When things aren't going Eila's way, she might let out a guttural grunt (which we just realized she has been doing since before she was speaking) to make it clear that this is unacceptable. Eila might also writhe about throwing her body into terribly contortions - when well or not. Eila has been sick several times in the past two weeks. She has had three different fevers, two of them with violent vomiting, but yet she has not lost her appetite or her ability to get what she wants, even if she is too weak to speak coherently (except to ask for dinner).

She is also a loving big sister for Thaddeus. She will often try to console him if he starts to cry and loves to make him laugh. Eila will try to tickle and play with him singing him songs and talking to him in excellent Mom-ese. Sometimes, she is a loving big sister to Josiah too, but not always. She will often tell Josiah what he can and cannot do (usually suggesting that he do it her way or let her show him). Eila will let Josiah play with her things if he dresses like a girl since they are girl things - she helps him pick out her clothes and put them on.