The Next American Idol?

At the risk of sounding like a bragging mom... oh wait, I can brag if I want too... but these videos are the cutest thing I've ever seen! We were at Devn's sister's house this last weekend and fun was had by all... especially Ellee. They have every toy ever created and a play kitchen set to die for and a playroom fully stocked and heaven for anyone under the age of 12... okay it was heaven for me too. But in the playroom we found the old dance recital costumes and dress up fun... and I must say that I had more fun dressing Ellee up than it seemed she was having.

But then we went downstairs to show off and Aunt Camie handed Ellee a karaoke microphone and the rest is pretty well displayed in the following video clips. Good this Camie always has a camera ready, so she was able to capture this awesome moment! Although we do practice our sweet dance moves daily, we haven't really practiced singing, but Ellee picked up this song pretty quickly!

Sorry for posting 3 clips, but I couldn't decide which one was better... they all have different sweet moves that I just can't resist watching over and over again! Make sure your sound is on! Enjoy!

So we've all seen this Pottery Barn Anywhere Chair, and I was fortunate to find a brand new one from an overstock store for $19.99, including the pink slipcover... one of my latest greatest bargains that I was very proud of. It actually had a little dirt stain, probably from a stroller wheel rubbing against the bottom as it passed by, so they offered it to me for $20 instead of the sale price of $50 (regular price $100). So, knowing that you can zip off the cover and wash it, I proudly took it home. The dirt washed right off and it was seriously good as new. Ellee absolutely loves it and it is the cutest thing to watch her climb into it with her blanket or a book and snuggle or read to herself while lounging.


However... she recently figured out that if she stands on her chair, then she can reach the skittles from where we thought was a sneaky place to stash it. So she found this stash and helped herself one day while I was apparently not paying good enough attention to her. What we ended up with is a nicely tye-dyed chair and a baby on a sugar high!

Ooooh... Mom!!! Look what I found!!!!

Thank goodness for a few things here; one, the chair cover, as mentioned before, is machine washable; two, Ellee loves brushing her teeth; three, we figured out that we need to hide the treats elsewhere!

It is quite hard to say no when she does her sign for more though... we try to reward her when she uses her words or signs to communicate rather than just whining or crying... but I don't think this candy addiction needs anymore feeding! So now we are trying to teach her that the word "no" doesn't mean it's the end of the world! It is a lot to take in as a 1 1/2 year old, I know. So much to learn.

Side note: For a while I think she thought that the sign for more actually was a sign for give me candy! But lately she's been using it even just when she wants me to turn on more music for her to dance too. So very cute! We'll be back with some dancing videos... she has some pretty rockin moves...

ya ya ya... I know...

So I know that Ellee makes a dang cute duck and you will all be sad now that she isn't the first thing you see when you look at my blog (or lack of blog for that matter) but you can always scroll down and still see ducky Ellee anytime you want. As for me... I am back... well for now... no promises, but I will try.

I really don't have a good excuse for leaving you hanging the last 4 1/2 months... but I have been busy... busy with what you might ask... well, let me introduce you to Ellee's soon to be little brother...

{I think these 3d ultrasounds are so cool... but kinda creepy too... you end up with weird distortions... like this first picture, you can see his head and that his fist is up by his mouth, but it also looks like there is a tiny little misshapen arm/hand up by his right eye... and that is actually just a distortion of something else that the ultrasound machine picked up somewhat nearby. And in the lower picture, you can see his face, again with his left hand by his left eye and his right arm looking kind of like he is holding his ear. You can also see his umbilical cord, which is a bit distorted and what looks like part of his right leg, also distorted. But overall it is pretty amazing what they can see these days!}

Yup... we just found out we are having a little boy. He is due July 15th and is growing perfectly. I knew it was a boy early on, cause I felt different than I did when I was expecting Ellee, but I had talked myself into thinking it was a girl since we already had ALL GIRL stuff... and pretty much everything was pink. So it really would have been more convenient to be a girl, but we are super excited for a boy. We'll just have to start from scratch. Bummer... I guess I am just going to have to go shopping and buy lots of stuff! I think Devn is really excited to have a son to take to father son outings and do scout stuff and all that boy stuff too!

So anyway... I am officially welcoming myself back into the blogging world and let's just be hopeful that I keep up with it.