No. But in order to bring a book to me, she "walks" on her knees. She stands still on her own, but hasn't taken a step yet. I thought for sure she'd have taken off by now! All of the kids in her daycare class walk except for a 9 month old and a 6 month old. I keep telling myself not to wish her to walk soon, because I'll just be chasing her all over, but I can't help it.
Ellie absolutely LOVES reading books! Especially ones about animals, and books with flaps she can lift. She loves choosing which book to read and often wants to read the same one over and over. When I buy new books, she "requests" them and loses interest in her old favorites for a while. When the novelty wears off, she lets me read her older ones to her again. Unfortunately, she also likes to "eat" her books. Yuck! (Along with my hair and the fuzz underneath the couch. Gross!)
Ellie loves singing E-I-E-I-O at the end of Old MacDonald. She sings it slow and with each syllable exaggerated. It is too cute.
Ellie knows the sign language for "All done" and "train." We've been working on bath, sleep, milk, juice, water, etc., and she recognizes them, but doesn't initiate the sign. She waves hi and bye. We can't get her to blow kisses yet. She says mama, dada, hi, kitty (tee-tee), and tries hard to say dog. She likes to "give me five".
She has slept very, very well lately. I love actually getting 8 hours of sleep for a change!
Ellie is about 21 pounds. She has 10 teeth. Her hair is long enough that I could be putting mini pigtails in, but I just don't have the skill or the patience. She hates having anything in her hair--clips, headsquishers, anything--and just pulls them right out. So, she looks pretty scraggly most days. Poor kid.
She adores her cats, and they are so patient with her. She loves teasing them with cat toys, and likes to cuddle with them.
