Housing

We sold our condo! We close July 15th, so the pressure is on to find a house. The inspection was done last week, and we're still waiting to hear how that went. We're nervous about it because the condo is old and we haven't done any of the major projects (electric, plumbing, furance).

I think we've seen about 25 houses - every house in our area, in our budget, with 3 bedrooms. We found one we both love, so we'll make an offer tomorrow. It's a really cute little place in a great little neighborhood. I'll take pictures to post next time we visit.

No pictures of Ellen today, but she is happy and well. Her 9-month check-up was this week. She's 21 pounds, 27 inches long. 80th percentile for weight, 50th for height. She's still our chubby little girl! She's rolling around, trying to stand up on her own, and learning what her voice is for. I think I can finally say she's sleeping through the night too. She still has a bad night here and there, but feeding her on a schedule has really helped her sleep all night. Wahoo!

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's day to all the moms and moms-to-be! My friend Kiyo shared with me the original intent of Mother's Day recently. During the American Civil War, social activist Julia Ward Howe organized it as a way to unify women against war and promote nonviolence. Knowing that makes the day a little more special for me.

Ellen made me two Mother's Day presents. The first with the help of Nicholas, the other with the help of daycare:

Someone at church this morning said Ellen is "fluffy." Ha! That's one way to put it!

Not much

Ellen's stuff keeps getting bigger and bigger, and we're about to burst out of our 828 sq ft. condo, so we decided to put our condo on the market. It's a real pain cleaning the house everyday, looking for houses, and worrying that our condo will never sell. But we're excited to have a bigger place with a yard.

Ellen is happy and doing well. She's growing like crazy. She's up to about 20 pounds and is finally getting longer too. She's trying new foods all the time and likes most of them. She still can't roll over or crawl. She's happy just sitting or standing up.

Here she is with Nicholas trying to eat her cheecks. She loves this game, and this is a good example of how chunky she is.

Here she is just sitting around looking cute