Erin and Albert…

During these months we have been in the middle of buying a house and moving, so we have not been doing a great job with this blog. July’s blog for Elia encompasses June 16th to July 15th, So we will recount the happenings for this time even though we are a month late.

Albert went to his company’s big conference at the end of June necessitating asking Erin’s parents to come help for the time he was away. With Erin’s parents, Elia was playing royal family with Curie and them, and her punishment for Pop-Pop was, “You must sleep in a bed with no pillows.” And while Albert was away Elia would tell him “Daddy, I very miss you,” and later, “Daddy, you said we had to promise to face call.” Albert notes that it is quite a thing to have your daughter miss you so much. On his return, Continue reading “Elia July 2018”

Elia has become more cute and more frustrating at the same time. Not only does she simply not acknowledge you when you say something she doesn’t want to hear, she may also throw a tantrum, or flop to the ground crying. She is learning that you can’t always get what you want and that often asking nicely is the best way to get what you want. All at the the same time she will do her pushing back in the most adorable ways. She will literally growl at you, or practice her mad face to use later. And then when you get through to her and ask if she is really mad or crying, she will break into a laugh and say it was just pretend. Frustrating and adorable at the same time. Continue reading “Elia June 2018”