So this is nothing new, but time is FLYING by. I can NOT believe that January is already in the books, but (due to some unexpected stressful events this past month), am actually glad that it is. And I am hoping February is much kinder.
Speaking of time flying, it has hit me recently that this sweetie has become a little girl. I am not sure when she transitioned from being my baby (well, I suppose she's technically way past baby and has been a toddler for some time now) to being a little girl. Don't get me wrong, she'll ALWAYS be my baby girl, but suddenly she's grown up!
Our little miss has become VERY independent. We often hear "ME!" (which means I will do it myself!" and she will let you know in no uncertain terms if something is not to her liking. She's pretty easy going and sweet and rolls with the punches for the most part, but if she feels she's been wronged, she'll let you know.
Elise's vocab is growing by the day . . . although sometimes we find it a little challenging to decipher what she's saying. She finally says Braden (Ba-dn) and also refers to herself as Eeeese. One of her favorite things to do is to go around the house pointing at pictures of people she knows and name them (Daddy, Grandpa, Mommy, Ba-den, Eeese! etc.) :)
Current favorites:
• Daddy! She is a total Daddy's girl!
• Wearing hats - she loves to put on her hat when we get ready to leave the house, and also enjoys playing with her summer hats inside
• Babies - Elise likes to rock her babies, wrap them in blankets, and put them to bed. She also still has her favorite baby (named "Baby") that always accompanies her to sleep
• E loves to do "jobs" like sweep the floor with her very own broom (or try to use the big broom), turn off lights, throw things away (she'll get herself a kleenex, use it, then hold it up and declare "trash!" then run to throw it away), and pick up toys (she's very good at putting things away - in fact I think she has inherited some of my fondness for organization)
• Shoes - that's my girl!
• Jumping. On the trampoline, off the step, or just on the floor - girlie likes to jump!
• Climbing - I think she gets this from her brother. Both of them like to climb all over the furniture. We took the ladder off of B's bunk bed when he had his cast so that he could get in the bottom bunk more easily, and have not put it back up because we're fearful that Elise will climb up. . . . and jump - see above.
• Sitting on the counter to eat. I suppose this is somewhat related to climbing . . . both Braden and Elise seem to think it perfectly normal to sit ON the bar/counter to eat instead of AT the bar/counter. It drives me crazy! I think sometime they just want to be closer to the action, and it is pretty wide. But you'll often see one or both of them perched on the counter with a snack.
• Snack: crackers
Veggie: peas
Drink: cranberry juice
Food: she'll eat pretty much anything
• Big Brother. This is not the best of photos (I think I told him to give her a kiss and he was being silly), but Elise loves Braden and thinks she can certainly do anything that he can do. He's still the first person she looks for when she wakes up in the morning. :)
• Stats:
Clothing - 18 - 24 mths/2T
Shoes - size 5 - almost 6
Diapers - size 4
Sleep - usually about 10-11 hours (but lately has been waking once in the night - ugh). On weekends/no school days she is learning to sleep in and will usually stay sleeping till at least 8 if I don't wake her (whoo hoo!)
Hair - still lightish - more dark blonde than brown . . . and curly! These pics are post nap/stocking hat, so the curls don't look so great. Her hair is getting longer on top, but is still totally a mullet - we have not cut the top/bangs at all yet (and I can't bear to cut off the curls in the back!) She allows our daycare provider to put it in pigtails which looks adorable - so I've told Michelle she has permission to be E's hairstylist every day. The only problem is that with pigtails she looks about 5! :)
I am anxious to find out her growth stats when we visit Dr. Miller for her 2 year check up in a month (hopefully we won't be back before then . . . we found out yesterday that E has another ear infection - which is probably why her eyes look sad/tired in these pics from Sunday night).
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