Double Fisted

that's how ella likes it. whatever she's doing or holding, it's preferable that both hands are included. if she's just hanging out with her toys, there's one in each hand.
pacifiers? if there is more than one around, one's in the mouth, the other in her little hand. my favorite is when she can't decide which one she wants to suck on (or maybe she just wants to double the pleasure...or perhaps it's a foreshadowing of her desire to include everybody) and about every 4 seconds she switches from one to the other.
mealtime is another example (by the by, she's eating big person food). let's say the cuisine is goldfish. she's got one in her right hand, and is eating with her left.

everyday with this baby is more and more fun. she's crawling like a champ (she started crawling a week after the doctor said she was a late-bloomer and i got nervous and started hounding my friends with kids for crawling testimonials). currently we're in a shrieking match. she'll shriek, then i will, then we laugh and start all over. she's halfway pulling up - meaning she pulls up to her knees, and if she stays there for very long she starts shaking and howling for help. i'm trying not to jump in too quickly.

she's loving books more and more, and likes to turn the pages. i've become a first-rate speed reader due to her love of the quick-turn.

speaking of quick, i should probably start posting when the tiny's asleep...it's a challenge now that she's on the move.