Busy! Busy! Busy!

It has been a busy few weeks at the Rawlinson house. We have all been sick. First, it was just a cough. Then we all got this sinus thing and fever. We are still a bit under the weather. Ella is officially into everything. She opens drawers and cabinets then takes everything out. She puts everything (and I do mean everything) in her mouth. She makes a b-line for the dog food anytime she gets in eye shot of it. She likes to unplug lamps if she can get to them. We really have to keep a very close eye on her. Her favorite game right now is to get under things and hide. Her favorite hide outs are the end tables in the downstairs den. She likes to get under them and just sit there. She thinks it is soooo funny! She has learned to say "BYE! BYE!" and she waves like a little beauty queen when we leave or when she wants to leave. She finally did it yesterday (however, I didn't hear it until today) but she called MAMA! YEAH! She also says DUCK. It is too cute....she says "uck". Then you ask her what the Duck says and she says "ACK! ACK!". So precious! Yesterday she got mad about something and said "GAGA". She has been saying "Dada" for what now seems like 9 months. We are really building quite a vocabulary for a 9 month old. She has a new toy that we take everywhere...it is awful. It is a blue plastic bath fish with these giant bulging eyes. I have no idea why she is attached to this ugly fish but she wants it. Thank goodness we had three of these ugly things...we have already lost two. Ella is stalled out at 3 teeth. The fourth one is there but doesn't seem interested in popping through. We are about to give up on baby food. Ella wants real people food. She loves real people rice, green beans, broccoli, chicken, ham, peaches, bread, potatoes and noodles. She also loves Cheerios and puffs. I am still trying to encourage her to eat her baby food but we are moving on fast.


Ella made a new friend this week when she went with me to the Vera Bradley Show in Charlotte, NC. Lindsey Howard and Melissa Vilar rode with us. Lindsey also took her son Hunt. He was so cute. He and Ella really liked each other. They shared Cheerios and liked to watch each other in the car. Speaking of Vera Bradley. . . I bought some extra VILLAGER bags at the Charlotte show and have put them on E-bay for sale. My E-bay screen name is very easy StephanieRawlinson1971. Melissa and I have decided to go to the show in Atlanta next Thursday. If you are looking for a specific bag drop me an e-mail and let me know and I will look for it at the show for you. Typically, the price on Ebay is 1/4 - 1/2 off the retail price. If you would rather not use E-bay, just call me and you can come by and look at what I have before I put it on there next week. Happy Bidding!