Update hello

It has been a wacky few weeks here with all sorts of medical appointments and minor hiccups...all which become incredibly complicated when we have Elizabeth with us. We are slowly learning how to manage life while trying to make sure she is taken care of. I think when she is about 18 we will have it under control.


As for the little Empress, she is doing really well.

I don't think I filled you in on our trip to the fancy Los Angeles eye specialist...where we learned Elizabeth does indeed have Strabismus (crossed eye) and she will need to continue to wear her patch (photos to come) for a few more months and will likely need some eye surgery. I am currently in denial about that whole process but from what I understand the surgery is not too risky and is relatively common. Which makes me think of the saying, "surgery on someone else is minor surgery, any surgery on yourself is major surgery". I guess we will cross that bridge when it shows up but in the meantime I am glad that she is going to be in the care of one of the best doctors for this problem.

Elizabeth is also growing and maturing by leaps and bounds as you might imagine. She LOVES to go out and do things and every morning she is busy running around the house gathering up everyone's shoes and making the "car" sign (imitating using a steering wheel) and saying "bye bye". She is what I would call an "on the go" kind of girl.

She loves to go out to eat, loves to go to malls, supermarkets, beaches, pools, playgrounds--you name it. This is where living in Orange County California could lead to a culturally deprived child. There isn't a worthy museum in driving distance--although she is probably a tad young for that anyway. Although I would feel better strolling her around the Musuem of Natural History or the Met than I do having to take her to South Coast Plaza mall as often as I do. Alas...at least I don't have to worry about shlepping her in the rain and show.


She also love spending time with her grandparents and they seem to be part of the mutual admiration society. I have to snap a few more photos of them together.

Generally she is a happy and very social kid. She says hello and bye bye to pretty much everyone she meets--and I mean everyone! She is particularly drawn to scary looking fellas with lots of tattoos...no joke. Interestingly, she often gets wonderful smiles out of some of the meanest looking folks. Unlike her mamma she was not brought up in New York City where you learn VERY early not to make eye contact with anyone--and if they look scary you walk down another street! Not this baby...she is a Californian on that score.