An update

We're still around.  In case you were worried, or something.

Life has been busy and boring all at the same time.  Somehow our days are flying by, even though in the moment, they feel like they're dragging.

Elliott is 11 1/2 months old.  Two weeks ago she started crawling, but she pretty much only crawls when she's desparate.  She would much rather cruise around in her walker, or walk around holding onto things.  Her favorite game, currently, is to hold our hands and make Brad or me walk her around the house.  She says 'mama' and 'dada' and tries to say 'kitty.' Brad also recently taught her the sign for 'more,' though she'll mostly only do it for him.

This last week, she's been working on her first two teeth.  She seemed nearly normal during the day (though she was a bit clingier and whinier than usual). But last night was the first night since last Thursday that either of us slept well. It was like life with a newborn all over again.

Last Sunday, we had her dedicated at church. Our small group (which consists of us and 2 other couples) all had baby girls in 2013, so we dedicated them all together.  It was perfect.

Our next big project is to plan her 1st birthday party, which is just 2 short weeks away. I should've done this week's ago, but I have to admit, I've been procrastinating a bit.  I don't want her to be 1 yet. So if I put off planning her party it won't happen, right?  right...

Nothing really going on with Brad and I. ...minus the fact that we abandoned being paleo to be vegan...  ha.  Which, surprisingly, hasn't been that difficult. I actually really like it. It seems easier to eat vegan than to eat paleo... less things to avoid maybe?

After watching multiple documentaries on how healthy a plant-based diet is, we decided to give it a try.  Brad has had some health issues 30-year-olds shouldn't have (high blood pressure, etc), and I'd like to weigh less. So it's a win-win for both of us to eat less garbage and more leafy greens.  So far it's working out pretty well. We decided we'd stick with it through Brad's birthday in April, and then see how we feel about it. So far, we're both fairly certain it will be something we continue doing.