Well, we are back to Rochester and back to taking pictures in the big brown chair. Ellasen really grows and changes every day. She is always doing something new. Right now she is getting into pretend play. She likes to walk around with a baby doll, put her hat on her and a blanket around her. She is really into giving kisses and hugs and "nuzzles" as Tim calls them. I remember them being called Eskimo kisses (where you rub noses with each other), but that is probably not very politically correct anymore. Ellasen gives kisses, hugs and nuzzles to Tim and me and all her toys. Ellasen has always liked older kids, but now that we are spending more time with the girls I nanny for she likes them even more. She sits in the car while we wait for Brooke (the 4th grader) to jump in and whispers "big girl, big girl, big girl" over and over until Brooke does jump in the car and then she shouts "BIG GIRL" with a squeal. It is really cute. Ellasen is in love with our animals. I don't think she really noticed them before we left for Florida, and now that we are back many minutes are spent chasing cats while YELLING "CAT" and pointing. We are teaching her the names of the animals in our mini zoo, but she still can't quite tell Wednesday and Hunter apart. Titan on the other hand is easy to spot. She regularly asks about Titan and Daddy when she wakes up in the morning, gets up from naps, and when we pull into the garage. Titan was a bit skeptical of our new edition for a long time, but he is getting really good with her, and she is really careful not to step on his toes or tail anymore. She is so smart. I am sure I think this just because she is mine, but she knows probably 100 words and uses them regularly, and she can pretty much repeat any simple words you say. This is great fun for the girls I nanny who enjoy making her say long sentences one word at a time. She is starting to put together some two word sentences now: Mommy up, Daddy cracker, etc. One of her favorite things to do is to go to my drawers in the bathroom and pull out my products and try to mimic what I would do with them. So if she pulls out some lotion she pretends to put some in her hand and rubs them together. If she pulls out the hairspray she will rub it on her head etc....sometimes she gets confused though. Today she pulled out a tube of antibiotic ointment and said "butt paste?" (For those of you that don't know Butt Paste is a brand of diaper rash cream that she accidentally learned the name of...a story for another day). She has also been known to pull out my contact solution and say "baba?" (Her name for a sippy cup) She always knows when she doesn't have it quite right...she guesses, but she knows it is probably not quite right. She loves Sesame Street characters, and she can name them all, but she isn't too into watching them on TV. She is the best little girl, and her daddy and I are proud every day that she belongs to us!
We had a check up a few days ago and here are her stats:
Weight 19 lbs 10 oz (3rd percentile)
Height76 cm (16th percentile)
Head 45.10 cm (19th percentile)
This video is silly and long, but I thought I would put it up here anyway. We were just talking after I took her monthly picture, and I thought I would take a minute to record her showing off!
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