Ella at 15 months

As of last week, Ella is 15 months old!! I took her for her well check this morning, and despite a yucky cold, she is perfectly healthy and developing and growing wonderfully. She is currently 20lbs 14oz (44%), and  29 4/5 inches tall (22%). Still a petite little thing!

Here are some of the fun things she's up to lately:

• Says "cheese" for the camera
• Loves to play at our little kitchen and stir with a spoon and bowl
• Often asks to look at pictures on my phone
• She is always loving on her baby dolls
• Favorite show is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Follows along, and nods her head 'yes' at the beginning of the show when Mickey asks, "Do you want to come inside my clubhouse??" Also, says, "Tooooootles!" when they call for him. Cracks me up every time!
• Loves playing at the park - swings and sliding is her favorite thing to do.
• Plays at her vanity with her hair brush, comb, and blow dryer, and loves to put on her necklaces and bracelets and wear them around the house!
• Obsessed with shoes! If she finds hers in the floor while we're home, she'll bring them to me to put them on her. Loves socks, too.
• Just beginning eating with a spoon and fork. Doing pretty good, but definitely messy!
• Loves to brush her teeth before bed. She always ask me, "brushing?" when she knows it's time.
• Has memorized her Peekaboo Baby book, just like Carter did. :)
• Loves to dance to her favorite songs when they come on the radio. Sometimes she even tries to sing along to them, too.
• Newest words: Spoon, princess, picture, Minnie Mou (she's added the "mouse" to the end now, ha!), water, cracker, poo poo, pee pee, bathroom, excuse you or excuse me ('scuse you!), upstairs, thank you. I really don't know how many words she has at this point, but I'd guess 40 or 50. She's always communicating with us, even when she doesn't know the word to use, she manages to get her point across. Even Carter almost always knows what she wants/needs.
• Wearing 12-18 months clothes, and even still some 12 month stuff, and size 3-4 shoe.
• Still napping once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Not quite ready to give up that morning nap all together, but she can skip it occasionally when necessary.
• Definitely rocking the baby mullet. Her hair on top and in front is coming in soooooo sloooooooowly, but the back is growing fast, and thickening. Ready for some little girl hair!! Pigtails and ponies and clip-in bows, please!!!
• More and more of a Daddy's girl every day. She's always saying "Daaaadeeeee, daaaaadeeeee" Even when my phone rings while he's at work, she assumes it's him, and hollers for him. Or when Stormie barks, she thinks it's Daddy coming home. Pretty darn cute!

A few pictures of Ella enjoying eating her yogurt with a spoon (and a fork!)

Playing around in the kitchen.....

And some recent cell phone footage :)

picnic-ing! She set this all up herself! 

Someone has learned to love the Chick Fil A play area!! 

We are loving this age with our sweet girl! She's truly so fun and sweet, and every single day is a joy! Ella honey, you'll never truly know how much we love you!