Free at last!!

Well, last night marked the first night Ellorah went to sleep sans paci, NO CRYING! She did so good! Didn't even lay in there singing and babbling too long, went right to sleep within 5 minutes or so. I'm so proud of her. Hopefully this will continue. It's been a rough few nights. Nohea is doing good as well, she's starting to sleep longer at night...I usually feed her around 6:30, and we play for a bit then put her down around 7:30..and she's been sleeping until 1 or so before she is ready to eat again. If I could just talk myself into going to bed at 7:30 too I'd get a great block of sleep there! We're discussing transitioning her from her little mini co sleeper in our room to her crib in the next few weeks. She'll be 4 months on the 25th of this month, and that's about the time we moved ellorah. Of course, she was sleeping longer stretches at night by that time...but I think Nohea is almost there! yay! Both kids down by 7:30 so we have some time to get our chores done. I've been practicing my knitting. I keep knitting and then unraveling it all and doing it again so I can get lots of practice. Afraid to test it out with my new pretty yarn.

Ellorah is 2 and breaking up is hard to do!

So yeah, long time, no post. A lot has been going on here at the Snowden household. First and foremost, my little girl turns two!! January 5, Ellorah will officially be my big girl. And, to celebrate that fact, we've given up the passie. Well, we, meaning Norm and I...have given it up pretty darn easily. Miss Ellorah, on the other hand, has had a hard time with the break up. Monday will mark a week she has gone without it...all day, and ALL NIGHT! The night is the most important, and hardest time. The first night we tried it, she cried for 2 hours...the second, 1 hour, then 45 minutes the next...then the last couple nights or so, about 10 minutes. Then she'll just hang out in her bed and talk and sing and play. She's just figuring out a new way to get herself to sleep and I hope it gets easier and easier each night. I hate hearing her cry in there. In other news, sweet baby Nohea had RSV! Ugh. Horrible sickness, poor sweet baby. She is feeling much better, I think it happened at a pretty good time though, since the holidays and we were able to just keep her home and away from people. It was a tough few days, but she is doing great now. We had some help from some great immune boosting supplements which I really think made a big difference in her recovery. Norm, Ellorah and I took them as well, and none of us ended up getting sick whatsoever. And that is a great accomplishment considering we were all couped up together in the house for several days.

We had a great Christmas and New years, the girls got way too much stuff of course, and we also did a family photo shoot! Oh, and Norm just got Lasik eye surgery the other day, so no more contacts or glasses. He had a little trouble adjusting after the surgery the first night, but now he is loving it. Still has to remind himself in the morning he doesn't have to bother putting on his glasses or anything. He can see!! Also, I'm trying to learn how to knit. Yes, now, where I'm going to find the time to actually learn and complete any projects is beyond me, but I've decided this is a skill I want to possess. So, I've been practicing. Norm's sis Carol tells me it's quite addictive..and I'll soon have a big stash of knitting goodies and unfinished projects. ; ) I did go out and purchase 3 oh so pretty balls of oh so soft, oh so pretty colored cashmerino wool blend yarn...guess it's already starting.

So, back to my big girl...I really can't believe Norm and I have a 2 year old, much less such a sweet, brilliant, beautiful one! (of course, I'm biased). But, she really is so much fun, and so smart. And sassy..and has a temper! Oh my. I hate to say it, but I know where she gets that from. She just surprises us everyday with what she knows and can do, it's definitely a journey each day. So happy birthday to my sweet big girl...and many more.

Snowdens Dec. 08