Mommy and Daddy Who?

Yesterday, we went to tour a daycare for Ella for the Fall. It was amazing, and we are planning to take Ella there in August. It will be a great experience for her. While we were taking the tour, and talking with the program director, Ella took some time to hang out with what will be here class. Brad and I left her on the playground, and she had no complaints that we were leaving. Our tour took longer than the playground time, and so Ella got to go for a walk with her class in their special buggy. When we found her, she was sitting in the front seat of the buggy just like it was the most natural thing in the world. We basically had to pry her out of the seat so that we could go home. Here I was, holding back tears at the thought of sending my baby to daycare, and yet she had no problems, and barely wanted to come home with us. Children are much more adaptable than we think, or perhaps my daughter is just an extreme extrovert! We'll see.

A New Car for our Family

With Brad going into a PhD program in the Fall, we decided that for the first time in our marriage, we needed a second car. It makes me a little sad that we have succumbed to having a second car, but I like our new car. We got a 1998 Volvo V70. It's a good "family car" and has plenty of room to carry around Ella's junk. It will be good for our trip to the Heartland this weekend as we visit Brad's parents in Indiana. It's kind of nice to not have to worry about carpooling all of the time.

Is it Really 70 degrees outside?

Yes, for those of my readers who do not live in the South, it is 70 degrees outside here in Nashvegas. I knew that there was something that I was going to like about living here. It seems as though spring has arrived, while my New England friends are in the teens. Sure, I miss the Red Sox and Mike's Pastries, but you gotta love the trade-off.

Life continues to go by swiftly and surely for our family. We find ourselves making trips to the zoo, Ella loves the animals, swimming at the community center (okay, we've only done it once, but we loved it!), looking for a new car (although we are proud that we made it for 6 years with only 1 car), and a daycare for the little one. We are making a trip next weekend to the Heartland. Pat-Pat and PaPa are excited to show the little one off to their Muncie friends, and we are excited to perhaps be the recipients of some FREE babysitting!

As always, I love to share a little Ella story: Ella has reached the stage where she likes to mimic our actions. Last Sunday morning, we had a little extra time before church, so we sat down at the table for breakfast, and read some of the Sunday newspaper. When Ella had finished her breakfast, she immediately pointed to pieces of the paper that were strewn about the table. I put a Toys 'R Us ad on her high chair, and she proceeded to flip through, look at all of toys, and point out interesting ones to me. After about 5 minutes, she finished with that ad, handed it to me, and asked for another. Amazing, isn't she?