It's been a while since I wrote a blog. I still haven't been feeling the greatest, however, I am 16 weeks now so I am crossing my fingers it passes soon!!!! I had an appointment last month and the babies heart rate was nice and strong. Everything is going well so far. My next appointment is next Wednesday, and then in just a couple of weeks we will have the anatomy scan. Like I mentioned in my last blog, we won't be finding out the sex of our baby..... we just like surprises! I do love being able to look at our baby, even if I don't know if it's a he or she.
As far as the new baby goes, there isn't a whole lot to report, just that it's healthy so far (which of course is important). Ellie, on the other hand, is growing up so much. She is still a little girl (weighing in at 21 lbs at her 18 month appointment) but she is unbelievably smart. Every day she amazes me with how much she knows. She takes in so much information. Most kids Ellie's age have brains that are like sponges, they absorb so much knowledge. She says a lot of words, and knows many names. I would say she knows close to 100 words if not more. Sometimes I have to be her translator for people when they don't know what she is saying... for instance yesterday she was saying "goose" and pointing to the TV, Kenton asked "what is she saying," I said "she wants to watch Mother Goose" (hello, wasn't that clear??.... lol), For the most part though, she does pretty well at speaking clearly (for an 18 month old).
Here are some more fun things abut Ellie girl...
- She likes to use the potty. She has her own princess potty that she likes to sit on a couple times a day. She has even gone poop! She is still learning, but doing very well.
- Every time she farts she says "I toot." (Thanks for letting me know Eller)
- She loves loves loves animals. She can tell you the names of MANY animals. I taught her that snakes are yucky, so anytime she sees a picture of a snake she doesn't call it snake... she will say "yucky."
- Ellie has one of those baby laptops that teaches her letters. She has been learning them for a while. I love seeing her push the buttons "P is for penguin" and then repeating it.
- Cinderella is "Rella." She loves Rella books.
- In her Disney princess books anytime she sees a handsome prince she says "dada." So precious.
- She absolutely loves hanging out with her dad, especially when he tosses her on the bed over and over.
- Ellie loves brushing her teeth. She'll say "teeth teeth teeth" when she wants to brush her teeth.
- Ellie has never been a fan of bows until recently.... "bow bow bow," she is a girl for sure!
- Lately she has been a blankie girl. She loves her blankies. She doesn't carry them around everywhere she goes, but she likes having them around.
- Ellie likes to play with cardboard boxes.... what kid doesn't?
- She loves to blow sweet kisses!
- Ellie is pretty good with her puzzles. She does really well putting them in the right places.
- Puppies will always be her favorite animal, but she loves kitty's too.
I hope you enjoyed this recent update of my little girl. I will be better about blog posts, and I will post pictures sometime soon! Please continue to pray for a healthy baby!
