19 Months

Getting a good photo of Ellasen was really hard this month! She did NOT want to cooperate for some reason! This was the best I could do! I think the biggest reason is that this girl is ALWAYS in motion. She never quits moving. Very little will get her to sit down and concentrate on something. Ellasen is really talking in sentences a lot more these days. She can usually string two or three words together and tell us exactly what she wants or needs. She has always had a few funny terms for things that she made up along the way, but she is starting to give up those "Ella Terms" in favor of the correct word. Here are some examples:

Correct Term                   Ellasen Term

1. Goldfish Crackers  -    Ducks ( I guess because they are yellow...kind of?)
2. EyeEye's -                    Sunglassess
3. FeetFeet -                    Shoes
4. OhWoah -                   Water
5. Pip -                            Can either mean "pick me up" or "let me sit in your lap"
6. Neno -                         Elmo
7. Big Girl -                     Brooke (one of the girls I nanny)
8. Trees -                          Broccoli

I am sure there are more, but these are the most common Ellasen Terms. She has corrected a few of these, and I know that soon we are going to lose them all so I wanted to record them so that we can share them with her someday.  Her favorite things to do right now are to go swimming, go down the slide (either the one at our house or the one at daycare), give the dog and cats treats, help feed Titan (she even knows to count to 4 cups), talk to Nana, Papa and Reilly on Skype, color, play with stickers, read books and climb up on Mommy and Daddy's bed. Her favorite foods right now are sausage, watermelon, cantaloupe, raisins, applesauce, cheese, broccoli, peas, corn, pancakes, waffles and milk. She has decided she doesn't like taking a bath anymore which is great fun for everyone. We are hoping this is a phase. She is still in size 3 diapers, but we are moving to size 4 overnight due to a few overflows lately. Overall she is so much fun. She is silly and happy and fun! We are so blessed!