18 Months

Ella is officially 18 months old! We can't believe how the time has flown! It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating 12 months and six months have come and gone so quickly. Here are some things Ella has been up to lately. She absolutely loves staying with Mrs. Benita (aka Mrs. Be-ga) and she gets so excited to see her friends when we drop her off. She likes to draw and color in her coloring books (we're still working on not eating the crayons though). We don't watch a lot of TV but when we do her favorite show is Sesame Street and she puts her face right up to the TV and says all the character's names when they come on. Her favorite is of course Elmo with Cookie Monster running a close 2nd. She also likes Blues Clues and Dora. She is really getting into singing and dancing. Her favorite song is "Ring around the Rosie". Her favorite part is "Ashes, ashes, we all fall down". Her version is "ak-es, ak-es, DOWN!" We catch her singing this part all the time. It is the cutest! She is totally attached to her paci and blankie and is now asking for them at times other that bedtime or naptime. She would keep her paci all day if we let her. She calls it her "pa-ty". She is really enjoying reading books now and pointing to all the pictures. This is probably our favorite activity. There are too many things to list. Everyday she does something new and it is amazing to see the transformation everyday. We are so blessed to have such a precious little girl who fills our lives with so much love and joy. You make us smile everyday! We love you!