Sunday, October 19, 2008
Pumpkin Time
Now that we have a year with Elsie under our belt, it's fun to start Erickson traditions, like going to the pumpkin patch and forcing Elsie to pose for pictures with pumpkins she's not interested in. You dedicated Erickson fans may remember last year's pumpkin patch visit when our little lady tried to nurse from a pumpkin. An odd moment but great picture. Well, no pumpkin suckling this year, just running around and away from the pumpkins in her sassy suburban cowgirl attire.
Uh-Oh My A**
One of Else's favorite dinner activities is throwing her cup, food, spoon, bib (you get the picture) on the floor and say in her sweet little voice "uh-oh!" It was funny the first time, but I must admit that it now drives me a little mad. One evening as I was cleaning up and heard the thump on the floor followed by an "uh-oh" I lost my motherly cool and said under my breath "uh-oh my a**." It's been a running joke for Sören and I ever since.
Here's a picture of the cup that drives me crazy and our "uh-oh" girl.
Here's a picture of the cup that drives me crazy and our "uh-oh" girl.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Making up for it ... big time
Dear Friends of the Interwebs:
We apologize. It's been too long since our last post. It would be one thing if we didn't have anything to share, but it's quite the contrary. Elsie is doing all sorts of new things (in addition to teaching us how to give her crackers whenever she wants one, which is ... well, pretty much all the time). She's been walking since Aug. 23 and spends a lot of time running around the house with her toys, books or sippy cups. She rarely stays in one spot for long. She also dances, says "Mama," "Dada," "Uh-oh," "Gahg" (aka "dog"), and "Cah-Kurr" (cracker) ... of course :-).
For quite a while, she's been able to crawl up stairs, and recently she figured out how to go down (backward on her tummy). She loves go to the park to run around, get a push on the swingset and even go down the slide. She is also becoming more and more ticklish.
I'm sure there's much, much more I'm missing, but here's a short video that should give you a nice snapshot of playtime with Elsie. Note that two of her new "tricks" are included: she lays on her stomach and scoots backward (aka "baby moonwalk") and also turns in a circle. Sometimes she'll spin in circles five or more times, try to walk, fall over and laugh. Good times!
We also had some professional 1-year-old photos taken recently, which you can see here.
That's all for now ... Team Erickson OUT!
We apologize. It's been too long since our last post. It would be one thing if we didn't have anything to share, but it's quite the contrary. Elsie is doing all sorts of new things (in addition to teaching us how to give her crackers whenever she wants one, which is ... well, pretty much all the time). She's been walking since Aug. 23 and spends a lot of time running around the house with her toys, books or sippy cups. She rarely stays in one spot for long. She also dances, says "Mama," "Dada," "Uh-oh," "Gahg" (aka "dog"), and "Cah-Kurr" (cracker) ... of course :-).
For quite a while, she's been able to crawl up stairs, and recently she figured out how to go down (backward on her tummy). She loves go to the park to run around, get a push on the swingset and even go down the slide. She is also becoming more and more ticklish.
I'm sure there's much, much more I'm missing, but here's a short video that should give you a nice snapshot of playtime with Elsie. Note that two of her new "tricks" are included: she lays on her stomach and scoots backward (aka "baby moonwalk") and also turns in a circle. Sometimes she'll spin in circles five or more times, try to walk, fall over and laugh. Good times!
We also had some professional 1-year-old photos taken recently, which you can see here.
That's all for now ... Team Erickson OUT!
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