Part of what I love about the girls' names is that they were both popular 100 years ago and many people with those names are now great-grandmas. Both names evoke a vision for me of sweet old ladies rocking away together on a porch. I pray Ella and Sadie will live meaningful lives full of love and will be enjoying each other on a front porch somewhere many years from now.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Photo Shoot with Abuela

As we're getting in the car to go to my parents house after hours of Ella driving me crazy:
Me: (imagine smoke coming out of my ears) Ella get in your seat now. I am so frustrated with you right now.
Ella: (pouting and stomping) Ahhhhhh! I am SO FWUSTWATED with you too. (pause) Mom? We're fwustwated with each other! Ahhhhh!

So here's what happened. My mom wanted to get some pictures taken for her business' website and wanted Ella in them (Ella's name is part of her business' name) so we went over there last week for a photo shoot with the photographer my mom hired. Ella was having a WRETCHED day (which means I was having an even more WRETCHED day) and she was HORRENDOUS during most of the photo shoot (are you sensing an attitude theme here?). The photo shoot was complete with a full on tantrum about changing her clothes and refusing to smile or stay still or sit or stand or whatever she was asked to do. Ella stayed and had dinner with my parents afterwards (I left to regain my sanity for about an hour-thanks Erin!). During dinner Ella apparently told my parents about the conversation she and I had earlier that day after hours of fighting/crying/timeouts etc. about staying in rest time/not changing her clothes/wearing a sleeveless dress in 40 degrees etc. They were so amused that she knows the word "frustrated." Meanwhile, I can't imagine her not knowing it because it's come up so often lately. Ella's behavior seems to go in spurts-she has bad weeks every few months. And boy are we in the midst of it. Anyway, here are some pics. She's told me she really can be a nice girl when I don't "fwustwate" her :-)



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  1. ChrissyApril 14, 2009 at 6:49 AM

    I'm so sorry you're going through this with her! At least it is in spurts and not all the time, right? I'll be praying for your sanity! Both Z & M have their moments and oftentimes I have to suppress a giggle at them because tantrums are just too funny! (frustrating, yes, but funny too!)

    By the way, I love that you have a label called, "bad behavior". LOL

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  2. ErinApril 14, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    I'll help regain your sanity anytime!! We need to do it more often! :)

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  3. ChristyApril 14, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    We use the word "frustrated" around here a lot! ;)

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  4. amy@flexibledreamsApril 14, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    I TRY to use the word frustrated but I know I must slip and say other things because last night Christopher told me, "MOM! You're driving me NUTS!"

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  5. Jen @ Rolling Through LooneyvilleApril 17, 2009 at 7:15 AM

    Amy's comment makes me laugh. Bean often says, "MOM! Am I driving you bananas?"

    Bean got a handle on what frustrated meant in about 11 seconds. For her, it was "When C makes me so very very mad, I'm FWUSTWATED!"

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