Tidbits

Well lots of little things to report these days. First we had a scary day on Wednesday. We were at our playdate at Griffith Park and Lily tried part of a cracker with peanut butter on it. You're supposed to be a year old for peanut butter and she has two weeks to go so it didn't seem like a big deal. Then not ten minutes later, she had a large bump on her lip and hive-like spots on her face. I tried calling her doctor and they weren't much help so we just made a trip to the ER. They didn't do much for her except make sure she was breathing fine and they got us in right away. By the time we left two hours later she looked about 85% better. They just said to give her Benadryl. She was fine the next day. But we have to be really careful from now on with her because each time she's exposed the reaction can come on quicker and more severe. Very scary! Not something I want to deal with again anytime soon!

On a much lighter note, Ella hit a major milestone (at least in my eyes!) on Monday. While Lily was taking her morning nap, Ella asked me to come sit by her on the floor, she crawled into my lap and asked me to read her a book! She actually sat there and listened and pointed things out and let me read the words! Then she wanted me to read her four more books after that! Okay this might not sound like a milestone to most people, but this is quite amazing for Ella. Since she was a baby, she would always have to be in charge, turning the pages, never wanting me to read any of the story. And you know how I love books, so I am really hoping the girls turn out to be readers. I was so thrilled she actually wanted to be read to. I think the storytimes I've been bringing her to have really helped.

We also took Ella to the doctor a couple weeks ago to have her ears checked just to make sure everything was working right. Since her speech seemed slightly delayed we just wanted to make sure there was no physical problem keeping her from talking. And she is fine. The doctor said she was on track and pretty normal for her age. And she really has had a language explosion the last couple weeks. We hardly have any temper tantrums at all anymore. It's so nice! Guess we're just biding our time until Lily hits the terrible twos. :-)

In Hollywood excitement this week. I am a fan of Grey's Anatomy and I know some of you are as well. They were filming at the Autry Museum on Wednesday. There were swanky stars trailers and gaffer trucks, catering, people walking around in hospital garb. It was pretty cool. I even got to see the guy who plays George dressed in his scrubs and lab jacket walking around. If I can tell which episode they filmed there, I'll let ya know. Also, for anyone who is a fan of the show Cold Case. The season premiere episode was filmed in the Burbank mall. I was there a couple months ago and they had parts of the mall cordoned off with signs saying they would be shooting somewhat graphic material that day that may not be appropriate for smaller children. They were building fake walls and there were signs that read "Woodland Valley Mall". Definitely going to miss the excitement of seeing filming going on once we get to MN.

And I guess my final tidbit is that even though we haven't sold the condo yet. We're heading East. We're going to stay with my dad and Clare for a little while (and hope the condo sells very soon) and have the movers come get our stuff sometime the beginning of October. We have one guy who is pretty interested in our place, but just isn't ready "to commit" yet and wants to mull it over another couple WEEKS! Geez, just make a decision already! So anyway, we're ready to move on and we're coming to terms with the reality of leaving here and starting to say good-bye to good friends. I can't think about it too much because it makes me sad. I'd rather just sort of be in denial and think I'll see ya in a while.

And with that I think I'll end today's post. Hope you are all doing well and starting to get into the spirit of fall with slightly cooler weather and football season starting!