For the Love of Elno (Elmo)

Maliya discovered the love of her life (Elmo) over the summer when Neal took her to a birthday party with an Elmo theme. Since July, Elno has been a huge part of her life- she loves the Elno Song, screams ELNO! when she seems him on her diapers, thinks every cartoon character is Elmo, and even dressed as Elno on Halloween. Maliya assumes that the best way to watch Elmo is on the computer so anytime she seems Neal or I typing or writing an email, she walks over and goes Elno, Elno? She is relentless and won't stop until you show her a video of her beloved Elmo- here are some pictures of Maliya and her favorite person-

Someone has a best friend: Cameron Rose Donahue

Maliya and Cameron have always had a special bond. They are only 2 weeks apart and literally have developed at the same pace. They both crawled late, walked late, and talked super early. The best part about Cameron is that she plays the same as Maliya does and the two of them have actually started playing together which is so cute to see! Maliya loves organizing and sorting things- Cameron does as well. They interact using their own language but seem to understand each other really well. Cameron's mom is Julie Donahue- Julie and I met a few years ago at a job that we both hated and quickly got back in touch once we realized we were both expecting girls at the same time- we literally went through our pregnancy together. We have nicknamed the girls Oceaie (Cameron has eyes the color of the ocean) and Nosey (Maliya flares her nose constantly)- and are hoping that Oceaie and Nosey are lifelong friends. Here are a few pics of the girls- you can actually see them playing together.