Chatty Kathy and other things

About a week ago Ena began to make new vocalizations. We were putting her to bed while her grandparents were here and suddenly she began to make these loud 'talking' noises - hi, ow, huh, eial. The last four or five days she's been making them several times a day. The same noises, in exactly the same way. You can see her concentrating on it. She gets a very focused look on her face and moves her tongue very deliberately to create them. It sounds so wonderful. It really is the sweetest thing. E managed to record some of them so hopefully we can share the sound with his parents and other people who love our Ena.

We had another busy weekend. Friday night was the PR Arts Council Christmas party so we all bundled up and carted ourselves off to M.H.'s house for the evening. The party started pretty much when Ena should be going to sleep so I didn't have high expectations for her behaviour. But, again she surprised me. She did really well, was awake and alert for a time, only fussed a short while and then fell asleep in the wrap while E was carrying her.

We spent Saturday at home and finally got our guest room restored to a den/movie room. We moved the bed out, returned the desk and TV and set up the Christmas tree. It was one of the best days we've had as a family. Ena was very good and we got work done around the house as well as had time together. We also got to watch an interesting (but not well acted or produced) movie that evening - Make the Yuletide Gay.

Sunday was the PR Library's Christmas party so we again bundled ourselves up and made our way out for festivities. The party was in the multipurpose room at the library. The room normally has very little in the way of good atmosphere but it was nicely decorated by some of the staff and so managed to feel comfy and cozy. Last night Ena slept for 9 1/2 hours. I am hoping that this signals a return to longer nights after the past 10 days of little sleeping but only time will tell.

Looking forward to all her new developments - and to our first Christmas/Solstice together.