Daniella is half way to a year! It's been another eventful month for her. She went from sleeping through the night to all of a sudden needing to be fed every three hours. Being a lady who needs a lot of sleep, this has been a bit of a challenging transition for me, especially since Elise is starting to give up her naps: a transition I was hoping wouldn't be for a few more months.

We thought maybe she was hungry because my milk isn't enough for her anymore so we started her on solid...

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A person needs only three tools in life: WD-40, duct tape and a hammer. If it doesn't move and it should, use the WD-40. If it moves and it shouldn't, use the duct tape. If either doesn't work, use the hammer.

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We've been watching Veggie Tales lately--it's Elise's favourite show. She is particularly fond of Madame Blueberry in which Madame Blueberry is blue because she doesn't like her stuff. She even keeps photos of the nice stuff her friends and neighbours have. When a Stuff Mart opens near her home, she goes shopping to buy everything that will make her happy. On her way there she meets a poor family celebrating their little girl's birthday with only a small piece of apple pie. But instead...

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...one giant step for Mama and Papa. Elise is now in her "Big girl bed that papa built." Her crib converts to a toddler bed and we have taken the crib side off. It's so cute in the morning or after her nap now that she has figured out she can get out of her bed when she wants. She quietly walked into my room this morning, all smiles: "Happy Now! Had good nap!"

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