Elle is 22 months old today and is changing into a little girl more and more each day.
Elle, here is what you are up to.
Your vocabulary is really expanding, albeit sometimes we can't exactly understand what it is you're saying. Sometimes you think it is so funny to just ramble off a bunch of gibberish just because you always get such a laugh out of us. Your favorite thing to say to me lately is, "Mommy, help me?" It is so cute, and I of course, always stop to offer my assistance whenever you ask me so sweetly.
Before we had you, your Daddy and I always talked about how cute it would be to hear you say "hold you", instead of "hold me" whenever you wanted sometime to pick you up (Kiki and I used to say the same thing). You are now giving us such joy, because you are always saying "hold you" or "rock you".
Before we had you, your Daddy and I always talked about how cute it would be to hear you say "hold you", instead of "hold me" whenever you wanted sometime to pick you up (Kiki and I used to say the same thing). You are now giving us such joy, because you are always saying "hold you" or "rock you".
Your new favorite, favorite thing to do is play on Mommy's iPhone. I finally got smart and downloaded a bunch of apps just for you, so now you have an entire page of fun things to play with. That usually keeps you away from calling or texting people, but I still have to keep a pretty close eye on you.
You have an obsession with ELMO. You love him! You want to watch his movies, read his books, play with his stuffed toy, cell phone, and coloring book. We even had to buy you new "Elmo cups" because you saw some other kids who had them.
We took you on your first camping trip last weekend and you loved it! You love being able to run around and play in the dirt and rocks. You did not sleep well though, so it may be awhile longer before we try that again :)
We took you on your first camping trip last weekend and you loved it! You love being able to run around and play in the dirt and rocks. You did not sleep well though, so it may be awhile longer before we try that again :)
You still insist that your name is spelled E-E-L.
I've been working on counting with you, but you are not very interested in learning your numbers. I sometimes will count to three if you're about to get in trouble and I'm pretty sure that has been a deterrence in you feeling the need to learn to count - ha!
You love your animal books and are getting really good at recognizing which animal is which. Your new favorite words to say are "octupus" "peacock" and "alligator". Whenever you point to the picture of the bear you say "eat you!" the shark you say "Scary!" and the spider you say "Oh, yuck!"
You say "Golly" ALL THE TIME! It is so cute because it is usually when I'm saying we need to hurry or you shouldn't be doing something.
Your temper tantrums have decreased a lot lately, which has been nice. You seem to really understand the rules, which makes communicating and disciplining you so much easier. You really have such a sweet spirit and I see that more and more every day (could the terrible two cloud be lifting? .... I won't count my chickens just yet!)
Your appetite has been a little better lately. I still spend a lot of time trying to convince you to eat and your Daddy plays a lot of games in order to distract you - but at this point we are both willing to do whatever it takes.
You are a very happy girl! I can't believe you'll be two in just two more months. Slow down!
