traveler's rest

Home. It feels good. More than good, in fact. I walked in the front door after nearly two weeks of travel, and all I wanted to do was get in my own bed and take a nap. So I did. We've gotten to visit our families, and see lots of friends, so our trips were well worth it. But it's always so very nice to come home.

Ella was a good little traveler. I can tell she's exhausted, evidenced by her four naps yesterday. But she had a lot of fun seeing all her grandparents and aunts and uncles and playing her little heart out. Her love of the Johnny Jump-Up has reached a whole new level. The second you put her in there she starts shrieking with unbelievable delight. It's so fun!

She's reached some other levels, too. She's clapping now - her style is her right hand hitting her stationary left hand. Very cute. She waves as well. We're not sure if she knows she's doing it...but she's definitely looked at people and given them a little wave. So we like to think she does. The child's also going to be crawling any day. She gets on all fours and rocks back and forth. AND, she's started the ever-important babbling with consonants! hooray! it's sort of a cross between "blah blah blah" and "mlah mlah mlah."

That's about all the reports for now. When I've settled back into real life and reflect on just how many pieces of pumpkin pie and chocolate chessecake I had, I'm sure I'll be back.