May 12, 2009

So, a little of this and a little of that has happened since the last report. We got a cat and a Wii Fit. I love them both! I say that kinda nonchalantly huh?? Well, we've been wanting a Wii for a while now and we're both really happy we got it. I love the Wii Fit and the bowling and tennis. Tom loves bowling and baseball and a lot of the balance games on the Fit. I suck at the balance games! As far as the cat goes, his name is Alfred and he is THE MOST AFFECTIONATE cat I've ever known! He's gray with dark gray stripes and is about 10 1/2 months old. We were thinking about declawing him because of ellie, but found these great little nail cover things at softpaws.com or softclaws.com or something like that. They come in all sorts of colors so it looks like you painted their nails, but Tom and I both agree that we would feel stupid with a boy cat running around with "painted" nails, so we're getting the clear ones. They're basically vinyl nail coverings you glue to their nails and they last about 6 weeks. It's a better and more humane option than declawing... Also, he's getting along great with the dogs, although Miss Jealous has started whimpering when I go to pet him, which honestly isn't that often because he likes to sleep in the cabinet in the guest bathroom. He's very much a night time cat. =) He thinks are feet under the blankets are toys (thanks to Tom). He's adjusting quite nicely given he's only been here less than a week and he already climbs into bed with us (but not while we're sleeping).

Ellie is getting HUGE. I love it! She's also becoming EXTREMELY independent and acting very much like a "big girl." We bought training pants for her and are considering starting to potty train her when things are a little more routine in our lives. Tom is going back to work this week and having him home all the time, though great for Ellie and his relationship, was straining to create a routine. We'll get that back this week hopefully, and if not this week, for sure next week. Hmm, what else. I've got a bunch of pictures and a few videos this time around for your enjoyment. San Antonio has a great Children's Museum which she loved of course! We also went to the Japanese Tea Garden which was beautiful. It had a lot of stairs, or "steps" as Ellie calls all stairs, so she was thrilled she got to go up and down so many! We also went out to the pool for the first time of the season and she just thinks its a big ole bathtub! Of course she had a ball! I think that covers all my bases. If I think of more, I'll write again, but for now, enjoy all the videos and pictures! (the videos are at the end)