Thursday, August 22, 2013

Ella at 22 months

I have really been needing to do a post for Ella to keep track of all the funny things she's up to lately. I haven't done an update on her since 18 months, so here we go. :)
  • She has so many funny phrases I hear her say constantly, including "Awww man!" which is probably my favorite. She's never afraid to show her dismay. Also if something seems wrong with Carter or anyone else, she'll ask "What happened? You ok?" Anytime she's playing out of my sight, she'll constantly check in with me by yelling for me, "Mommy, doing?" I'll answer her with something like "cooking!" and she'll say, "oh, ok!!" as if to say, "just checking, thanks!" So funny.
  • She recognizes me in my work out clothes and asks me if I'm going to "cer-size"... she even loves to attempt push ups and sit ups with me.
  • Her favorite playtime activities would be having a tea party, and cooking in her kitchen. She opens and closes the oven and says "ready now!" She is also such a little mommy and loves to play with her babies. She gets them a lovey when they're tired, does "diaper changes", snuggles and rocks them, puts them down for night night. She takes it very seriously :) She recently got a little barbie doll, and she brushes her hair and makes sure she has her purse and shoes on. And she loves to take pretend trips to Target to go grocery shopping! I love watching her pretend play..... she does it  more than Carter ever has! 
  • She is in love with horses right now. She still talks about the horse races we went to last month, and just always seems to be drawn to them.
  • Her favorite movie is Dispicable Me...... still loves the minions. She immitates them and it's hilarious! Her favorite shows are Bubble Guppies and Dora.
  • She always sings songs with us. She knows most of the words and tunes to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, You are My Sunshine, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Jesus Loves Me, and Rocky Top (yes, seriously... you know that's all Eric). Also, her favorite songs on the radio are Cups and Wake Me Up (which we discovered has a horse in the music video, so it's at the top of her list now).
  • She loves to dance to any kind of music. spinning and twirling, and generally just running in circles. I can't wait to put her in her first dance class!! She's going to love it!
  • Now regularly speaks in 4-5 word phrases/sentences. She and Carter have their own little conversations together. It's so cute, I love it! 
  • She has a very distinct and high pitched squeal she likes to shock us all with anytime Carter does something she dislikes, pesters her or even just walks in the direction of a toy she is interested in. He doesn't have to do much at all to solicit a very loud, piercing scream from her! I wonder who she got that from? :/
  • She is generally pretty well behaved and listens pretty good. She hasn't started testing us too much, but I'm sure that isn't far off. She does like to throw a good fit occasionally, usually over something she wants but isn't getting, but we can all handle a little of that. :) She's a good girl, and we love having her as a part of our family. Can't believe she'll be TWO in just a couple short months. 
And I have to add a few recent cell phone pictures of our little lady

Just taking a moment to relax at breakfast
 Her favorite part of bath time --- doing silly hair!
 Playing at Chickfila
 All tuckered out
 Kisses for Mommy!

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