April 16^th, 2005 - Today Eleanor began saying "Uh-oh!" when she drops something.

April 23^rd, 2005 - This past week was a big week for Eleanor.  She began crawling, pulling herself up to standing, and has really started getting good at walking while holding on to her parents' hands.

May 14^th, 2005 - Eleanor went to the beach for the first time today.  She went with her parents to the beach at Bald Head Island, NC.

May 21^st, 2005 - This past week Eleanor vacationed at Ocracoke Island, in North Carolina's Outer Banks.  During the trip she learned to clap, wave, and sing "E-I-E-I-O".  She also began working on saying "hi" and "bye-bye" when she waves.

June 11^th, 2005 - Today Eleanor began saying "thank you" when she's given her juice cup.  She also began saying "no" this past week, but uses it to convey the idea "I just tossed by cup on the floor".

June 16^th, 2005 - Eleanor began saying "Dada" when she points to her daddy today.

June 17^th, 2005 - Today Eleanor learned to say "ball" and "hop" and started saying "Mama" when she points to her mommy.

June 19^th, 2005 - Eleanor began saying "'nana" for banana today.

June 20^th, 2005 - Today we learned that Eleanor is going to be a big sister!  Her little brother or sister should be here around February 26^th.

June 26^th, 2005 - Eleanor started saying "shoe" for the first time today.

June 29^th, 2005 - Today's new word: "hammer" (actually, "hamma").

June 30^th, 2005 - Another new word today: "puppy".  During June Eleanor also learned the words "daddy", "bunny", "bear", and "baby".

July 6^th, 2005 - Eleanor began saying "mommy", "doggy", and "apple" today.

July 9^th, 2005 - Today was Eleanor's birthday party at her Gigi and Granddaddy's house in Hickory, N.C.

July 10^th, 2005 - Eleanor turned one year old today!  In recent days she's begun standing on her own for seconds at a time and picking up new words faster than we can keep track of them.

July 14^th, 2005 - Today Eleanor's bottom right first molar (first-year molar) came in.  It's her ninth tooth. 

    She also had her one-year doctor's visit:

July 20^th, 2005 - Eleanor had her one-year check-up with the cardiologist today and was given a clean bill of health.  The nurse measured her as being 30" long instead of the 29" that was recorded at last week's doctors visit.

    Also, sometime over the past few days Eleanor's tenth tooth, her top right first molar, came in.

July 25^th, 2005 - Today we we saw Eleanor's little brother or sister for the first time.  The baby wiggled during the ultrasound and even kicked one of its feet.

August 4^th, 2005 - Eleanor said her first sentence today: "I'll be back!"

August 6^th, 2005 - This past week Eleanor's eleventh tooth, her top left first molar, came in.

    She's also begun saying another phrase: "Night-night, baby" and "Night-night, bear".  She usually says this phrase when she puts her doll or teddy bear on a pillow and covers it up with a blanket (or the mesh laundry bag).

August 22^nd, 2005 - Today we heard Eleanor's little brother or sister heartbeat for the first time.

August 27^th, 2005 - Sometime during the past week or so Eleanor's twelfth tooth, her bottom left first molar, came in.

September 2^nd, 2005 - Eleanor took her first steps today!  She also said "I love you" for the first time.

September 4^th, 2005 - Eleanor's thirteenth tooth, her bottom right canine tooth, came in today.

September 17^th, 2005 - This past week Eleanor's three remaining canine teeth came in.

Also, her birth announcement was published in the latest edition of "Appalachian Today".

October 2^nd, 2005 - Today Eleanor suddenly went from taking a step or two now and then to standing up and really walking.  It's become her new favorite thing to do.

October 7^th, 2005 - Today we found out that Eleanor is going to have a baby sister.  Her name is Caroline Elizabeth.

November 1^st, 2005 - Eleanor surprised everyone today by counting to ten!

November 3^rd, 2005 - Here are Eleanor's measurements from her 15-month doctor's appointment:

Eleanor's favorite things from 2005

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