Eliana

Miss Eliana has done something quite amazing the last few days.
The other night as we  were watching "The Burbs" she took my plate after being finished and ran.
I was too tired and lazy to run after her but I heard a loud sound.
She came running with her hands in the air saying "YAY!"
Eliana had successfully put my plate in the sink.

Sometimes I fear the day she will not want to help me.
Now, I don't have children older than 2 years.
So I can't say that my children are wonderful helpers and will always be.
For now I can say Eliana has impressed me.
Call me a bad mother because I haven't actually taught her to take her dishes to the sink
But she learns by watching apparently.

I have learned that she is in that "I want to help" phase and I am going to take advantage of it.
Yes. In the past she has helped me put dirty laundry in the washer,
Pick up the clothes I dropped taking them to the bed to fold,
And she thinks she is folding clothes when she is really UNfolding them.
It's ok.
I get a laugh or two.
She has even disposed of trash, but we taught her those things.
I feel like I need to get moving on teaching her some more challenging chores.

For some reason she thinks she is just too good for the high chair.
She wants to sit on an adult chair but what do I do?
If I sit her on the chair she will take a nice fall.
It's all because she will stand and climb onto the table trying to get our fake fruit.

 Eliana's new phrases (some for months now) are:
"Oh really"
"Really!"
"Oh dear!"
"What's up?"
"What doin?"
"What happened?"
..... there's more but it's hard to keep up with so many.
These are her favorite though.

My mind has completely blanked....

I need a nap.

Two things I get to look forward to (towards the end of the week) is:
All 4 wisdom teeth get pulled out &
My family will be coming to town!