Some fun new Ellie facts are:
Every morning when she wakes up, she shouts "Mama, Mama, Mama." As much as I want to just keep sleeping, I can't resist that sweet little voice calling for me.
Lunch time is her favorite meal. She enjoys breakfast and dinner too, but she is always ready for lunch and gobbles everything up like it's nobody's business. At breakfast and dinner time, she takes her time eating :)
Paper, remote controls, cell phones, anything that doesn't belong to her are her favorite "toys" to play with. When I get ready in the morning, I usually distract her with a belt or glasses case (not even joking), she stays pretty busy with those. She likes her own toys too... but glasses cases, and paper are just so much more fun! LOL
I thought crawling was going to be a challenge for her. She showed NO interest in it, and then one day (a few weeks ago)... just out of the blue she started to crawl. I really, really, need to get the house baby proofed.
We have our Christmas tree up and several presents under the tree, Ellie LOVES presents, especially the ribbon.
Her sippy cup is always filled with water or juice, and she loves it. Forget the bottle... sippy cups are for big girls :) She hasn't taken a bottle since she was 4 months or so.... We've survived without one so far!
I was so grateful when she would take a pacifier (when I needed a break, if you know what I mean...), she stopped taking a pacifier around the time she stopped taking a bottle. She just plays with it if you give her one. Since she was about 3 months she was able to take her pacifier out and put it back in her mouth... (One less thing I have to ween her from, YAY!)
Speaking of which... she puts EVERYTHING in her mouth. Today, she found a dime on the floor, I got to her before she put it in her mouth... and boy did that scare the crap out of me!
Bath time is one of her favorite times of day. She loves to splash around, and play with her bath toys.
Bedtime has been very enjoyable for us. Ellie knows when it is bedtime, and she doesn't fight me. If only I can get her to sleep longer than 5 hours at a time. I have tried EVERYTHING.... I just don't know how to get her to sleep all night.
I love her so much! I hope you enjoyed this brief update... enjoy some pictures!
