Little Girl

It's been awhile since I posted. I guess the holidays just wore me out. We were back East visiting family as many of you know. And while it's great to see my sisters and friends, we also had ESK's dol. Planning and preparing for the party and shuttling back and forth between my parent's house and my in-laws really tired me out.

I'm glad to be back in Portland, even though it's typically gray and rains often. But there really is no place like home. Yes, my everyday routine is boring, but sometimes, I just need "boring".

Sometime during our trip East, I feel like ESK turned into a little girl. She's not quite walking yet, but something about the way she looks has just changed. And between all the attention she got from our relatives, she learned some new tricks including: hugging her stuffed animals and patting the on the back, clapping, shaking her head "no" (not too happy about this one), and most recently, learning to give things when we ask, "Joo seh yo".

Lately, she's been eating pretty well, although she still doesn't like to eat any vegetables. People tell me that it's better to have babies try to self-feed, even though they make a mess. Well, here she is making a mess:

Food gets on the floor often of course, and not just around her high chair. Little pieces will stick to her clothes and then will fall off later all over the apartment. So, I find myself stooping over often to pick up little pieces of food. Apparently, I do this so often, ESK has started to imitate me -- stooping over with a pincer grasp to the floor, even when there is nothing there for her to pick up.

I'm just trying to savor as many little moments with ESK as possible. Time is going by so quickly. Before I know it, she'll be walking and then it'll just be harder and harder to keep up with her.