Ella is officially a toddler and challenging her parents every day. Regardless, it's still fun.
She loves to throw things out and wipe up the messes she makes. Seriously, any piece of lint she finds, she will throw them out. Yesterday, we found her taking tissues out of the Kleenex box and throwing them away one-by-one. The Kleenex box has officially been put up.
Related, she is completely loving the trash and where it is. Putting things in; pulling things out. A lock has been installed.
She is really trying to find her boundaries... which are very close together. She is saying "No" a lot now, which, I can only assume, is because that's the word she hears the most! HA!
Jenn purchased those wonderfully delicious Robin Eggs and we weren't going to allow Ella to have any due to choking hazzards... however, Ella found them and ate two of them before we knew what she was up to. After we moved the basket, she found it on the desk in the office, stood up and took it down so she could have ANOTHER one.
I was giving her a bath the other night and she stood up and took the wash cloth from me and began washing her private, personal parts. When I asked Jennifer if she had taught her that... Jenn said "No."
She is the nosiest little sprout I've ever known. I remember when Ryan/Emily visited us when we lived in Freeport... they had to be around 5 and 3... anyway, they went through the entire house and looked in every drawer/room/closet. Ella is worse... she pulls everything out and asks what it is and then repeats it before she's satisfied. Of course, she's only 20 months.
She just wants to do what she wants to do in the time that she wants to do it in... sound familiar, mom? ha ha
But nowadays, she is just changing so fast... there are times when we look at her now and compare to last week and she is just learning so fast! We love watching her develop and grow and learn and...
Below are a couple of videos we shot today... one of her making animal noises and the other is of her with her Froggy, aka "soggy".
Enjoy!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Iwuvu... funny stories...
It's been a month since we last updated and it seems like so much has happened.
The most wonderful thing is that she now says "I love you", or "Iwuvu". That just melts our heart.
Here are a few funny stories...
- One night after work/school, Jenn and I were in the living room playing with Ella and we started singing the Hokey Pokey. When we got to the part about "turn yourself around", Ella started, well, turning herself around. We had no idea, but it was hilarious.
- She got into her first scuffle with a boy at school. Apparently, she was on her favorite rocking toy and he wanted on it. So, he grabbed her nose and she just sat there and looked at him, planted her feet and just stood her ground. Then the teacher pulled her off to see if she was okay and she just started sobbing because she didn't do anything wrong.
- One morning Ella pointed her purple ball and grunted. Jenn asked her what it is she wanted and she replied with "ball" and then signed "please". She is a very considerate little girl (when she wants to be).
- Ella received a sippy cup from a friend and it has Ella's name on it. The other day she pointed to it and said "E-L-L-A Ella". She's a freaking genius. And, no we didn't prompt her.
- Ella had her first snow dive! Daycare had taken the kids out for a buggy ride and when they got stuck in the snow, Ella went face-first into the snow. She was not happy.
Aside from the funny stories, she did have her first emergency room visit. I stayed home with her one day as she was sick and had a high grade fever, which spiked very high around 4:55 p.m. Jennifer and I ended up taking her to the local hospital and learned there was a pediatric ER. VERY NICE! We were out by 7 p.m. and the diagnosis was pink eye and nervous parents. She is all better now.
Ella is also walking now. She still crawls, but the majority of the time she is walking. It's hilarious. Check out the video below:
Our sixth month post-placement visit was two Mondays ago. We drove to Grand Rapids after a snow storm to meet with our Michigan social worker. We had to provide 16 photos of Ella. They could not be photos of Ella by herself and must be labeled on both sides. Our visit went just fine as Jennifer did all the prep work to save us time. (Yes, she is THAT organized!)
That Friday, Jennifer and I took Ella to daycare and then we had a date day... we even saw a movie! It was very nice to "play hookie" from parenting for a few hours.
Ella has really begun to love the outdoors. She loves riding in her red wagon and get some fresh air. We just cannot wait for this weather to break! At daycare, the teachers take them out for a few minutes every day. She, apparently, laughs every time the buggy gets stuck in the snow... except for when she does the face dive.
The biggest downfall as a parent right now is the fact that Ella is ALWAYS sick. It's like she gets over one cold and then the next one is right there. It is so annoying. Everyone tells us it's normal, but we are hopeful that when the weather breaks, so will the colds. If this isn't true, just lie to us and tell us it is.
Love to all...
The most wonderful thing is that she now says "I love you", or "Iwuvu". That just melts our heart.
Here are a few funny stories...
- One night after work/school, Jenn and I were in the living room playing with Ella and we started singing the Hokey Pokey. When we got to the part about "turn yourself around", Ella started, well, turning herself around. We had no idea, but it was hilarious.
- She got into her first scuffle with a boy at school. Apparently, she was on her favorite rocking toy and he wanted on it. So, he grabbed her nose and she just sat there and looked at him, planted her feet and just stood her ground. Then the teacher pulled her off to see if she was okay and she just started sobbing because she didn't do anything wrong.
- One morning Ella pointed her purple ball and grunted. Jenn asked her what it is she wanted and she replied with "ball" and then signed "please". She is a very considerate little girl (when she wants to be).
- Ella received a sippy cup from a friend and it has Ella's name on it. The other day she pointed to it and said "E-L-L-A Ella". She's a freaking genius. And, no we didn't prompt her.
- Ella had her first snow dive! Daycare had taken the kids out for a buggy ride and when they got stuck in the snow, Ella went face-first into the snow. She was not happy.
Aside from the funny stories, she did have her first emergency room visit. I stayed home with her one day as she was sick and had a high grade fever, which spiked very high around 4:55 p.m. Jennifer and I ended up taking her to the local hospital and learned there was a pediatric ER. VERY NICE! We were out by 7 p.m. and the diagnosis was pink eye and nervous parents. She is all better now.
Ella is also walking now. She still crawls, but the majority of the time she is walking. It's hilarious. Check out the video below:
Our sixth month post-placement visit was two Mondays ago. We drove to Grand Rapids after a snow storm to meet with our Michigan social worker. We had to provide 16 photos of Ella. They could not be photos of Ella by herself and must be labeled on both sides. Our visit went just fine as Jennifer did all the prep work to save us time. (Yes, she is THAT organized!)
That Friday, Jennifer and I took Ella to daycare and then we had a date day... we even saw a movie! It was very nice to "play hookie" from parenting for a few hours.
Ella has really begun to love the outdoors. She loves riding in her red wagon and get some fresh air. We just cannot wait for this weather to break! At daycare, the teachers take them out for a few minutes every day. She, apparently, laughs every time the buggy gets stuck in the snow... except for when she does the face dive.
The biggest downfall as a parent right now is the fact that Ella is ALWAYS sick. It's like she gets over one cold and then the next one is right there. It is so annoying. Everyone tells us it's normal, but we are hopeful that when the weather breaks, so will the colds. If this isn't true, just lie to us and tell us it is.
Love to all...
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