 |
| Ellie's new chair |
 |
| Ellie loves her juice! |
 |
| Messy Hair |
 |
| Ellie loves stacking soup cans! She could care less about her blocks. |
I tease my in-laws that I'm the only "good" Bennett in the family--but only because Good is my maiden name. The rest of the Bennett's aren't just good--they're "great!."
Thursday, April 7, 2011
More pictures
Monday, April 4, 2011
Finally toddling all over at 16 months!
As Ellie's latest prescription of antibiotics kicked in, Ellie has felt good enough to work on her walking skills again. She still falls down fairly often, but for the last week and a half, she's finally started toddling all over!
When walking was just a novelty--and she only walked when Dave and I were on the floor holding our arms out in encouragement--she thought it was hilarious when she lost her balance and fell down. Nowadays she gets really mad when she loses her balance and falls. She hits the floor and bites the carpet. We've never seen her get so frustrated with herself before! But she's working really hard at trying to step over small obstacles without losing her balance. So hopefully she'll be running around the house like a pro soon. (Wait--did I really just wish for that?)
I can't get used to seeing her walking! My little baby isn't a little baby anymore! She is a cute, cuddly, courageous, curious, cantankerous little toddler, and I love her more every day!
When walking was just a novelty--and she only walked when Dave and I were on the floor holding our arms out in encouragement--she thought it was hilarious when she lost her balance and fell down. Nowadays she gets really mad when she loses her balance and falls. She hits the floor and bites the carpet. We've never seen her get so frustrated with herself before! But she's working really hard at trying to step over small obstacles without losing her balance. So hopefully she'll be running around the house like a pro soon. (Wait--did I really just wish for that?)
I can't get used to seeing her walking! My little baby isn't a little baby anymore! She is a cute, cuddly, courageous, curious, cantankerous little toddler, and I love her more every day!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
March Madness
More like March sickness.
Ellie got tubes in put in her ears on March 2nd to hopefully reduce the number of ear infections she has. A week after her surgery she caught a virus--nasty cold/flu with vomiting and the works. She followed that up with a really horrible ear infection. The antibiotics are helping and she's feeling much better the last couple of days. Poor Ellie. She just can't seem to catch a break.
We are pretty sure these ear infections have affected her development. She is very small for her age. She doesn't walk well yet--just a few steps at a time, and usually when we are encouraging her. She doesn't say many words consistently. But she can sign a lot of words now. She knows sign language for: eat, all done, juice, milk, water, more, bath, cat, dog, horse, cow, fish, rabbit, duck, bird, etc. She waves hi, and bye, and blows kisses.
Ellie loves her new ride-on bumper car, and is addicted to some toddler friendly apps on my new iphone.
Here are some pictures we've taken over the last few weeks:
Ellie got tubes in put in her ears on March 2nd to hopefully reduce the number of ear infections she has. A week after her surgery she caught a virus--nasty cold/flu with vomiting and the works. She followed that up with a really horrible ear infection. The antibiotics are helping and she's feeling much better the last couple of days. Poor Ellie. She just can't seem to catch a break.
We are pretty sure these ear infections have affected her development. She is very small for her age. She doesn't walk well yet--just a few steps at a time, and usually when we are encouraging her. She doesn't say many words consistently. But she can sign a lot of words now. She knows sign language for: eat, all done, juice, milk, water, more, bath, cat, dog, horse, cow, fish, rabbit, duck, bird, etc. She waves hi, and bye, and blows kisses.
Ellie loves her new ride-on bumper car, and is addicted to some toddler friendly apps on my new iphone.
Here are some pictures we've taken over the last few weeks:
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
15 months
Ellie is 15 months. She can walk with encouragement, but still chooses to crawl to get around.
Poor Ellie has been plagued by ear infections, but we finally had tubes put in her ears. Fingers crossed that does the trick. The doctor said that having your ears blocked with fluid often affects balance (walking) and hearing (talking). I'm hoping that Ellie will start to do more walking and talking now!
Here is Ellie with her Dad at a local Arts function.
Ellie graduated from her rear facing baby carrier car seat to a new forward facing big girl car seat. She gets so excited when we pass someone walking their dog!
Poor Ellie has been plagued by ear infections, but we finally had tubes put in her ears. Fingers crossed that does the trick. The doctor said that having your ears blocked with fluid often affects balance (walking) and hearing (talking). I'm hoping that Ellie will start to do more walking and talking now!
Here is Ellie with her Dad at a local Arts function.
Ellie graduated from her rear facing baby carrier car seat to a new forward facing big girl car seat. She gets so excited when we pass someone walking their dog!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Yay, she's walking!
Eliana took her first steps yesterday (2/17). She spent about 20 minutes walking from the couch to me. Sometimes she made it 5-6 steps. But every time she fell she would giggle hysterically. She thought it was so funny! It was adorable! Dave was out of town, so I couldn't figure out how to get it on video without someone else there. We'll try to get a video tonight. I am so excited that she finally decided to try walking! I hope she sticks with it. I can't wait to see her toddling all over!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
She's 14 months old. Can Ellie walk yet?
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.
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.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)