So now that we have Calvin, we have a new blog. We just couldn't post photos of Cal on Ellie's blog so we have a new one:
www.ellieandcalvin365.blogspot.com
Update your favorites, readers, and whatever else you use to check out photos of Ellie and now Calvin!
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Monday, March 17, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Happy Birthday Grandma Pam
Today is Grandma Pam's birthday. To celebrate last night we had her favorite Hostess Cupcakes for dessert. And then this morning she took Ellie to school.
Nick and I are at the hospital, all settled in waiting for Chaos. It'll be a long and exciting day for everyone.
As we anticipate having a child today this may be the last post on this blog. We may have to start a new one to have daily photos of both kids. But I'll deal with that later...I have other pressing matters to think about today.
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Nick and I are at the hospital, all settled in waiting for Chaos. It'll be a long and exciting day for everyone.
As we anticipate having a child today this may be the last post on this blog. We may have to start a new one to have daily photos of both kids. But I'll deal with that later...I have other pressing matters to think about today.
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Friday, March 7, 2014
Baby Watch Day 5
Still waiting. But we have an end date. If Chaos is a no show over the weekend, we will be induced in Monday (also know as Grandma Pam's birthday). Hope nobody cares about sharing a birthday...
This morning was the first time in a while Ellie slept in. She woke up around 6:50, got herself dressed and played for a while before coming to find me and asking for breakfast.
Today at school they are celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Day so Ellie took in a Dr. Seuss book, Horton Hatches the Egg. Apparently there is going to be a lot of reading going on at school today because all the kids were bringing in books.
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This morning was the first time in a while Ellie slept in. She woke up around 6:50, got herself dressed and played for a while before coming to find me and asking for breakfast.
Today at school they are celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Day so Ellie took in a Dr. Seuss book, Horton Hatches the Egg. Apparently there is going to be a lot of reading going on at school today because all the kids were bringing in books.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
Baby Watch Day 4
No baby yet...
But I do have a 5 year old who is so excited to get out of bed that she does so at 6:00am now. Lucky me!
Today it was okay because she needed a shower (yes she prefers showers to bathes) and so we had time for one this morning.
She also woke up a little congested and told me she had a little cold. Hopefully the shower helped clear her out a little bit and she feels better at school. If only she would learn to blow her nose life would be so much better for her.
She picked out her outfit, leggings and a dress. I noticed at home but didn't really wanna deal with it, but both were dirty, like she spilled something. I'm going with the thought that she spilled this morning and I didn't notice until it was too late, however, she likely just put on dirty clothes this morning.
What, I'm due to have a baby any minute now and she woke up an hour earlier than I'm used to her waking up...
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But I do have a 5 year old who is so excited to get out of bed that she does so at 6:00am now. Lucky me!
Today it was okay because she needed a shower (yes she prefers showers to bathes) and so we had time for one this morning.
She also woke up a little congested and told me she had a little cold. Hopefully the shower helped clear her out a little bit and she feels better at school. If only she would learn to blow her nose life would be so much better for her.
She picked out her outfit, leggings and a dress. I noticed at home but didn't really wanna deal with it, but both were dirty, like she spilled something. I'm going with the thought that she spilled this morning and I didn't notice until it was too late, however, she likely just put on dirty clothes this morning.
What, I'm due to have a baby any minute now and she woke up an hour earlier than I'm used to her waking up...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Baby Watch Day 3
Still waiting...
This morning, because again we had time, I had Ellie do one more thank you note. Nicks coworker the KTLA meteorologist/sports guy (yes, in LA they are one in the same), knowing that Ellie loved Yogurtland, got her a gift card to the place. So I had her write (and decorate with a unicorn and rainbow apparently) a thank you note for him.
And then because apparently we live in a frozen tundra is the temps only reach 70, Ellie insisted on wearing a new winter hat she got from Great-Grandma Van over the weekend. I truly was adorable on her, although really not necessary given that it was like 65 degrees when we went to school.
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This morning, because again we had time, I had Ellie do one more thank you note. Nicks coworker the KTLA meteorologist/sports guy (yes, in LA they are one in the same), knowing that Ellie loved Yogurtland, got her a gift card to the place. So I had her write (and decorate with a unicorn and rainbow apparently) a thank you note for him.
And then because apparently we live in a frozen tundra is the temps only reach 70, Ellie insisted on wearing a new winter hat she got from Great-Grandma Van over the weekend. I truly was adorable on her, although really not necessary given that it was like 65 degrees when we went to school.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Baby Watch Day 2
Ellie and I had a nice slow paced relaxing morning at home. And we still made it to school on time! I'm just moving a lot slower than I used to, but Ellie still moves at the same speed, which makes thing interesting.
I finally finished Ellies thank you notes from her birthday party. And since Ellie had time this morning I made her sit down and write Thank You in each card and sign her name (I wrote a nice little note but felt it was important that she write something as well). Then, since she still had time she added some stickers to the to decorate.
In the car to school Ellie asked me what happens when the baby comes. I explained that we don't know when he will arrive but that mommy and daddy would have to go to the hospital so Grandma would come to play with her and take her to school or pick her up if needed. She was very excited about that and thought maybe Grandma would make her pumpkin pancakes (good luck with that!).
But if course at school she was super clingy and for the first time in what seems like years she cried and threw a fit when I had to go.
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I finally finished Ellies thank you notes from her birthday party. And since Ellie had time this morning I made her sit down and write Thank You in each card and sign her name (I wrote a nice little note but felt it was important that she write something as well). Then, since she still had time she added some stickers to the to decorate.
In the car to school Ellie asked me what happens when the baby comes. I explained that we don't know when he will arrive but that mommy and daddy would have to go to the hospital so Grandma would come to play with her and take her to school or pick her up if needed. She was very excited about that and thought maybe Grandma would make her pumpkin pancakes (good luck with that!).
But if course at school she was super clingy and for the first time in what seems like years she cried and threw a fit when I had to go.
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Monday, March 3, 2014
We made it through the weekend
We made it to March and through the weekend without expanding out family. Pfew. But of course, now I'm VERY preggers and actually, for really the first time this pregnancy, uncomfortable. Maybe it's a mental thing...we have attended and done what we needed to so now I can acknowledge all those aches, pains, and the fact that I'm this pregnant.
But we are still standing. Ellies teachers at school kinda thought I wouldn't be there today...but I was. Unfortunately I forgot my phone in the car so I don't have photos of her today. Or the full on frog in the tadpole aquarium, which Ellie was very excited about.
So this past weekend we went up to SB for a wedding, Ellie had a ballet recital, and we watched the Oscars. After an exhausting weekend I didn't have the energy to keep her occupied while Nick watched, because he had to for work, the Oscars. But she did help me do laundry and make her lunch so she wasn't in front of the TV the whole time.
We kept promising her she could see them sing Let It Go (which won for best song...maybe because the voters couldn't get it out of their heads?). But unfortunately it was too late in the show and past her bedtime. But we DVRed it and promised she could watch it this morning...and we did.
If apologize for no photos today, but I'm pulling the "I'm 38-weeks pregnant" card. So deal. Here is Ellie from her ballet recital yesterday.
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But we are still standing. Ellies teachers at school kinda thought I wouldn't be there today...but I was. Unfortunately I forgot my phone in the car so I don't have photos of her today. Or the full on frog in the tadpole aquarium, which Ellie was very excited about.
So this past weekend we went up to SB for a wedding, Ellie had a ballet recital, and we watched the Oscars. After an exhausting weekend I didn't have the energy to keep her occupied while Nick watched, because he had to for work, the Oscars. But she did help me do laundry and make her lunch so she wasn't in front of the TV the whole time.
We kept promising her she could see them sing Let It Go (which won for best song...maybe because the voters couldn't get it out of their heads?). But unfortunately it was too late in the show and past her bedtime. But we DVRed it and promised she could watch it this morning...and we did.
If apologize for no photos today, but I'm pulling the "I'm 38-weeks pregnant" card. So deal. Here is Ellie from her ballet recital yesterday.
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Friday, February 28, 2014
The novelty of rain
It is raining here. Not just raining but pouring. Like this would be a big storm in Chicago or Boston (we aren't just soft out here and freak out when there is just a tiny bit of precipitation...well some are, but this is a big storm). They are talking inch/hr rate of rainfall and up to 3' of snow in the mountains. Serious storm.
So of course Ellie was super excited. But she also has an exciting day, it's school shirt day, a petting zoo/animal/nature presentation is coming to school, and we are going to pick her up earlier than normal to head up to Santa Barbara (she packed Luke and Leia's stuff in their suitcase and backpack so they are ready to go up to SB too).
We got soaked going to school. I got more soaked than she did because I had to stand in the middle of the storm getting her buckled into her carseat...but whatever. We both got wet. Ellie thought it was fun; my shoes are still wet.
She was excited to see the bucket to put your umbrella at school. And then she and her friends just stared out the window at the rain.
Rain, a novelty. Only in SoCal!
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So of course Ellie was super excited. But she also has an exciting day, it's school shirt day, a petting zoo/animal/nature presentation is coming to school, and we are going to pick her up earlier than normal to head up to Santa Barbara (she packed Luke and Leia's stuff in their suitcase and backpack so they are ready to go up to SB too).
We got soaked going to school. I got more soaked than she did because I had to stand in the middle of the storm getting her buckled into her carseat...but whatever. We both got wet. Ellie thought it was fun; my shoes are still wet.
She was excited to see the bucket to put your umbrella at school. And then she and her friends just stared out the window at the rain.
Rain, a novelty. Only in SoCal!
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
RAIN
It rained overnight and we are expecting a gully-washer of a storm to come in overnight tonight and last through the weekend. While most of the country has had record snow and rain amounts this winter, California has been experiencing a serious drought. So all this rain is welcome news (unless you live in the foothills and have the threat of mudslides looming over your house).
Also, it's something else to talk about besides Frozen! Ellie loves the rain. Always has. Not sure why, maybe she likes to be allowed to take an accessory (umbrella) to school or it's different or she likes how her hair curls in the humidity...I don't know. But she loves the rain.
Funny story, so my usual pregnancy insomnia hit again last night. In an effort to try and fall asleep I turned on the TV to the 4:30am news. Not that Nicks station has a boring news show in the morning (just the opposite) but it distracts me just enough that the endless loop of to dos and Frozen songs don't keep me awake. Usually I put on the sleep timer, but apparently I forgot. I fell asleep and sometime early in the morning Ellie climbed in bed and watched the news. When I woke up, she was in her room playing but immediately asked me about car accidents and mudslides and all the rain. I asked her where she got that and she said "Daddy's TV show told me". So apparently she watched some of the 6am news and was all caught up on the horrible LA traffic that happens when it rains and all the preparations for flooding and mudslides going on. And I slept through it all...
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Also, it's something else to talk about besides Frozen! Ellie loves the rain. Always has. Not sure why, maybe she likes to be allowed to take an accessory (umbrella) to school or it's different or she likes how her hair curls in the humidity...I don't know. But she loves the rain.
Funny story, so my usual pregnancy insomnia hit again last night. In an effort to try and fall asleep I turned on the TV to the 4:30am news. Not that Nicks station has a boring news show in the morning (just the opposite) but it distracts me just enough that the endless loop of to dos and Frozen songs don't keep me awake. Usually I put on the sleep timer, but apparently I forgot. I fell asleep and sometime early in the morning Ellie climbed in bed and watched the news. When I woke up, she was in her room playing but immediately asked me about car accidents and mudslides and all the rain. I asked her where she got that and she said "Daddy's TV show told me". So apparently she watched some of the 6am news and was all caught up on the horrible LA traffic that happens when it rains and all the preparations for flooding and mudslides going on. And I slept through it all...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Frozen part 2
I could do a post a day about how we talked about Frozen, she reenacted parts of Frozen, she drew a scene from Frozen, she read her Frozen book, she sang Frozen...everyday.
This is her first pop culture thing. It's not a bad thing, and something I can totally support. But for the first time I'm dreading her bringing up Frozen because there isn't much more to dissect, or something she hasn't told me yet.
And the singing. I don't want to discourage music and singing but it's constant. While she's in the bathroom, taking a shower, eating, playing with playmobil, getting dressed, walking aimlessly around the house, and mostly...when riding in the car.
Nick caved and put the soundtrack on his phone and he plays it in the car for her. I just hear her sing the songs on her own, constantly, while we drive to school or anywhere else.
If course the singing doesn't stop once the car does... Enjoy these videos of her singing (sorry for the dropped camera in the second one). Not the best, but pretty much exemplifies my typical mornings lately.
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This is her first pop culture thing. It's not a bad thing, and something I can totally support. But for the first time I'm dreading her bringing up Frozen because there isn't much more to dissect, or something she hasn't told me yet.
And the singing. I don't want to discourage music and singing but it's constant. While she's in the bathroom, taking a shower, eating, playing with playmobil, getting dressed, walking aimlessly around the house, and mostly...when riding in the car.
Nick caved and put the soundtrack on his phone and he plays it in the car for her. I just hear her sing the songs on her own, constantly, while we drive to school or anywhere else.
If course the singing doesn't stop once the car does... Enjoy these videos of her singing (sorry for the dropped camera in the second one). Not the best, but pretty much exemplifies my typical mornings lately.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Frozen
Frozen is a great movie. The messages are great: sibling love, adventurous girls, true love doesn't have to come from a dude... We love the movie. It's terrific.
The music is great too. Take a Grammy and Tony award winning composer, combine with Idina Mendel, some Disney musical tricks...and you have some great catchy music.
Which Ellie fell in love with and memorized quickly. And is now permanently stuck into head. I constantly have the soundtrack playing in my head. When I wake up in the middle of the night it's because Chaos kicked me or I wake up in a nightmarish loop of "Let it Go".
And the movie is all Ellie wants to talk about, draw, and play. She wants braids now because Elsa has a braid in the movie. She draws herself in capes with braids like Elsa and Anna.
So was it any surprise that our conversation in the car was about how Ellie and her little clique play Frozen at recess but they have to decide who will be Elsa, because she has the prettier dress, or Anna. We discussed that Anna is awesome because she is brave, funny, and went looking for her sister because she loved her so much.
And was it any surprise that when we got to school and Ellies clique was already there, that hey were all drawing scenes and chatting about Frozen?
But we also checked out the froglets. Some which have shrinking tails already and are quickly turning into frogs!
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The music is great too. Take a Grammy and Tony award winning composer, combine with Idina Mendel, some Disney musical tricks...and you have some great catchy music.
Which Ellie fell in love with and memorized quickly. And is now permanently stuck into head. I constantly have the soundtrack playing in my head. When I wake up in the middle of the night it's because Chaos kicked me or I wake up in a nightmarish loop of "Let it Go".
And the movie is all Ellie wants to talk about, draw, and play. She wants braids now because Elsa has a braid in the movie. She draws herself in capes with braids like Elsa and Anna.
So was it any surprise that our conversation in the car was about how Ellie and her little clique play Frozen at recess but they have to decide who will be Elsa, because she has the prettier dress, or Anna. We discussed that Anna is awesome because she is brave, funny, and went looking for her sister because she loved her so much.
And was it any surprise that when we got to school and Ellies clique was already there, that hey were all drawing scenes and chatting about Frozen?
But we also checked out the froglets. Some which have shrinking tails already and are quickly turning into frogs!
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Monday, February 24, 2014
A lot happened but no photos to show
This morning a lot occurred. First Ellie was up at 6:15 and asked to snuggle for a few minutes (I didn't have a choice). But she decided that was boring and went back to her room to play. But she ended up coloring in the living room and got market all over her hands and face and then she said, "see mommy, this is just one reason I don't like markers anymore".
I talked her into wearing a skirt and shirt. She wasn't happy, but she can't wear the same 5 dresses every day. Granted I rotate between the same 6 pieces of clothes that currently fit me, but I'm also 37 weeks pregnant and hardly anything actually fits.
Yesterday she got a cut on her foot so we had to put on a band aid before shoes and socks.
A car ran into a commercial building very close to our house and in the way to school. Fortunately Nick had warned me about it (apparently it was news worthy) and so I had a heads up. By the time we drove past the car was gone and the damage didn't actually look too bad, despite the loss of a plate glass window.
The butterflies were let go last week and so the aren't in the classroom anymore.
Some of the froglets are big enough that a rock was added to the tank so that they have a place to sit/stand/hop.
Vedder's home (the class gecko) was getting a cleaning when I dropped Ellie off.
So yeah, lots of stuff, but unfortunately the only photo I got was her jumping around with her buddy.
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I talked her into wearing a skirt and shirt. She wasn't happy, but she can't wear the same 5 dresses every day. Granted I rotate between the same 6 pieces of clothes that currently fit me, but I'm also 37 weeks pregnant and hardly anything actually fits.
Yesterday she got a cut on her foot so we had to put on a band aid before shoes and socks.
A car ran into a commercial building very close to our house and in the way to school. Fortunately Nick had warned me about it (apparently it was news worthy) and so I had a heads up. By the time we drove past the car was gone and the damage didn't actually look too bad, despite the loss of a plate glass window.
The butterflies were let go last week and so the aren't in the classroom anymore.
Some of the froglets are big enough that a rock was added to the tank so that they have a place to sit/stand/hop.
Vedder's home (the class gecko) was getting a cleaning when I dropped Ellie off.
So yeah, lots of stuff, but unfortunately the only photo I got was her jumping around with her buddy.
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Friday, February 21, 2014
Should I care?
Ellie got herself dressed this morning. She really wanted to wear her flower jumper which is a tank and I require her to wear a shirt with it. And in her mind its winter and maybe will be cold so she grabbed a long sleeve shirt. The shirt has flowers on it so technically it should match right?
So it's a horrible outfit. Nothing matches. She will probably be hot because its going to reach a high of 80 today. But this was what she really really wanted to wear. Since she was just going to school I didn't say anything.
Should I really care what she wears as long as its weather, school, and activity appropriate as long as she's happy?
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So it's a horrible outfit. Nothing matches. She will probably be hot because its going to reach a high of 80 today. But this was what she really really wanted to wear. Since she was just going to school I didn't say anything.
Should I really care what she wears as long as its weather, school, and activity appropriate as long as she's happy?
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
#parentwin
This morning Ellie woke up early (obviously she didn't have a cake hangover). But she started playing all by herself.
I rolled out if bed like 15 minutes after I heard her get up. Then I washed my face and went to check in her.
She was playing with Luke and Leia and her new accessories for them. Fully dressed.
#parentwin
This morning Ellie had her 5 year well visit. She is 30th percentile in height, 50th in weight, and passed both the vision and hearing test with flying colors. She got a flu shot and her last vaccination for a while. The doctor was happy with her development and health and the conversation quickly changed to Chaos and if we were prepared for him and when to call the pediatricians office after he is born.
I also got a handy tip from the doc about a salad dressing from a restaurant in the Valley that apparently encourages women to go into labor:
http://m.laweekly.com/los-angeles/blogs/Post?basename=maternity-greens-caioti-pizza-cafes-labor-inducing-salad&day=15&id=squidink&month=10&year=2009
Guess what restaurant we will be trying in a couple weeks?? Salad anyone?
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I rolled out if bed like 15 minutes after I heard her get up. Then I washed my face and went to check in her.
She was playing with Luke and Leia and her new accessories for them. Fully dressed.
#parentwin
This morning Ellie had her 5 year well visit. She is 30th percentile in height, 50th in weight, and passed both the vision and hearing test with flying colors. She got a flu shot and her last vaccination for a while. The doctor was happy with her development and health and the conversation quickly changed to Chaos and if we were prepared for him and when to call the pediatricians office after he is born.
I also got a handy tip from the doc about a salad dressing from a restaurant in the Valley that apparently encourages women to go into labor:
http://m.laweekly.com/los-angeles/blogs/Post?basename=maternity-greens-caioti-pizza-cafes-labor-inducing-salad&day=15&id=squidink&month=10&year=2009
Guess what restaurant we will be trying in a couple weeks?? Salad anyone?
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Happy 5th Birthday Ellie!!!
Today is Ellie's 5th birthday! Where has the time gone??
This morning I let her have some cake for breakfast (hey, I have a Twinkie for breakfast on my birthday...). She loved that I let her break the rules and felt so special. She actually barely touched the cake and then asked for a banana. So apparently Nick and I are doing something right.
At school she asked me to take a pretty picture of her. There are some pretty purple flowers in the parking lot that she really likes and wanted her picture there.
Of course we took cookies to school. For Ellie the most exciting part of the day will be sharing cookies with her friends and they sing Happy Birthday to her.
She then sat down to draw a picture of the cake she wants tonight. Three tiers, flowers, pink frosting, a number 5, and her name. By that definition she will have a 3-tiered cake with pink frosting, some frosting flowers and her name and the number 5. But I don't think my creation will live up to the one that has been hyped in her imagination for a while now. But it'll taste good!
Our plan for tonight is to go to the "gnocchis restaurant" (her choice) for dinner. Followed by the aforementioned cake and present opening.
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This morning I let her have some cake for breakfast (hey, I have a Twinkie for breakfast on my birthday...). She loved that I let her break the rules and felt so special. She actually barely touched the cake and then asked for a banana. So apparently Nick and I are doing something right.
At school she asked me to take a pretty picture of her. There are some pretty purple flowers in the parking lot that she really likes and wanted her picture there.
Of course we took cookies to school. For Ellie the most exciting part of the day will be sharing cookies with her friends and they sing Happy Birthday to her.
She then sat down to draw a picture of the cake she wants tonight. Three tiers, flowers, pink frosting, a number 5, and her name. By that definition she will have a 3-tiered cake with pink frosting, some frosting flowers and her name and the number 5. But I don't think my creation will live up to the one that has been hyped in her imagination for a while now. But it'll taste good!
Our plan for tonight is to go to the "gnocchis restaurant" (her choice) for dinner. Followed by the aforementioned cake and present opening.
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