time. We even talked Brian's grandmother into Wii bowling.

Unfortunately, Eliza has been very fussy and tearful tonight. She's been pulling on her ear, so I think she may have her first ear infection. If she isn't significantly better in the morning, I think we'll visit the doctor.

Tomorrow is our last day here in our little house and then off to Lexington.

Less than two days...

...until we're in Lexington to stay.

It's kind of sad, in a way. The house was and is a great little place to live, and I hate that we can't just take it with us.

However, it came down to choosing between our house and making sure that Janie and Eliza can go to the doctor when they need to, and I think we made the right decision. I would feel awful if Janie needed to go to the hospital for something and couldn't because we couldn't afford it, so getting her coverage is a big load off my mind.

Sure, we'd be better off if we didn't have the house on the market right now, but I'm optimistic that we can do something with it fairly quickly so we can get settled more permanently up there. Eliza needs a good place of her own to grow up in, and I want us to give that to her as quickly as we can.

Tonight, we dine with family. Tomorrow, we do the hardcore packing, then dine with more family. Saturday, we pile what we can in the car and set out on a new adventure with the wind at our backs and our future ahead of us.

Goodbye, house. Maybe we'll meet again some day.

Eliza Wears Shoes

First of all, Eliza wore shoes for the first time today! She did really well with them and looked adorable. They're size 3-6 months, so they're a little big. Still, soo cute. I can't wait 'til she can wear the vintage Nikes I wore when I was little. A few more months still on those. Also, after going to the mall today, I've decided we must win the lottery so I can afford to buy all of Eliza's clothes at Gymboree. I've never been a big fan in the past, but their Christmas dresses are so adorable and classic.

In other news, we picked up our Olan Mills portraits today. They threw a few extras in the envelope to tempt you to buy them. I didn't. When I walked away, I heard the greasy assistant lady call me something less than flattering. We hadn't called someone about her before, but we will now for sure. Also, in checking the back of the envelope the pictures came in, it says very plainly that they plan to sell our information. If we don't want our information sold, we have to write a letter to the address given. How evil is that?

Also in the news, we ran into the nurse midwife who took care of us during my pregnancy. Reportedly the doctor let her go. That's too bad. We really liked her. We wish her nothing but luck!

Christmas trees, film noir babies and some big news...

Want to see a Christmas tree?


Eliza has taken to napping in the floor, for some reason, and I was just playing around with my camera last night. Here's Eliza looking like she's in a 1930s studio picture:


Here's a cool one of Janie with some blurry stuff in the background:

And now, the big news I promised you: we're
moving. Next weekend.

I got a job at The Richmond Register as their new cops and courts reporter, and I start Dec. 15 (also our anniversary. Happy Anniversary, babe!)

We're going to sell the house as quickly as we can, sadly. We both love our little house, and we wish we could take it with us, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be ours for long.

Sore Gums

I think Eliza is going to be an early teether. She's been drooling like a sedated Amy Winehouse and having little crying spells throughout the day. Today I broke out one of the Pooh teething blankets and she seemed to really like it. She found the plastic end and immediately shoved it in her mouth.

Lately she's been expressing a lot of interest in sitting up. If she's sitting against her Boppy, she'll sit up entirely on her own. Since she's shown such an interest in sitting up taller, I moved her swing to a complete sitting position today. As soon as I did that she seemed to take an interest in the toys attached to the tray. I'd venture a guess that this is how they keep Alec Baldwin entertained on the set of 30 Rock. I wonder if he has a delicious Tigger rattle to chew on.

Lately Eliza has adopted some strange napping habits. Brian took some pictures last night and I think he'll share those later. Stay tuned.

Eliza Visits Santa